Very incomplete list!
Circulatory system diseases except stroke.
in chronological order
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De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) —
also known as "Father of the Erie
Canal" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Napanoch, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 2,
1769.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1797-98; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1798-1802, 1805-11; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member of New York
council of appointment, 1801; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1802-03; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1803-07, 1808-10, 1811-15; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1811-13; candidate for President
of the United States, 1812; Governor of
New York, 1817-23, 1825-28; died in office 1828.
Member, Freemasons.
Chief advocate for the Erie Canal,
completed 1825.
Slaveowner.
Died, from heart failure, in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
11, 1828 (age 58 years, 346
days).
Original interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of James
Clinton and Mary (De Witt) Clinton; half-brother of James
Graham Clinton; brother of Charles
Clinton, George
Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose
Spencer (1765-1848)) and Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose
Spencer (1765-1848)); married, February
13, 1796, to Maria Franklin; married, May 8,
1819, to Catherine Livingston Jones; father of George
William Clinton; nephew of George
Clinton; first cousin of Jacob
Hasbrouck DeWitt; first cousin once removed of Charles
De Witt; first cousin five times removed of Abraham
Owen Smoot III and Isaac
Albert Smoot; second cousin once removed of Charles
D. Bruyn and Charles
Gerrit De Witt; second cousin twice removed of David
Miller De Witt. |
| | Political families: Clinton-DeWitt
family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Peter
Gansevoort |
| | Clinton counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Mo. and Pa., and DeWitt County,
Ill., are named for him. |
| | The township
and city of DeWitt,
Michigan, are named for
him. — The city
of De
Witt, Iowa, is named for
him. — The village
of DeWitt,
Illinois, is named for
him. — The city
of De
Witt, Missouri, is named for
him. |
| | Other politicians named for him: De
Witt C. Stevens
— DeWitt
C. Walker
— De
Witt C. Stanford
— De
Witt C. Littlejohn
— De Witt
C. Gage
— DeWitt
C. Clark
— De
Witt C. Leach
— Dewitt
C. West
— John
DeWitt Clinton Atkins
— DeWitt
C. Wilson
— De
Witt C. Morris
— D.
C. Giddings
— DeWitt
C. Hough
— DeWitt
C. Jones
— De
Witt C. Tower
— D.
C. Coolman
— DeWitt
Clinton Cregier
— DeWitt
C. Hoyt
— DeWitt
Clinton Senter
— De
Witt C. Rugg
— DeWitt
C. Allen
— DeWitt
C. Peck
— DeWitt
C. Richman
— Dewitt
C. Alden
— DeWitt
C. Cram
— De
Witt C. Bolton
— DeWitt
C. Huntington
— DeWitt
C. Jones
— DeWitt
C. Pond
— De Witt
C. Carr
— DeWitt
C. Pierce
— DeWitt
C. Middleton
— De
Witt C. Badger
— DeWitt
C. Dominick
— DeWitt
C. Becker
— De
Witt C. Titus
— De
Witt C. Winchell
— Dewitt
C. Turner
— Dewitt
C. Ruscoe
— DeWitt
C. Brown
— DeWitt
C. French
— De
Witt C. Flanagan
— DeWitt
C. Cole
— DeWitt
C. Talmage
— Dewitt
Clinton Chase
— De
Witt C. Poole, Jr.
— DeWitt
C. Cunningham
— Dewitt
C. Chastain
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| | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $1,000 note in 1898-1905.
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| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books about De Witt Clinton: Evan
Cornog, The
Birth of Empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience,
1769-1828 |
| | Image source: New York Public
Library |
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William Crawford Linton (1795-1835) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1795.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1828-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1833.
Presbyterian.
Died of a heart attack in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
31, 1835 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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John Maugridge Snowden (1776-1845) —
also known as John M. Snowden —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1776.
Newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1825-28; state court judge in Pennsylvania,
1840-45.
Presbyterian.
Died of heart disease, April 2,
1845 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Concord
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) —
also known as "Old Hickory"; "The Farmer of
Tennessee"; "King Andrew the
First" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born, in a log
cabin, in The Waxhaws, Lancaster
County, S.C., March
15, 1767.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor
of Florida Territory, 1821; President
of the United States, 1829-37; censured
by the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits from
the Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attending
funeral services at the Capitol Building for Rep. Warren
R. Davis of South Carolina, he was shot
at with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, a
house painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistol duel,
May 30, 1806; also dueled
with Thomas
Hart Benton and Waightstill
Avery. Elected in 1910 to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans.
Slaveowner.
Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 8,
1845 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Interment at The
Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 at Lafayette
Park, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 at Jackson
Square, New Orleans, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;
married, January
17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt of Andrew
Jackson Donelson). |
| | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Caffery
family of Louisiana (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Francis
P. Blair |
| | Jackson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Tenn., Tex., W.Va. and Wis., and Hickory County,
Mo., are named for him. |
| | Other politicians named for him: Andrew
J. Donelson
— Andrew
Jackson Miller
— Andrew
J. Faulk
— Andrew
Jackson Titus
— Andrew
Jackson Isacks
— Andrew
Jackson Hamilton
— Andrew
J. Harlan
— Andrew
J. Kuykendall
— Andrew
J. Thayer
— Elam
A. J. Greeley
— Andrew
Jackson Ingle
— Andrew
J. Ogle
— Andrew
Jackson Carr
— Andrew
J. Waterman
— Andrew
J. Bentley
— Andrew
J. Rogers
— William
A. J. Sparks
— Andrew
Jackson Poppleton
— Andrew
J. Hunter
— Andrew
Jackson Bryant
— Andrew
J. Beale
— A.
J. Clements
— Andrew
Jackson Baker
— Andrew
J. Felt
— A. J.
King
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
Jackson Greenfield
— Andrew
Jackson Caldwell
— Andrew
Jackson Gahagan
— Andrew
Jackson Biship
— Andrew
Jackson Houston
— Andrew
Jackson Speer
— Andrew
J. Cobb
— Andrew
J. Montague
— Andrew
J. Barchfeld
— Andrew
J. Balliet
— Andrew
J. Kirk
— Andrew
J. Livingston
— A.
J. Sherwood
— Andrew
Jackson Stewart
— Andrew
J. May
— Andrew
J. McConnico
— Andrew
J. Sawyer
— Andrew
J. Brewer
— Andrew
J. Dunning, Jr.
— Andrew
Bettwy
— Andrew
J. Transue
— Andrew
Jackson Graves
— Andrew
Jackson Gilbert
— Andrew
J. Goodwin
— Andrew
J. Hinshaw
— Andy
Young
— Andrew
Jackson Kupper
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| | Coins and currency: His portrait
appears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, his portrait
appeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of various
denominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, his portrait
appeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes.
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| | Campaign slogan: "Let the people
rule." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S.
State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Tennessee
Encyclopedia |
| | Books about Andrew Jackson: Robert
Vincent Remini, The
Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —
Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Democracy,
1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini, Andrew
Jackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —
Andrew Burstein, The
Passions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & Jeanne
T. Heidler, Old
Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for
Empire — Donald B. Cole, The
Presidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands, Andrew
Jackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham, American
Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald Barr
Chidsey, Andrew
Jackson, Hero |
| | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Thomas Stockton (1781-1846) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., April 1,
1781.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839 (member, Balloting
Committee); Governor of
Delaware, 1845-46; died in office 1846.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of heart disease, in New Castle
County, Del., March 1,
1846 (age 64 years, 334
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., December
6, 1776.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1809; district judge in Maryland,
1812-17; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1819-24; resigned 1824.
Died, from heart disease, in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., November
16, 1846 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at St.
Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
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Isaac Johnson (1803-1853) —
of Louisiana.
Born November
1, 1803.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1830; secretary
of state of Louisiana, 1840; Governor of
Louisiana, 1846-50; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1850.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart attack, in a hotel at
New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March
15, 1853 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Manners (1786-1853) —
of Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., April 8,
1786.
Member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1850-52.
Baptist.
Died, from "affection of the heart," in Clinton, Hunterdon
County, N.J., June 24,
1853 (age 67 years, 77
days).
Interment at Mercer
Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Hosea Jefferson Dean (1806-1855) —
also known as H. J. Dean —
of Spartanburg, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C.
Born in Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County), S.C., July 11,
1806.
Lawyer;
Spartanburg District Commissioner in Equity, 1832-44; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1850-52; Clerk, South
Carolina House of Representatives, 1853.
Baptist.
Died, of heart disease, in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), August
3, 1855 (age 49 years, 23
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Albion Keith Parris (1788-1857) —
also known as Albion K. Parris —
of Paris, Oxford
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Hebron, Oxford
County, Maine, January
19, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1813-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1814-15; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1815-18 (20th District
1815-17, 7th District 1817-18); resigned 1818; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1818-20; delegate
to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; probate judge in
Maine, 1820-21; Governor of
Maine, 1822-27; defeated, 1854; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1827-28; resigned 1828; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1828-36; resigned 1836; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1852.
Died suddenly, of heart trouble, in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
11, 1857 (age 69 years, 23
days).
Interment at Western
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Farrand Fassett Merrill (1814-1859) —
also known as Farrand F. Merrill; Ferrand Fassett
Merrill —
of Vermont.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., October
24, 1814.
Lawyer;
secretary
of state of Vermont, 1849-53; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1854-56; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1856-57.
Died, from a stroke or
heart attack, in his law
office, Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., May 2,
1859 (age 44 years, 190
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy
Merrill and Clara (Fassett) Merrill; married to Eliza Wright;
nephew of Orsamus
Cook Merrill; fifth great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; second cousin once removed of Jason
Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin of Silas
Dewey Kellogg and William
Sheffield Cowles (1846-1923); third cousin once removed of Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Daniel
Fiske Kellogg, William
Pitt Kellogg and William
Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986); third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles, Thomas
Seymour, Moses
Seymour, Charles
Collins Kellogg and Henry
Theodore Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Irene
Ellis Murphy; fourth cousin of Luther
Walter Badger, Elisha
Hotchkiss Jr., Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875), Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, John
Russell Kellogg, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Daniel
Chapin, Abel
Merrill, Gaylord
Griswold, Jeremiah
Mason, Stephen
Daniel Tilden, Morris
Woodruff, Horatio
Seymour, Elisha
Phelps, Henry
Seymour, Oliver
Owen Forward, Daniel
Upson, Walter
Forward, Chauncey
Forward, Orlando
Kellogg, William
Dean Kellogg, Stephen
Wright Kellogg, George
Bradley Kellogg, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur
Tappan Kellogg, Selah
Merrill, Rowland
Case Kellogg, Arthur
Burnham Woodford and Benjamin
Baker Merrill. |
| | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Tillinghast Archer (1819-1859) —
also known as James T. Archer —
of Florida.
Born in Gillisonville, Jasper
County, S.C., May 15,
1819.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1840; secretary
of state of Florida, 1845-48.
Died, of heart disease, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., June 1,
1859 (age 40 years, 17
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798-1859) —
also known as Mirabeau B. Lamar —
of Texas.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., August
16, 1798.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1829-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1832, 1834; colonel in the Texas
Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1836; Vice
President of the Texas Republic, 1836-38; President
of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; member of Texas state legislature, 1847; U.S.
Minister to Costa Rica, 1858-59; Nicaragua, 1858-59.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of a heart attack, near Richmond, Fort Bend
County, Tex., December
19, 1859 (age 61 years, 125
days).
Interment at Morton
Cemetery, Richmond, Tex.
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Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) —
also known as "The Little Magician"; "Old
Kinderhook"; "Red Fox of Kinderhook";
"Matty Van"; "American Talleyrand";
"Blue Whiskey Van" —
of Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
5, 1782.
Lawyer;
Columbia
County Surrogate, 1808-13; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1812-20; New York
state attorney general, 1815-19; appointed 1815; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1821-28; Governor of
New York, 1829; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1829-31; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1831-32; Vice
President of the United States, 1833-37; President
of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840 (Democratic), 1848
(Free Soil); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died, reportedly due to asthma,
but more likely some kind of heart failure, in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 24,
1862 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at Kinderhook
Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Van Buren and Maria (Hoes) Van Alen Van Buren;
half-brother of James
Isaac Van Alen; married to the sister-in-law of Moses
I. Cantine; married, February
21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes; father of John
Van Buren; second cousin of Barent
Van Buren; second cousin twice removed of Dirck
Ten Broeck, Cornelis
Cuyler and Thomas
Brodhead Van Buren; second cousin thrice removed of Harold
Sheffield Van Buren; third cousin twice removed of Theodore
Roosevelt; fourth cousin of James
Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston and Peter
Gansevoort. |
| | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Cantine
family of Marbletown, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Sanford
W. Smith — Jesse
Hoyt — Charles
Ogle |
| | Van Buren
County, Ark., Van Buren
County, Iowa, Van Buren
County, Mich. and Van Buren
County, Tenn. are named for him. |
| | The city
of Van
Buren, Arkansas, is named for
him. — The town
of Van
Buren, New York, is named for
him. — Mount
Van Buren, in Palmer
Land, Antarctica, is named for
him. — Martin Van Buren High
School (opened 1955), in Queens Village, Queens,
New York, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Martin Van Buren (built 1943 at Baltimore,
Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1944 in the North
Atlantic Ocean) was named for
him. |
| | Other politicians named for him: M.
V. B. Edgerly
— M.
V. B. Jefferson
— M.
V. B. Bennett
— Van
B. Wisker
— Martin
V. B. Rowland
— Martin
V. B. Ives
— Martin
V. B. Clark
— Martin
V. Godbey
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| | Opposition slogan (1840): "Van, Van, is
a used-up man." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books about Martin Van Buren: Major L.
Wilson, The
Presidency of Martin Van Buren — Joel H. Silbey, Martin
Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular
Politics — Jerome Mushkat & Robert G. Rayback, Martin
Van Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican
Ideology — John Niven, Martin
Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics —
Ted Widmer, Martin
Van Buren |
| | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Charles Sweetser (1808-1864) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Dummerston, Windham
County, Vt., 1808.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1849-53.
Died of heart disease, April
14, 1864 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio.
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Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) —
of Nicholas
County, Ky.
Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming
County, Ky., February
22, 1828.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died suddenly, of heart disease, at the Southern Hotel,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1866 (age 38 years, 296
days).
Original interment at Linden
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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William Patterson (1790-1868) —
of Ohio.
Born in Maryland, 1790.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1833-37.
Died of heart disease, in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, August
17, 1868 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) —
also known as Andrew J. Donelson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
25, 1799.
Whig. Lawyer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Texas Republic, 1844-45; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1846-49; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1856.
Died, of a heart attack, in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 26,
1871 (age 71 years, 305
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Digby Valentine Bell (1804-1871) —
also known as Digby V. Bell —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Christopher, November
10, 1804.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia District, 1840; member
of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1842-43; Michigan
land commissioner, 1844-46; Michigan
state auditor general, 1846-48; resigned 1848; postmaster at Battle
Creek, Mich., 1871.
Died, of coronary thrombosis, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., October
28, 1871 (age 66 years, 352
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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John White Geary (1819-1873) —
also known as John W. Geary —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, Pa., December
30, 1819.
Civil
engineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster at San
Francisco, Calif., 1849; candidate for Governor of
California, 1849; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Methodist.
Died after suffering a heart attack, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
8, 1873 (age 53 years, 40
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Abner Bailey White Tenney (1795-1873) —
also known as Abner B. W. Tenney —
of Newbury, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., June 10,
1795.
Whig. Banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-41, 1849-50, 1856;
member of Vermont
state senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Vermont, 1839; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Died, from heart failure, September
13, 1873 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Clark (d. 1873) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1858.
Died, of heart disease, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
20, 1873.
Burial location unknown.
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Rix Robinson (1789-1875) —
also known as "Wabesha" —
of Michigan.
Born in 1789.
Circuit
judge in Michigan, 1844; member of Michigan
state senate, 1846-49 (5th District 1846, 7th District 1847-49);
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Indian trader in the 1820s and 1830s; became a close associate of the
Ottawa Indian tribe, and a negotiator on its behalf; he married two
Ottawa women, and was also known by an Ottawa name, "Wabesha".
Died, of "dropsy" (probably congestive heart failure), Ada, Kent
County, Mich., January
13, 1875 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Ada
Cemetery, Ada, Mich.
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Edward Kent (1802-1877) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
8, 1802.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Bangor, Maine, 1836-37; Governor of
Maine, 1838-39, 1841-42; defeated, 1836, 1838, 1839, 1841; U.S.
Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1849-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1856
(speaker);
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1859-73.
Died of heart failure, in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 19,
1877 (age 75 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Algernon Sidney De Wolf (1822-1879) —
also known as Algernon S. De Wolf —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., October
11, 1822.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1875-79; died in office 1879.
Suffered a heart attack and died, in the vestibule of the Park
Theatre,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
24, 1879 (age 57 years, 13
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Eugene T. Bell (d. 1880) —
U.S. Consul General in Budapest, as of 1880.
Died suddenly, of heart disease, in Vienna, Austria,
1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Gideon Hiram Hollister (1817-1881) —
also known as Gideon H. Hollister —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Washington, Litchfield
County, Conn., December
14, 1817.
Lawyer;
Litchfield
County Clerk of Courts, 1843-46; member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1856; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1868-69; U.S. Consul General in Port-au-Prince, as of 1868-69; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1880.
Died, from heart disease, in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., March
24, 1881 (age 63 years, 100
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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James Richard Slack (1818-1881) —
also known as J. R. Slack —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., September
28, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1854, 1880; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1856,
1868,
1880
(Convention
Vice-President); member of Indiana
state senate, 1850; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1872-78.
Died, of a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 28,
1881 (age 62 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Elisha Hunt Allen (1804-1883) —
also known as Elisha H. Allen —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in New Salem, Franklin
County, Mass., January
28, 1804.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Maine, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent
Organization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1841-43; defeated, 1842;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1849-50; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1849-53; became a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii;
Minister of Finance for King Kamehameha III; member, Hawaii House of
Nobles, 1854-56; Kingdom of Hawaii Minister to the United States,
1856-83; chief justice, Kingdom of Hawaii Supreme Court, 1857-77.
Died suddenly from heart disease, while attending a diplomatic
reception
at the White
House, Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1883 (age 78 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel
Clesson Allen and Mary (Hunt) Allen; married 1828 to Sarah
Elizabeth Fessenden; married, March
11, 1857, to Mary Harrod Hobbes; father of William
Fessenden Allen and Frederick
Hobbes Allen; second great-grandnephew of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin thrice removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin of Gouverneur
Morris; second cousin once removed of Elijah
Hunt Mills; second cousin twice removed of Oliver
Ellsworth, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Chester
Ashley; third cousin once removed of Theodore
Dwight, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Abijah
Blodget, Albert
Asahel Bliss and Philemon
Bliss; third cousin twice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799), Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr., Jonathan
Ingersoll, Jared
Ingersoll, Josiah
Meigs, Daniel
Pitkin, Oliver
Morgan Hungerford, Judson
H. Warner and Josiah
Quincy; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Cabot Lodge Jr. and John
Davis Lodge; fourth cousin of Joseph
Churchill Strong, Theodore
Davenport, Chester
William Chapin, Harrison
Blodget, John
William Allen, William
Alfred Buckingham, James
Samuel Wadsworth, Henry
Titus Backus, George
Washington Wolcott, William
Dean Kellogg, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919) and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900); fourth cousin once removed of James
Hillhouse, Jonathan
Brace, Martin
Chittenden, Return
Jonathan Meigs Jr., Timothy
Pitkin, James
Kilbourne, Amaziah
Brainard, Henry
Meigs, Charles
Jared Ingersoll, Joseph
Reed Ingersoll, Ralph
Isaacs Ingersoll, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Charles
Anthony Ingersoll, John
Adams Taintor, Henry
G. Taintor, Joseph
Pomeroy Root, Charles
Frederick Wadsworth, James
Wolcott Wadsworth, John
Hill Walbridge, Edward
Oliver Wolcott, Walter
Harrison Blodget, Henry
E. Walbridge, Edwin
W. Kellogg, Alfred
Wolcott and Samuel
Herbert Kellogg. |
| | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll
family of New York and Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler
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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José Cristóbal Aguilar (1815-1883) —
also known as Cristóbal Aguilar —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1815.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1866-67, 1867-68, 1870-72.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, of heart disease, April
11, 1883 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) —
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1811.
Lawyer;
abolitionist; orator;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1870 (Labor Reform), 1877 (Greenback).
English
ancestry. Member, American
Anti-Slavery Society.
Died, from heart disease, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
2, 1884 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Interment at Milton
Cemetery, Milton, Mass.; statue erected 1915 at Boston Public Garden, Boston, Mass.
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Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) —
also known as Judah P. Benjamin; Philippe Benjamin;
"Poo Bah of the Confederacy" —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; London, England;
Paris, France.
Born in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, August
6, 1811.
Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Louisiana; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of State, 1862-65.
Jewish.
He fled
to Europe in 1865 to avoid
arrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in the assassination
of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Slaveowner.
Fell
from a tram
car about 1880, and suffered multiple injuries; also developed kidney
and heart problems, and died in Paris, France,
May
6, 1884 (age 72 years, 274
days).
Interment at Père
la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
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Henry Perrin Coon (1822-1884) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., September
30, 1822.
Physician;
state court judge in California, 1856-60; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1863-67.
Presbyterian.
Died of heart failure in the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., December
4, 1884 (age 62 years, 65
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Charles Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885) —
also known as C. Godfrey Gunther —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Fur
merchant; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1864-66; defeated, 1861; candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1878; railroad
builder; hotel
owner.
German
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, probably of heart disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1885 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Socrates Tuttle (1819-1885) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., November
19, 1819.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1861-62;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1867; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1871-72.
Presbyterian.
Died, while suffering from angina pectoris, in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., February
12, 1885 (age 65 years, 85
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Cornelius Kingsland Garrison (1809-1885) —
also known as C. K. Garrison —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; St.
Louis, Mo.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born near West Point, Orange
County, N.Y., March 1,
1809.
Banker;
shipbuilder;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1853-54; railroad
president.
Died, of a heart attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1885 (age 76 years, 61
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) —
also known as Thomas A. Hendricks —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
7, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th
District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General Land
Office, 1855-59; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1868,
1876,
1884;
Governor
of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice
President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in
office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Benjamin F. Cheatham (1821-1886) —
also known as B. F. Cheatham —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1821.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate
for mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1857; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; postmaster at Nashville,
Tenn., 1885-86.
Died, from heart disease, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
4, 1886 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Married 1867 to Anna
Robertson. |
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Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805-1886) —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Pendleton District (part now in Pickens
County), S.C., November
20, 1805.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; newspaper
editor; in 1832, he challenged Turner Bynum, editor of a
competing newspaper, to a duel,
and fatally injured his adversary; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1834, 1835, 1848, 1872;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville, 1836-41,
1849-59, 1862-64; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville, 1844-48; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1860,
1868,
1876;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1865.
Episcopalian.
Died, from heart disease, in Greenville
County, S.C., December
3, 1886 (age 81 years, 13
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1814-1887) —
also known as Charles H. Sherrill —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington
County, N.Y., March
24, 1814.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
canal commission, 1857-59; lobbyist
for railroad
interests.
Died, from heart disease, in Washington,
D.C., January
4, 1887 (age 72 years, 286
days).
Interment at South
End Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888) —
also known as John T. Hoffman —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y., January
10, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1866-68; Governor of
New York, 1869-72; defeated, 1866.
Died, from heart disease, in Wiesbaden, Germany,
March
24, 1888 (age 60 years, 74
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
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Jacob Barker Ham (c.1824-1888) —
also known as Jacob B. Ham —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born about 1824.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1863-64.
Died, of heart failure, September
4, 1888 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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John Cardwell (1837-1890) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga., January
28, 1837.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1885-89.
Died, of heart disease, in Richmond, Fort Bend
County, Tex., April
17, 1890 (age 53 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Findlay Watson (1819-1890) —
also known as Lewis F. Watson —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Crawford
County, Pa., April
14, 1819.
Republican. Lumber
business; oil
producer; railroad
builder; banker; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1877-79, 1881-83,
1889-90; died in office 1890.
Died, of heart disease, at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1890 (age 71 years, 133
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
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William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) —
also known as William W. Belknap —
of Iowa.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76.
Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking
bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial
was held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds.
Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Windom (1827-1891) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, May 10,
1827.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1859-69 (at-large 1859-63, 1st
District 1863-69); member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1866-68; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1870-71, 1871-81, 1881-83; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1880;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1881, 1889-91; died in office 1891.
Quaker.
Fell dead, from heart disease, at the annual
banquet of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, just
after finishing a speech, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1891 (age 63 years, 264
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Grattan H. Brundage (1834-1891) —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y., 1834.
Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1891; died in
office 1891.
Died, from pneumonia,
typhoid
fever, and heart failure, in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March
29, 1891 (age about 56
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) —
also known as P. T. Barnum; "Prince of
Humbugs" —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 5,
1810.
Republican. Grocer; auctioneer;
newspaper
publisher; Entrepreneur, impressario,
museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Bailey circus,
known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76.
Died, of heart failure, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 7,
1891 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue at Seaside
Park, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue at Bethel Public Library Grounds, Bethel, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother of Philo
Fairchild Barnum; married, November
8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married, September
16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin of Andrew
Gould Chatfield; second cousin once removed of Charles
Robert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Huntington and Almon
Ferdinand Rockwell; third cousin of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman and John
Sherman; third cousin once removed of William
Henry Barnum; third cousin twice removed of Samuel
Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington and Charles
William Barnum; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Samuel
H. Huntington, Abel
Huntington, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington and Rhamanthus
Menville Stocker. |
| | Political families: Otis
family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | — Barnum Avenue,
in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — The town
of Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 to Denver,
Colorado), was named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 at Terminal
Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) was named for
him. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books by P. T. Barnum: The
Life of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself |
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Daniel Azro Millington (1823-1891) —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Hubbardton, Rutland
County, Vt., May 16,
1823.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1875-76.
Died of heart failure, in Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., May 7,
1891 (age 67 years, 356
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Millington and Clarinda (Richardson) Millington; married,
May
16, 1848, to Mary Ann Smith. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Bill Bottorff, Winfield
historian |
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William Allen (c.1822-1891) —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, about 1822.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1872-81; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1881-91; died in office 1891.
Died, from neuralgia of the heart, in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 4,
1891 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Allen Allen; grandson of John
Wheelock. |
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Joseph Wright Alsop (1838-1891) —
also known as Joseph W. Alsop —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
20, 1838.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1873; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1881-86 (18th District 1881, 22nd District
1882-86); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1890.
Died, from heart disease, in Fenwick, Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., June 24,
1891 (age 52 years, 308
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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James Daly (1843-1892) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1843.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1874-75, 1878;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1882-87.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of grippe
and heart failure, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
20, 1892 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Delavan (1810-1892) —
also known as Charles H. Delavan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y., July 23,
1810.
Hardware
business; insurance
broker; U.S. Consul in Sydney, 1842-48; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in St. Thomas, 1849-50.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, of heart failure, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1892 (age 81 years, 261
days).
Entombed at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Delavan and Eliza (Johnston) Delavan. |
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Daniel Albert Cony (1837-1892) —
also known as Daniel A. Cony —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born May 5,
1837.
Republican. Grain
merchant; banker; mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1875.
Died, from heart disease, in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 23,
1892 (age 55 years, 79
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Charles Allen Perkins (c.1832-1892) —
Born about 1832.
U.S. Consul in Stockholm, 1860.
Died, of heart disease, in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
22, 1892 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Bermudez (c.1832-1892) —
of Louisiana.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., about 1832.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1889-92.
Died, from heart trouble, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
23, 1892 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joaquin Bermudez. |
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James William Husted (1833-1892) —
also known as James W. Husted; "Bald
Eagle" —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
31, 1833.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1869-81, 1884-92 (Westchester County 3rd District
1869-78, Rockland County 1879-80, Westchester County 3rd District
1881, 1884-92); died in office 1892; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1886-87, 1890;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from kidney
disease and heart failure, in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
25, 1892 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
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James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
First
Black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart attack while making a speech,
in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Samuel Russ Atwell (1816-1892) —
also known as Samuel R. Atwell —
of Winchester,
Va.
Born August
16, 1816.
Republican. Postmaster at Winchester,
Va., 1870-75, 1878-82.
Died, from heart disease, in Winchester,
Va., November
24, 1892 (age 76 years, 100
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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William H. Wickham (1832-1893) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 30,
1832.
Democrat. Ticket agent for a steamship
company; diamond
dealer; president of New-York Fire Department, 1860; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1875-76; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1876.
Died, of heart disease and Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1893 (age 60 years, 167
days).
Interment somewhere
in Smithtown, Long Island, N.Y.
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) —
also known as Rutherford B. Hayes; "Rutherfraud B.
Hayes"; "His Fraudulency" —
of Ohio.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, October
4, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67; Governor of
Ohio, 1868-72, 1876-77; President
of the United States, 1877-81.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad
station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, January
17, 1893 (age 70 years, 105
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 at Rutherford
B. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Rutherford Hayes, Jr. and Sophia (Birchard) Hayes; married, December
30, 1852, to Lucy
Webb Hayes; father of James
Webb Cook Hayes. |
| | Political family: Hayes
family of Fremont, Ohio. |
| | Cross-reference: Leopold
Markbreit — James
M. Comly — Joseph
P. Bradley |
| | Hayes County,
Neb. is named for him. |
| | Rutherford B. Hayes High
School, in Delaware,
Ohio, is named for
him. — The Presidente Hayes Department (province),
and its capital
city, Villa Hayes, in Paraguay,
are named for
him. — Hayes Hall
(built 1893), at Ohio State University,
Columbus,
Ohio, is named for
him. |
| | Personal motto: "He serves his party
best who serves his country best." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: Ari
Hoogenboom, Rutherford
B. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse, Rutherford
B. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist, Centennial
Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876 |
| | Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty
Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
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Robert H. McKune (1823-1894) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
19, 1823.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1875-78.
Member, Freemasons.
While attempting to quell a riot in 1877, he was attacked,
and his skull was fractured.
Died, of heart failure, in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
9, 1894 (age 71 years, 51
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1844 to Elmira
Smith. |
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Isaac Newton Link (1849-1895) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in 1849.
Mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1880-81, 1894-95; died in office 1895.
Suffered a likely heart attack and died, while waiting in a
carriage at the train
station, Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
26, 1895 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass
(1818-1895) —
also known as Frederick Douglass —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in slavery
in Maryland, 1818.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 ;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domingo, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1889-91.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Anti-Slavery Society.
Lecturer and advocate of the abolition of slavery, starting in 1841.
Publisher of The North Star, an abolitionist paper. In 1848,
he attended the meeting in Seneca Falls, N.Y., which started the
women's rights movement.
Died, of a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1895 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; statue erected 1899 at Highland
Park, Rochester, N.Y.
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Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1825.
Governor
of Delaware, 1895; died in office 1895.
Methodist.
English
and French
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease and erysipelas,
in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., April 8,
1895 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Henry Woltman (d. 1895) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1867, 1869;
candidate for New York
state senate 6th District, 1871.
"Right-hand man" to Tammany leader Richard
Croker.
Died, from heart disease, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1895.
Burial location unknown.
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Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) —
also known as Elisha P. Ferry —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., August
9, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1853-54; village
president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,
1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget Sound
National Bank; Governor of
Washington, 1889-93.
French
ancestry.
Died of pneumonia
and congestive heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
14, 1895 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Patrick J. Kerrigan (c.1864-1895) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1864.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1894.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from "dropsy" (probably congestive heart failure), in
Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
23, 1895 (age about 31
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Theodore Runyon (1822-1896) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., October
25, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1864-66; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1865; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1873-87; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1893; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1893-96, died in office 1896.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died, of heart failure, in Berlin, Germany,
January
27, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Philip Jacob Arcularius Harper (1824-1896) —
also known as Philip J. A. Harper —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.
Born October
21, 1824.
Member of the firm Harper and Brothers, publishers;
village
president of Hempstead, New York, 1870.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart and kidney
trouble, in Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., March 6,
1896 (age 71 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. McAfee (1836-1896) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Mercer
County, Ky., 1836.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-73.
Died, of heart trouble, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 4,
1896 (age about 59
years).
Interment at New
Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near McAfee, Mercer
County, Ky.
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James Mitchell Ashley (1824-1896) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1824.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1859-69 (5th District 1859-63, 10th
District 1863-69); defeated, 1868, 1890, 1892; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1869.
Unitarian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died of a heart attack in Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich., September
16, 1896 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Jeremiah Brown (d. 1896) —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Democrat. Mayor
of Northampton, Mass., 1889-90.
Died, from heart disease, November
2, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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William D. Aldrich (c.1851-1897) —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Thurman, Warren
County, N.Y., about 1851.
Member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1888.
Died, of heart failure, 1897
(age about
46 years).
Interment somewhere
in Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Aldrich and Catherine Aldrich. |
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Charles H. Scribner (1826-1897) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1826.
Democrat. Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Lucas County, 1873;
circuit judge in Ohio 6th Circuit, 1888-97; died in office 1897.
Died, of heart disease, in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, February
25, 1897 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Carey Blake (1815-1897) —
also known as Maurice C. Blake —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Otisfield, Cumberland County (now Oxford
County), Maine, October
20, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1857-58; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1881-83; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1884.
Died, of a heart attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., September
26, 1897 (age 81 years, 341
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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Lemuel Amerman (1846-1897) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born near Danville, Montour
County, Pa., October
29, 1846.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1891-93.
Died suddenly, of heart disease, in Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa., October
7, 1897 (age 50 years, 343
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
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John Rhoderic McPherson (1833-1897) —
also known as John R. McPherson —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 9,
1833.
Democrat. Stockyard
business; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1872-74; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1877-95.
Died, from heart trouble, in his room at Taylor's Hotel,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
8, 1897 (age 64 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Daniel (c.1821-1897) —
of Maryland.
Born in Deal Island, Somerset
County, Md., about 1821.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1853-57; member of Maryland
state senate, 1857; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1864; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1884.
Died, of heart disease, in Mt. Washington, Baltimore,
Md., October
13, 1897 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
American Prohibition Year Book 1912 |
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M. G. Troup (c.1841-1898) —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Ohio, about 1841.
Mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1881-82.
Died, of heart disease, in Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., February
6, 1898 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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James N. Moreno (1836-1898) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
7, 1836.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Vice-Consul
for Mexico in Pensacola,
Fla., 1874-98.
Died, from liver and
heart ailments, in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., March 7,
1898 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) —
also known as Benjamin J. Franklin —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., 1839.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul
in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1896-97.
Episcopalian.
Died of heart disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 18,
1898 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Isaac Cox (c.1825-1898) —
of Josephine
County, Ore.; Siskiyou
County, Calif.
Born in Massachusetts, about 1825.
Member of Oregon state legislature, 1864-68.
Died, from heart disease in the Sonoma County Hospital,
Sonoma
County, Calif., July 16,
1898 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Hyacinthe F. Riopelle (1836-1898) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1836.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1883-84.
Catholic.
French
ancestry.
Died suddenly, of heart failure, in Ecorse Township (part now
in Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., July 31,
1898 (age 61 years, 357
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Mich.
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Abraham Oakey Hall (1826-1898) —
also known as A. Oakey Hall; "Elegant
Oakey" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 26,
1826.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1869-72; indicted
and tried in
1871-73 on charges
of covering up corruption during his mayoralty; acquitted.
Presbyterian;
later Catholic.
English,
Welsh,
and French
ancestry.
Died, of heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1898 (age 72 years, 73
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Manly C. Green (1843-1898) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Sardinia, Erie
County, N.Y., October
5, 1843.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1892-98; died in office
1898; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1895-98; died in office 1898.
Died, from heart disease, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
11, 1898 (age 55 years, 6
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Hamilton Ward (1829-1898) —
of Belmont, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 3,
1829.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1865-71; New York
state attorney general, 1880-81; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1891-98; died in office
1898; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1895-98; died in office 1898.
Died, from heart disease, in Belmont, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
28, 1898 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Belmont, N.Y.
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Samuel Thomas Baird (1861-1899) —
also known as Samuel T. Baird —
of Bastrop, Morehouse
Parish, La.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., May 5,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 6th District, 1884-88; district judge in Louisiana
6th District, 1888-92; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1897-99; died in
office 1899.
Died, from endocarditis and rheumatism,
in Washington,
D.C., April
22, 1899 (age 37 years, 352
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Bastrop, La.
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Jonathan Russell Bullock (1815-1899) —
also known as J. Russell Bullock —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., September
6, 1815.
Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1844-46; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1849-53; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1859-60; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1860-61; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1862-64; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1865-69; resigned 1869.
Died, of heart disease, in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., May 7,
1899 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware
business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Clarence Keeler (1851-1899) —
also known as John C. Keeler —
of Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
17, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1891-92.
Died, from heart disease and pneumonia,
in a private
hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
19, 1899 (age 48 years, 244
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.; cenotaph at Evergreen
Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Amanda (Russell) Keeler and Carlos Cook Keeler; married, February
28, 1878, to Ada H. Servis; married, September
6, 1888, to Mattie Howard Lynde; nephew of John
Leslie Russell; first cousin of Leslie
Wead Russell and Charles
Hazen Russell; second cousin twice removed of Calvin
Fillmore, Benjamin
Hard and Martin
Keeler; second cousin five times removed of Aaron
Burr; third cousin of Alfred
Walstein Bangs; third cousin once removed of Millard
Fillmore, Stephen
Hiram Keeler, Tracy
R. Bangs and Frank
D. Bangs; third cousin twice removed of Timothy
Pitkin, Bela
Edgerton, Heman
Ticknor and George
A. Bangs; third cousin thrice removed of William
Anson Floyd and Pierpont
Edwards; fourth cousin of Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell and Anson
Foster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Meigs, William
Whiting Boardman, Alfred
Peck Edgerton, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Daniel
Darling Whitney, Edwin
Olmstead Keeler, Burr
L. Castle, John
Leffingwell Randolph and Asbury
Elliott Kellogg. |
| | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph F. Snow (1833-1899) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Wakefield, New
Brunswick, March 4,
1833.
Democrat. Dry goods
merchant; mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1891.
Member, Humane
Society; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died, from neuralgia of the heart, in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
26, 1899 (age 66 years, 236
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt (1814-1899) —
also known as Nicholas C. Blauvelt —
of Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarkstown, Rockland
County, N.Y., July 22,
1814.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1846; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1853.
Died, from heart failure, in Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y., October
30, 1899 (age 85 years, 100
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y.
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Winfield Smith (1827-1899) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fort Howard (now part of Green Bay), Brown
County, Wis., August
16, 1827.
Republican. Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1862-66.
Died, from angina pectoris, in Weston, Somerset, England,
November
8, 1899 (age 72 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Smith and Elvira Lorraine (Foster) Smith; married, September
1, 1853, to Sarah Melinda Fellows. |
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Garret Augustus Hobart (1844-1899) —
also known as Garret A. Hobart —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born near Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 3,
1844.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1873-74;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1877-82; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1884-96; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896;
Vice
President of the United States, 1897-99; died in office 1899.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
21, 1899 (age 55 years, 171
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.; statue at Paterson City Hall, Paterson, N.J.
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Charles Gardner Reed (1835-1899) —
also known as Charles G. Reed —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., April 2,
1835.
Wheel spoke
manufacturer; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1884-85.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a heart attack at the corner of Belmont and Orchard
streets, and died soon after in a nearby house, Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
21, 1899 (age 64 years, 233
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Amos L. Rollins (1826-1900) —
of Alton, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Alton, Belknap
County, N.H., December
11, 1826.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1895-96.
Died, of heart failure, in Alton, Belknap
County, N.H., February
22, 1900 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Alton, N.H.
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Relatives: Son
of Ichabod Rollins and Sally (Walker) Rollins; married to Sarah E.
Kimball and Pamelia A. Pendergast. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Hopper Gibson (1842-1900) —
also known as Charles H. Gibson —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born near Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., January
19, 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1885-91; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1891-97.
Episcopalian.
Died, from heart disease, in Washington,
D.C., March
31, 1900 (age 58 years, 71
days).
Interment at Chesterfield
Cemetery, Centreville, Md.
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Richard Higbie (1857-1900) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 11,
1857.
Republican. Merchant;
bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County, 1893-95; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1896-98.
Died, from heart disease, in Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
10, 1900 (age 42 years, 273
days).
Interment at Babylon Rural Cemetery, Babylon, Long Island, N.Y.
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Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) —
also known as Elliot N. Bowman —
of Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., October
11, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; merchant;
hotel
owner; Fountain
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy,
1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury.
Died, from a heart attack, in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., May 21,
1900 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Prescott
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman; married, May 23,
1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis. |
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Lorenzo Dow Lewelling (1846-1900) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Salem, Henry
County, Iowa, December
21, 1846.
Candidate for secretary
of state of Kansas, 1886; Governor of
Kansas, 1893-95; member of Kansas
state senate, 1896.
Died of heart disease in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., September
3, 1900 (age 53 years, 256
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Harlan Eugene English (1843-1900) —
also known as H. Eugene English —
of Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born December
16, 1843.
Democrat. Village president of Albion, N.Y., 1891-94.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, from heart disease, in Clarendon, Orleans
County, N.Y., October
29, 1900 (age 56 years, 317
days).
Interment at Mt.
Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
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Arthur Edwards (1834-1901) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio, 1834.
Republican. Clergyman;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; editor,
Northwestern Christian Advocate magazine,
1872-1901; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.
Methodist.
Died, of heart disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
20, 1901 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert G. Evans (c.1854-1901) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born about 1854.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1896;
U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1898-1901; died in office 1901.
Died, from heart disease, in Kenwood, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
25, 1901 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Albert Busiel (1842-1901) —
also known as Charles A. Busiel —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Meredith, Belknap
County, N.H., November
24, 1842.
Manufacturer;
president, Laconia National Bank and
City Savings Bank;
president, Lake Shore Railroad;
director, Concord & Montreal Railroad;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1878-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1880;
mayor
of Laconia, N.H., 1893-95; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1895-97.
Died, about two weeks after the drowning of his six-year-old grandson
and namesake, of heart disease, August
29, 1901 (age 58 years, 278
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Eugene Stanhope Elliott (1842-1902) —
also known as Eugene S. Elliott —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lowell, La Salle
County, Ill., August
13, 1842.
Republican. Organizer and first president, American Whist League;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896;
circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from heart failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
2, 1902 (age 59 years, 142
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Elliott and Susan Caroline (Bates) Elliott;
married 1865 to
Catherine Elizabeth Dousman. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Albert Howell Horton (1837-1902) —
also known as Albert H. Horton —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., March
12, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1869-73; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1873; member of Kansas
state senate; elected 1876; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1877-95; resigned 1895.
Died, from heart disease and liver
cancer, in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
2, 1902 (age 65 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Charles Bartlett Andrews (1834-1902) —
also known as Charles B. Andrews —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Sunderland, Franklin
County, Mass., November
4, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1868-69; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1878; Governor of
Connecticut, 1879-81; superior court judge in Connecticut,
1881-89; chief
justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1889-1901; resigned 1901;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention from Litchfield,
1902.
Died, from heart disease, in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
12, 1902 (age 67 years, 312
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) —
also known as Elizabeth Smith Cady —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
12, 1815.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1868.
Female.
Member, American
Anti-Slavery Society.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1973.
Died, of heart failure, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1902 (age 86 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Daniel
Cady and Margaret (Livingston) Cady; married, May 1,
1840, to Henry
Brewster Stanton; granddaughter of James
Livingston; second great-granddaughter of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Dirck
Ten Broeck; third great-granddaughter of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); third great-grandniece of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-granddaughter of Dirck
Wesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin of Gerrit
Smith; first cousin twice removed of Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer and Robert
Van Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed of Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston, Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelis
Cuyler; first cousin five times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler, Maturin
Livingston, Rensselaer
Westerlo and Edward
Philip Livingston; second cousin twice removed of Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter
Samuel Schuyler; second cousin thrice 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, Matthew
Clarkson (1733-1800) and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin of Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward
Livingston (1796-1840) and Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer; third cousin once removed of Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Gansevoort, John
Jacob Astor III, Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer and Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer; third cousin twice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Matthew
Clarkson (1758-1825), Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., James
Parker, William
Waldorf Astor, Robert
Ray Hamilton, Peter
Goelet Gerry, Ogden
Livingston Mills and Robert
Reginald Livingston; third cousin thrice removed of William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and John
Eliot Thayer Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Jeremiah
Mason, Peter
Augustus Jay, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Cortlandt Parker and Philip
N. Schuyler. |
| | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — National
Women's Hall of Fame |
| | Books about Elizabeth Cady Stanton:
Lori D. Ginzberg, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton: An American Life |
| | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, December 1902 |
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Alfred Eliab Buck (1832-1902) —
also known as Alfred E. Buck; A. E. Buck —
of Alabama; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Foxcroft (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis
County, Maine, February
7, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Alabama; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1869-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1880,
1888,
1892,
1896;
Georgia
Republican state chair, 1896; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1897.
Died suddenly, from paralysis of the heart, while on an imperial
duck shoot, near Tokyo, Japan,
December
4, 1902 (age 70 years, 300
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Beard Allen (1845-1903) —
also known as John B. Allen —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., May 18,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Washington, 1875-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1889; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1889-93.
Died, from angina pectoris, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
28, 1903 (age 57 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Carlos French (1835-1903) —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour), New Haven
County, Conn., August
6, 1835.
Democrat. Inventor;
president and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.; vice-president, H. A.
Matthews Manufacturing
Co.; director, Union Horse Shoe
Nail Co.; director, Second National Bank of
New Haven; director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1860, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1887-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1892.
Died, from a heart attack, in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., April
14, 1903 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Interment at Seymour
Union Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
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John T. Crisp (1838-1903) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Lone Jack, Jackson
County, Mo., April 3,
1838.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1878 (Democratic, 8th District),
1880 (Democratic, 8th District), 1882 (Independent Democratic, 5th
District); member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1895-98, 1903; died in office 1903.
Sponsor of "Jim Crow" bill to require racial segregation on
railroads.
Died, from heart disease, in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., April
21, 1903 (age 65 years, 18
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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George Addison Whiting (1827-1903) —
also known as George A. Whiting —
of California.
Born in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
20, 1827.
Member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1871-73.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of heart disease, in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
14, 1903 (age 75 years, 359
days).
Interment at Lake
Grove Cemetery, Holliston, Mass.
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Albert S. Amerman (1849-1903) —
of Rochford, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ohio, January
7, 1849.
Republican. Physician;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1893-96.
Died, from dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Rapid City,
Pennington
County, S.Dak., October
6, 1903 (age 54 years, 272
days).
Interment at Bell Park Cemetery, Rochford, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of John Amerman and Emeline (Castner) Amerman; married to Nettie A.
DeWitt. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John R. Procter (c.1844-1903) —
Born in Mason
County, Ky., about 1844.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Kentucky state
geologist; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1893-1903; died in
office 1903.
Died, from angina pectoris, at the Cosmos Club, Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1903 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
American Monthly Review of Reviews, May 1902 |
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Frederic René Coudert (1832-1903) —
also known as Frederic R. Coudert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
government director, 1885-88, and receiver, 1892-98, of Union Pacific
Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896.
Catholic.
French
ancestry.
Died, from heart and liver
troubles, in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1903 (age 71 years, 294
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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William Darius Bishop (1827-1904) —
also known as William D. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bloomfield, Essex
County, N.J., September
14, 1827.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1857-59; defeated,
1858, 1902; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1859-60; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1860;
member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1866, 1877-78; president, New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
1867-79; president, Naugatuck Railroad,
1855-67, 1885-1903; director, Bridgeport Steamboat
Company; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1871.
Died, of chronic endocarditis, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
4, 1904 (age 76 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Charles Theodor Pagelsen (1830-1904) —
also known as Charles T. Pagelsen; Carl T.
Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark,
July
1, 1830.
Sailor;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1871-1903.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 6,
1904 (age 73 years, 249
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Thomas J. Cummings (c.1839-1904) —
of New York.
Born about 1839.
U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1903-04, died in office 1904.
Died, from heart disease, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela,
May
10, 1904 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henrique J. Laidley (1828-1904) —
also known as Henrique Laidley; Henry
Laidley —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Portugal,
June
24, 1828.
Debt
collector; Vice-Consul
for Portugal in San
Francisco, Calif., 1870-1904.
English
and Portugese
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in his consular
office, in San
Francisco, Calif., December
7, 1904 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, Calif.
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James Philip Eagle (1837-1904) —
also known as James P. Eagle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Maury
County, Tenn., August
10, 1837.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; minister;
planter;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1889-93.
Baptist.
Died, of heart failure, December
20, 1904 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Alvord (1833-1904) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
3, 1833.
Hardware
dealer; banker; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1871-73; San Francisco Police
Commissioner, 1878-99.
Member, Loyal
Legion; American
Forestry Association.
Died, of heart failure due to bronchial
troubles, in San
Francisco, Calif., December
21, 1904 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
18, 1842.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1892; president, New River Mineral
Company; director, Alabama Mineral
Land Company; director, Raritan Woolen Mills;
trustee, Texas Pacific Land Trust.
Jewish.
Died, of heart trouble, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1905 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Eugene Bentley (1841-1905) —
also known as Charles E. Bentley —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Warners, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April
30, 1841.
Baptist
minister; Nebraska Prohibition state chair, 1895-96; National
candidate for President
of the United States, 1896.
Baptist.
Died, from a heart attack, in a lodging
house at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1905 (age 63 years, 280
days).
Interment at Blue
Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
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Jacob Worth (1838-1905) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1838.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1864-66, 1868, 1873-76, 1878 (Kings County 7th
District 1864-66, Kings County 6th District 1868, 1873-76, 1878);
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1884, 1900; member of
New
York state senate 4th District, 1886-89; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896.
Died, of a heart attack, at the Eastman Hotel,
Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., February
21, 1905 (age about 66
years).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Augustus Samuel Miller (1847-1905) —
also known as Augustus S. Miller —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn., August
13, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1889-91; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1903-05; died in office 1905.
Died, from heart disease, in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
26, 1905 (age 58 years, 44
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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Cornelius Denton Gist (1843-1905) —
also known as C. D. Gist —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, December
30, 1843.
Postmaster at Athens,
Ohio, 1901-05.
Died, from heart trouble, in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, November
6, 1905 (age 61 years, 311
days).
Interment at West
Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Gist and Melinda (Wilson) Gist; married to Susan Helen
'Susie' Allen. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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|
Antonio Ladislao Rozwadowski (1850-1906) —
also known as Antonio L. Rozwadowski; "Count
Rozwadowski" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey,
January, 1850.
Consul
for Italy in Chicago,
Ill., 1894-1906.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
10, 1906 (age 56 years, 0
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
| |
Epitaph: "Lavoro
dodici annu per il progresso e la prosperita della Colonia Italiana e
gli Italiani rignonoscenti eressero." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Smith Havens (1834-1906) —
also known as Charles S. Havens —
of Suffolk
County, N.Y.
Born in Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
26, 1834.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County, 1878.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, in his general
store, Center Moriches, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
23, 1906 (age 71 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Center Moriches, Long Island, N.Y.
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Henry Bristow (1840-1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Azores,
June
5, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, from heart trouble, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
11, 1906 (age 66 years, 128
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James W. Ballantine (1840-1907) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Muldoon, Blaine
County, Idaho; Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1840.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; oil
business; silver and lead
mining business; postmaster;
banker;
People's candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from heart disease, in Bellevue, Blaine
County, Idaho, January
5, 1907 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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James Herron Eckels (1858-1907) —
also known as James H. Eckels —
Born in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., November
22, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892,
1904;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1893-97; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Illinois, 1896.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
14, 1907 (age 48 years, 143
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Auguste Fusenot (1851-1907) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in France,
February, 1851.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; dry goods
merchant; bank
director; Consular
Agent for France in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1898-1907.
French
ancestry.
Died, from heart failure, during stomach
surgery, in Paris, France,
May
27, 1907 (age 56 years, 0
days).
Interment at Père
la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
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Image source:
Los Angeles Evening Express, May 28, 1907 |
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Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg (1850-1907) —
also known as Henry E. Muhlenberg —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
18, 1850.
Physician;
mayor
of Lancaster, Pa., 1899-1902.
Died, from heart disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 17,
1907 (age 57 years, 150
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Henry Hachemeister (1867-1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1867.
Democrat. Brewer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1898;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
While suffering from Bright's
disease and dropsy (probably congestive heart failure), he
was drinking heavily, when he collapsed, and died soon after, in a
room at the Harlem Central Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1907 (age 39 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Dexter Mason Ferry (1833-1907) —
also known as Dexter M. Ferry —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., August
8, 1833.
Republican. Founder and president, D. M. Ferry seed
company; president, American Harrow
Company; director, Detroit Copper and
Brass Rolling Mills; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1892,
1904;
Michigan
Republican state chair, 1896-99.
Died, from heart disease, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
10, 1907 (age 74 years, 94
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William T. Elmer (1835-1907) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
6, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; Middlesex
County State's Attorney, 1863-75, 1883-95; member of Connecticut
state senate 18th District, 1873; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1876; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1895; superior court judge in
Connecticut, 1895-1904.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart trouble, in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
11, 1907 (age 72 years, 5
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Lobbeus E. Elmer and Charlotte (Mudge) Elmer; married, May 21,
1862, to Catherine L. Camp. |
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John Mason Jr. (1834-1907) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March 6,
1834.
Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1877-99; Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1877-1906.
Died, from heart disease, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1907 (age 73 years, 268
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Joshua Abbe Fessenden (1841-1908) —
also known as Joshua A. Fessenden —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, February
15, 1841.
Republican. Postmaster at Stamford,
Conn., 1897-1908.
Died, from heart disease, in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 24,
1908 (age 67 years, 130
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Stedman Chubb Jr. (1880-1908) —
also known as Stedman Chubb —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 23,
1880.
Mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1908; died in office 1908.
Died, from heart failure, in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., October
2, 1908 (age 28 years, 71
days).
Interment at Palm
Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
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Benjamin H. Ridgely (1861-1908) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Caroline
County, Md., July 13,
1861.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1893-1900; Malaga, 1900-02; Nantes, 1902-04; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1904-08; Mexico City, 1908, died in office 1908.
Died, from heart failure, en route to Mexico City, in a
Pullman railroad car at Monterrey, Nuevo
León, October
10, 1908 (age 47 years, 89
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Delos Abiel Blodgett (1825-1908) —
also known as Delos A. Blodgett —
of Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., March 3,
1825.
Republican. Lumber
merchant; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1892,
1900.
Founder of towns in Michigan: Baldwin, Evart, and Hersey.
Died, from arteriosclerosis, in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
1, 1908 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) —
also known as Frank A. Freer —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Pennsylvania, April 6,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; postmaster at Galesburg,
Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908.
Presbyterian.
French
Huguenot and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Good
Templars; Sons of
Temperance; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., December
16, 1908 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Chauncey H. Gage (1840-1909) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born July 17,
1840.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1882-93, 1906-09; died in office
1909.
Died, from heart failure, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 7,
1909 (age 68 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Joseph Dominic Montedonico (1852-1909) —
also known as Joseph D. Montedonico —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 4,
1852.
Banker;
insurance
business; Consular
Agent for Italy in Memphis,
Tenn., 1875-77, 1892-96; member of Tennessee
state senate; elected 1884.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease and malaria,
in Hotel
Pilgrim, Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
8, 1909 (age 57 years, 157
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1900,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis, in St. Catherine's Hospital,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Francis Rives Lassiter (1866-1909) —
also known as Francis R. Lassiter —
of Petersburg,
Va.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., February
18, 1866.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1893-96; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1900-03, 1907-09; died
in office 1909.
Died, from heart disease, in the Elks Home, Bedford, Bedford
County, Va., October
31, 1909 (age 43 years, 255
days).
Interment at Blandford
Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.
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George Henry Fitts (1851-1909) —
also known as George H. Fitts —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y., September
29, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Albany
County Surrogate, 1896-1905; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1906-09; died in office 1909.
Died, from heart disease, in his room at the Eagle Hotel,
Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., December
17, 1909 (age 58 years, 79
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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George B. Anderson (1863-1910) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Kentucky, 1863.
Newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Consul in Antigua, 1896-97, 1905-08; Grenoble, 1897-1900; Prescott, 1900-03; Guadeloupe, 1903-05; Martinique, 1908-10, died in office 1910.
Died, from heart disease, on a West Shore train
in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1910 (age about 46
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Eben Alexander (1851-1910) —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March 9,
1851.
University
professor; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1893-97; Romania, 1893-97; Serbia, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General in Athens, as of 1893-97; Bucharest, as of 1893-97; Belgrade, as of 1893-97.
Died suddenly of heart disease, in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March
11, 1910 (age 59 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Edward T. Rose (1857-1910) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born August
8, 1857.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Athens, Ohio, 1888-90, 1899-1902.
Died, of a heart condition, March
27, 1910 (age 52 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward B. Pond (1833-1910) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Belleville, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
7, 1833.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1887-91; candidate for Governor of
California, 1890.
Unitarian.
Died, of a heart attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., April
22, 1910 (age 76 years, 227
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Edward Theodore Bartlett (1841-1910) —
also known as Edward T. Bartlett —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., June 14,
1841.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1891; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1894-1910; died in office 1910.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died, of heart disease, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 3,
1910 (age 68 years, 323
days).
Interment somewhere
in Skaneateles, N.Y.
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John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) —
also known as John G. Carlisle —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Campbell County (part now in Kenton
County), Ky., September
5, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
D. Foote; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1859-61; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1868;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned
1890; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1884;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97.
Died, reportedly from intestinal
trouble and heart disease, in the Hotel
Wolcott, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1910 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Interment at Linden
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
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Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) —
also known as Lloyd W. Bowers —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March 9,
1859.
Lawyer;
general counsel, Chicago & North Western Railway,
1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.
Member, Skull
and Bones.
Died, from a heart attack, while suffering from bronchitis,
in the Touraine Hotel,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
9, 1910 (age 51 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Bennett Hill (1843-1910) —
also known as David B. Hill —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Havana, Chemung County (now Montour Falls, Schuyler
County), N.Y., August
29, 1843.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1871-72; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1882; resigned 1882; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1883-85; Governor of
New York, 1885-92; defeated, 1894; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1892-97; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1892;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died, from Bright's
disease and heart disease, in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
20, 1910 (age 67 years, 52
days).
Interment at Montour
Cemetery, Montour Falls, N.Y.
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Benjamin H. Barrows (1847-1910) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, December
30, 1847.
Newspaper
reporter; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1875-76; U.S. Consul in Dublin, 1876-86; librarian;
U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1903-10; died in office 1910.
Died, from bronchitis
and heart disease, in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
30, 1910 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard Barrows and Ann Barrows; brother of Caroline Barrows (who
married Joseph
Hopkins Millard); married 1878 to Lizzie
Phelan; married to Gertrude Carpenter Fitzpatrick. |
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family of Omaha, Nebraska. |
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Edwin Ames Jaggard (1859-1911) —
also known as Edwin A. Jaggard —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., June 21,
1859.
District judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1899-1904; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1905-11; died in office 1911.
Died, of heart failure, in Hamilton, Bermuda,
February
13, 1911 (age 51 years, 237
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard Lee Eaton (1848-1911) —
also known as Willard L. Eaton —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Born in Delhi, Delaware
County, Iowa, October
13, 1848.
Republican. Mayor of
Osage, Iowa, 1883-86; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1902-03; member of Iowa
railroad commission, 1907-10; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 7,
1911 (age 62 years, 237
days).
Interment at Osage
Cemetery, Osage, Iowa.
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Silas Henry Phillips (1841-1911) —
also known as Silas H. Phillips —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, June 5,
1841.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1886-91, 1898-1901; Ingham
County Treasurer, 1891-94.
Died, from asthma
and heart disease, in Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., July 3,
1911 (age 70 years, 28
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Adelphia Caroline 'Dell' Ferguson and Lucy C.
Wright. |
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Benjamin Hubbard Cozart (1839-1911) —
also known as Benjamin H. Cozart —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.; Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., March 4,
1839.
Building
contractor; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1883-84.
Died, from mitral aortic regurgitation, in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
10, 1911 (age 72 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Alva Winslow Nichols (1848-1911) —
also known as Alva W. Nichols —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, October
6, 1848.
Physician;
surgeon;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1894 (People's), 1908 (Independent); candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1898; Michigan
People's Party state chair, 1899; member of Michigan People's Party
State Executive Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Died, from cardiac dropsy (congestive heart failure),
in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
22, 1911 (age 62 years, 320
days).
Interment at Fulton
Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) —
also known as Cornelius N. Bliss —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., January
26, 1833.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; banker; New York
Republican state chair, 1887-89; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Benton Grant (1848-1911) —
also known as James B. Grant —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born January
2, 1848.
Democrat. Mining and
smelting
business; Governor of
Colorado, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1884.
Died, from heart and kidney
trouble, in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., November
1, 1911 (age 63 years, 303
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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W. Godfrey Hunter Jr. (c.1880-1912) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky., about 1880.
U.S. Vice Consul General in Guatemala City, 1898-99.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in Washington,
D.C., March
25, 1912 (age about 32
years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Allen Coy (1835-1912) —
also known as William A. Coy —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Portage
County, Ohio, November
30, 1835.
Republican. Mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1889-91.
Died, of heart disease and nephritis,
in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March
27, 1912 (age 76 years, 118
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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George Roland Malby (1857-1912) —
also known as George R. Malby —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., September
16, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1891-95 (St. Lawrence County 1st District
1891-92, St. Lawrence County 1893-95); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1907-12; died in
office 1912.
Died, from heart disease, in his room at the Murray Hill Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1912 (age 54 years, 293
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Hamilton King (1852-1912) —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in St. John's, Newfoundland,
June
4, 1852.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; author; preacher;
lecturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
U.S. Minister to Siam, 1898-1912, died in office 1912; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1898-1912, died in office 1912.
Died, from uremia
and heart disease, in Bangkok, Thailand,
September
2, 1912 (age 60 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bangkok
Protestant Cemetery, Bangkok, Thailand.
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William Whitney Kitchen (1875-1912) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
April
6, 1875.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician;
U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1911-12, died in office 1912.
While suffering from chronic heart disease, he died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Canary
Islands, October
16, 1912 (age 37 years, 193
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Alfred Proskauer (1850-1912) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland),
December
31, 1850.
Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Mobile,
Ala., 1902-08.
Jewish.
Dropped dead, probably from a heart attack, on Dauphin and
Claiborne streets, Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., October
25, 1912 (age 61 years, 299
days).
Interment at Springhill Avenue Temple Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Sheridan Pitt Read (1861-1912) —
also known as Sheridan P. Read —
of New York.
Born in Paris, Edgar
County, Ill., September
14, 1861.
U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1893-98.
Died, from heart disease, in London, England,
October
31, 1912 (age 51 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Sheridan Pitt Read. |
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Julius H. Stahel (1827-1912) —
also known as Julius H. Stahel-Számwald —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Szeged, Hungary,
November
5, 1827.
Newspaper
editor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Piedmont, June 5,
1864; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1866-69; Osaka, 1877-84; Hiogo, 1877-84; mining engineer;
U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1884-85; insurance
executive.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died, from angina pectoris, in the Hotel St.
James, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
4, 1912 (age 85 years, 29
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lewis J. Martin (1844-1913) —
of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born near Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
22, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1879-81;
county judge in New Jersey, 1881-96; member of New
Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1898-1903; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1913; died in office
1913.
Dropped dead, from heart disease, in Union
Station, Washington,
D.C., May 5,
1913 (age 69 years, 72
days).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, N.J.
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Lewis Seaman Patrick (1843-1913) —
also known as Lewis S. Patrick —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Fishkill, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 8,
1843.
Republican. Postmaster at Marinette,
Wis., 1890-94, 1898-1906; personal secretary to U.S. Sen. Isaac
Stephenson, 1907-13.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, from heart failure, in Washington,
D.C., July 2,
1913 (age 70 years, 24
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.
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William Jay Gaynor (1849-1913) —
also known as William J. Gaynor; "Brother Adrian
Denys" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Oriskany, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
2, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1894-1909; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1908-09; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1910-13; died in office 1913; shot
in the throat by James J. Gallagher, a former city employee, on
August 9, 1910.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, on board the steamship
Baltic, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, September
10, 1913 (age 64 years, 220
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Joseph William Craven (1854-1913) —
also known as Joseph W. Craven —
of Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn.
Born in Milford, Penobscot
County, Maine, March
19, 1854.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1891-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1904, 1910.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
with contributory arteriosclerosis, in Norwood (now part of
Norwood Young America), Carver
County, Minn., December
21, 1913 (age 59 years, 277
days).
Interment at Catholic
Church Cemetery, Norwood Young America, Minn.
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George Morgan Thomas (1828-1914) —
also known as George M. Thomas —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born near Poplar Flat, Lewis
County, Ky., November
23, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1859-63, 1872-73; county judge in
Kentucky, 1868; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1871; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1874-80;
U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1887-89; defeated,
1870.
Died, reportedly from angina pectoris, in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., January
7, 1914 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Robert Charles Moon (1844-1914) —
also known as Robert C. Moon —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Brighton, England,
February
17, 1844.
Physician;
benefactor of the blind; publisher of books for the blind with
embossed type, a system of tactile reading invented by his father; Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1897-98; Vice-Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1902-03.
Died, from heart disease, in Lansdowne, Delaware
County, Pa., February
13, 1914 (age 69 years, 361
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Moon and Mary Ann (Caudle) Moon; married 1886 to
Margaret Morris. |
| | Epitaph: "His Soul Is With
God." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Lewis Griffiths (1855-1914) —
also known as John L. Griffiths —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1889-93; U.S. Consul in Liverpool, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in London, 1909-14, died in office 1914.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died, of a heart seizure, in London, England,
May
17, 1914 (age 58 years, 222
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Griffiths and Elizabeth (Hughes) Griffiths; married, June 5,
1889, to Caroline Henderson. |
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William Butler Hornblower (1851-1914) —
also known as William B. Hornblower —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., May 13,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer;
nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1893, but not
confirmed; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1914; appointed 1914; died in office
1914.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from myocarditis, in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 16,
1914 (age 63 years, 34
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Thomas Edward Heenan (1848-1914) —
also known as Thomas E. Heenan —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1848.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Odessa, as of 1897-1905; Warsaw, as of 1914.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in Fiume, Hungary (now Rijeka, Croatia),
June
26, 1914 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Dennis Heenan and Margaret (O'Donnell)
Heenan. |
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Martin Linn Clardy (1844-1914) —
also known as Martin L. Clardy —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., April
26, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1879-89 (1st District 1879-83, 10th
District 1883-89); defeated, 1888; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1892.
Died, from heart disease, in St.
Louis, Mo., July 5,
1914 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 3,
1866.
Republican. Hardware
business; coal
dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1895-98; member of Illinois
state senate, 1899-1900; Illinois
state treasurer, 1903-05; member of Illinois
Republican State Committee, 1905; postmaster at Chicago,
Ill., 1905-07; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from valvular heart disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1914 (age 48 years, 128
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Brigham Thomas Phelps (1841-1914) —
also known as Brigham T. Phelps —
of Westminster, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Houghtonville, Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., May 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; deputy
sheriff; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Westminster, 1888.
Died, from myocarditis, in Westminster, Windham
County, Vt., November
6, 1914 (age 73 years, 186
days).
Interment at Westminster New Cemetery, Westminster, Vt.
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Charles Tyler Bean (1851-1914) —
also known as Charles T. Bean —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Coventry, Orleans
County, Vt., April
24, 1851.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; railway
conductor; real estate
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Newport, 1910.
Died, from heart disease, in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., November
15, 1914 (age 63 years, 205
days).
Interment at East
Main Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Bean and Sophronia (Thrasher) Bean; married to Lillian A.
Rowell. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Martin Ward (1874-1914) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Missouri, May 5,
1874.
Democrat. Bartender;
elected Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District
1914, but died before taking office.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1914 (age 40 years, 205
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Adolph Guttmacher (1861-1915) —
also known as Adolf Guttmacher —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Jaraczewo, Silesia (now Poland),
January
7, 1861.
Democrat. Rabbi; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart attack, aboard the
train Pennsylvania Limited, en route from Baltimore to
Chicago, near Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
17, 1915 (age 54 years, 10
days).
Interment at Baltimore
Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing
firm.
Died, of heart trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Charles Edgar Littlefield (1851-1915) —
also known as Charles E. Littlefield —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, June 21,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1885-88; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1887-88; Maine
state attorney general, 1889-92; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1892,
1896
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1899-1908; defeated
(People's), 1898; resigned 1908.
Died, from an embolism ten days after surgery, in the
Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1915 (age 63 years, 315
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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Charles Simpson Reid (1860-1915) —
of Palmetto, Campbell County (now Fulton
County), Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in November, 1860.
Superior court judge in Georgia, 1913-15.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., June 7,
1915 (age 54 years, 0
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Franklin Moore (1845-1915) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
6, 1845.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; salt
manufacturer; postmaster at St.
Clair, Mich., 1881, 1891; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1899-1902.
Died, from atrial stenosis, in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 12,
1915 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Horace J. Harvey (1833-1915) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Ann, Washington
County, N.Y., September
30, 1833.
Flour mill
business; grain and flour
merchant; U.S. Consul in Fort Erie, 1902-14.
Died, from heart disease, in Fort Erie, Ontario,
October
30, 1915 (age 82 years, 30
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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George Madison Roberts (1830-1915) —
also known as George M. Roberts —
of San
Benito County, Calif.
Born in Mercer
County, Ky., June 11,
1830.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1875-77.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
26, 1915 (age 85 years, 198
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Hollister, Calif.
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John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) —
also known as John C. Sheehan —
of New York.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
5, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Police
Commissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1896;
vice-president and director, Long Acre Electric
Light & Power Company.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from heart failure, in his law
office, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1916 (age 67 years, 188
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Frank J. Lutz (1855-1916) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 24,
1855.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1892.
German
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, March
24, 1916 (age 60 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lutz and Rosine Lutz; married, June 18,
1884, to May Selver. |
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William Jones Youngs (1851-1916) —
also known as William J. Youngs —
of Oyster Bay, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Oyster Bay, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., June 24,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1879-80; Queens
County District Attorney; private secretary to Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1902-15; newspaper
editor.
Member, Freemasons;
Chi
Psi.
Died, from heart trouble, in Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
27, 1916 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Interment at Youngs
Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
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Joseph Edwin Lawton (1845-1916) —
also known as Joseph E. Lawton —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in England,
September
10, 1845.
Republican. Insurance
agent; elected Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District
1916, but died before taking office.
Died, from interstitial
nephritis and arteriosclerosis, in Deaconness Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
10, 1916 (age 71 years, 61
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth (Tatterson) Lawton and Joseph Lawton; married, March 7,
1871, to Mary Louise Ficke. |
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Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) —
also known as F. N. Burdick —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., September
14, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
newspaper
editor; member
Dakota territorial council, 1883-84.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from arteriosclerosis and interstitial
nephritis, in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., February
22, 1917 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thompson Edwin Burdick and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick;
married, September
2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis. |
| | Epitaph: "Physician and
Friend." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., January
24, 1832.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S.
Ambassador to Great Britain, 1899-1905.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Philosophical Society; American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 14,
1917 (age 85 years, 110
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Washington
County, Ohio, February
10, 1837.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1892;
general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Died, from a rupture of the heart, in Hollywood, Los Angeles,
Los
Angeles County, Calif., July 30,
1917 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Richard Chilcott (1855-1917) —
of Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap
County, Wash.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in England,
May
15, 1855.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sea
captain; shipbroker;
stevedoring
business; Consul
for Central America in Seattle,
Wash., 1898; Consul
for Honduras in Seattle,
Wash., 1899-1903; Consul
for Nicaragua in Seattle,
Wash., 1899-1903.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died, from Bright's
disease, heart delatation, and arteriosclerosis, in
Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
31, 1917 (age 62 years, 108
days).
Cremated.
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Winfield Scott Kerr (1852-1917) —
also known as Winfield S. Kerr —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Monroe, Richland
County, Ohio, June 23,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1888-92; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1895-1901.
Died, from valvular insufficiency, in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, September
11, 1917 (age 65 years, 80
days).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Alvin S. Haines (1853-1918) —
of Lehigh
County, Pa.; Slatington, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Bowmanstown, Carbon
County, Pa., March
21, 1853.
Boat
weigher; merchant;
slate
quarry executive; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lehigh County, 1905-08.
Died, from heart failure, in Slatington, Lehigh
County, Pa., January
16, 1918 (age 64 years, 301
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Slatington, Pa.
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Frank H. Gould (1855-1918) —
of Mariposa
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Fayette
County, Iowa, August
29, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mariposa
County Surveyor, 1883-86; member of California
state assembly, 1891-95 (67th District 1891-93, 57th District
1893-95); Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1893; California
Democratic state chair, 1894-96; U.S. Surveyor-General for
California, 1915.
Died, from heart failure, in San
Francisco, Calif., January
26, 1918 (age 62 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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William Temple Emmet (1869-1918) —
also known as William T. Emmet —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 28,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1912;
New York State Superintendent of Insurance, 1912-14; member, New York
State Public Service Commission, 1914-18.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, following an attack of angina pectoris, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1918 (age 48 years, 191
days).
Interment at Beechwoods
Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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John Francis Sinnott (c.1850-1918) —
also known as John F. Sinnott —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1850.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; postmaster at Newark,
N.J., 1916-18.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart failure, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1918 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
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Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Saxtons River, Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt., April 8,
1835.
Republican. Postmaster at Brattleboro,
Vt., 1862-69.
Died, from chronic endocarditis, in Westminster, Windham
County, Vt., October
7, 1918 (age 83 years, 182
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875) and Merab Ann (Bradley) Kellogg; half-brother
of George
Bradley Kellogg; married, May 2,
1861, to Margaret White May; grandson of William
Czar Bradley; great-grandson of Stephen
Row Bradley and Mark
Richards; second cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger and Edward
Stanley Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of John
Allen and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin once removed of John
William Allen, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer, Jason
Kellogg, Eli
Elmer, Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus
Cook Merrill and Timothy
Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel
Chapin; fourth cousin of Stephen
Wright Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, John
Russell Kellogg, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, John
Calhoun Lewis, George
Smith Catlin, Ira
Allen Eastman, Francis
William Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Henry
Gould Lewis, Harvey
Gridley Eastman, George
Eastman, Clement
Phineas Kellogg and Franklin
Warren Kellogg. |
| | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Joseph Adams (1848-1919) —
also known as John J. Adams —
of New York.
Born in Douglas Town, New
Brunswick, September
16, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-87 (8th District 1883-85, 7th
District 1885-87).
Died suddenly, of heart disease (a year after suffering a stroke of
paralysis), in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
16, 1919 (age 70 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James Withycombe (1854-1919) —
of Oregon.
Born in Tavistock, Devon, England,
March
21, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
Oregon, 1915-19; defeated in primary, 1906; died in office 1919.
Member, Grange.
Died, from a heart condition, in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March 3,
1919 (age 64 years, 347
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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William Henkel (1858-1919) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1858.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1892;
U.S. Marshal, Southern District of New York, 1898-1915; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
28, 1919 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Fred Lockwood Keeler (1872-1919) —
also known as Fred L. Keeler —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 4,
1872.
Republican. School
teacher; college
professor; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-19; appointed 1913;
died in office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from cardiac dilitation, in St. Joseph Sanitarium (hospital),
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 4,
1919 (age 46 years, 274
days).
Interment at Grass
Lake East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Mich.
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Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) —
also known as Herbert P. Bissell —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara Gorge Railroad;
also counsel to the Buffalo Traction
Co.; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
While presiding at a trial, in court,
in the Niagara County
Courthouse, he suffered a heart attack and died, in
Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., April
30, 1919 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
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Matthew Griswold (1833-1919) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 6,
1833.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1862, 1865; manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1891-93, 1895-97.
Died, from heart disease, in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., May 19,
1919 (age 85 years, 347
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew Griswold (1792-1879) and Phebe Hubbard (Ely) Griswold;
married, January
8, 1866, to Sarah Lucy Olmstead; married, April
13, 1876, to Anna Brooks Schenk; grandson of Roger
Griswold; granduncle of Selden
Chapin; great-grandson of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; great-granduncle of Frederic
Lincoln Chapin; second great-grandson of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin twice removed of James
Hillhouse, Oliver
Wolcott Jr. and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin of John
William Allen and Henry
Titus Backus; second cousin twice removed of Zina
Hyde Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin; second cousin four times removed of Samuel
Huntington; third cousin of James
Samuel Wadsworth, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed of Gaylord
Griswold, Samuel
Clesson Allen, William
Woodbridge, Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Isaac
Backus, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Albert
Haller Tracy, Charles
Frederick Wadsworth, George
Frederick Stone, Thomas
Worcester Hyde, James
Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward
Oliver Wolcott and Alfred
Wolcott; third cousin twice removed of Daniel
Pitkin and James
Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of John
Davenport, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Samuel
H. Huntington, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington and James
Jermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin of Elisha
Hunt Allen, George
Washington Wolcott, Alexander
Hamilton Waterman, George
Griswold Sill, Charles
Edward Hyde, John
Sedgwick Hyde and Edward
Warden Hyde; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin, Thomas
Hale Sill, Frederick
William Lord, Edmund
Holcomb, Erastus
Clark Scranton, Theodore
Sill, Sereno
Hamilton Scranton, Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, William
Fessenden Allen, Samuel
Lord, Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell and Frederick
Hobbes Allen. |
| | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ernest Lister (1870-1919) —
of Washington.
Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England,
June
15, 1870.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1909; Governor of
Washington, 1913-19; died in office 1919.
Died, from heart and kidney
disease, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., June 14,
1919 (age 48 years, 364
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Alexander Galloway Harkness (1849-1919) —
also known as Alexander Harkness —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, June, 1849.
Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Savannah,
Ga., 1898-1919.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., July 13,
1919 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Leopold Kabis (1846-1919) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
February
4, 1846.
Democrat. Restauranteur;
Laramie
County Clerk, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wyoming Territory, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate, 1891-95; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1892.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, due to heart failure, in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., July 18,
1919 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Frank A. Towsley (1858-1919) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Galesburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April
11, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1908 (Republican primary), 1910 (Independent),
1913 (Republican primary), 1914 (Republican primary).
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from myocarditis, in the Sanitarium,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 23,
1919 (age 61 years, 103
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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William A. Smyth (1852-1919) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
14, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1904
(alternate); postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1897-1914; director, Owego Power &
Light Company.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen.
Died, from arteriosclerosis and asthma,
in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1919 (age 67 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Wilhelm Christian Magelssen (1873-1919) —
also known as William C. Magelssen —
of Bratsberg, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Bratsberg, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
19, 1873.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Beirut, 1899-1905; in Beirut, in August 1903, he was shot
at but not injured; press reports incorrectly reported that he
was dead; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Beirut, 1905-06; U.S. Consul in Baghdad, 1906-09; Colombo, 1909-11; Melbourne, 1911-17.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, on board the steamship
Sonoma, in the North
Pacific Ocean, October
17, 1919 (age 45 years, 363
days).
Interment at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Near Peterson,
Fillmore County, Minn.
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William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919) —
also known as "Viscount Astor" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
31, 1848.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1878; member
of New
York state senate 10th District, 1880-81; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1880 (7th District), 1881 (11th
District); U.S. Minister to Italy, 1882-85; renounced his American citizenship and became a
British subject in 1899; became a Baron in 1916 and a Viscount in
1917; member of the British House of Lords.
Heir to Astor family fortune of about $100 million; moved to England
in 1890 and became a British subject.
Died, of heart disease, in Brighton, England,
October
18, 1919 (age 71 years, 201
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Jacob Astor III and Charlotte Augusta (Gibbes) Astor; married, June 6,
1878, to Mary Dahlgren Paul; great-grandson of John
Armstrong Jr. and John Jacob Astor; great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Armstrong and Edward
Livingston (1764-1836); second great-grandson of John
Armstrong and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); third great-grandson of Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); third great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Robert
Livingston the Younger; fourth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); first cousin of Margaret Astor Ward (who
married John
Winthrop Chanler); first cousin once removed of William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and William Vincent Astor (who married Helen
Dinsmore Huntington); first cousin four times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin
Livingston; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Stephen
John Schuyler, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter
Samuel Schuyler; second cousin five times removed of Matthew
Clarkson; third cousin once removed of Peter
Goelet Gerry, Ogden
Livingston Mills and Robert
Reginald Livingston; third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William
Jay, Gerrit
Smith, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard and James
Parker; fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson, Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard, John
Jay II, Nicholas
Fish, Hamilton
Fish Jr. and Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer. |
| | Political family: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Wikipedia article — U.S.
State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier |
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Milton Eby (1850-1920) —
also known as Peter Milton Eby —
of Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
16, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; livestock
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1891-96; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1897-1900; Lancaster
County Sheriff, 1912-16.
Died, from aortic dilatation, in Paradise Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
30, 1920 (age 69 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hershey Mennonite Church Cemetery, Salisbury Township,
Lancaster County, Pa.
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Frank M. Brundage (1851-1920) —
of Conyngham, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Conyngham, Luzerne
County, Pa., August
18, 1851.
Republican. Physician;
U.S. Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1897-1905.
Died, from arteriosclerosis and nephritis,
in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., February
22, 1920 (age 68 years, 188
days).
Interment at Conyngham Episcopal Cemetery, Conyngham, Pa.
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Jacob H. Marks (1864-1920) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1864.
Republican. Member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
Jewish.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, of endocarditis, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1920 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William John Browning (1850-1920) —
also known as William J. Browning —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., April
11, 1850.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; postmaster at Camden,
N.J., 1889-94; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1911-20; died in
office 1920.
Died, from a heart attack, in the barber shop of the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March
24, 1920 (age 69 years, 348
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Roger Charles Sullivan (1861-1920) —
also known as Roger C. Sullivan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., February
3, 1861.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1892,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912
(speaker),
1916;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1914.
Died, of heart failure, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
14, 1920 (age 59 years, 71
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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Theodore Newton Vail (1845-1920) —
also known as Theodore N. Vail —
of Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 16,
1845.
Republican. General superintendent, U.S. Railway Mail Service,
1876-79; president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co., 1885-89 and 1907-19; founder of Western Electric and of Bell
Labs; built an electric
railway system in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1890-1904; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from kidney
and cardiac complications, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April
16, 1920 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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Robert Broadnax Glenn (1854-1920) —
also known as Robert B. Glenn —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., August
11, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1893-97;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1899-1900; Governor of
North Carolina, 1905-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1912.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Royal Alexandra
Hotel,
Winnipeg, Manitoba,
May
16, 1920 (age 65 years, 279
days).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Arthur Clarence Walworth (1844-1920) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
29, 1844.
Mechanical
engineer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1886-87.
Congregationalist.
Died, from heart disease, in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 23,
1920 (age 76 years, 55
days).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, Mass.
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August Henry Bolte (1854-1920) —
also known as August H. Bolte —
of Franklin
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Franklin
County, Mo., September
23, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1881-94; Franklin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1897-1901; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1900; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
German
ancestry.
Died, from valvular heart disease and nephritis,
in St.
Louis, Mo., June 24,
1920 (age 65 years, 275
days).
Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Washington, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Bolte and Wilhelmina Charlotte (Haase) Bolte;
married 1882 to
Christina K. Arand. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Souvenir of the Missouri
Legislature 1897 |
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Lot Francis McNamara (1856-1920) —
also known as Lot F. McNamara —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in West Newbury, Essex
County, Mass., January
6, 1856.
Democrat. Shoe
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1904;
postmaster at Haverhill,
Mass., 1913-20.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, at Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., July 31,
1920 (age 64 years, 207
days).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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August H. Goetting (1856-1920) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1856.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1880;
music
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1904;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1913.
Died, from heart dilation, in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
3, 1920 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Curns Brown (1848-1921) —
also known as James C. Brown —
of Bloomsburg, Columbia
County, Pa.
Born in Mifflinville, Columbia
County, Pa., April
29, 1848.
Republican. Surveyor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884,
1900,
1920;
postmaster at Bloomsburg,
Pa., 1902-14.
Died, from heart disease, in Black Creek Township, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
8, 1921 (age 72 years, 254
days).
Interment at Brown Cemetery, Mifflinville, Pa.
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Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus (1856-1921) —
also known as Frank W. Gunsaulus —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chesterville, Morrow
County, Ohio, January
1, 1856.
Republican. Pastor; lecturer;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1888 ; president,
Armour Institute of Technology, 1893-1921.
Congregationalist.
Suffered a heart attack and died, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1921 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Wesley Canada (1850-1921) —
also known as William W. Canada —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Stony Creek Township, Randolph
County, Ind., June 8,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1890-97; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1897-1918.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
During the Felix Diaz uprising in 1912, he was shot
in the leg while riding a horse near the consulate.
Died, of heart disease, in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., May 17,
1921 (age 70 years, 343
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) —
also known as Franklin K. Lane —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, July 15,
1864.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,
1906-13; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20.
Died, of a heart attack 12 days after appendicitis
surgery, at the Mayo Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 18,
1921 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Cremated.
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Rorer Abraham James (1859-1921) —
also known as Rorer A. James —
of Danville,
Va.
Born near Brosville, Pittsylvania
County, Va., March 1,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1889-92; member of Virginia
state senate, 1893-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1920-21; died in
office 1921.
Died, from heart disease, in Danville,
Va., August
6, 1921 (age 62 years, 158
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Va.
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Frank Willis Wheeler (1853-1921) —
also known as Frank W. Wheeler —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.; West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chaumont, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 2,
1853.
Republican. Shipbuilder;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1889-91.
Died, from heart disease, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1921 (age 68 years, 160
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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George Washington Stone (1849-1921) —
also known as George W. Stone —
of Michigan.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., August
27, 1849.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan
state auditor general, 1891-92.
Died of a heart attack while playing the drum in an Armistice
Day parade,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1921 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Henry Clay Evans (1843-1921) —
also known as H. Clay Evans —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in McAlisterville, Juniata
County, Pa., June 18,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; iron and railway
car manufacturer; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1892,
1896,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1894; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1896;
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in London, 1902-05; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1918.
Died, from heart disease, in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., December
12, 1921 (age 78 years, 177
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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William M. Cumming (1860-1922) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., July 9,
1860.
Real
estate business; notary
public; Vice-Consul
for Haiti in Wilmington,
N.C., 1887-1908.
Died, from heart disease, in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
24, 1922 (age 61 years, 199
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) —
also known as James A. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., April
25, 1865.
Republican. Lumber
business; woollen
manufacturer; steamboat
business; hotel
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District
1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he was
called "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were
"desert dry").
Became ill, from heart disease and gastritis,
while on
board the steamship Porto Rico, and died soon after, in
Long Island Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1922 (age 56 years, 281
days).
Interment at Warrensburg
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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William Henry Hall (1867-1922) —
also known as William H. Hall —
of South Willington, Willington, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in South Willington, Willington, Tolland
County, Conn., May 31,
1867.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Willington, 1893-98, 1905-06,
1909-16, 1919-20; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1899-1900, 1917-18, 1921-22 (24th District
1899-1900, 35th District 1917-18, 1921-22); died in office 1922;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1920.
Died, from a heart attack, in the public writing room of the
Ridgewood Hotel,
Daytona (now part of Daytona Beach), Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1922 (age 54 years, 259
days).
Entombed at Willington
Hill Cemetery, Willington, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Gardiner Hall and Fanny (Parker) Hall; married to Alice
Holman. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry Thomas Oxnard (1860-1922) —
also known as Henry T. Oxnard —
of Oxnard, Ventura
County, Calif.; Upperville, Fauquier
County, Va.
Born in Marseille, France,
June
22, 1860.
Republican. President, later vice-president, American Beet Sugar
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1908.
Died, from a heart attack, at the University Club, Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., June 8,
1922 (age 61 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart attack or stroke,
while golfing
at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Garret James Garretson (1847-1922) —
also known as Garret J. Garretson —
of Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Newtown, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 16,
1847.
Republican. Queens
County School Commissioner, 1873-75; Queens
County Surrogate, 1880; Queens
County Judge, 1886-96; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1897-1917.
Died, from a heart attack, in Amagansett, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 9,
1922 (age 74 years, 358
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Garret J. Garretson and Catherine (Rapalje) Garretson;
married 1876 to Eliza
Leggett Eastman; married 1897 to Sara
Wilson. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Claude B. Terrell (1871-1922) —
of Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky.
Born in Trimble
County, Ky., 1871.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1910.
Died, of heart disease, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 18,
1922 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trimble County, Ky.
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John Granville Woolley (1850-1922) —
also known as John G. Woolley —
of Illinois.
Born in Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, February
15, 1850.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1900.
Died, following a heart attack, in Granada, Spain,
August
13, 1922 (age 72 years, 179
days).
Interment at Edgar
Cemetery, Paris, Ill.
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Elon Rouse Brown (1857-1922) —
also known as Elon R. Brown —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Stone Mills, Orleans, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
7, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel to the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894;
member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1898-1904, 1913-18; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1916,
1920.
Opposed woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition.
While duck
hunting from a small
boat, he suffered a heart attack and died, at Fox Island,
Cape Vincent, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
24, 1922 (age 64 years, 352
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Charles Joel Fisk (1858-1922) —
also known as Charles J. Fisk —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, June 16,
1858.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896
(alternate), 1900;
mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1897-1900.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from angina pectoris and myocardial degeneration,
in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
27, 1922 (age 64 years, 164
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey Fisk and Louisa (Green) Fisk; married 1879 to Lizzie
Richey. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Plainfield (N.J.)
Courier-News, November 27, 1922 |
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James Fitzgerald (1853-1922) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
October
28, 1853.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1878; member
of New
York state senate 9th District, 1882-83; general sessions court
judge in New York, 1890-98; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1899-1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1922 (age 69 years, 50
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of James Fitzgerald and Delia (O'Halloran) Fitzgerald; married 1888 to Anna
Tynan. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frederic Eleazer Boothby (1845-1923) —
also known as Frederic E. Boothby —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Norway, Oxford
County, Maine, December
3, 1845.
Republican. Official in various capacities for Maine Central Railroad;
general passenger agent for the Portland, Mt. Desert and Machias Steamboat
Company; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1904
(delegation chair); mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1916-17.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from heart disease, in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
7, 1923 (age 77 years, 35
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of
Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died, of heart disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March
30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Michael H. Kiley (1861-1923) —
of Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Horicon, Warren
County, N.Y., August
28, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County District Attorney, 1899; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1913-23; died in office 1923.
Died, of heart disease, in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., May 19,
1923 (age 61 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Russell Kellogg (1864-1923) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April
22, 1864.
Artist;
U.S. Vice Consul in Yokohama, 1918-23, died in office 1923.
Died suddenly, from heart disease, in the New York Central railroad
station, Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 3,
1923 (age 59 years, 72
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) —
also known as Warren G. Harding —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
2, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio
state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker);
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1910; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President
of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Alpha Delta.
First
president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,
1922.
Died, probably from a heart attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273
days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted
by historians.
Originally entombed at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 at Harding
Memorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;
married, July 8,
1891, to Florence
Harding. |
| | Harding County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | Harding High
School, in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding High
School, in Warren,
Ohio, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding Middle
School, in Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The community
of Harding
Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for
him. — Warren Street,
G Street,
and Harding Street
(now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan,
Alaska, were all named for
him. — Harding Mountain,
in Chelan
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Mount
Harding, in Skagway,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | Personal motto: "Remember there are two
sides to every question. Get both." |
| | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to
normalcy with Harding." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis
Russell, The
Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His
Times — Robert K. Murray, The
Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His
Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The
Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,
Inside
Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The
Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.
Dean, Warren
G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts,
Warren
G. Harding (for young readers) |
| | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Oliver Ames Spencer (1860-1923) —
also known as Oliver A. Spencer —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
8, 1860.
Banker;
Consular
Agent for Italy in Seattle,
Wash., 1890-1903.
Just after finishing a game of
golf, he collapsed and died, from heart disease or apoplexy,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
8, 1923 (age 63 years, 212
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard (1844-1923) —
also known as Ezekiel G. Stoddard —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., November
14, 1844.
Banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1886.
While horseback
riding at Bell Ranch, he fell or was
thrown from the horse, fractured his ankle, probably suffered
some heart trouble, and died six hours later without regaining
consciousness, in Tucumcari, Quay
County, N.M., September
18, 1923 (age 78 years, 308
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Stoddard and Esther Ann (Gilbert) Stoddard; married, January
10, 1871, to Mary DeForest Burlock; father of Louis
Ezekiel Stoddard; seventh great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Robert Sherman; second cousin four times removed of Pierpont
Edwards and Aaron
Burr; third cousin once removed of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman, John
Sherman and Blanche
M. Woodward; third cousin thrice removed of John
Davenport, James
Davenport, Daniel
Chapin, Theodore
Dwight, Morris
Woodruff and Henry
Waggaman Edwards. |
| | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Edwards-Davenport-Thompson-Hooker
family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Francis Buckner Jr. (1849-1923) —
also known as James F. Buckner —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., May 6,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Kentucky District,
1879; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880;
Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Louisville,
Ky., 1896-99; Consul-General
for Central America in Louisville,
Ky., 1897-98; Consul-General
for Honduras in Louisville,
Ky., 1898-1907; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in Louisville,
Ky., 1899-1907.
Died, from angina pectoris and cerebral
hemorrhage, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
19, 1923 (age 74 years, 136
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Cornelius Verberg (c.1858-1923) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born about 1858.
Mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, in a hospital
in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
23, 1923 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George G. Weeks (1860-1923) —
of Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, April
14, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, at the New Chase House hotel,
Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
21, 1923 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Fairfield, Maine.
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Jefferson Monroe Levy (1852-1924) —
also known as Jefferson M. Levy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
16, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1911-15 (13th District
1899-1901, 1911-13, 14th District 1913-15).
Jewish.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the War of 1812.
Inherited Thomas
Jefferson's home, Monticello, from his uncle; maintained and
preserved it for later generations.
Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1924 (age 71 years, 325
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Francis Elisha Baker (1860-1924) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
20, 1860.
Lawyer;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1899-1902; Judge of U.S. Circuit
Court for the 7th Circuit, 1902-11; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1902-24; died in
office 1924.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from endocarditis, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
15, 1924 (age 63 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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John G. A. Leishman (1857-1924) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
28, 1857.
Republican. President, Carnegie Steel
Company, 1886-97; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1897-1901; Turkey, 1900-06; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1906-09; Italy, 1909-11; Germany, 1911-13.
Died, from heart disease, in his suite at the Hotel
Parc Palace, Monte Carlo, Monaco,
March
27, 1924 (age 66 years, 365
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marcus Aurelius Smith (1851-1924) —
also known as Marcus A. Smith; Mark A.
Smith —
of Tombstone, Cochise
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born near Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., January
24, 1851.
Democrat. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1887-95, 1897-99,
1901-03, 1905-09; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1912-21; defeated, 1920.
Died, from heart disease, in his hotel
room at Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1924 (age 73 years, 74
days).
Interment at Battle
Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
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Val Schlesinger (c.1857-1924) —
of Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo.
Born about 1857.
Merchant;
banker;
mayor
of Fredericktown, Mo., 1900.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart disease, in Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo., May 27,
1924 (age about 67
years).
Interment somewhere
in St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles Adam Taschetta (1859-1924) —
also known as Charles A. Taschetta —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., September
13, 1859.
Democrat. Grocer; Leavenworth
County Auditor, 1897-1903; postmaster at Leavenworth,
Kan., 1915-23.
Catholic.
Died, from a heart attack, in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., July 2,
1924 (age 64 years, 293
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
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Henry Woolsey Douglas (1867-1924) —
also known as Henry W. Douglas; Harry
Douglas —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
7, 1867.
Democrat. Engineer;
superintendent, Ann Arbor Gas
Company; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905.
Died, from acute cardiac failure, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
24, 1924 (age 57 years, 230
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Henry C. Schock (1858-1924) —
of Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born November
19, 1858.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Died, from a heart attack, in Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pa., September
29, 1924 (age 65 years, 315
days).
Interment at Mount
Joy Cemetery, Mt. Joy, Pa.
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Edward Bell (1882-1924) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
9, 1882.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1909-11; counsellor of U.S. embassy in Japan, 1919-21,
and in China, 1922-24.
Died, from heart failure, in Peking (Beijing), China,
October
28, 1924 (age 42 years, 80
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Helen Augusta (Wilmerding) Bell and Edward Bell (1860-1902; New
York City Park Commissioner). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Leopold David (1878-1924) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1878.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1920-23; trustee, Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1923-25.
Jewish.
Died, of heart failure, November
21, 1924 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) —
also known as T. Frank Appleby —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
10, 1864.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1896;
mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., December
15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.
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James Edwin Campbell (1843-1924) —
also known as James E. Campbell —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Middletown, Butler
County, Ohio, July 7,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1884-89 (7th District 1884-85, 3rd
District 1885-87, 7th District 1887-89); defeated, 1906; Governor of
Ohio, 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1924.
Died, of chronic myocarditis, in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
17, 1924 (age 81 years, 163
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Robert Carl Bornefeld (1850-1924) —
also known as Robert Bornefeld —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Bielefeld, Germany,
January
22, 1850.
Cotton
factor; Honorary
Consul for Japan in Galveston,
Tex., 1898-1903; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Galveston,
Tex., 1900-03, 1916-23.
German
ancestry.
Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
24, 1924 (age 74 years, 337
days).
Cremated.
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Ben Franklin Caldwell (1848-1924) —
of Chatham, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born near Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
2, 1848.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Illinois
state senate, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1899-1905, 1907-09 (17th District
1899-1903, 21st District 1903-05, 1907-09); defeated, 1904; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of miocarditis, in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
29, 1924 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Willard Bartlett (1846-1925) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., October
14, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Elihu
Root, 1869-83 and 1917-24; drama
critic; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1884-1907; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1896-1906; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1906-16; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1914-16.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from heart disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1925 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William P. Sullivan (1870-1925) —
of Billings, Christian
County, Mo.
Born in Wisconsin, June 3,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Christian County, 1899-1900;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1901-04; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1916.
Convicted
in 1905 of accepting
a bribe while serving as State Senator, and fined
$100.
Died suddenly, from heart failure, in Billings, Christian
County, Mo., April
17, 1925 (age 54 years, 318
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Billings, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan and Angenette 'Nettie' (Glidden) Sullivan; married
to Alice Virginia Reid. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Hercules Ebbets (1859-1925) —
also known as Charles H. Ebbets; Charlie
Ebbets —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1859.
Architect;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1896; owner,
Brooklyn Dodgers professional
baseball team, 1902-25.
Died, from heart failure, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
18, 1925 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, April
10, 1878, to Minnie Frances Amelia Broadbent; married, May 8,
1922, to Grace Eleanor Slade. |
| | Ebbets Field (built 1912, demolished 1960), ballpark
for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in Brooklyn,
New York, was named for
him. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Franklinville, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
3, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876.
Methodist.
One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers;
invented
the first
successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;
later, he was an oil
producer based in Oklahoma.
Died, of heart trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1925 (age 82 years, 251
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) —
also known as Nelson A. Miles —
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., August
8, 1839.
Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1892 for action at the battle of Chancellorsville,
1863; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Puerto Rico; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,
1904.
Suffered a heart attack and died, while attending a circus,
in Washington,
D.C., May 15,
1925 (age 85 years, 280
days).
Entombed at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) —
also known as Thomas R. Marshall —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in North Manchester, Wabash
County, Ind., March
14, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1912,
1920;
Vice
President of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Moose; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent
cigar.".
Died, from the effects of a heart attack, in his room at the
Willard Hotel, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1925 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Originally entombed at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.; re-entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Robert Marion LaFollette (1855-1925) —
also known as Robert M. LaFollette; "Fighting
Bob"; "Battling Bob" —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., June 14,
1855.
Lawyer;
Dane
County District Attorney, 1880-84; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1885-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1904;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1901-06; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1906-25; died in office 1925; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1908,
1916;
Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
French
ancestry.
Died of heart disease complicated by asthma
and pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., June 18,
1925 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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James Hilton Manning (1854-1925) —
also known as James H. Manning —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
22, 1854.
Democrat. President, Weed Parsons Printing
Company; president, Albany Railway
Company (street railways); president, Hudson River Telephone
Company; president, National Savings Bank of
Albany; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1890-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1892.
Died, from acute dilation of heart, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 4,
1925 (age 70 years, 285
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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John A. McCurdy (1841-1925) —
of Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Staunton Township, Miami
County, Ohio, March
26, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Ohio
state house of representatives from Miami County, 1897.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died, of cardiac decompensation, in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, August
26, 1925 (age 84 years, 153
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.
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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart and kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Henry Vroman Borst (1857-1925) —
also known as Henry V. Borst —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 4,
1857.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1913-25; appointed 1913;
resigned 1925.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart attack while speaking at
a dinner, in the parish
house of St. Casimir's Church, Amsterdam, N.Y., and died soon
after, in Memorial Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
25, 1925 (age 68 years, 144
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Borst and Susan (Vrooman) Borst; married to Alida Yerdon and
Daisy Snook. |
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memorial |
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Julius Marshuetz Mayer (1865-1925) —
also known as Julius M. Mayer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908;
New
York state attorney general, 1905-06; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1912-21; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1921-24; resigned
1924.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1925 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Benjamin Britton Chandler (1854-1925) —
of Henry, Williamsburg
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, November
7, 1854.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1924-25; died in office
1925.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, at Henry, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
13, 1925 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Hemingway, Georgetown
County, S.C.
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Charles Henry Maull (1842-1925) —
also known as Charles H. Maull —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, April
16, 1842.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1888;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1889-90.
Died, from chronic cardiac disease, in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
13, 1925 (age 83 years, 241
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Lewes, Del.
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Martin Behrman (1864-1926) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1864.
Democrat. Delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921; Louisiana
state auditor, 1904-05; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1904-20, 1925-26; defeated, 1920; died in
office 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1908,
1912,
1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
Louisiana
Democratic state chair, 1925.
German
and Jewish
ancestry.
Died, of heart disease, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
12, 1926 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Thomas Miles Bresnehen (1860-1926) —
also known as Thomas M. Bresnehen —
of Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., April
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); postmaster at Brookfield,
Mo., 1914-19.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died suddenly, from a heart attack, in Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo., January
27, 1926 (age 65 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Bresnehen and Honora (Dailey) Bresnehen; married 1886 to
Isabelle Hanscom. |
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memorial |
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Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) —
also known as Charles R. Henry —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
29, 1856.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1885.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of apoplexy (cerebral
hemorrhage), after a period of heart trouble, in Alpena,
Alpena
County, Mich., February
26, 1926 (age 69 years, 59
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Granville W. Harman (1852-1926) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Ohio, June 5,
1852.
Republican. Steamboat
inspector; wholesale
grocer; banker; financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896.
Died, from heart disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
14, 1926 (age 73 years, 313
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Harman and Sarah Harman. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
April 15, 1926 |
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Alton Brooks Parker (1852-1926) —
also known as Alton B. Parker; "Parker the
Silent" —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Esopus, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., May 14,
1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ulster
County Surrogate, 1877-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1884,
1908,
1912
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker);
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1885-97; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1897-1904; resigned 1904;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1904; law partner of William
F. Sheehan and Edward
W. Hatch, 1905-12.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from heart disease, while riding in
his automobile through Central Park, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1926 (age 73 years, 361
days).
Interment at Wiltwyck
Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
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John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) —
also known as John E. Ramer —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo., October
27, 1869.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1921-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening to
bring in the U.S. Marines.
Died, of heart disease, in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1926 (age 56 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) —
also known as Albert B. Cummins —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born, in a log
house, near Carmichaels, Greene
County, Pa., February
15, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1888; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1896,
1904,
1924;
Governor
of Iowa, 1902-08; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Died of a heart attack, in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1926 (age 76 years, 165
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Robert Wodrow Archbald (1848-1926) —
also known as Robert W. Archbald —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., September
10, 1848.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1884-88; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1888-1901; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1901-11;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1911-13; removed
1913.
Impeached
by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912 on conflict
of interest charges; convicted
(removed
from office) by the U.S. Senate on four articles of impeachment.
Died, from a heart attack, in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
19, 1926 (age 77 years, 343
days).
Interment at Dunmore
Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.
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Joseph Lafayette Rhinock (1863-1926) —
also known as Joseph L. Rhinock —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Owenton, Owen
County, Ky., January
4, 1863.
Democrat. Oil
refiner; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1894-99; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1905-11; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908;
theater
business.
Died, from heart disease, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1926 (age 63 years, 259
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Adolphus Humbles (1840-1926) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., October
17, 1840.
Republican. Merchant;
operated a toll road between Lynchburg and Rustberg; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896,
1904.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died, from endocarditis, in Lynchburg,
Va., October
4, 1926 (age 85 years, 352
days).
Interment at Humbles Family Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Howard Weber (1862-1927) —
of Venango
County, Pa.; Bartlesville, Washington
County, Okla.
Born in Dempseytown, Venango
County, Pa., October
28, 1862.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912,
1916.
Died, of myocarditis, in Bartlesville, Washington
County, Okla., January
29, 1927 (age 64 years, 93
days).
Interment at White
Rose Cemetery, Bartlesville, Okla.
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Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) —
also known as Walter H. Jaycox —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Wassaic, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
3, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk
County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906-27; appointed 1906;
died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Died, of heart disease, en route to his home, in the
automobile of Justice Leander
B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox; married, December
3, 1890, to Inez Leaming. |
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William Coffin (1877-1927) —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
8, 1877.
Merchant;
U.S. Consul in Masqat, 1906-07; Tripoli, 1908-10; Jerusalem, 1910-13; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, 1913-17; Christiania, 1917; Stockholm, 1917-18; Berlin, 1919-26.
Died, from heart disease, in Algiers, Algeria,
February
13, 1927 (age 49 years, 128
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles A. Coffin and Alice E. (Gale) Coffin; married 1905 to Mabel
Sands Rees. |
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Franklin Everett Purcell (1879-1927) —
also known as F. Everett Purcell —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Kentucky, February
10, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Enid,
Okla., 1906-13; candidate for Oklahoma
state auditor, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1920.
Died, from heart disease, in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., February
13, 1927 (age 48 years, 3
days).
Interment at Enid
Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
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John Jacob Gatling (1843-1927) —
also known as John J. Gatling —
of Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., January
18, 1843.
Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1879-84; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1893-94.
Died, from bronchitis
and endocarditis, in Gates
County, N.C., February
21, 1927 (age 84 years, 34
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Gates County, N.C.
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William Ezekiel Candler (1856-1927) —
also known as William E. Candler —
of Blairsville, Union
County, Ga.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., February
28, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1904.
Died, following a heart attack, in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., March
10, 1927 (age 71 years, 10
days).
Interment at New Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, Ga.
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Charles Merrill Hough (1858-1927) —
also known as Charles M. Hough —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 18,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and for steamship
companies in maritime
litigation; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1906-16; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1916-27; died in
office 1927.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from angina pectoris, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
22, 1927 (age 68 years, 339
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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William Joseph Fallon (1886-1927) —
also known as William J. Fallon; "The Great
Mouthpiece"; "Broadway's
Cicero" —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1918; charged
in 1924 with bribing
a juror;
tried
and acquitted.
Died, of heart disease, in the Hotel
Oxford, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1927 (age about 40
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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George Defer (d. 1927) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1918-27; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1927; died in office 1927.
While talking in a hotel
room with several colleagues, he suffered a heart attack,
and died, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 2,
1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856-1927) —
also known as Herbert W. Bowen —
of New York; Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1856.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Barcelona, 1890-95; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1895-98; last American official to leave Spain
before the Spanish American War; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1899-1901; Venezuela, 1901-05.
English
ancestry.
Died, of heart disease, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., May 29,
1927 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
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William Newell Vaile (1876-1927) —
also known as William N. Vaile —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 22,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1919-27; defeated,
1916; died in office 1927.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from heart disease, while riding in an
automobile in or near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 2,
1927 (age 51 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927) —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill., October
8, 1846.
Lawyer;
banker;
DuPage
County Judge, 1882-90; mayor
of Wheaton, Ill., 1890-92; founder (1901) and president
(1901-11), U.S. Steel.
Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
15, 1927 (age 80 years, 311
days).
Entombed at Wheaton
Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
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Stuart Douglas Lansing (1866-1927) —
also known as Stuart D. Lansing —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., November
21, 1866.
Republican. President, Bagley Sewall Co., manufacturers of paper-making
machines; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died, from heart disease, in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1927 (age 60 years, 286
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) —
of Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
30, 1860.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1927.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart trouble, in Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb., September
6, 1927 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
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John Anderson McDowell (1853-1927) —
also known as John A. McDowell —
of Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio; Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Born in Killibuck, Holmes
County, Ohio, September
25, 1853.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1897-1901.
Died, from a heart problem and bladder
cancer, in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
2, 1927 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio.
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Arnold Katz (c.1857-1927) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bodenhausen, Hesse, Germany,
about 1857.
Shipping
agent; notary
public; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Austria-Hungary in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1891-99; Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1894-1917.
Jewish.
Died, from myocardial degeneration, in Jewish Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
9, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Joseph Bloomer Kealing (1859-1927) —
also known as Joseph B. Kealing —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 25,
1859.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1896,
1908;
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1901-09; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1920-24.
Died, from chronic myocarditis and parenchymatous
nephritis, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
7, 1927 (age 68 years, 165
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.
Huggins. |
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William Nash Everett (1864-1928) —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., December
29, 1864.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-18; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1919-22; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1923-28; died in office 1928.
Died of a heart attack in his room at the Sir Walter Raleigh
Hotel,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., February
7, 1928 (age 63 years, 40
days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
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William Howard Thompson (1871-1928) —
also known as William H. Thompson —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., October
14, 1871.
Democrat. District judge in Kansas, 1906-13; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1922.
Died, from heart disease, in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1928 (age 56 years, 118
days).
Original interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1928 at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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James Ambrose Gallivan (1866-1928) —
also known as James A. Gallivan —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1866.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1890; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1914-28; died in
office 1928; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1917.
Staunch opponent of alcohol prohibition.
Died, from heart disease, in Ring Hospital,
Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 3,
1928 (age 61 years, 164
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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James Harrison Oliver (1857-1928) —
also known as J. H. Oliver —
of Shirley, Charles
City County, Va.
Born in Houston
County, Ga., January
15, 1857.
As a naval commander, he was arrested
and court-martialed
over his
role in a 1904 collision in Delaware Bay; acquitted and
reinstated; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands.
Died, of heart disease, in Charles
City County, Va., April 6,
1928 (age 71 years, 82
days).
Interment at Shirley Plantation Cemetery, Shirley, Va.
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John Alden Dix (1860-1928) —
also known as John A. Dix —
of Thomson, Washington
County, N.Y.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., December
25, 1860.
Democrat. Banker; lumber
business; paper
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1908; New York
Democratic state chair, 1910; Governor of
New York, 1911-12; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Died, from heart disease, in Harbor Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1928 (age 67 years, 106
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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William James Behan (1840-1928) —
also known as William J. Behan —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; White Castle, Iberville
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
25, 1840.
Republican. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; sugar planter; merchant;
manufacturer;
grocery
business; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1882-84; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1896,
1900,
1908;
Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1900-12; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1904; postmaster at New
Orleans, La., 1909-11.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, from a heart attack, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 4,
1928 (age 87 years, 222
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Albert H. Mansfield (1866-1928) —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Webster, Worcester
County, Mass., June 7,
1866.
Railroad
builder; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Putnam, 1901-02.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from angina pectoris, in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., June 3,
1928 (age 61 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tirey L. Ford (1857-1928) —
also known as T. L. Ford —
of California.
Born in Monroe
County, Mo., 1857.
California
state attorney general, 1899-1902.
Charged
with offering a
bribe; tried
and acquitted in 1907.
Died, of a heart attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., June 26,
1928 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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George Brinton McClellan Harvey (1864-1928) —
also known as George Harvey —
of Deal, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., February
16, 1864.
Newspaper
reporter; New Jersey Insurance Commissioner, 1890-91; builder and
president of electric
railroads, 1894-98; editor and
publisher, North American Review and Harper's
Weekly; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1921-23.
Died, from a heart attack and asthma,
in Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Peacham
Cemetery, Peacham, Vt.
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Eugene Foster (1860-1928) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Caroga town, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
8, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1909-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Woodmen.
Died, probably from heart disease, in his office
at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Robert Lansing (1864-1928) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
17, 1864.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1915-20.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Psi
Upsilon.
Died, of myocarditis, in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1928 (age 64 years, 13
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Sanford Willard Smith (1869-1929) —
also known as Sanford W. Smith —
of Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., August
19, 1869, reportedly in the same house where President Martin
Van Buren was born in 1782.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1901; Columbia
County Judge, 1902; member of New York
state senate, 1905-08 (24th District 1905-06, 25th District
1907-08); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1918-27; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1928; appointed 1928.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart attack, in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
24, 1929 (age 59 years, 158
days).
Interment at Chatham
Rural Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Smith and Rachel (Shaw) Smith; married, July 1,
1896, to Maud Peck Harding. |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Walter Roscoe Stubbs (1858-1929) —
also known as W. R. Stubbs —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born near Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Rancher;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-07; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1905-06; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1904-08; Governor of
Kansas, 1909-13; defeated in primary, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1912.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, after a short illness and some heart trouble, in Topeka,
Shawnee
County, Kan., March
25, 1929 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Lawrence
Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Myron Timothy Herrick (1854-1929) —
also known as Myron T. Herrick —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Huntington, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
secretary-treasurer and president, Society for Savings,
Cleveland; director and board chairman of railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1904,
1908,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1901; Governor of
Ohio, 1904-06; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1912-14, 1921-29, died in office 1929; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; on October 19, 1921, a bomb, sent in a
package to the Ambassador's residence, exploded
when his valet opened it.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died of a heart attack in Paris, France,
March
31, 1929 (age 74 years, 173
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862-1929) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey —
of Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., October
6, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1901-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1920.
Died, from a coronary embolism, in a courtroom
while defending a client, in the Grayson County
Courthouse, Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April
13, 1929 (age 66 years, 189
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.
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W. B. Phillips (1860-1929) —
of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ill., February
5, 1860.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 56th District, 1919-29; died in
office 1929.
Member, Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died of a heart attack, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., April
19, 1929 (age 69 years, 73
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Byron Delos Shear (1869-1929) —
also known as Byron D. Shear —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Hillsboro, Vernon
County, Wis., April
12, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1918-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1924.
Unitarian.
Died, from a heart attack, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 9,
1929 (age 60 years, 58
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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John S. Bennett (1848-1929) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in London, England,
October
18, 1848.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1908-12; defeated, 1918; Lansing city
assessor, 1914-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Suffered a heart attack, and died a few hours later, in
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 25,
1929 (age 80 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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John Franklin Alexander Strong (1856-1929) —
also known as J. F. A. Strong —
of Iditarod, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska.
Born in Salmon Center, New
Brunswick, October
15, 1856.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1913-18.
Died of a heart attack, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 27,
1929 (age 72 years, 285
days).
Cremated.
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John W. Bailey (1859-1929) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1890, 1909-11, 1913-15, 1927-29; died in
office 1929; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1928.
Died, from heart disease, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
9, 1929 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Harry Gilman Clough (1878-1929) —
also known as Harry G. Clough —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
17, 1878.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 16th District, 1913-14.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage and arteriosclerosis, in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
17, 1929 (age 51 years, 212
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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William Andrew Burkamp (1873-1929) —
also known as William A. Burkamp —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., August
8, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died, of lobar
pneumonia and acute myocarditis, in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., November
6, 1929 (age 56 years, 90
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Burkamp and Mary (Underholz) Burkamp; married to Rose M.
Davidson. |
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Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) —
also known as Charles H. Thomas —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich., 1870.
Lawyer;
Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, of stomach
cancer and heart problems, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
20, 1929 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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John Henry Malugen (1859-1929) —
of St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Bismarck, St.
Francois County, Mo., July 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904.
Died, from heart disease, in Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo., November
27, 1929 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bonne Terre Cemetery, Bonne Terre, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Malugen and Mary Jane (Tullock) Malugen; married to
Sarah Lovina Perkins and Emily K. Johnson. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Order
Brith Abraham; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to
Madelaine Neuberger. |
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Martin J. Cavanaugh (1866-1930) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 23,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
W. Wedemeyer, and later George
J. Burke; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 10th District,
1907-08; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1909.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, January
23, 1930 (age 63 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Beal Smith (1846-1930) —
of Texas.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., March
28, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state legislature, 1911.
Presbyterian.
Died, of valvular heart disease, February
8, 1930 (age 83 years, 317
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Crockett, Tex.
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James Peter Glynn (1867-1930) —
also known as James P. Glynn —
of Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
12, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1915-23, 1925-30;
defeated, 1922; died in office 1930.
While traveling back to Washington from the funeral of Rep. J. A.
Hughes in Huntington, W.Va., suffered a heart attack in
the smoking car on the
train, and died, near Brandy Station, Culpeper
County, Va., March 6,
1930 (age 62 years, 114
days).
Interment at New
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Winsted, Conn.
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Clinton J. Sharrett (c.1877-1930) —
of Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born about 1877.
Republican. Chair of
Richmond County Republican Party, 1923-30; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1928.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart disease, Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 6,
1930 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Henry Ralston (1863-1930) —
also known as D. Harry Ralston —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
22, 1863.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904
(alternate), 1908
(alternate), 1924;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1907.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart ailment and a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 4,
1930 (age 67 years, 72
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank Buchanan (1862-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., June 14,
1862.
Democrat. Ironworker;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1911-17; in 1915, when
the U.S. was still neutral in World War I, he was president of
"Labor's National Peace Council," which advocated a weapons embargo
against the countries then at war; the organization secretly received
funding from German
agents; when a grand jury
investigation was announced, he retaliated by introducing
resolutions to impeach U.S. Attorney H.
Snowden Marshall; indicted
in December 1915, along with H.
Robert Fowler, Frank
S. Monnett, and others, for restraint
of trade over the Peace Council's attempts to foment
strikes in U.S. munitions plants; stood
trial in May 1917, along with (ultimately) six co-defendants; the
jury convicted three, but deadlocked over the other four, including
Buchanan; he was not re-tried.
Died, of heart disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
18, 1930 (age 67 years, 308
days).
Interment at Irving
Park Boulevard Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Charles Henry Crownhart (1863-1930) —
also known as Charles H. Crownhart —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in New Cassel (now part of Campbellsport), Fond du Lac
County, Wis., April
16, 1863.
Lawyer;
justice
of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1922-30; died in office 1930.
Died, following a heart attack, in Wisconsin General Hospital,
Madison, Dane
County, Wis., May 2,
1930 (age 67 years, 16
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Henry Samuel Priest (1853-1930) —
also known as Henry S. Priest —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Ralls
County, Mo., February
7, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel for railroad
and streetcar
companies; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1894-95;
resigned 1895; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1920; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1924.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in St.
Louis, Mo., July 9,
1930 (age 77 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.
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Elmer Wilson Demarest (1870-1930) —
also known as Elmer W. Demarest —
of Hudson
County, N.J.; Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Eastwood (now part of River Vale), Bergen
County, N.J., May 15,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1897.
Died, from angina pectoris, in Cannes, France,
July
20, 1930 (age 60 years, 66
days).
Cremated.
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William Christie Benet (1846-1930) —
of Abbeville
County, S.C.; Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Scotland,
March
22, 1846.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1888-90.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in Beallmont Park Sanatorium,
Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1930 (age 84 years, 148
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) —
also known as Herbert B. Shonk —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
28, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;
died in office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pneumonia,
following a heart attack, in White Plains Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
26, 1930 (age 48 years, 333
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Frederick Washburn Yates (1866-1930) —
also known as Frederick W. Yates —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., March 9,
1866.
Lawyer;
Consul
for Liberia in New
York, N.Y., 1898-1903.
Presbyterian.
Died, from heart trouble, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
10, 1930 (age 64 years, 215
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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J. E. T. Bowden (c.1857-1930) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., about 1857.
Democrat. Promoter of the Corbett-Mitchell boxing
match in Jacksonville, January 25, 1894; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1899-1901, 1915-17; taxicab
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924.
Died, of a heart attack, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., November
19, 1930 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward H. Cunningham (1869-1930) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Racine
County, Wis., December
14, 1869.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1913-14; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916;
member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923-30.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, following a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1930 (age 60 years, 349
days).
Interment at Newell Cemetery, Newell, Iowa.
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Herbert Arthur Wolcott (1862-1930) —
also known as H. A. Wolcott —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, May 27,
1862.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mining
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1923-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Died, from complications of heart disease, in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., December
4, 1930 (age 68 years, 191
days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
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Andrew Jackson Greenfield (1835-1931) —
of Oil City, Venango
County, Pa.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Millsboro, Washington
County, Pa., November
20, 1835.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; oil
business; financier;
mayor
of Oil City, Pa., 1882-83; postmaster at Oil
City, Pa., 1885-89.
Episcopalian.
Died, from heart disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1931 (age 95 years, 54
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Sam Baker Cook (1852-1931) —
also known as Sam B. Cook —
of Audrain
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., January
11, 1852.
Democrat. Banker; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1896-1900; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1901-05; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1917-20.
Died, from hypostatic
pneumonia and coronary artery disease, in Jefferson City,
Cole
County, Mo., February
4, 1931 (age 79 years, 24
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of William Cook. |
| | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Louis J. Baerthel (1866-1931) —
also known as "Daddy" —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Illinois, July 24,
1866.
Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1928-29; defeated, 1929.
Died, following a heart attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1931 (age 64 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius E. Baerthel and Catherine (Loess) Baerthel; married to
Barbara M. Apperle. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Philip Boland (1863-1931) —
also known as William P. Boland —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in County Sligo, Ireland,
January
6, 1863.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1924.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, of a heart condition, at Clara Barton Hospital,
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1931 (age 68 years, 52
days).
Interment at St.
Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.
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William E. Spell (1864-1931) —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in DeSoto
Parish, La., April
19, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1900.
Died, from acute dilation of heart, in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., February
28, 1931 (age 66 years, 315
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
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Archibald James Carey (1868-1931) —
also known as Archibald J. Carey —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in slavery,
in Georgia, August
25, 1868.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; president,
Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Fla., 1895; minister;
bishop;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924;
member, Chicago Civil Service Commission, 1927-29; indicted
in 1929 on charges
of accepting
bribes from job applicants; the case never came to trial.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in Billings Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
23, 1931 (age 62 years, 210
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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Walter Halben Butler (1852-1931) —
also known as Walter H. Butler —
of West Union, Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., February
13, 1852.
Democrat. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1891-93.
Died, from myocarditis and heart dilatation, in
Roosevelt Hotel,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April
24, 1931 (age 79 years, 70
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Robert S. Conklin (1876-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., August
2, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1907-10;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930.
Died, from heart disease, in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 4,
1931 (age 54 years, 306
days).
Interment somewhere
in Somers, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Conklin and Anna Jane (Hughes) Conklin; married, June 25,
1910, to Mary Bent. |
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William Vernon Phillips (1875-1931) —
also known as W. Vernon Phillips —
of Yeadon, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Wales,
November
18, 1875.
Iron and
steel business; bank
director; burgess
of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, 1923-31; died in office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from heart disease, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1931 (age 55 years, 226
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Richard Phillips and Emily Mary (Jenkins) Phillips;
married 1912 to
Florence Louise Starr. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Bird J. Vincent (1880-1931) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Brandon Township, Oakland
County, Mich., March 6,
1880.
Republican. Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1923-31; died in
office 1931.
Died, from heart disease, aboard
ship, the naval transport USS Henderson en route from
Hawaii to San Francisco, in the North
Pacific Ocean, July 18,
1931 (age 51 years, 134
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Joseph E. Newburger (1853-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1853.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-23.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart disease, in his suite at the Hotel
Champlain, near Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1931 (age 77 years, 271
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Library of Congress |
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Cornelius T. Driscoll (c.1845-1931) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1845.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1881; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
One of the founders of the Knights of Columbus.
Died, from heart disease, in Milford, New Haven
County, Conn., August
15, 1931 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Silas E. Hedges (1847-1931) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, September
26, 1847.
Mayor
of Athens, Ohio, 1907-10.
Died, of a heart attack, September
11, 1931 (age 83 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1868.
Republican. Builder;
real
estate developer; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1894-95; indicted
by a grand jury in August 1917 for perjury,
over his 1912 expert testimony on the value of land sought by the
city for a park; the grand jury alleged that he falsely
denied any personal
interest in the realty company which owned the property; also indicted
in October 1917, with three others, for conspiracy defraud
the city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments were
dismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial; village
president of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925; indicted
on May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, for misappropriating
city funds in connection with a bond issue; tried in
June 1924, convicted,
sentenced
to six months in the county
jail, and automatically removed from
office as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Division
reversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; the
indictment was dismissed in June 1927.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1931 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds; married to
Elise Guerrier. |
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Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863-1931) —
also known as Ernest R. Ackerman —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1863.
Republican. President, Lawrence Portland
Cement Company; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; member of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
member of New Jersey
state board of education, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died in
office 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
He was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of
Fame in 2000.
Died, of heart disease, in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
18, 1931 (age 68 years, 123
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Peter Joseph Dooling (1857-1931) —
also known as Peter J. Dooling —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1857.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1903-04; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1913-21 (16th District 1913-19,
15th District 1919-21); defeated, 1920; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1931 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Warren Gordon (1857-1931) —
also known as John W. Gordon; "Honest
John" —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Vershire, Orange
County, Vt., September
16, 1857.
Granite
business; lawyer;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Vermont, 1896; mayor of
Barre, Vt., 1896-1900; member of Vermont
state senate, 1911-12; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1923-24, 1929-30.
Universalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died suddenly, probably from a heart attack, in his
car, on Elm Street, Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., October
26, 1931 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Interment at Hope Cemetery, Barre, Vt.
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Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) —
also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Stoddard
County, Mo., October
17, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died, from heart disease, in a hospital
at Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
6, 1931 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Raleigh P. Hale (1883-1931) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., June 6,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1926-30; resigned 1930; in 1929, accused
of protecting
vice as mayor, he and 18 others, including the East Chicago
police chief and the reputed business agent for gangster
Al Capone were charged
in federal court with conspiracy to violate liquor
prohibition laws; convicted
in January 1930, and sentenced
to two years in prison; on appeal, a new trial was ordered.
Member, American
Legion.
Died suddenly, from dilated cardiomyopathy, in East Chicago,
Lake
County, Ind., December
1, 1931 (age 48 years, 178
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Fred Prehn (1860-1932) —
of Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc
County, Wis., May 5,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1905-07.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., 1932
(age about
72 years).
Interment at St.
Mathew's Lutheran Cemetery, Marathon City, Wis.
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Moses Alexander (1853-1932) —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Obrigheim, Bavaria, Germany,
November
13, 1853.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1887-88; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1897-99, 1901-03; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1924,
1928;
Governor
of Idaho, 1915-19; defeated, 1908, 1922.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died, of a heart attack, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
4, 1932 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal; Bert
Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart ailment, in the Navy
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Ransford Stevens Miller Jr. (1867-1932) —
also known as Ransford S. Miller —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
21, 1867.
Chief of Division of Far Eastern Affairs, U.S. State Department,
1909-12 and 1918-19; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, as of 1914-17, as of 1920-30.
Died, from heart disease, in Garfield Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April
26, 1932 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan.
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Samuel Arthur Beardsley (1856-1932) —
also known as Samuel A. Beardsley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
1, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
incorporated New York Gas,
Electric Light, Heat & Power Co., which later became the New York
Edison Co.; director of several other utilities;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1889-92; secretary of
New York Democratic Party, 1889-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
28, 1932 (age 75 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Moore Beardsley and Louise Howland (Adams) Beardsley;
married, September
14, 1881, to Elizabeth Ann Hopper; married 1927 to
Lillian Valérie Ella Walpole-Moore. |
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George Moultrie Napier (1863-1932) —
also known as George M. Napier —
of Monroe, Walton
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., March
28, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1921-32; died in office 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a heart attack, in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., May 4,
1932 (age 69 years, 37
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Campbell Napier and Julia Louise (Sharpe) Napier; married,
December
16, 1905, to Frances Nunnally. |
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Augustus F. Daix Jr. (1866-1932) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
3, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1913-32; died in office 1932.
Died, from heart disease, in the New Clarion Hotel,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 5,
1932 (age 65 years, 215
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Payne McLean (1857-1932) —
also known as George P. McLean —
of Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1884; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1886; candidate for secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1890; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1892-96; Governor of
Connecticut, 1901-03; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1911-29.
Died, of heart disease, in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., June 6,
1932 (age 74 years, 243
days).
Interment at Hop
Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Conn.
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Charles Edward Ingersoll (1860-1932) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Penllyn, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 17,
1860.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1902.
Died, from arteriosclerosis and chronic
nephritis, in Penllyn, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 6,
1932 (age 71 years, 355
days).
Interment at Church
of the Messiah Cemetery, Gwynedd Valley, Pa.
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Horace George Chilton (1853-1932) —
also known as Horace Chilton —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., December
29, 1853.
Democrat. Printer;
newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1896;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1891-92, 1895-1901.
Accidentally fell over
a chair, broke his upper leg, never recovered from the injury, and
died three months later, from heart and kidney
disease and senility,
in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 12,
1932 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
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William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) —
also known as William E. Rothery —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1851.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1888-95; manufacturers'
agent; food broker.
German
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 8,
1932 (age 81 years, 105
days).
Interment at Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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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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William Alden Smith (1859-1932) —
also known as "Michigan's Friendliest
Man" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., May 12,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1888-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1895-1907; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1907-19; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1916.
Died, following a heart attack, in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
11, 1932 (age 73 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Gordon Paddock (1865-1932) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
6, 1865.
Lawyer;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Seoul, 1901-02; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1902-06; U.S. Vice Consul General in Seoul, 1906-09; Mukden, 1909-10; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Harbin, 1909; U.S. Consul in Tabriz, 1910-20; Teheran, 1920-22.
Died, from a heart attack, in Somme département, France,
November
2, 1932 (age 67 years, 57
days).
Interment somewhere
in Paris, France.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Paddock and Annie (Gordon) Paddock. |
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Edwin Rounsevelle Wildman (1867-1932) —
also known as Edwin Wildman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 9,
1867.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong, 1898-99; newspaper
correspondent; writer.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1932 (age 65 years, 178
days).
Interment at Oramel Cemetery, Oramel, Caneadea, N.Y.
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Oramel Hinckley Simpson (1870-1932) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La., March
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1924-26; Governor of
Louisiana, 1926-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Methodist.
Died, from a heart seizure, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
17, 1932 (age 62 years, 242
days).
Entombed at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Wesley Livsey Jones (1863-1932) —
also known as Wesley L. Jones —
of North Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Bethany, Moultrie
County, Ill., October
9, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1899-1909; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1909-32; died in office 1932.
Died, of heart and kidney
trouble, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., November
19, 1932 (age 69 years, 41
days).
Cremated.
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Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) —
also known as Alfred G. Allen —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died of angina pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
9, 1932 (age 65 years, 139
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Arthur Conrad Roach (1871-1932) —
also known as A. C. Roach; Arthur Cyrus
Roach —
of Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Reedy, Roane
County, W.Va., November
23, 1871.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1931-32;
died in office 1932.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, while suffering from bronchial
pneumonia and arteriosclerosis, in Research Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
30, 1932 (age 61 years, 37
days).
Interment at Thomas Union Cemetery, Harris, Mo.
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Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) —
also known as John Calvin Coolidge; "Silent
Cal"; "Cautious Cal" —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Plymouth, Windsor
County, Vt., July 4,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907; mayor
of Northampton, Mass., 1910-11; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1912-15; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1916-19; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1919-21; Vice
President of the United States, 1921-23; President
of the United States, 1923-29.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry.
Died of coronary thrombosis in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
5, 1933 (age 60 years, 185
days).
Interment at Plymouth
Notch Cemetery, Plymouth, Vt.
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Presumably named
for: John
Calvin |
| | Relatives: Son of John Calvin Coolidge
and Victoria Josephine (Moor) Coolidge; married, October
4, 1905, to Grace
Anna Goodhue; father of John Coolidge (son-in-law of John
Harper Trumbull); first cousin twice removed of Arthur
Brown; second cousin once removed of William
Wallace Stickney. |
| | Political families: Coolidge
family of Plainville, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: John
W. Langley — Everett
Sanders — Robert
C. Lacey |
| | Personal motto: "Do the day's
work." |
| | Campaign slogan (1924): "Keep cool and
keep Coolidge." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books by Calvin Coolidge: The
Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929) |
| | Books about Calvin Coolidge: Peter
Hannaford, ed., The
Quotable Calvin Coolidge : Sensible Words for the New
Century — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Presidency of Calvin Coolidge — Robert Sobel, Coolidge:
An American Enigma — David Greenberg, Coolidge —
Amity Shlaes, Coolidge |
| | Critical books about Calvin Coolidge:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | Image source: "The Statesman," George
Wythe University, October 2012 |
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John L. Miller (c.1863-1933) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Woodhull, Steuben
County, N.Y., about 1863.
Republican. Mayor
of Corning, N.Y., 1903-04, 1930-33; died in office 1933; member
of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1909-10.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Sayre, Bradford
County, Pa., January
6, 1933 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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Patrick O'Brien (1858-1933) —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 9,
1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1915-24; chair of
Iron County Republican Party, 1923.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from nephritis
and myocarditis, in Iron River, Iron
County, Mich., January
10, 1933 (age 74 years, 307
days).
Interment at Iron River Cemetery, Iron River, Mich.
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Spencer Pettis Gracey (1865-1933) —
also known as Spencer P. Gracey —
of Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; Hankow (now part of Wuhan), China.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
18, 1865.
Opera
singer; U.S. Vice Consul in Foochow, as of 1898; U.S. Consular Marshal in Foochow, as of 1898; worked for Standard Oil company
in Japan and China; foreign
exchange broker.
Died, from peritonitis
and heart failure, in International Hospital,
Hankow (now part of Wuhan), China,
January
15, 1933 (age 67 years, 28
days).
Cremated.
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Henry A. Huber (1869-1933) —
also known as "The Great Pacificator" —
of Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
6, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1904; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1913-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1924
(alternate), 1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1925-33.
Died, of a heart ailment, at Madison General Hospital,
Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
31, 1933 (age 63 years, 86
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Stoughton, Wis.
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Champe Terrell Barksdale (1853-1933) —
also known as Champ T. Barksdale —
of Danville,
Va.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., December
2, 1853.
Republican. Attacked
and seriously hurt, in August 1895, when Buford Wimbish struck him
over the head with an iron bar; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1896;
postmaster at Danville,
Va., 1898-1908.
Died, from coronary thrombosis and lung
abscess, in Memorial Hospital,
Danville,
Va., February
12, 1933 (age 79 years, 72
days).
Interment somewhere in Pittsylvania County, Va.
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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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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Robert Beecher Howell (1864-1933) —
also known as Robert B. Howell —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
21, 1864.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1902-04; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1912-24; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1914; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1923-33; died in office 1933.
Died, from pneumonia
and a heart attack, in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1933 (age 69 years, 49
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas
10th District, 1909-19; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office
1933.
Episcopalian.
Died of a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., April
29, 1933 (age 57 years, 111
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Bolivar Edwards Kemp (1871-1933) —
also known as Bolivar E. Kemp —
of Amite City, Tangipahoa
Parish, La.
Born near Amite City, St. Helena
Parish, La., December
28, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1925-33; died in
office 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died, from a heart attack, in Amite City, Tangipahoa
Parish, La., June 19,
1933 (age 61 years, 173
days).
Interment at Amite
Cemetery, Amite City, La.
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Gilbert Nelson Haugen (1859-1933) —
also known as Gilbert N. Haugen —
of Northwood, Worth
County, Iowa.
Born near Orfordville, Rock
County, Wis., April
21, 1859.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1899-1933; defeated, 1932.
Died, of influenza
and heart disease, in Northwood, Worth
County, Iowa, July 18,
1933 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Interment at Sunset
Rest Cemetery, Northwood, Iowa.
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Isaac S. Giles (1853-1933) —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, February
20, 1853.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Died, from heart disease, in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., September
7, 1933 (age 80 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, Del.
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Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 3,
1871.
Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1921-29.
Congregationalist.
Died of heart disease in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
6, 1933 (age 62 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Rider Farrington (1830-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth (Holyoke)
Farrington; married, October
26, 1896, to Catharine McAlpine Crane; father of Joseph
Rider Farrington (1897-1954); second cousin of Edward
Silsby Farrington; fourth cousin once removed of Calvin
Frisbie. |
| | Political family: Farrington
family of Honolulu, Hawaii (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Farrington High
School, in Honolulu,
Hawaii, is named for
him. — Farrington Street
and Farrington Highway,
in Honolulu,
Hawaii, are named for
him. — Farrington Hall auditorium
(built 1930, demolished in the 1970s), at the University
of Hawaii, Honolulu,
Hawaii, was named for
him. |
| | See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Nuckles Doak (1882-1933) —
also known as William N. Doak —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Washington,
D.C.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Rural Retreat, Wythe
County, Va., December
12, 1882.
Republican. Vice-president,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 1916-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1916
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1924; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1930-33.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of heart disease, in McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., October
23, 1933 (age 50 years, 315
days).
Entombed at Black Lick Cemetery, Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va.
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John Henry McCooey (1864-1934) —
also known as John H. McCooey; "Tammany's Uncle
John" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1864.
Democrat. Shipyard
worker; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1909; chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1910-34; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1933-34; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of myocarditis, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
21, 1934 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Rufus Hansom Hagood Jr. (1887-1934) —
also known as Rufus H. Hagood, Jr. —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
21, 1887.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1932.
Suffered a heart attack in the dining room of a downtown hotel,
and died soon after in Emergency Hospital,
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, February
1, 1934 (age 46 years, 72
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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James Ashby Albritton (1869-1934) —
also known as J. Ashby Albritton —
of Snow Hill, Greene
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., December
17, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916,
1924.
Died, from influenza
and myocarditis, in Snow Hill, Greene
County, N.C., February
5, 1934 (age 64 years, 50
days).
Interment at St. Barnabas Episcopal Cemetery, Snow Hill, N.C.
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William McAllister Ross (1850-1934) —
also known as William M. Ross —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Maine, Broome
County, N.Y., July 12,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Onondaga
County Judge, 1894-1914; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1915-20.
Died, from heart disease, in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March
19, 1934 (age 83 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Ross and Mary (Wilson) Ross; married 1880 to Jessie
A. Johnson. |
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James Osgood Andrews (1845-1934) —
also known as James O. Andrews —
of Cedar Key, Levy
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Liberty
County, Ga., February
3, 1845.
Democrat. Consular
Agent for Spain in Cedar
Key, Fla., 1888-98.
Died, from interstitial
nephritis and heart disease, in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., March
27, 1934 (age 89 years, 52
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
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George Nelms Wise (1874-1934) —
also known as George N. Wise —
of Newport
News, Va.; Hampton,
Va.
Born in Virginia, September
13, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Paraguay in Newport
News, Va., 1921; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1922.
Died, following a heart attack, in Hampton,
Va., March
28, 1934 (age 59 years, 196
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
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William Vinson Kidder (1881-1934) —
also known as William V. Kidder —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, August
10, 1881.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; inventor;
automobile
accessories business; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1928.
Died, from a heart attack, in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., April 5,
1934 (age 52 years, 238
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934) —
also known as Phoenix Ingraham —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-34; died in office 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1934 (age 59 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Simon Louis Adler (1867-1934) —
also known as Simon L. Adler —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., August
30, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1911-26; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1927-34;
died in office 1934.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Suffered a heart attack at breakfast, and died soon after, in
Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 23,
1934 (age 66 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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George Franklin Brumm (1878-1934) —
also known as George F. Brumm —
of Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., January
24, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
solicitor for Miners State Bank;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1923-27, 1929-34;
died in office 1934.
Episcopalian.
Died, from myocarditis and nephritis,
in Methodist Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1934 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Interment at Charles
Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Johannes Boon Hartsinck (1851-1934) —
also known as J. B. Hartsinck —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
1851.
Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in St.
Paul, Minn., 1888-1902.
Died, from heart disease, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 31,
1934 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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William John McCaren (1862-1934) —
also known as William J. McCaren —
of Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., December
15, 1862.
Democrat. Grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a series of heart attacks, in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., July 20,
1934 (age 71 years, 217
days).
Interment at Washington
Township Cemetery, Carsonville, Mich.
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Robert Duncan Coombs (1873-1934) —
also known as Robert D. Coombs —
of Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
15, 1873.
Republican. Engineer;
mayor
of Paramus, N.J., 1933-34; died in office 1934.
Died, of heart disease, in Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., October
22, 1934 (age 61 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Lord. |
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George Breisacher (c.1865-1934) —
of Bergenfield, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1865.
Democrat. Mayor
of Bergenfield, N.J., 1912-13; postmaster at Bergenfield,
N.J., 1915-19.
Died, from heart disease, in Bergenfield, Bergen
County, N.J., November
28, 1934 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Wylie Paul Hunt (1859-1934) —
also known as George W. P. Hunt —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Huntsville, Randolph
County, Mo., November
1, 1859.
Democrat. Rancher; merchant;
member of Arizona
territorial legislature, 1892-1900, 1904-10; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1900;
delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; Governor of
Arizona, 1912-17, 1917-19, 1923-29, 1931-33; defeated in primary,
1932, 1934; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1920-21.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart attack, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1934 (age 75 years, 53
days).
Interment at Papago
Park, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) —
of Victory, Essex
County, Vt.; Concord, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
27, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; lumberman;
miller;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Victory, 1910.
Protestant.
Died, of general arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex
County, Vt., December
29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells. |
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David Monroe Barnwell (1875-1935) —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Comanche
County, Tex., October
20, 1875.
Democrat. Fresno
County Clerk, 1910-33; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
U.S. Comptroller of Customs, San Francisco, 1933.
Died, of a heart attack, in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., 1935
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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Anthony Jerome Griffin (1866-1935) —
also known as Anthony J. Griffin;
"Altair" —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper
editor; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1911-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1918-35; died in
office 1935.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of heart disease, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
13, 1935 (age 68 years, 287
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank E. Clark (c.1859-1935) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1895-97.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
14, 1935 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935) —
also known as Franklin S. Billings —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., May 11,
1862.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1910-12, 1921-23;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1921-23; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1923-25; Governor of
Vermont, 1925-27; delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart attack, in Joseph Carbino's repair
shop, Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., January
16, 1935 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
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Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) —
also known as R. Livingston Beeckman —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
15, 1866.
Republican. Stockbroker;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1924;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apparently of a heart attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
21, 1935 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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David Minott Anderson (1855-1935) —
also known as David M. Anderson —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
9, 1855.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died, from a heart ailment, in a hospital
at La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., February
10, 1935 (age 79 years, 124
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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William Browning Mackay Jr. (1876-1935) —
also known as William B. Mackay, Jr. —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Greenock, Scotland,
August
21, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1917-28; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
circuit judge in New Jersey, 1929-35.
Leading advocate of a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River;
sponsored New Jersey legislation for construction of the George
Washington Bridge.
Died, of heart disease, in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., February
27, 1935 (age 58 years, 190
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) —
also known as Walter M. Chandler —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Yazoo
County, Miss., December
8, 1867.
Cowboy;
school
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;
defeated (Republican), 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924.
Died, from a heart attack and intestinal
malady, in Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1935 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., November
5, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;
died in office 1935.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart ailment and pneumonia,
in Crook Sanitarium,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 9,
1935 (age 55 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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George W. McCabe (1871-1935) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Antrim
County, Mich., February
22, 1871.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1922; postmaster at Petoskey,
Mich., 1933-35 (acting, 1933-34).
Irish
ancestry.
Suffered a fatal heart attack at his
desk, in the Petoskey Post
Office, Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., June 7,
1935 (age 64 years, 105
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) —
also known as Edwin P. Morrow —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., November
28, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916,
1920
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1928
(alternate), 1932;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a heart lesion, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., June 15,
1935 (age 57 years, 199
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Harrison W. Howell (c.1872-1935) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., about 1872.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1911-15; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I.
Died, of heart disease, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 13,
1935 (age about 63
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Nelson Sharpe (1858-1935) —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northumberland County, Ontario,
August
25, 1858.
Republican. Ogemaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 34th Circuit, 1893-1919; resigned 1919;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1919-35; died in office 1935; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1927, 1934.
Suffered a heart attack, and died in his rooms at the Porter
Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
20, 1935 (age 77 years, 56
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, West Branch, Mich.
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Paul M. Crandell (c.1877-1935) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1877.
Lawyer;
mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1934-35; appointed 1934; nominated, but
died before the election 1935; died in office 1935.
After completing a speech at a meeting
of the New Rochelle Teachers Club, at Albert Leonard Junior High
School, suffered a heart attack and died, from coronary
thrombosis, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
23, 1935 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Almor Stern (1854-1935) —
of Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April
21, 1854.
Republican. Harrison
County Auditor, 1878-83; banker; abstract and
title business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart disease, in Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa, November
1, 1935 (age 81 years, 194
days).
Interment at Logan Cemetery, Logan, Iowa.
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Chester William Martin (1853-1935) —
also known as Chester W. Martin —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., August
11, 1853.
Gratiot
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state senate, 1895-96; U.S. Consul in Amherstburg, 1897-1906; Martinique, 1906-08; Barbados, 1908-15; Toronto, 1915-24.
Died, from a heart attack, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
15, 1935 (age 82 years, 96
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Arthur H. Gleason (1865-1935) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
25, 1865.
Democrat. Grocer; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Died, while suffering from acute angina pectoris, in St.
Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
29, 1935 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. Havens Gleason and Susan (Vail) Gleason; nephew of William
H. Gleason. |
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Benjamin Gladstone (1896-1935) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1934-35; died in
office 1935.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
13, 1935 (age 38 years, 362
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J.
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Frank Henry Cooney (1872-1935) —
also known as Frank H. Cooney —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Norwood, Ontario,
December
31, 1872.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1933; defeated, 1924; Governor of
Montana, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Catholic.
Died of heart failure in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., December
15, 1935 (age 62 years, 349
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) —
also known as Louis F. Haffen; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1854.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;
commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),
1893-98; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909; removed from
office by Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes over maladministration
charges,
1909; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
25, 1935 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) —
also known as Charles H. Brough —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., July 9,
1876.
Democrat. College
professor; Governor of
Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Columbian
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died, from a heart attack, December
26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Clarence M. Browne (c.1876-1935) —
also known as Clarence M. Brown —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., about 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart disease, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
27, 1935 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert C. Weber (1880-1935) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
5, 1880.
Democrat. Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1934-35; appointed 1934; died in office 1935.
Died, from a heart attack, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
27, 1935 (age 55 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Arvonia, Osage
County, Kan., July 24,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died of a heart attack in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1936 (age 52 years, 170
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) —
also known as John F. Hylan; "Red
Mike" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., April
20, 1868.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1925.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died of a heart attack in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1936 (age 67 years, 267
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) —
of Dermott, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born near Orlando, Cleveland
County, Ark., February
28, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1919-22; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1923-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1927-28; Governor of
Arkansas, 1928-33.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
In 1928, he was charged
with violating the Corrupt Practices Act (early campaign
finance law) by spending more than $5,000 on his campaign; the
charges were later dropped.
Died, following two heart attacks, in St. Vincent's Infirmary,
Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Scott Cordelle Bone (1860-1936) —
also known as Scott C. Bone —
of Alaska.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., February
15, 1860.
Newspaper
editor; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1921-25.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died of a heart attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
27, 1936 (age 75 years, 346
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Charles Beecher Warren (1870-1936) —
also known as Charles B. Warren —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate), 1916
(alternate; member, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1912-20; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1921-22; Mexico, 1924.
Died, of heart disease, in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1936 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Curtis (1860-1936) —
also known as "Square Shooter"; "The
Whisperer" —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in a log
cabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka), Shawnee
County, Kan., January
25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian.
Republican. Lawyer; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1st
District 1899-1907); resigned 1907; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1924,
1928;
Vice
President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932.
Protestant.
English,
French,
and Kansa/Osage
Indian ancestry.
Died of a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1936 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Matthew Linn Bruce (c.1861-1936) —
also known as M. Linn Bruce —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., about 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1903; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1905-06; resigned 1906; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-07, 1908; appointed
1906; defeated, 1907; appointed 1908; defeated, 1908.
Died, following a heart attack, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
26, 1936 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James Bruce. |
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Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) —
of Lenhardtsville, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lenhardtsville, Berks
County, Pa., March 7,
1874.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1915-20, 1923-28, 1931-36 (Berks
County 2nd District 1915-20, Berks County 4th District 1923-28,
1931-36); defeated, 1928; died in office 1936; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36; died in
office 1936; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate, 1920; candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1932.
Died of a heart ailment, in Temple, Berks
County, Pa., March
14, 1936 (age 62 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laureldale
Cemetery, Laureldale, Pa.
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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Brooks Rynd Aitchison (1891-1936) —
also known as Brooks R. Aitchison —
of Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill., September
21, 1891.
Republican. Bank
cashier; mayor of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, in Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill., March
30, 1936 (age 44 years, 191
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pulaski Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski, Ill.
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John Hammill (1875-1936) —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Iowa
County, Wis., October
14, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1921-25; Governor of
Iowa, 1925-31; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1930; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart attack, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 6,
1936 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Interment somewhere
in Britt, Iowa.
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Frank Webster Mahin (1851-1936) —
also known as Frank W. Mahin —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, November
6, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Clinton,
Iowa, 1890-94; U.S. Consul in Reichenberg, 1897-1902; Nottingham, 1902-10; Amsterdam, 1910-13, 1915-24.
Member, Freemasons.
Prohibition advocate in 1890s; longtime friend of Samuel Clemens
(Mark Twain); was a passenger on a Dutch Ship, Queen
Wilhelmina, which was sunk by a German torpedo in the North Sea
in 1916; he and his wife escaped to a lifeboat and survived.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Washington,
D.C., May 6,
1936 (age 84 years, 182
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Mahin and Elizabeth (Hare) Mahin; married 1879 to Abbie
A. Cadle. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Washington Post, May 7,
1936 |
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) —
also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting
Quaker" —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Moosehead, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 4,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member
of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S. Alien Property Custodian,
1917-19; U.S.
Attorney General, 1919-21; target of assassination
attempts in 1919; instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in
which over 10,000 legal immigrants were arrested and held for
deportation; most were eventually released; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1932.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart condition following surgery for appendicitis,
in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 11,
1936 (age 64 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laurelwood
Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa.
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Wilbur Knibloe Bouton (1855-1936) —
also known as Wilbur K. Bouton —
of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1855.
Physician;
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Melbourne, as of 1904-05.
Died, from heart failure, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,
May
13, 1936 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Relatives: Son
of James Daniel Bouton and Harriet Eliza (Knibloe) Bouton; married 1892 to Mary
Jeannett Muffit Spencer. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas J. O'Malley (1868-1936) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1868.
Democrat. Railway
conductor; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Order
of Railway Conductors.
Died, from a heart attack, in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 27,
1936 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. (1873-1936) —
also known as A. Piatt Andrew, Jr. —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., February
12, 1873.
Republican. Director, U.S. Mint, 1909; U.S. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, 1910-12; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1921-36; died in
office 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Economic Association.
Died, from influenza
and arteriosclerosis, in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., June 3,
1936 (age 63 years, 112
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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John Hays Hammond (1855-1936) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; South
Africa; Washington,
D.C.; Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March
31, 1855.
Republican. Mining engineer;
worked on mines in Mexico and South Africa; worked for Cecil Rhodes;
in 1895, he took part in the Jameson raid, an attempt
to overthrow the Boer government in South Africa; was arrested
with other leaders and sentenced
to be hanged; his sentence was commuted, and he was eventually
released to return to the U.S.; candidate for Republican nomination
for Vice President, 1908;
chair, U.S. Coal Commission, 1922-23.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from coronary occlusion, in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., June 8,
1936 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Walter J. Cookson (1876-1936) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born April
17, 1876.
Republican. Mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1936; died in office 1936.
Died, from a heart attack, in his hotel
room at the Republican National Convention, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 11,
1936 (age 60 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Louis Day (1876-1936) —
also known as William L. Day —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, August
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1908-11; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1911-14;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Lutheran.
Died, from a heart attack aggravated by hot
weather, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 15,
1936 (age 59 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August
9, 1898.
Republican. Dentist;
restaurant
owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman and Mary Martha (Church) Stahlman;
married, June 3,
1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
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Donn M. Roberts (1867-1936) —
of Indiana.
Born in Annapolis, Crawford
County, Ill., September
28, 1867.
Mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1913-15.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1915 and spent three and a half years in prison;
convicted
of embezzlement
in 1936 and sentenced
to prison.
Released from prison following a heart attack, and died a few
days later, in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August
3, 1936 (age 68 years, 310
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Hutchins Inge (1855-1936) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Danville,
Va., August
10, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
agent; Consul
for Liberia in St.
Louis, Mo., 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry.
Died, from heart disease, at People's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., September
1, 1936 (age 81 years, 22
days).
Interment somewhere in Danville, Va.
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judge
in New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1936 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Hartman
Triangle, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman; married, September
9, 1928, to May Weisser. |
| | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, devoted
brother, a life of service." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: New York Times, November
13, 1936 |
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Elijah Sherman Grammer (1868-1936) —
of Washington.
Born in Quincy, Hickory
County, Mo., April 3,
1868.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1932-33.
Died of coronary thrombosis, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., November
19, 1936 (age 68 years, 230
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Milan E. Goodrich (1867-1936) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1867.
Republican. Furniture
manufacturer; village
president of Ossining, New York, 1921-22; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1923-31.
Following a minor auto accident, he suffered a heart attack
and died, in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
20, 1936 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894 to Alida
F. Brown. |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Charles Abel Buffum (1870-1936) —
also known as Charles A. Buffum —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in La Fayette, Stark
County, Ill., January
30, 1870.
Merchant;
mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1921-24.
Died, of a heart ailment, November
29, 1936 (age 66 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) —
also known as Fred W. Green —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
furniture
manufacturing executive; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920,
1928,
1932,
1936;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1913-25; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of
Michigan, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, following a heart attack, at Munising Hospital,
Munising, Alger
County, Mich., November
30, 1936 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Jerome Taylor Congleton (1876-1936) —
also known as Jerome T. Congleton —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
25, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1928-33; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1932.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from a heart attack, while sitting in his
car, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
10, 1936 (age 60 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936) —
also known as Russell Lord Harrison —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, August
12, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
work; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of Indiana
state senate, 1925-28; Honorary
Consul for Mexico in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1929.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from heart disease, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
13, 1936 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Herman Richter (1872-1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
May
28, 1872.
Socialist. Carpenter;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1899, 1909, 1911; Socialist Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1902; Socialist Labor
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1905, 1919; Socialist Labor
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1906, 1910, 1912, 1914; Socialist Labor candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916; candidate in primary for mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1926.
German
ancestry.
Died, from septic
endocarditis, in Deaconness Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
19, 1936 (age 64 years, 205
days).
Interment at Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
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James S. Parker (1872-1937) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
15, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital,
Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Paul Edward Rapier (1875-1937) —
also known as Paul E. Rapier —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, August
28, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
advertising manager; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Alabama, 1896; Consul
for Costa Rica in Mobile,
Ala., 1900-07; accountant.
Died, from pneumonia
and diphtheria,
along with myocarditis, in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., January
18, 1937 (age 61 years, 143
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Lamartine Griffin Hardman (1856-1937) —
of Commerce, Jackson
County, Ga.
Born in Harmony Grove (now Commerce), Jackson
County, Ga., April
14, 1856.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
banker;
president, Commerce Telephone
Company; president, Hurricane Shoals and Nacoochee Power
Company; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06, 1909-10; member of Georgia
state senate 33rd District, 1907-08; Governor of
Georgia, 1927-31.
Baptist.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died from a heart ailment, in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
18, 1937 (age 80 years, 310
days).
Interment at Grey
Hill Cemetery, Commerce, Ga.
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Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) —
also known as Charles B. Collingwood —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster at Agricultural
College, Mich., 1902-07; East
Lansing, Mich., 1907-09; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;
defeated, 1935.
Suffered a heart attack, and died a few hours later, in
Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
24, 1937 (age 76 years, 299
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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John L. Deputy (1854-1937) —
of Porter's Station (now Porter), New Castle
County, Del.
Born in 1854.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 11th
District, 1925-26.
Died, from a heart condition, in Porter, New Castle
County, Del., February
25, 1937 (age about 82
years).
Interment at St.
Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del.
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Alphonse Gaulin Jr. (1874-1937) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., May 24,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1903-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1904;
U.S. Consul in Le Havre, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1909-21; Rio de Janeiro, 1921-26; Paris, 1926-29.
Died, from an intestinal
hemorrhage and heart disease, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1937 (age 62 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alphonse Gaulin and Marcoux (Elmire) Gaulin; married, September
12, 1905, to Marguerite H. Steele. |
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Benjamin Baker Moeur (1869-1937) —
also known as Benjamin B. Moeur —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Decherd, Franklin
County, Tenn., December
22, 1869.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1924;
Governor
of Arizona, 1933-37.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
16, 1937 (age 67 years, 84
days).
Interment at Double
Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz.
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Charles Edward Mitchell (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles E. Mitchell —
of Institute, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., May 30,
1870.
Republican. Business manager, West Virginia State College, 1904-31;
president, Mutual Savings and
Loan Company of Charleston, 1920-31; member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1921-29; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1932; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1937.
African
ancestry.
Died, from an embolism which developed after surgery, in
Harlem Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
29, 1937 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Erastus Foster Post (1859-1937) —
also known as Erastus F. Post —
of Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 3,
1859.
Farmer;
banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1896-98.
Died, from angina pectoris and liver
cancer, on board a train
near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C., March
30, 1937 (age 77 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Oliver Post and Harriet (Foster) Post; married, November
12, 1885, to Anna Grace Foster; third cousin twice removed of Jotham
Post Jr.. |
| | Political family: Post
family of New York City, New York. |
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David Glenn Moore (1873-1937) —
also known as D. Glenn Moore —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lawrence, Washington
County, Pa., November
1, 1873.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1924-30; Dry candidate for delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Died of a heart attack or stroke
when he went down to check the furnace on a chilly morning, in
Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April 5,
1937 (age 63 years, 155
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Washington, Pa.
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Evert Harris Kittell (1856-1937) —
of near Rockville, Sherman
County, Neb.; Cortez, Montezuma
County, Colo.; Bloomfield, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born in Shabbona Grove, DeKalb
County, Ill., November
14, 1856.
Pharmacist;
farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 57th District, 1903-04.
Died, from heart disease, in a hospital
at Durango, La Plata
County, Colo., April 5,
1937 (age 80 years, 142
days).
Interment at Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, Colo.
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Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) —
also known as Nathan L. Bachman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District, 1908-12; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington,
D.C., April
23, 1937 (age 58 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Hans Mathias Aune (1861-1937) —
also known as Hans M. Aune —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Trondheim, Norway,
May
19, 1861.
Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Redwood Falls, Minn., 1920; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 14, 1937; died in office
1937.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Ryan Hotel,
St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 5,
1937 (age 76 years, 17
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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John J. Nolan (c.1860-1937) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1860.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889; postmaster at Evansville,
Ind., 1893-97, 1914-23; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1909-10.
Catholic.
Died, of heart disease, June 26,
1937 (age about 77
years).
Interment at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives:
Father of Val
Nolan. |
| | Image source: City of
Evansville |
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Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Plandome Manor, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paris, France,
April
5, 1876.
Newspaper
reporter; author; editor; music
composer; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Scientist.
Model for the title character in his mother's book, Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
While sailing his
yawl, Delight III, he helped rescue people from an
overturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of a
heart attack, on Long Island
Sound, July 25,
1937 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at Roslyn
Cemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.
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Theodore Albert Peyser (1873-1937) —
also known as Theodore A. Peyser —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
18, 1873.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
8, 1937 (age 64 years, 171
days).
Interment at Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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David Reece Williams (1877-1937) —
also known as D. Reece Williams —
of Lancaster
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
16, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1914-18.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., September
20, 1937 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Interment at Westside
Cemetery, Lancaster, S.C.
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Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) —
also known as Caleb H. Baumes —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., March
31, 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences
for fourth felony offenders.
Died, of a heart attack, on a New York Central train,
near Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March
17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
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John Stanley Addis (1889-1937) —
also known as John S. Addis —
of New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., April 4,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Milford, 1911-16;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 32nd District,
1933; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1935-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, in the town clerk's office,
New Milford Town
Hall, New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
29, 1937 (age 48 years, 178
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, New Milford, Conn.
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Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) —
also known as Ogden L. Mills —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
23, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1926; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.
Member, Civitan.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1937 (age 53 years, 49
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruth (Livingston) Mills and Ogden Mills; married 1911 to
Margaret S. Rutherfurd; married 1924 to
Dorothy (Randolph) Fell; nephew of Elizabeth Mills (who married Whitelaw
Reid); great-grandson of Maturin
Livingston; great-grandnephew of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson of Morgan
Lewis; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of Francis
Lewis and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Ogden
Mills Reid; first cousin once removed of Ogden
Rogers Reid; first cousin four times removed of Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter
Goelet Gerry; second cousin twice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and John
Jacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler and Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Matthew
Clarkson and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Gerrit
Smith and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay, Charles
Ludlow Livingston and Hamilton
Fish; fourth cousin of William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and Robert
Reginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer. |
| | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | Image source: Federal Reserve
History |
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Felix Moritz Warburg (1871-1937) —
also known as Felix M. Warburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Germany,
January
14, 1871.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; financier;
philanthropist; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1937 (age 66 years, 279
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Albert Sidney Burleson (1863-1937) —
also known as Albert S. Burleson —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in San Marcos, Hays
County, Tex., June 7,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1899-1913 (9th District 1899-1903,
10th District 1903-13); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1912
(speaker);
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1913-21.
Died, from a heart attack, in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
24, 1937 (age 74 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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William Nast Gableman (1881-1937) —
also known as William N. Gableman —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio, July 27,
1881.
Democrat. Mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio; elected 1921; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1922.
Died, from heart disease, in White Cross Hospital,
Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
13, 1937 (age 56 years, 139
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Gableman and Margaret (Breinig) Gableman; married to
Gertrude Lovett Baird. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937) —
also known as George W. Donaghey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oakland, Union
Parish, La., July 1,
1856.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
furniture
and hardware
merchant; building
contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
15, 1937 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Frank St. John Sidway (1869-1938) —
also known as Frank S. Sidway —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born December
15, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
chair
of Erie County Republican Party, 1910; in 1912, he was found
guilty of civil
contempt in connection with his brother's divorce case, and fined
$900; later, an appellate court reversed this decision; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1914.
Died, from a heart attack, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
17, 1938 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Sidway and Charlotte (Spalding) Sidway; married to Amelia
Roberts. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Frederick W. Carberry (1875-1938) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
3, 1875.
Republican. Music
teacher; musical
instrument dealer; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
blind
in his later years.
Died, from heart disease, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
27, 1938 (age 62 years, 358
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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William Forte Willett Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as William Willett, Jr. —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried
and convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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David King Udall (1851-1938) —
of St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
7, 1851.
Member of Arizona
territorial legislature, 1899.
Mormon.
Indicted
in 1884 on charges of polygamy
and unlawful cohabitation;
not convicted because his second wife Ida could not be found to
testify against him. Convicted
in 1885 of perjury
in connection with a land claim, and sentenced
to three years in prison.
On December 12, 1885, he received a "full and unconditional pardon"
from President Grover
Cleveland, and was released from prison.
Died, as a result of an accidental
fall and myocardial insufficiency, in St. Johns, Apache
County, Ariz., February
18, 1938 (age 86 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Eliza (King) Udall and David Udall; brother of Mary Ann Udall (who
married William
Thomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married, February
1, 1875, to Eliza Luella Stewart (sister of William
Thomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married, May 25,
1882, to Ida Frances Hunt (granddaughter of Jefferson
Hunt); married, April 9,
1903, to Mary Ann (Linton) Morgan (widow of John
Hamilton Morgan); father of John
Hunt Udall, Levi
Stewart Udall, Jesse
Addison Udall and Don
Taylor Udall; grandfather of John
Nicholas Udall, Stewart
Lee Udall, Morris
King Udall and Lee
Kenyon Udall; great-grandfather of Milan
Dale Smith Jr., Thomas
Stewart Udall, Mark
E. Udall and Gordon
Harold Smith. |
| | Political family: Udall
family of Arizona. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Crail (1877-1938) —
also known as Joe Crail —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, December
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1932.
Christian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from a heart attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1938 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Merit E. Leming (1862-1938) —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., March
14, 1862.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1900;
mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1909-11.
Died, from coronary occlusion and influenza,
in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., March 4,
1938 (age 75 years, 355
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) —
also known as B. Frank Murphy —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, December
24, 1867.
Republican. Shoe store
owner; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Methodist.
Died, of myocarditis, in Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1938 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
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Josiah Merrow (1853-1938) —
also known as J. Merrow —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April
16, 1853.
Steamship
agent; marine insurance
business; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Galveston,
Tex., 1903-21.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, while also suffering from arteriosclerosis, nephritis,
and uremia,
in Upper Darby, Delaware
County, Pa., May 14,
1938 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.
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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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Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (1870-1938) —
also known as Benjamin N. Cardozo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 24,
1870.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1914-16; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1914-26; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1932-38.
Jewish.
Suffered a heart attack in 1937, and a stroke in
early 1938, and died a few months later, in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 9,
1938 (age 68 years, 46
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Samuel Insull (1859-1938) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.; near Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in London, England,
November
11, 1859.
Republican. Associate of Thomas Edison and executive of electric
utilities; one of the founders of the company that became General
Electric; also had major holdings in railroads;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1904;
when his utility holding company collapsed, wiping out the
stockholders, he fled
the country; indicted
in 1932 on fraud
and embezzlement
charges;
ultimately extradited
from Turkey in 1934; tried in
Chicago and found not guilty.
Congregationalist.
Member, Union
League.
Died from a heart attack, in the Place de la Concorde station
on the Paris Métro subway system, Paris, France,
July
16, 1938 (age 78 years, 247
days).
Interment at Putney
Vale Cemetery, London, England.
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William Stuart Hall (1869-1938) —
also known as William S. Hall —
of Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., October
24, 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
professor; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,
1908-10; member of South
Carolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1911-14.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died, from heart disease, in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., July 20,
1938 (age 68 years, 269
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, S.C.
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Huston Quin (1876-1938) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
4, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1919-21; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1921-25.
Died, from heart disease, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
14, 1938 (age 62 years, 10
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867-1938) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
20, 1867.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; archbishop of New York, 1919-38; cardinal, 1924-38; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack caused by coronary
thrombosis, in Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y., September
4, 1938 (age 70 years, 288
days).
Originally entombed at St. Joseph's Camp Grotto Chapel, Near Forestburgh, Sullivan
County, N.Y.; re-entombed at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Republican. Investment
banker; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died, of a heart attack, at the state police barracks, Lake
Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Tillman Kulp Saylor (1873-1938) —
also known as Tillman K. Saylor —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., October
30, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Died, from coronary sclerosis and myocarditis, in Lee
Homeopathic Hospital,
Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., October
25, 1938 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) —
also known as William L. Boatright —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Gentry
County, Mo., June 14,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1925-28; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo., November
25, 1938 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,
February
7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
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Robert Welch Herrick (1868-1938) —
also known as Robert Herrick —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
21, 1868.
Novelist;
university
professor; secretary
of the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1935-38; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1935.
Died, from a heart attack, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, December
23, 1938 (age 70 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Codrington Carrington Jr. (1872-1938) —
also known as Edward C. Carrington, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1914; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1931.
Episcopalian.
Died, following a heart attack, in Baltimore,
Md., December
30, 1938 (age 66 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (now Germany),
January
25, 1864.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1930.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Lawrence and Memorial
Associated Hospitals,
New London, New London
County, Conn., January
12, 1939 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein; married, February
21, 1889, to Jennie Muir; married to Edna G.
Simpson. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Legislative History and
Souvenir of Connecticut 1907-08 |
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William Gustave Gutmann (1862-1939) —
also known as William G. Gutmann —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., August
21, 1862.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died, from acute myocarditis and arteriosclerosis, in
Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., January
15, 1939 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) —
also known as Albert I. Beach —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., July 30,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Henry Abraham Winchester Beck (1903-1939) —
also known as Henry A. W. Beck —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
22, 1903.
U.S. Vice Consul in Geneva, 1927; Athens, 1927-29; Alexandria, 1929-32; Hankow, 1932-33; Tsingtao, 1933; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1935-39, died in office 1939.
Died, from heart disease, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1939 (age 36 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Abraham Beck and Joine (Griffith) Beck. |
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Emery Richard Beal (1865-1939) —
also known as Emery R. Beal —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plainfield, Kent
County, Mich., December
5, 1865.
Republican. Druggist; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1922-23; defeated, 1928.
Died, from heart disease, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 3,
1939 (age 73 years, 88
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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James Delmage Ross (1872-1939) —
also known as J. D. Ross —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
November
9, 1872.
Electrical
engineer;
Seattle superintendent of lighting (electric
power), 1911-39; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1935-37; administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, 1937.
Died, from a heart attack, following surgery for stomach
and intestinal
ailments, in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
14, 1939 (age 66 years, 125
days).
Interment at Ross Family Burial Site, Newhalem, Wash.
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Relatives:
Married 1907 to Alice
M. Wilson. |
| | Mount
Ross, in Whatcom
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Ross Dam
(built 1937-49), on the Skagit River, in Whatcom
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Ross Lake,
a reservoir in Whatcom
County, Washington, which also extends into British
Columbia, Canada, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS J. D. Ross (built 1943 at Portland,
Oregon; sold and renamed SS Lampsis; sank during a storm
in the North
Atlantic Ocean, 1966) was originally named for
him. |
| | Epitaph: "J.D. Ross, one of the
greatest Americans of our generation, was an outstanding
mathematician and equally great engineer. He had also the practical
ability to make things work in the spirit of public opinion and
successful business. More than that, he was a philosopher and lover
and student of trees and flowers. His successful career and
especially his long service in behalf of the public interest are
worthy of study by every American boy." |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph S. Hofman (1873-1939) —
of Seward, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Austria,
May
14, 1873.
Democrat. Hotelier;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1933-36; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1935-36; member of
Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1939; died in office 1939.
Died, of a heart attack, in Seward, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska, March
29, 1939 (age 65 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Hamilton Lewis (1863-1939) —
also known as J. Hamilton Lewis; "Pink
Whiskers" —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Danville,
Va., May 18,
1863.
Lawyer;
member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1887-88; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1892; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1896,
1900,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1897-99; defeated
(People's), 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1928,
1936;
Honorary Vice-President, 1904;
speaker, 1912;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908, 1920 (Democratic); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1913-19, 1931-39; defeated (Democratic),
1918; died in office 1939.
Died, of coronary thrombosis, at Garfield Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1939 (age 75 years, 326
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
to unknown location.
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Will C. Wood (c.1881-1939) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Elmira, Solano
County, Calif., about 1881.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., May 15,
1939 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Sadie Koenig (c.1876-1939) —
also known as Sadie Prince —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1876.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member
of New
York Republican State Committee, 1930.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1939 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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George Tilden Bartlett (1877-1939) —
also known as G. T. Bartlett —
of Linden, Cass
County, Tex.
Born in Tippah
County, Miss., February
2, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1920, 1922.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Texarkana Hospital,
Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., July 12,
1939 (age 62 years, 160
days).
Interment at Linden Cemetery, Linden, Tex.
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William Henry Langdon (1873-1939) —
also known as William H. Langdon —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Alameda
County, Calif., September
25, 1873.
Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1915-19; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1919-27; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920;
justice
of California state supreme court, 1927-39; died in office 1939.
Died of a heart attack, in Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif., August
10, 1939 (age 65 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Gareché Lay (1872-1939) —
also known as Julius G. Lay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
9, 1872.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul
General in Ottawa, 1893-96; U.S. Consul in Windsor, 1896-99; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1899-1904; Canton, 1904-06; Cape Town, 1906-10; Rio de Janeiro, 1910-14; Berlin, as of 1916-17; Calcutta, as of 1926; U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1929-32; Uruguay, 1935-37.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died suddenly, following a heart attack, in Prides Crossing,
Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., August
28, 1939 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Taylor Adams (1862-1939) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, December
22, 1862.
Republican. Door and sash manufacturer; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1912-24; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1921-24; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1917-21; member, Arrangements
Committee (1920),
speaker (1924),
, Republican National Convention.
Died, following a heart attack, in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
28, 1939 (age 76 years, 310
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., June 28,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; Maryland
state attorney general, 1919-23; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); director, Potomac Edison electric
utility, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co., Blue Ridge Fire
Insurance Co.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md., November
20, 1939 (age 62 years, 145
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Armstrong (1847-1905) and Elizabeth Key (Scott)
Armstrong; married, January
25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September
18, 1923 |
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Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) —
also known as Carl E. Mapes —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
26, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in
office 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Suffered a heart attack, and died, in his hotel
room at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
12, 1939 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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J. Henry Bacheller (1869-1939) —
also known as Harry Bacheller —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
1, 1869.
President, Fidelity Union Trust Co.;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1900-02; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1903-05.
Baptist.
English,
Scottish,
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart disease, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
12, 1939 (age 70 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Beryl Franklin Carroll (1860-1939) —
also known as Beryl F. Carroll —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Davis
County, Iowa, March
15, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
dealer; newspaper
editor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; candidate
for Iowa
state house of representatives, 1893; member of Iowa
state senate, 1895-98; postmaster;
Iowa
state auditor, 1903-09; Governor of
Iowa, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912;
organizer and president, Provident Life
Insurance Company.
Methodist.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Kentucky Baptist Hospital,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
16, 1939 (age 79 years, 276
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March
18, 1882.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart attack, while taking a bath at home,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Wallace Edgar Pierce (1881-1940) —
also known as Wallace E. Pierce —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Black Brook, Clinton
County, N.Y., December
9, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1917-19; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Died, from a heart attack, in the Congressional physician's
office, in the U.S.
Capitol, Washington,
D.C., January
3, 1940 (age 58 years, 25
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Charles Nagel (1849-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bernardo, Colorado
County, Tex., August
9, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1908-12; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
embolism while suffering from chronic myocarditis, in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1940 (age 90 years, 149
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Edward Walter Curley (1873-1940) —
also known as Edward W. Curley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 23,
1873.
Democrat. Builder;
president, Stanley Hoist and Machine Company; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1935-40; died in
office 1940.
Member, Eagles.
Died, from a heart attack, while seriously ill from a throat
ailment, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
6, 1940 (age 66 years, 228
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Frank A. Hagarty (c.1871-1940) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1904, 1906; postmaster at Hartford,
Conn., 1907-15; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1916-18; defeated, 1918.
Member, Foresters;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., January
11, 1940 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel Cody. |
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Wyndham Robertson Meredith (1859-1940) —
also known as Wyndham R. Meredith —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., April 6,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Virginia, 1896.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, while suffering from pneumonia
and heart disease, in Johnston-Willis Hospital,
Richmond,
Va., January
12, 1940 (age 80 years, 281
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Henry Robertson Barrett (1869-1940) —
also known as Henry R. Barrett —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
19, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks.
Died, from a heart attack, in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
4, 1940 (age 70 years, 169
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Samuel Matthews Vauclain (1856-1940) —
also known as Samuel M. Vauclain —
of Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 18,
1856.
Republican. Locomotive
manufacturer; inventor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
French
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Society of Mechanical Engineers; American
Philosophical Society.
Died, of a heart attack, in Rosemont, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
4, 1940 (age 83 years, 262
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Charles Samuel Deneen (1863-1940) —
also known as Charles S. Deneen —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill., May 4,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1893-94; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1896-1904; law partner of Charles
H. Hamill, 1898-1905; Governor of
Illinois, 1905-13; defeated, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1928
(speaker),
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1925-31.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, probably from a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
5, 1940 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Shelah Dillard Davis (1877-1940) —
also known as Shelah D. Davis —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Putnam
County, Tenn., 1877.
Republican. Physician;
postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1910-14.
Died, from a heart attack, in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., February
7, 1940 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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William Andrew Hubbard (1854-1940) —
also known as William A. Hubbard —
of Ozark Township, Barry
County, Mo.; Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
23, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1919-22 (Barry County
1899-1900, Lawrence County 1919-22).
Died, from endocarditis and senility,
in Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo., February
13, 1940 (age 85 years, 143
days).
Interment at Osa Cemetery, Osa, Mo.
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Arthur William Aleshire (1900-1940) —
also known as Arthur W. Aleshire —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Born near Luray, Page
County, Va., February
15, 1900.
Democrat. Grocer; gasoline
station business; His legs were
paralyzed as the result of an accident in 1923; used a
wheelchair; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from uremia
and heart disease, in a hospital
at Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, March
11, 1940 (age 40 years, 25
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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Charles Edward Woodcock (1854-1940) —
also known as Charles E. Woodcock —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; St. Matthews, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., June 12,
1854.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, 1905-35; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1920.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart attack in Naples, Fla., and died soon after,
in a hospital
at Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., March
12, 1940 (age 85 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March
22, 1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frederick Augustus Fogle (1883-1940) —
also known as F. A. Fogle —
of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C., December
29, 1883.
Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Salem, N.C., 1911-13.
Died, from coronary thrombosis and myocardial failure,
in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., May 7,
1940 (age 56 years, 130
days).
Interment at Salem Moravian Graveyard, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Ole Hanson (1874-1940) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Union Grove, Racine
County, Wis., January
6, 1874.
Progressive. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Real
estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms,
California.
Died, following a heart attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 6,
1940 (age 66 years, 182
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Walter Samuel Fenton (1886-1940) —
also known as Walter S. Fenton —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt., July 12,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1932;
delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a coronary embolism, in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 12,
1940 (age 54 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allan Louis Benson (1871-1940) —
also known as Allan L. Benson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., November
6, 1871.
Socialist. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1912, 1914; candidate
for President
of the United States, 1916.
Resigned from the Socialist Party in 1918 over its non-support of
American participation in World War I.
Died, of coronary thrombosis, in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
19, 1940 (age 68 years, 287
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Max David Steuer (1871-1940) —
also known as Max D. Steuer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
September
6, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart attack, on the porch of the Wentworth Hall
Hotel,
Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H., August
21, 1940 (age 68 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mitchell L. Erlanger (c.1857-1940) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County Sheriff, 1904; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-27; president, A. L.
Erlanger Amusement Enterprises, and stage
producer.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1940 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leopold Erlanger and Regina Erlanger; married 1932 to Janet
Nordenshield. |
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David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Superintendent
of schools; university
professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United States
Steel
Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the
Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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George Sebastian Silzer (1870-1940) —
also known as George S. Silzer —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., April
14, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1907-12; Middlesex
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1912-14; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1914-22; Governor of
New Jersey, 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1924;
chairman, New York Port Authority, 1926-28.
Died, from a heart attack, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
16, 1940 (age 70 years, 185
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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George Bruce Cortelyou (1862-1940) —
also known as George B. Cortelyou —
of Huntington Bay, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 26,
1862.
Republican. School
principal; confidential stenographer to President Grover
Cleveland, 1895-96; Executive Clerk of the White House, 1896-98;
secretary to President William
McKinley, 1900-01; secretary to President Theodore
Roosevelt, 1901-03; financier;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1903-04; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1904-07; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1905-07; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1907-09; president, Consolidated Gas
Company, New York, 1909-35; director, New York Life
Insurance Company; first president, Edison Electric Institute,
1933.
Member, Union
League.
Died, following two heart attacks, in Huntington Bay, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
23, 1940 (age 78 years, 89
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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Everard Kempshall Tucker (1873-1940) —
also known as Everard K. Tucker —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, July 1,
1873.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following a heart attack, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
1, 1940 (age 67 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Tucker and Mary S. Tucker; married to Anne
Young. |
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Key Pittman (1872-1940) —
of Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska; Tonopah, Nye
County, Nev.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., September
19, 1872.
Democrat. Went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1913-40; defeated, 1910; died in office 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
It was rumored for years that he died before his final election in
1940, and that party leaders kept his body on ice in a hotel bathtub
until he was re-elected; this story has been disproven. In fact, he
suffered a severe heart attack before the election, at the
Riverside Hotel,
and died after the election at the Washoe General Hospital,
Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., November
10, 1940 (age 68 years, 52
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) —
also known as Asier J. Speer —
of Greenbrier, Bollinger
County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Martin
County, Ind., December
10, 1874.
Republican. School
teacher; physician;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., November
21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Bertram Eugene Harcourt (1881-1940) —
also known as Bertram E. Harcourt —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., August
14, 1881.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1940; died in office 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart attack in front of the Broadhurst Theatre,
and died soon after, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1940 (age 59 years, 117
days).
Interment at Boxwood
Cemetery, Medina, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Harcourt and Sarah E. (Hagadorn) Harcourt; married to Bertha
H. Hacking. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Bartlett —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1872.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died, of a heart attack, in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married 1929 to
Gwendolyn Williams. |
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Kenneth Farrand Simpson (1895-1941) —
also known as Kenneth F. Simpson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1935-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940
(member, Arrangements
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941; died in office
1941.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Skull
and Bones; American
Legion; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1941 (age 45 years, 266
days).
Interment at Hudson
City Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y.
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Thad S. Snell Jr. (1884-1941) —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, December
12, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a fatal heart attack, while driving his
car, in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, April
14, 1941 (age 56 years, 123
days).
Interment at Ida
Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa.
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Robert Walton Goelet (1880-1941) —
also known as Robert W. Goelet; Bertie
Goelet —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
19, 1880.
Republican. One of New York's wealthiest men, he inherited $60
million by 1902; director of banks, the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Corporation, and the Union Pacific Railroad;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1932,
1936.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1941 (age 61 years, 44
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Commodore Bruce Roberts (1875-1941) —
also known as C. B. Roberts —
of Fortine, Lincoln
County, Mont.; Shelby, Toole
County, Mont.
Born in Newcastle Township, Fulton
County, Ind., December
9, 1875.
Republican. Lumber
business; realtor;
banker;
member of Montana
state senate, 1915-18.
Died, of a heart attack, in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., June 3,
1941 (age 65 years, 176
days).
Interment at Pine
Lake Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of George Wilson Roberts and Lavinia Jane (Eley) Roberts; married, August
30, 1903, to Annis Elliott; nephew of Ning
S. Eley. |
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George Lincoln Thompson (1864-1941) —
also known as George L. Thompson —
of Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1909-10, 1912;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1915-41; defeated, 1912; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Died, from a heart attack, in Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
1, 1941 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Church Graveyard, St. James, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Richmond Ansel Thompson and Ennie Elizabeth (Handshaw) Thompson;
married to Lottie F. Scott. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Benjamin Alden Faunce (1874-1941) —
also known as Benjamin A. Faunce —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., March 3,
1874.
Republican. Real estate
broker; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1929-31; postmaster at East
Lansing, Mich., 1931-35.
Died, from coronary thrombosis and myocarditis, in East
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
25, 1941 (age 67 years, 206
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Paulina Archangelsky (1860-1941) —
also known as Paulina Cohen —
of Sitka,
Alaska.
Born in 1860.
Republican. Postmaster at Sitka,
Alaska, 1890-1901.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, from heart failure, in Vairao, Tahiti, French
Polynesia, October
17, 1941 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Vairao District Cemetery, Vairao, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
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Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) —
also known as Francis E. Bouck —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 5th District, 1918-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Denver,
Colo., November
24, 1941 (age 67 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck;
married, November
29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester; married, August
20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. |
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Roscoe Conklin Chandley (1873-1941) —
also known as Roscoe C. Chandley —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., January
3, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster at Greensboro,
N.C., 1922-34.
Died, from a coronary occlusion and arteriosclerosis,
in Wesley Long Hospital,
Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., November
27, 1941 (age 68 years, 328
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Alva Blanchard Adams (1875-1941) —
also known as Alva B. Adams —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo., October
29, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1923-24, 1933-41; defeated, 1924; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from heart disease, in the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington,
D.C., December
1, 1941 (age 66 years, 33
days).
Entombed at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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James Alphonsus Hamill (1877-1941) —
also known as James A. Hamill —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
30, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1902-05; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1907-21 (10th District 1907-13,
12th District 1913-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
corporation counsel of Jersey City, 1927-41.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from pneumonia
and thrombosis, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
15, 1941 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Michael J. Gillen (1884-1942) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1884.
Democrat. Insurance
business; real estate
broker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1926-42; died in
office 1942.
Member, Elks.
Died, of a heart attack, in an automobile
as he was leaving a dance, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
1, 1942 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Judson Franklin Selleck (1871-1942) —
also known as Judson F. Selleck —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Holly, Oakland
County, Mich., August
10, 1871.
Republican. Dentist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1922, 1930.
Died, from endocarditis and cerebral
hemorrhage, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
19, 1942 (age 70 years, 193
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich.
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Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869-1942) —
also known as Lewis S. Chanler —
of Barrytown, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
24, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1907-08; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1908; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1910-12.
Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1942 (age 72 years, 157
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,
N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler; brother of William
Astor Chanler; married, September
24, 1890, to Alice Chamberlain; married, May 23,
1921, to Julia Lynch (Olin) Benkard; grandnephew of John
Jacob Astor III; second great-grandson of John
Armstrong Jr.; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Armstrong and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of John
Armstrong and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Robert
Livingston the Younger; fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); first cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin
Livingston; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Stephen
John Schuyler, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter
Samuel Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William
Jay, Gerrit
Smith, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; fourth cousin of Peter
Goelet Gerry, Ogden
Livingston Mills and Robert
Reginald Livingston. |
| | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Clinton-DeWitt
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Marcellus Elliott Foster (1870-1942) —
also known as Marcellus E. Foster —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Pembroke, Christian
County, Ky., November
29, 1870.
Democrat. President of the Houston Chronicle newspaper;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from a coronary occlusion and arteriosclerosis,
in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., April 1,
1942 (age 71 years, 123
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Louis B. Ward (c.1892-1942) —
of Michigan.
Born about 1892.
Business representative for "radio priest" Charles Coughlin;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936 (Democratic primary), 1936 (The Third
Party), 1940 (Democratic primary).
Died, of a heart attack, in the New York Central railroad
station, Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April
20, 1942 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Auburn Bascomb Bryan (1873-1942) —
also known as Auburn B. Bryan —
of Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., June 2,
1873.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1924;
postmaster.
Died, from cardiac decompensation, in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., June 11,
1942 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Daily (1870-1942) —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born near Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., January
7, 1870.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1935-42; died
in office 1942.
Died, from a heart attack, in St. James, Phelps
County, Mo., July 5,
1942 (age 72 years, 179
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901 to Annie
Helen Hanefin. |
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Robert Sidney Burruss (1882-1942) —
also known as Robert S. Burruss —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., August
6, 1882.
Republican. Lumber
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Virginia, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Dillwyn, Buckingham
County, Va., July 31,
1942 (age 59 years, 359
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) —
also known as Christopher D. Sullivan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District
1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1940-41.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of a heart attack, in his office
at the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1942 (age 72 years, 20
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Orland Steen Loomis (1893-1942) —
also known as Orland S. Loomis —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Mauston, Juneau
County, Wis., November
12, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1929-30; member of Wisconsin
state senate 31st District, 1931-34; Wisconsin director, U.S.
Rural Electrification Administration, 1935-37; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1937-39; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940.
Died, from a heart attack, December
7, 1942 (age 49 years, 25
days).
Interment somewhere
in Mauston, Wis.
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Carolyn Caldwell (1871-1943) —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Walden, Orange
County, N.Y., October
15, 1871.
Democrat. Restaurant
owner; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1942.
Female.
Died, of chronic myocarditis, in Glens Falls Hospital,
Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1943
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Frederick Sedelmeyer and Gertrude (Mehew) Sedelmeyer;
married to George Caldwell. |
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Clifford Brittin Wilson (1879-1943) —
also known as Clifford B. Wilson —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
2, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Coroner, 1909-11; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1911-21; defeated, 1921, 1935; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1915-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died, from a heart attack, in Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
1, 1943 (age 63 years, 30
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James A. Wilson and Mary E. (Wordin) Wilson; married, November
10, 1914, to Anastasia C. Dorsey. |
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Vincent A. Scully (1896-1943) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1940-43; died in office 1943.
Member, Elks.
Died, five days after a heart attack, in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., January
9, 1943 (age about 46
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter H. Ruvolo (c.1895-1943) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1938; member of
New
York state senate, 1939; resigned 1939; municipal judge in New
York, 1940-43.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Lutheran Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
27, 1943 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine E. Foran. |
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Walter B. Wellbrock (1875-1943) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1875.
Physician;
mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1929-31, 1937-41; defeated, 1931 (Liberty),
1933 (Liberty), 1941 (Progressive).
Died, from a heart attack, in Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1943 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Breslau
Cemetery, North Lindenhurst, Long Island, N.Y.
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married, September
19, 1919, to Marion McPherson. |
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Christopher Stephen Flanagan (1876-1943) —
also known as Christopher S. Flanagan —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Quebec,
December
26, 1876.
Stevedoring
business; bank
director; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Port
Arthur, Tex., 1911-42; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Brazil in Port
Arthur, Tex., 1935.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart attack, in Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex., February
16, 1943 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Beaumont, Tex.
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Frederick Roenigk Ming (1865-1943) —
also known as Fred R. Ming —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Cheboygan
County Sheriff, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1923-32 (Cheboygan
County 1905-06, 1923-24, Cheboygan District 1925-32); defeated, 1932;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1929-32; member
of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1907-10; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1934.
German
ancestry.
Suffered a heart attack, and died three days later, in
Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., February
21, 1943 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich.
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Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) —
also known as Frank Ely Atwood —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Carrollton, Mo., 1914-15; Carroll
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 8th District,
1922-23; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35; defeated, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital,
Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., March 5,
1943 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Elmer O. Jones (1881-1943) —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in New Boston, Linn
County, Mo., October
19, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1919-20,
1931-32; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1924, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Marceline, Linn
County, Mo., April
27, 1943 (age 61 years, 190
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
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Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) —
also known as Harry L. Englebright —
of Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif., January
2, 1884.
Republican. Mining engineer;
U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died in
office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of an acute heart condition, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 13,
1943 (age 59 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
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Edwin Taylor Pollock (1870-1943) —
also known as E. T. Pollock —
Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, Ohio, October
25, 1870.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
Governor
of American Samoa.
Died, from cardiac arrythmia and auricular
fibrillation, in Washington,
D.C., June 6,
1943 (age 72 years, 224
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange;
Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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John Calhoun Phillips (1870-1943) —
also known as John C. Phillips —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Vermont, Fulton
County, Ill., November
13, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Arizona, 1929-31.
Suffered a heart attack, while fishing
on Lake Mary, and died soon after, in Flagstaff Hospital,
Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz., June 25,
1943 (age 72 years, 224
days).
Interment somewhere
in Prescott, Ariz.
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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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Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (1891-1943) —
also known as N. J. Webb —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Prince
George County, Va., April
25, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1936-39.
Methodist.
Died, of a heart attack, in Isle of
Wight County, Va., July 18,
1943 (age 52 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Duncan Webb and Helen Howerton (Rives) Webb; married to
Lalie Lett (niece of Robert
Walker Perkins). |
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Philas Stratton Jones (1867-1943) —
also known as Philas S. Jones —
of Wilburton, Latimer
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Kentucky, September
30, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital
at Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., July 27,
1943 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Nat Rogan (c.1882-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Ripley, Tippah
County, Miss., about 1882.
Democrat. Real estate
business; financier;
campaign manager for U.S. Sen. William
G. McAdoo, 1932; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th
California District, 1935-43; resigned 1943.
Died, following a heart attack, in Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
8, 1943 (age about 61
years).
Cremated.
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Image source:
Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1943 |
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Fred Joseph Slater (1885-1943) —
also known as Fred J. Slater —
of Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 26,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1925-28; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1929-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Died, following a heart attack, at I. M. Bassett Hospital,
Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
20, 1943 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Interment at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greece, N.Y.
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Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) —
also known as Friend W. Richardson; William
Richardson —
of California.
Born in Michigan, December
1, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; California
state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of
California, 1923-27.
Quaker.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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Frank L. Foulks (c.1884-1943) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1884.
Republican. Mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1924.
Died, of a heart attack, at the Rahway Elks Club, Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
18, 1943 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mable Jackson. |
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charlotte Sleeth Farrar (c.1873-1943) —
also known as Charlotte Farrar; Charlotte L.
Sleeth —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rushville, Rush
County, Ind., about 1873.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924,
1932
(alternate); member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Female.
Died, of heart trouble, in New York Infirmary
for Women and Children, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
15, 1943 (age about 70
years).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Peter B. Carey (1886-1943) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1886.
Democrat. President, Chicago Board of Trade, 1932-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936,
1940;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Cook
County Sheriff, 1942-43.
Died, amidst a scandal
in his department, from a heart ailment, in Sacred Heart Sanitarium,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
1, 1943 (age 56 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Frances Angsten. |
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Robert Montgomery Clarke (1879-1943) —
also known as Robert M. Clarke —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., March 5,
1879.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1901; superior court judge in California, 1909;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1912,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1926; California Insurance Commissioner,
1938; candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Died, following a heart attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
15, 1943 (age 64 years, 255
days).
Interment at Carpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Calif.
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William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) —
also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The
Champ" —
of Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 31,
1888.
Republican. Manufacturer;
business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1936; died in office 1943; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in
1910-11.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Washington,
D.C., November
22, 1943 (age 55 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Henry Bascom Steagall (1873-1943) —
also known as Henry B. Steagall —
of Ozark, Dale
County, Ala.
Born in Clopton, Dale
County, Ala., May 19,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dale
County Solicitor, 1902-08; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1906-07; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1906-10; prosecuting
attorney 3rd District, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate; member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1915-43; died in office
1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu.
Died, of a heart ailment, November
22, 1943 (age 70 years, 187
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ozark, Ala.
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Manderville Tildon Miller (1879-1943) —
also known as M. T. Miller —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Lowgap, Boone
County, W.Va., December
31, 1879.
Republican. Ordained
minister; school
teacher; Boone
County Superintendent of Schools, 1919-23; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1929-32.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., December
2, 1943 (age 63 years, 336
days).
Interment at Boone
Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Susan Ann (Pauley) Miller and Sylvanus Miller; married to Flora
Ann Roberts. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 9,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;
defeated, 1904; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Redmen.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1943 (age 66 years, 214
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married, January
1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum. |
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Anton Emil Achard (1889-1944) —
also known as Tony Achard —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 12,
1889.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1929-30; chair of
Clare County Republican Party, 1929-32.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, at Marion Hospital,
Marion, Osceola
County, Mich., 1944
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil Felix Achard and Elizabeth Augusta (Ritter) Achard; married
to Marjorie Jackson. |
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Lou Hoover (1874-1944) —
also known as Lou Henry —
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, March
29, 1874.
First
Lady of the United States, 1929-33.
Female.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
7, 1944 (age 69 years, 284
days).
Original interment at Alta
Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.; reinterment in 1964 at Herbert
Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa.
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George Otis Smith (1871-1944) —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook
County, Maine, February
22, 1871.
Republican. Geologist;
director, U.S. Geological Survey, 1907-30 (except 1922-23); chair,
Federal Power Commission, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, American
Forestry Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Suffered a heart attack during a meeting
of the board of directors of the Central Maine Power Company, and
died soon after, in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
10, 1944 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Southside
Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.
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Clarence V. Mooney (c.1888-1944) —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J., about 1888.
Police
officer; mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1941-44; died in office 1944.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, in Fitkin Hospital,
Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
13, 1944 (age about 56
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Troop Day (1882-1944) —
also known as Robert T. Day —
of Denton, Denton
County, Tex.
Born in Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga., November
30, 1882.
Veterinarian;
candidate for mayor of
Denton, Tex., 1936, 1938.
Died, from a heart attack, in Denton, Denton
County, Tex., January
27, 1944 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of James Marshall Day and Nancy Katherine (McIntyre) Day; married to
Rosa Belle Rogers. |
| | Epitaph: "He lived and died for
others." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) —
also known as Luther H. Baker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Insurance
executive; director, Lansing National Bank;
director, Capitol Savings &
Loan Co.; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart attack at the Lansing City Club, and died
soon afterwards in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Samuel Ross Hay (1865-1944) —
also known as Sam R. Hay —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Decaturville, Decatur
County, Tenn., October
15, 1865.
Democrat. Pastor; bishop; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1928.
Methodist.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Lamar Hotel,
Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
4, 1944 (age 78 years, 112
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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James Berg (c.1876-1944) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., about 1876.
Republican. Minister;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;
executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Order
of United American Mechanics; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died, from a heart attack, during services at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904 to
Adeline Brommer. |
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Eaton Dudley Sargent (1870-1944) —
also known as Eaton D. Sargent —
of Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass.; Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla.
Born in Bradford, Orange
County, Vt., August
13, 1870.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1918; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1924-27; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1926, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died of heart failure while pruning an orange tree, in
Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., March
27, 1944 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Nashua, N.H.
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William Dennison Stephens (1859-1944) —
also known as William D. Stephens —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Eaton, Preble
County, Ohio, December
26, 1859.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-16 (7th District 1911-13,
10th District 1913-16); resigned 1916; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1912;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1916-17; Governor of
California, 1917-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from a heart ailment, in the Santa Fe Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
25, 1944 (age 84 years, 121
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Franklin Knox (1874-1944) —
also known as Frank Knox —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1874.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for nomination for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1924; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1940-44; died in office 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, following a series of heart attacks, in Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1944 (age 70 years, 118
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Ade (1866-1944) —
of Kentland, Newton
County, Ind.
Born in Kentland, Newton
County, Ind., February
9, 1866.
Republican. Author; humorist;
newspaper
columnist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Suffered a heart attack, fell into a coma, and died, in Brook,
Newton
County, Ind., May 16,
1944 (age 78 years, 97
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
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James Oliver II (1885-1944) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
3, 1885.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1936
(alternate), 1940.
Suffered a heart attack and died, at the Claypool Hotel,
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 19,
1944 (age 58 years, 198
days).
Entombed at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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John Stephen Shea (d. 1944) —
also known as John S. Shea; "The
Sheriff" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1908,
1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1944.
Burial location unknown.
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James William McDermott (1866-1944) —
also known as James W. McDermott —
of Kahoka, Clark
County, Mo.
Born near Kahoka, Clark
County, Mo., May 13,
1866.
Democrat. Banker; cattle
breeder; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1904;
mayor of Kahoka, Mo., 1913-14; president, National Shorthorn Breeders
Association.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Kahoka, Clark
County, Mo., July 4,
1944 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Kahoka Cemetery, Kahoka, Mo.
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Philip H. O'Connell (1872-1944) —
also known as Philip O'Connell —
of McGregor, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., September
30, 1872.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1923-26;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1927-30.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Samaritan Hospital,
Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., July 9,
1944 (age 71 years, 283
days).
Interment at Downing Cemetery, Deckerville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Connell and Gozelda (Wright) O'Connell; married 1902 to
Fidelia Samson. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
13, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1920-21; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1924; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1929-32; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1932-33; general in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Member, American
Legion.
Principal founder of the American Legion in 1919.
Participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France, on D-Day, June
6, 1944, and received a posthumous Medal
of Honor for his actions that day; died
a month later, of exhaustion and heart failure, in Normandy,
France,
July
12, 1944 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Normandy
American Cemetery, Collevelle-sur-Mer, France; cenotaph at Youngs
Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
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Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Rockport, Allen
County, Ohio, April 4,
1895.
Lawyer;
piano
player; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal judge in
Ohio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44.
Methodist.
Died, from a coronary thrombosis, in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
4, 1944 (age 49 years, 153
days).
Interment at Rockport
Cemetery, Rockport, Ohio.
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Samuel Davis Foster (1880-1944) —
also known as Samuel D. Foster —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
11, 1880.
Republican. Civil
engineer; worked on roads, sewers, and water works projects in
Cuba and the Panama Canal Zone; chief engineer, Allegheny County Road
Department; chief engineer, Pennsylvania State Highway Department;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Allegheny
County Treasurer, 1924-27; Allegheny
County Recorder of Deeds, 1928-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936,
1940.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
9, 1944 (age 63 years, 364
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander D. Foster and Amanda (Auld) Foster; married, June 29,
1905, to charlotta Adams; married, January
25, 1915, to Helen Trego Bradley; married, June 27,
1942, to Mercedes A. Cohill. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph,
September 10, 1944 |
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Lemuel Newland Searcy (1882-1944) —
also known as L. N. Searcy —
of Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo.; Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., May 8,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1927-30, 1935-42; defeated, 1942; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1943-44; died in office 1944; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart disease, in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., September
25, 1944 (age 62 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oak Forest Cemetery, Birch Tree, Mo.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) —
also known as Harold W. Mason —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; boot and shoe
business; vice-president, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital;
director for power
companies, insurance
companies, the Central Vermont Railway,
and the Estey Organ
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932;
Convention Secretary, 1940,
1944;
secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary, 1940;
speaker, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-44; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1937-44.
Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Sigma
Nu.
Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1944 (age 49 years, 196
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;
married, March
17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Official Report of the
22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Frank Murphy (1897-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 15,
1897.
Democrat. Accountant;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged
with bribery
in 1944; pleaded
guilty.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Died, from a heart ailment, December
25, 1944 (age 47 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Constance Kirchner. |
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Francis Thomas Maloney (1894-1945) —
also known as Francis T. Maloney —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., March
31, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
city editor; insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1930-33; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1935-45; died in office 1945; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, following a heart attack, at the Meriden Hospital,
Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
16, 1945 (age 50 years, 291
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Frederick Charles Fairbanks (1868-1945) —
also known as Frederick C. Fairbanks —
of Dresden, Germany;
Dieppe, France.
Born, of American parents, in Paris, France,
July
2, 1868.
Composer;
professor
of piano
at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Dresden, Germany, 1897-99; U.S.
Consular Agent in Dieppe, 1916-33.
Died, from cardiac disease, in a hospital
at Paris, France,
February
7, 1945 (age 76 years, 220
days).
Interment at Cimetière Parisien de Bagneux, Bagneux, France.
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Bertha Shippen Irving (1876-1945) —
also known as Bertha Violet Shippen —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
18, 1876.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1924;
postmaster at Haddonfield,
N.J., 1933-45 (acting, 1933-35).
Female.
Died, from a heart attack, in Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J., March
26, 1945 (age 68 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Calvin Coffey (1876-1945) —
also known as Charles Coffey —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.; near Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz.
Born in Hanford, Kings
County, Calif., August
15, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1932.
Died, from coronary occlusion, in Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz., April
28, 1945 (age 68 years, 256
days).
Interment at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Yuma, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of James Coffey and Ellen (Graves) Coffey; married to Margaret A.
Coffey. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) —
also known as John R. Todd —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Rock
County, Wis., about 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of the Todd Robertson Todd construction
and engineering
firm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1940.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1945 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) —
also known as Jacob L. Babler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New Glarus, Green
County, Wis., May 3,
1871.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from heart disease, in St. Mary's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1945 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)
Babler. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
June 1, 1945 |
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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) —
also known as J. Mayhew Wainwright —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06,
Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director,
Rye National Bank;
trustee, St. Luke's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from pyelonephritis
and coronary artery disease, in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 3,
1945 (age 80 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston (Stuyvesant)
Wainwright; married, November
23, 1892, to Laura Wallace Buchanan; third great-grandson of Gilbert
Livingston and Robert
Gilbert Livingston; third great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson of Pieter
Stuyvesant; first cousin twice removed of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); first cousin thrice removed of Philip
Van Cortlandt and Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775) and William
Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed of Nicholas
Bayard (c.1644-1707), David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Nicholas
Fish and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin thrice removed of James
Jay, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, John
Jay, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Frederick
Jay, Henry
Brockholst Livingston and Edward
Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991); third cousin once removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996); third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish (born 1951) and Alexa
Fish Ward; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard (1736-1802), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), James
Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and James
Parker; fourth cousin of Montgomery
Schuyler Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Philip
Schuyler, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard, John
Jay II, John
Jacob Astor III and Guy
Vernor Henry. |
| | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Clinton-DeWitt
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 |
| | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1923) |
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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Coal
mine superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma
and a heart condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | Relatives: Son of Leander Cox Stewart
and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married, October
1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. |
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Oscar L. Hauge (1868-1945) —
of St. Paul Park, Washington
County, Minn.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Faribault
County, Minn., September
17, 1868.
Republican. Dentist;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 31, 1911-12; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1927-30; member, Los Angeles County Board
of Supervisors, 1938-44.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, June 23,
1945 (age 76 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Franklin Newell (1869-1945) —
also known as Jake F. Newell —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Cabarrus
County, N.C., February
15, 1869.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1904, 1914,
1920; candidate for North
Carolina state attorney general, 1908; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order.
Worked against repeal of Prohibition.
Died, from heart disease, in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., August
9, 1945 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Bogers
Chapel Cemetery, Concord, N.C.
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John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) —
also known as John D. Fredericks —
of Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pa., September
10, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate for Governor of
California, 1914; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart attack, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
26, 1945 (age 75 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Irving Lehman (1876-1945) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-23; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1924-39; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
22, 1945 (age 69 years, 237
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Eli Huston Brown Jr. (1875-1945) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 3,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
officer and general counsel to oil
companies; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1899-1906; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1904-06.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, from heart disease, in Norton Infirmary,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
13, 1945 (age 70 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Hite Skinker (1863-1945) —
also known as Cornelius H. Skinker —
of Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., September
20, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri 18th Circuit, 1909-40; appointed 1909.
Died, from acute heart failure due to chronic
myocarditis, in Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo., October
22, 1945 (age 82 years, 32
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar, Mo.
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Leonard Fish Wing (1893-1945) —
also known as Leonard F. Wing —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Ira, Rutland
County, Vt., November
12, 1893.
Republican. Vermont
Republican state chair, 1926; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1940;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Died, of a heart attack, in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., December
19, 1945 (age 52 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of David E. Wing and Dora M. (Fish) Wing. |
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Williana Jones Burroughs (1882-1945) —
also known as Williana J. Burroughs; Williana Jones;
Mary Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Moscow, Russia.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., December
26, 1882.
Communist. School
teacher; joined the Communist party in 1926; used the pseudonym
"Mary Adams"; in 1933, she led a demonstration
to the New York City Board of Education, and as a result, she was fired
from her teaching job; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1934; announcer and editor for the
English-language broadcasts of Radio
Moscow, 1937-45.
African
ancestry.
Died, from a heart ailment, in the Staten Island Area Hospital,
Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., December
24, 1945 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to
Charles Burroughs. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | Image source: The Daily Worker, October
1933 |
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Seth Griffith Ellegood (d. 1945) —
also known as Seth G. Ellegood —
of Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y.; Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Democrat. Banker;
candidate for village
president of Sing Sing, New York, 1901.
Died, from a heart attack, in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
28, 1945.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Cobb and Anna Lambert. |
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Mabel Thorp Boardman (1860-1946) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
12, 1860.
Member, Board of Incorporators, Red Cross, 1900; also served as Red
Cross national secretary; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Colonial
Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died, from a coronary thrombosis, in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1946 (age 85 years, 156
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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James Riley Keaton (1861-1946) —
also known as James R. Keaton —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., December
10, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-98; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1898.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Wesley Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April 3,
1946 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson T. Keaton and Mary Ann (Huff) Keaton; married 1890 to
Lucille Johnston. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Olin Burgin (1877-1946) —
also known as William O. Burgin —
of Lexington, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born near Marion, McDowell
County, N.C., July 28,
1877.
Democrat. Mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1906-10; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1939-46; died in
office 1946.
Died, of a heart ailment, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., April
11, 1946 (age 68 years, 257
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, N.C.
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James Lee Adams (1873-1946) —
also known as James L. Adams —
of Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., May 27,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 12th
District, 1907-09; resigned 1909; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1909-12; as receiver to wrap up the
affairs of a defunct Pittsburgh bank, he allegedly failed to pay
$22,000 owed to the city; in November 1926, he was arrested
in St. Petersburg, Florida, and charged
with embezzlement;
released on $10,000 bond; re-arrested
in December, after detectives received information that he was about
to jump
bail; waived extradition and voluntarily returned to Pittsburgh;
the case against him was dropped in April 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart attack, in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
20, 1946 (age 72 years, 328
days).
Interment at Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Adams and Mary Emma (Butler) Adams; married to Elise M.
Campbell. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Jacob Endres (1880-1946) —
also known as John J. Endres —
of Perryville, Perry
County, Mo.
Born in Perry
County, Mo., July 16,
1880.
Republican. Farmer; Perry
County Sheriff, 1917-20, 1925-28; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1929-30,
1941-46; died in office 1946.
Died suddenly, from a heart attack, in Perryville, Perry
County, Mo., April
23, 1946 (age 65 years, 281
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.
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Carter Glass (1858-1946) —
also known as George Carter Glass; "Father of the
Federal Reserve"; "Pluck" —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., January
4, 1858.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Virginia
state senate, 1899-1902; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Lynchburg city,
1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in his room at the
Mayflower Hotel, Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1946 (age 88 years, 144
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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Alexander Biemeret (1877-1946) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., February
28, 1877.
Mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1938-45.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., May 29,
1946 (age 69 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Biemeret and Catherine (LaHaye) Biemeret. |
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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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Edward Vern Ashline (1897-1946) —
also known as Edward Ashline —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.; St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
8, 1897.
Democrat. Managed Texaco filling
stations; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Vermont, 1928.
Died, from coronary sclerosis, in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., August
9, 1946 (age 48 years, 244
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
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John Clarence Riggen (1882-1946) —
also known as J. Clarence Riggen —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born near Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., December
16, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
raiser; funeral
director; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart ailment, in the University of Kansas Hospital,
Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
18, 1946 (age 63 years, 245
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen and Elizabeth (Cochran) Riggen;
married 1905 to
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Montgomery. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Guy Brasfield Park (1872-1946) —
also known as Guy B. Park —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., June 10,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Platte
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1922;
resigned 1922; circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1923-32; Governor of
Missouri, 1933-37; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1943-44.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Missouri Hotel,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1946 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment at Platte
City Cemetery, Platte City, Mo.
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Charles M. Hoover (1867-1946) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C., April
17, 1867.
Furniture
manufacturer; postmaster at Thomasville,
N.C., 1901-05.
Died, from acute cardiac failure, in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., November
14, 1946 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Thomasville City Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of P. A. Hoover and Margaret (Holmes) Hoover; married to Eva
Leach. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Hugh Magill Luckey (1873-1946) —
also known as Hugh M. Luckey —
of Potomac, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born near Potomac, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
2, 1873.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1936, 1938 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Farm
Bureau.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Lake View Hospital,
Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., December
29, 1946 (age 73 years, 57
days).
Interment at Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Ill.
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Edwin St. John Greble Jr. (1887-1946) —
also known as E. St. J. Greble, Jr. —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., November
9, 1887.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; railroad
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1932.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
31, 1946 (age 59 years, 52
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) —
also known as John E. Anderson —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., August
25, 1879.
Mayor
of El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart condition and pulmonary
edema, in his room at the Hotel
Paso del Norte, El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., February
4, 1947 (age 67 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married, November
19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell. |
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March
22, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of
North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis
Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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William Preston Blocker (1892-1947) —
also known as William P. Blocker —
of Hondo, Medina
County, Tex.
Born in Hondo, Medina
County, Tex., September
30, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; salesman;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Piedras Negras, 1916-19; U.S. Consul in Piedras Negras, 1919-23; Guaymas, 1923-24; Mazatlan, 1925-29; Ciudad Juarez, 1929-32; Monterrey, as of 1938; U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez, 1938-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, following a heart attack, on
board the U.S. Transport St. Mihiel, on which he had been
scheduled to sail to Panama, at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
28, 1947 (age 54 years, 151
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Henry J. Drury (1886-1947) —
of Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Born in Bloomsdale, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., May 1,
1886.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
and tire repair business; taxicab
service; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County,
1945-46.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., March 2,
1947 (age 60 years, 305
days).
Interment at Valle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
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John Joseph Cochran (1880-1947) —
also known as John J. Cochran —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., August
11, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Reps. William
L. Igoe and Harry
B. Hawes, and to U.S. Sen. William
J. Stone; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1926-47 (11th District 1926-33,
at-large 1933-35, 13th District 1935-47); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1934.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in DePaul Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., March 6,
1947 (age 66 years, 207
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) —
also known as Carrie Lane; Carrie Chapman —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., January
9, 1859.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; woman suffrage activist; president, National American
Woman Suffrage Association, 1900-04 (succeeding Susan B. Anthony) and
1915-20; founder of the League of Women Voters; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1982.
Died, from a heart attack, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 9,
1947 (age 88 years, 59
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Edmund Arthur Ball (1894-1947) —
also known as E. Arthur Ball —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.; Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., December, 1894.
Democrat. Vice-president of the Ball Brothers glass
container company; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Died, from a heart seizure brought on by influenza,
while seated in his
parked car at the municipal
airport, in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
16, 1947 (age 52 years, 0
days).
Entombed at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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John Harvey Tolan (1877-1947) —
also known as John H. Tolan —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Minnesota, 1877.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1935-47.
Suffered a heart attack when his 2-year-old granddaughter
disappeared from the family's summer vacation home; she was found
unharmed, one mile from the cabin, but he died the next day at
Westwood General Hospital,
Westwood, Lassen
County, Calif., June 30,
1947 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Calif.
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William Rock Painter (1863-1947) —
also known as William R. Painter —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
27, 1863.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; printing
business; chair of
Carroll County Democratic Party, 1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1913-17; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1923-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., July 1,
1947 (age 83 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lee Painter and Sallie Ann (Rock) Painter; married to Cora
Herndon. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James H. Hudson (c.1878-1947) —
of Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine, about 1878.
Republican. Piscataquis
County Attorney, 1913-19; probate judge in Maine, 1920; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1933-47; died in office 1947.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Suffered a heart attack, and died three days later, in Augusta
General Hospital,
Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
21, 1947 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Hudson; married 1904 to Mary
McKown. |
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Charles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Brown —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 6,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08 (5th District 1897-1900,
1905-06, 7th District 1907-08); municipal judge, 1913-24, 1929-47;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Union
League; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart attack, in Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
8, 1947 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. Florence
Warren. |
| | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,
September 14, 1896 |
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Lauritz Selmer Swenson (1865-1947) —
also known as Lauritz S. Swenson —
of Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in New Sweden, Nicollet
County, Minn., June 12,
1865.
Republican. School
principal; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908
(alternate); U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1897-1905, resigned 1905; Switzerland, 1910-11; Norway, 1911-13, 1921-30; Netherlands, 1931-34.
Lutheran.
Died, of heart disease, in a hospital
at Oslo, Norway,
November
3, 1947 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Interment at Norseland
Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.
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Robert Ailshie (1908-1947) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, February
16, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; Idaho
state attorney general, 1947; died in office 1947.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of a heart attack, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, November
16, 1947 (age 39 years, 273
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
22, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1898-1903; circuit judge
in New Jersey, 1903-07; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1907-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., January
23, 1948 (age 85 years, 93
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Cortlandt Parker and Elisabeth Wolcott (Stites) Parker; brother
of Richard
Wayne Parker; married, November
22, 1893, to Emily Fuller; grandson of James
Parker; second great-grandnephew of Chauncey
Goodrich and Elizur
Goodrich; third great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt; third great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus
Van Cortlandt and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin thrice removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), William
Livingston, James
Jay, Philip
P. Schuyler, John
Jay and Frederick
Jay; third cousin once removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Philip
Schuyler and James
Alexander Hamilton; third cousin twice removed of Volkert
Petrus Douw, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Peter
Augustus Jay and William
Jay; third cousin thrice removed of John
Adams Taintor, William
Alfred Buckingham and Henry
G. Taintor; fourth cousin of Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer and James
Adams Ekin; fourth cousin once removed of Leonard
Gansevoort, Leonard
Gansevoort Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Jay II, Philip
N. Schuyler, Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Ray Hamilton and John
Sluyter Wirt. |
| | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Eva McCall Hamilton (1871-1948) —
also known as Eva M. Hamilton —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, St. Clair
County, Mich., December
13, 1871.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
Female.
First
woman elected to Michigan Senate.
Died, of heart failure, in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
28, 1948 (age 76 years, 46
days).
Cremated.
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Ralph Emerson Bailey (1878-1948) —
also known as Ralph E. Bailey —
of Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Cainsville, Harrison
County, Mo., July 14,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1925-27.
Died, from acute vascular collapse as a result of an adverse
reaction to a blood transfusion, in St. Francis Hospital,
Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., April 8,
1948 (age 69 years, 269
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Sikeston, Mo.
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James Vernon McClintic (1878-1948) —
also known as James V. McClintic; Jim V. McClintic;
"Sunny Jim" —
of Snyder, Kiowa
County, Okla.
Born near Bremond, Robertson
County, Tex., September
8, 1878.
Democrat. Kiowa
County Clerk, 1909; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1915-35 (1st District 1915-17, 7th
District 1917-35); lawyer.
Died, from a heart attack, on a
train en route to Los Angeles, near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
22, 1948 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Charles A. Duck (1866-1948) —
of Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex.
Born in Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind., April
18, 1866.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
postmaster at Greenville,
Tex., 1922-33 (acting, 1922).
Disciples
of Christ.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., May 21,
1948 (age 82 years, 33
days).
Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Greenville, Tex.
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Joseph A. Boyle (c.1883-1948) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1883.
Democrat. Mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1930-34; Stamford Commissioner of Finance,
1934-36; Stamford Tax Assessor, 1937-48.
Died, from a heart attack, at his office
desk, in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 25,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Elam Scull (1888-1948) —
also known as Charles E. Scull —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Olmos Park, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in La Vernia, Wilson
County, Tex., July 18,
1888.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940.
Died, from coronary heart disease, in Santa Rosa Hospital,
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., June 6,
1948 (age 59 years, 324
days).
Interment at Concrete Cemetery, Near La Vernia, Guadalupe County, Tex.
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Fred S. Berry (1879-1948) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, March
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart attack, while dining in a cafe at
Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 7,
1948 (age 69 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb.
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Gould Cooke Dietz (1868-1948) —
also known as Gould Dietz —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, May 26,
1868.
Republican. Lumberman;
aviation
pioneer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, in Groveland (now part of
Minnetonka), Hennepin
County, Minn., June 29,
1948 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Democrat. Tobacco
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he
died, apparently of a heart attack, in his hotel
room in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 12,
1948 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Bussy. |
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Harry E. Lewis (c.1880-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922-48; died in office
1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart attack, in his cottage at the Saranac Inn,
Upper Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., August
23, 1948 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Leopold Lewis and Emma (Lowenthal) Lewis; brother of Oscar
A. Lewis; married to Rose Nathan. |
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Erwin Ladislav Chloupek (1870-1948) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born October
8, 1870.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Consul
for Czechoslovakia in San
Francisco, Calif., 1935.
Czech
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in San
Francisco, Calif., August
28, 1948 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Chloupek and Mary (Sullivan) Chloupek. |
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Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) —
also known as Edward V. Babcock —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Volney, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
31, 1864.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart attack, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
2, 1948 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Leaman Burrell Babcock and Harriet Amanda (Vose) Babcock; married
1890 to
Emma Connell; married 1903 to Mary
Dundore Arnold. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alice Merrill Horne (1868-1948) —
also known as Alice Smith Merrill —
of Utah.
Born in Fillmore, Millard
County, Utah, January
2, 1868.
School
teacher; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1898.
Female.
Mormon.
Died, of a heart attack, October
7, 1948 (age 80 years, 279
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Carl Edward Bailey (1894-1948) —
also known as Carl E. Bailey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Bernie, Stoddard
County, Mo., October
8, 1894.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1937-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
23, 1948 (age 54 years, 15
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Francis Edward McAllister (1888-1948) —
also known as Frank E. McAllister —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
30, 1888.
Railway
supply business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1939-41.
Died, from a heart attack, on a
train in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
30, 1948 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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George Frederick von Kolnitz Jr. (1868-1948) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
6, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1890-94, 1906-08; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1895; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1902-06; defeated
in primary, 1894.
Lutheran
or Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Suffered coronary thrombosis, and died, in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
27, 1948 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Frederick von Kolnitz and Mary E. (Wayne) von Kolnitz;
married, April 9,
1890, to Sarah Conover Holmes. |
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William Henry Lewis (1868-1949) —
also known as William H. Lewis; Bill Lewis —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Berkley, Norfolk County (now part of Norfolk),
Va., November
28, 1868.
Republican. As a student at Harvard, was the first
Black All-American football player (1892-93); lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902.
Baptist;
later Catholic.
African
ancestry.
Died, of heart failure, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1949 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Ashley Lewis and Josephine (Baker) Lewis; married, September
26, 1896, to Elizabeth Baker. |
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George M. Barnard (1881-1949) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in New Castle, Henry
County, Ind., June 6,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Henry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1944-49; died in office 1949.
Quaker.
Died, from a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1949 (age 67 years, 210
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Pa.
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Harlan Besson (1887-1949) —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.; Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., July 1,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1912; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1932-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Died, of heart disease, in Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J., January
9, 1949 (age 61 years, 192
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) —
also known as Edward N. Ament —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Arcata, Humboldt
County, Calif., July 30,
1860.
Furniture
business; mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died, of heart failure, in his dentist's
waiting room, Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., February
24, 1949 (age 88 years, 209
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Republican. Athletic
coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Ruth Ethel Perrin (1878-1949) —
also known as Ruth E. Perrin; Ruth Ethel
Penny —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Good Ground (now Hampton Bays), Long Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., March 3,
1878.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
postmaster at Potsdam,
N.Y., 1933-47.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died, of coronary thrombosis, in Potsdam Hospital,
Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., March 8,
1949 (age 71 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Alanson C. Penny and Fannie (Jackson) Penny; married, November
9, 1898, to Thomas Howe Perrin. |
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James William Cherry (1872-1949) —
also known as James W. Cherry —
of Utah; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., April 5,
1872.
Republican. Justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1923-33; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1929-33.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cardiac asthma,
in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
23, 1949 (age 76 years, 352
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Manti
Cemetery, Manti, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of A. N. Cherry and Mary (Banks) Cherry. |
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Robert Simpson Wood (1887-1949) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens, Athens
County, Ohio, 1887.
Dairy farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1930-31.
Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
19, 1949 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Gordon Battle (1868-1949) —
also known as "Mr. Chairman" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bartow
S. Weeks, H.
Snowden Marshall, and James
A. O'Gorman; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Fredericksburg,
Va., April
29, 1949 (age 80 years, 185
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle;
married, April
12, 1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby. |
| | Epitaph: "Throughout a long and
distinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in the
city of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and uphold
the rights of the poor and oppressed." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Superintendent
of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, as of 1922; Batavia, as of 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, as of 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover; married to
Harriet White; married, October
1, 1901, to Helen E. Lowrie; distant cousin *** of Herbert
Clark Hoover. |
| | Political family: Hoover
family of Palo Alto, California. |
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William Walter Dooling (1891-1949) —
also known as William W. Dooling —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 8,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general manager
of a necktie
manufacturing firm; postmaster at North
Adams, Mass., 1936-49.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart attack, in his office,
at the North Adams Post
Office, North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 26,
1949 (age 58 years, 48
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Dooling and Anna (Ryan) Dooling; married, October
12, 1921, to Ellen G. Curran. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: North Adams Transcript,
May 27, 1949 |
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Helen Guthrie Miller (1862-1949) —
also known as Helen Guthrie; Mrs. Walter McNab
Miller —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
2, 1862.
Republican. Woman suffrage activist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Female.
Died, from coronary thrombosis due to arteriosclerosis,
in University Hospital,
Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., June 22,
1949 (age 86 years, 293
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Carl Clifford Baldrige (1880-1949) —
also known as Carl C. Baldrige —
of North Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Braddock Township (now North Braddock), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1917-20, 1927-32.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 1,
1949 (age 68 years, 196
days).
Interment at Monongahela Cemetery, Braddock Hills, Pa.
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Harry M. Greer (1888-1949) —
of Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., August
31, 1888.
Cafe
owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1949; died in office
1949.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a heart attack, and died a week later, in Lanesboro,
Fillmore
County, Minn., July 3,
1949 (age 60 years, 306
days).
Interment at Lanesboro Cemetery, Lanesboro, Minn.
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Elliot Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) —
also known as Elliot W. Major —
of Pike
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Edgewood, Lincoln
County, Mo., October
20, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1897-1900; Missouri
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Missouri, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, from cardiac insufficiency due to chronic
myocarditis and arteriosclerosis, aggravated by very hot and
humid weather, in St. Joseph's Hill Infirmary,
near Eureka, Jefferson
County, Mo., July 9,
1949 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Bowling Green City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Reed Major and Sarah Taylor (Woolfolk) Major; married, June 14,
1887, to Elizabeth Myers; first cousin of Edgar
Bailey Woolfolk; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary
Taylor; first cousin five times removed of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Coleby
Chew; second cousin thrice removed of James
Madison and William
Taylor Madison; second cousin four times removed of Richard
Henry Lee, Francis
Lightfoot Lee, Arthur
Lee, John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel
Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of Peyton
Randolph; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Sim Lee, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of St.
Clair Ballard and Lewis
Ballard. |
| | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph
family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also National
Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Murphy (1890-1949) —
also known as William Francis Murphy; Francis William
Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich., April
13, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's court
judge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1930-33; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
Governor
of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1939-40; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, at Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1949 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Our
Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) —
also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., February
5, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st
District, 1910-22; Governor of
North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, of a heart attack, in his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 31,
1949 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart attack, and died the next day, in
a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) —
also known as Robert E. Hannegan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 30,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940;
speaker, 1944;
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis
Cardinals baseball
team, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died suddenly from a heart ailment, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
6, 1949 (age 46 years, 98
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November
14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | Image source: Truman
Library |
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Bert Henry Miller (1879-1949) —
also known as Bert H. Miller —
of St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, December
15, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1912
(speaker);
Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1914, 1938; Idaho
state attorney general, 1933-37, 1941-45; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1936; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1945-48; resigned 1948; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1949; died in office 1949.
Died, from a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
8, 1949 (age 69 years, 297
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Robert Tyng Bushnell (1896-1949) —
also known as Robert T. Bushnell —
of West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Middlesex
County District Attorney, 1927-31; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1941-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart attack, in his suite at the Royalton Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1949 (age 53 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) Bushnell; married,
June
30, 1924, to Sylvia P. Folsom. |
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Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp (1875-1949) —
also known as Florence E. S. Knapp; Florence Elizabeth
Smith —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March
25, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; dean, College of Home Economics, Syracuse University;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate); secretary
of state of New York, 1925-27; in 1927, an investigation
discovered her maladministration
of the 1925 state census; she had paid salaries to relatives
and others who did no census work, forged
indorsements on checks, received
money she was not entitled to, and burned state records to conceal
evidence of these things; resigned
her position at Syracuse University; indicted
on various charges in 1928, tried
twice and eventually convicted
of grand
larceny; sentenced
to 30 days in jail.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grange.
Died, following a heart attack, in Marcy State Hospital (insane
asylum), Marcy, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
26, 1949 (age 74 years, 215
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James E. Smith and Mary (Hancock) Smith; married to
Philip Schuyler Knapp. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Roscoe Burhans Huston (1881-1949) —
also known as Roscoe B. Huston —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Michigan Center, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Blandinsville, McDonough
County, Ill., January
3, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1933-49 (acting, 1933-34).
Died, from a heart attack, in Michigan Center, Jackson
County, Mich., November
6, 1949 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) —
also known as Clyde M. Reed —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to Gov. Henry
J. Allen, 1919; law partner of Bernard
L. Glover; newspaper
publisher; Governor of
Kansas, 1929-31; defeated in primary, 1924; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1939-49; died in office 1949.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart attack, and fell down
a staircase, in Parsons, Labette
County, Kan., November
8, 1949 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Parsons, Kan.
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Frederick Simpich (1878-1950) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill., November
21, 1878.
Stenographer;
newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Consul in Baghdad, 1909-11; Ensenada, 1911; Nogales, as of 1916-17; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nogales, as of 1914.
Suffered a heart attack at National Airport,
where he was about to board a plane, and died soon after in Garfield
Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
25, 1950 (age 71 years, 65
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) —
also known as Walter E. Clark —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., January
7, 1869.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Governor
of Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper
editor.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died of a heart attack, in a hospital
at Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Elloy R. Ganey (1881-1950) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in 1881.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928;
chair
of Chautauqua County Democratic Party, 1932; postmaster at Jamestown,
N.Y., 1934-50 (acting, 1934).
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart ailment, in WCA Hospital,
Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March
21, 1950 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Fentonville Cemetery, Fentonville, N.Y.
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James S. Evans (1873-1950) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Joanna Heights, Berks
County, Pa., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Railway
freight agent; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1927-28, 1935-38; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; died
in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart attack, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
24, 1950 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Jethro Anderson Hooper (1871-1950) —
also known as Jethro A. Hooper —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, June 18,
1871.
Republican. Postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1932;
U.S. District Court Clerk.
Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease, in Elizabeth City,
Pasquotank
County, N.C., April 9,
1950 (age 78 years, 295
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward O'Neal Hooper and Mary Elizabeth (Midgett) Hooper; married
1890 to
Mary Comfort Jones Quidley; married to Sadie Aycock. |
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James Everett Sanders (1882-1950) —
also known as Everett Sanders —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in a log
cabin near Coalmont, Clay
County, Ind., March 8,
1882.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1917-25; secretary to
President Calvin
Coolidge, 1925-29; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1932-34.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart ailment, in his law
office, in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1950 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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William Theodore Powers (1897-1950) —
also known as William T. Powers —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1926, 1927;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1947-50; died in office 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart attack, in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., August
28, 1950 (age 53 years, 197
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
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Frederick M. Ahern (c.1886-1950) —
also known as Fred M. Ahern —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1911-12, 1914-17.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1950 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) —
also known as E. Paul Burkholder —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in West Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
5, 1898.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died in
office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in his parked
car, in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
18, 1950 (age 52 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)
Burkholder. |
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Almeth White Hoff (1878-1950) —
also known as Almeth W. Hoff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1911-12, 1914-15;
defeated, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1950 (age 71 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rahway
Cemetery, Rahway, N.J.
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Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1882.
Lawyer;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1913-17; resigned 1917; resigned to protest Wilson
Administration's failure to advocate Woman Suffrage Amendment;
Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1932;
legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Fox movie
studio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943 movie
Mission to Moscow.
Catholic.
Famed for saying, in a speech at the Scopes trial in 1925, "I have
never learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Toward the
end of his life, he appeared in movies as British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, who he resembled.
Died, from a heart attack, in Culver City Hospital,
Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
5, 1950 (age 68 years, 124
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Edward Joseph Kelly (1876-1950) —
also known as Edward J. Kelly; "Big
Ed" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 1,
1876.
Democrat. Chief engineer,
Sanitary District of Chicago; park district commissioner, 1922-34;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1933-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1940-47.
Irish
ancestry.
Stricken with a heart attack and died at his doctor's
office, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
20, 1950 (age 74 years, 172
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Jacob Henry Livingston (1896-1950) —
also known as Jacob H. Livingston —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
1, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1926-35; member
of New
York state senate 9th District, 1935-38; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1946-50; died in office
1950.
Jewish.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
21, 1950 (age 54 years, 81
days).
Interment at Mt.
Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas Day Thacher (1881-1950) —
also known as Thomas D. Thacher —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tenafly, Bergen
County, N.J., September
10, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1925-30;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1930-33; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1943-48; appointed 1943.
Died, of coronary thrombosis, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1950 (age 69 years, 63
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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Louis Leon Ludlow (1873-1950) —
also known as Louis Ludlow —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., June 24,
1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
correspondent; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1929-49 (7th District 1929-33, 12th
District 1933-43, 11th District 1943-49).
Methodist.
One of the leading isolationists in Congress; sponsor in 1935-41 of a
proposal to require a national referendum before the country could
declare war. Early advocate of an Equal Rights Amendment to give
women the same legal rights and privileges as men.
Died, probably from heart trouble, in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1950 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Ray Hamer (1864-1950) —
also known as Thomas R. Hamer —
of St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho.
Born in Vermont, Fulton
County, Ill., May 4,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1896; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1909-11; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I.
Died, from heart disease, in Butler Rest
Home in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
22, 1950 (age 86 years, 232
days).
Cremated at
Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle (1867-1950) —
also known as Sumner E. W. Kittelle —
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 14,
1867.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands.
Died probably from a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., December
29, 1950 (age 83 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) —
also known as John T. Brown —
of Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Plain City, Madison
County, Ohio, March
14, 1876.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Enshrined in Ohio Agricultural Hall of
Fame, 1968.
Died, of heart failure, in Mechanicsburg, Champaign
County, Ohio, January
18, 1951 (age 74 years, 310
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
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Malcolm Edwin Nichols (1876-1951) —
also known as Malcolm E. Nichols —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 8,
1876.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1914, 1917-19; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Massachusetts, 1921-25; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1926-30; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941.
Swedenborgian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, of a heart attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1951 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German,
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a heart attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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John George Erhardt (1889-1951) —
also known as John G. Erhardt —
of Coram, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
4, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Athens, 1920; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1920-24; Winnipeg, 1924-26; Bordeaux, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1933-37; London, 1939-41; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1946-50; U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, 1950-51, died in office 1951.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Wynberg, Cape Town, South
Africa, February
18, 1951 (age 61 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hamilton
College Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y.; cenotaph at Union
Cemetery, Middle Island, Long Island, N.Y.
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, of heart failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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James Anthony Gray (1882-1951) —
also known as J. A. Gray —
of Watson, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born in Ansonia, Darke
County, Ohio, October
27, 1882.
Republican. Physician;
newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1935-51;
died in office 1951.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., June 6,
1951 (age 68 years, 222
days).
Interment at Americus Cemetery, Americus, Kan.
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Robert Lane Anderson (1907-1951) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
16, 1907.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate
to Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of
Marion, Va., 1948-51; died in office 1951.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart attack while golfing,
in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., June 7,
1951 (age 43 years, 295
days).
Interment at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Sherwood Anderson and Cornelia Pratt (Lane) Anderson; married to
Mary Chryst. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas E. Caldecott (1878-1951) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Chester, England,
July
27, 1878.
Pharmacist;
mayor
of Berkeley, Calif., 1930-32.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., July 23,
1951 (age 72 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert H. Menegay (c.1904-1951) —
of Louisville, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born about 1904.
Barber;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1947-48.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Mercy Hospital,
Louisville, Stark
County, Ohio, August
2, 1951 (age about 47
years).
Interment at St.
Louis Catholic Church Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio.
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Robert Edwin Whalen (1874-1951) —
also known as Robert E. Whalen —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 29,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1938.
Died, from a heart attack, while vacationing in Stockbridge,
Berkshire
County, Mass., August
12, 1951 (age 77 years, 14
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897-1951) —
of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; South Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1929-37; Queens
County Sheriff, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1950-51; died in office 1951.
Collapsed and died, of a heart attack, in Star Lake, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., August
25, 1951 (age 54 years, 228
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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William A. Simonton (1871-1951) —
also known as "Cap" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
28, 1871.
Republican. Executive at Du Pont chemical
company; director of Delaware Maryland Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart attack, at Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
9, 1951 (age 80 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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Maude Alice Keteltas Wetmore (1873-1951) —
also known as Maude K. Wetmore —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Paris, France,
of American parents, February
7, 1873.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1936.
Female.
Died, from a heart attack, in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., November
3, 1951 (age 78 years, 269
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Harvey Gordon Starkweather (1868-1951) —
also known as Harvey G. Starkweather —
of Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born June 20,
1868.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1928.
Died, from coronary seclusion and arterial sclerosis,
at Portland General Hospital,
Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
13, 1951 (age 83 years, 146
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice M. Risley. |
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Frederick Sherwood Abney (1871-1951) —
also known as F. S. Abney —
of Brownwood, Brown
County, Tex.
Born in Angelina
County, Tex., August
31, 1871.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944.
Died, from coronary heart disease, in Memorial Hospital,
Brownwood, Brown
County, Tex., December
19, 1951 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of James Addison Abney and Susan Elizabeth (Davis) Abney; married to
Clara Brian. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel Howard Blackmer (1902-1951) —
also known as Samuel H. Blackmer —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., March 2,
1902.
Municipal judge in Vermont, 1929-32; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1933-35; Bennington
County State's Attorney, 1935-37; executive clerk (personal
counsel) to Gov. George
D. Aiken, 1937-38; superior court judge in Vermont, 1938-49; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Zeta
Psi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, of a heart attack, in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., December
25, 1951 (age 49 years, 298
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Huling Blackmer and Fanny Laura (Abbott) Blackmer; married,
July
18, 1925, to Katrina Roosevelt Schuyler. |
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William Leslie Dill (1874-1952) —
also known as William L. Dill —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Freeburg, Snyder
County, Pa., March
15, 1874.
Democrat. Private secretary to Mayor John
V. Hinchliffe, 1901-02; New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commissioner;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1928, 1934; Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors and
Appeals, 1933-34, 1943-48.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
14, 1952 (age 77 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Marion Fields (1872-1952) —
also known as Francis M. Fields —
of Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo.
Born in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., March 6,
1872.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Madison County, 1929-32.
Died, from coronary artery disease, in Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo., March
13, 1952 (age 80 years, 7
days).
Interment at Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Twelvemile, Mo.
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George Blaine Schwabe (1886-1952) —
also known as George B. Schwabe —
of Nowata, Nowata
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Arthur, Vernon
County, Mo., July 26,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1918-22; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1921-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920
(alternate), 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1945-49, 1951-52;
defeated, 1948; died in office 1952.
Died, from heart disease, in Alexandria,
Va., April 2,
1952 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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William Bost Gaither (1864-1952) —
also known as W. B. Gaither —
of Newton, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December
4, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Catawba County,
1901, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute myocarditis, in Catawba Hospital,
Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April
14, 1952 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Newton, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of David Belt Gaither and Mary Melinda Angeline (Bost) Gaither;
married to Genevieve Wilfong. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Tecumseh Sherman Rath (1868-1952) —
also known as W. T. S. Rath —
of Ackley, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Ackley, Hardin
County, Iowa, May 5,
1868.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920,
1928
(alternate).
German
ancestry.
Suffered a heart attack, and died four days later, in Allen
Memorial Hospital,
Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, April
24, 1952 (age 83 years, 355
days).
Interment at Oak Wood Cemetery, Ackley, Iowa.
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Darwin James Meserole (1868-1952) —
also known as Darwin J. Meserole —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1868.
Socialist. Stockbroker;
in June 1891, he shot
and killed Theodore W. Larbig, was arrested
and tried
for murder,
but found not guilty on ground of self-defense; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1915; candidate
for New York
state attorney general, 1920; candidate for New York
state senate 1st District, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1927, 1931; candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1926; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1930, 1934, 1936; president, National
Unemployment League, which advocated public works programs to relieve
unemployment.
Died, from a heart attack, as he was about to board the Staten
Island ferry, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 21,
1952 (age 83 years, 358
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Vanderbilt Meserole and Ann Sophia (Richardson) Meserole;
married, June 24,
1899, to Katherine Louise Maltby. |
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Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) —
also known as Nathan D. Perlman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Prusice, Silesia (now Poland),
August
2, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Harry
Kopp from 1909; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1920-27; defeated,
1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for New York
state attorney general, 1936; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1952 (age 64 years, 332
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Sumner Pendleton (1880-1952) —
also known as Charles S. Pendleton —
of Gate City, Scott
County, Va.
Born in Gate City, Scott
County, Va., March
28, 1880.
Republican. Farmer; Prohibition
enforcement agent; minister;
merchant;
member of Virginia
state senate 2nd District, 1920-21; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia.
Died, from a coronary occlusion due to
arteriosclerosis, in Gate City, Scott
County, Va., July 15,
1952 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Interment at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Pendleton and Mary Ann (Quillen) Pendleton; married, July 15,
1906, to Pearl Margaret Taylor; first cousin five times removed
of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin four times removed of John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr., James
Madison, Nathaniel
Pendleton, William
Taylor Madison and Zachary
Taylor; third cousin once removed of George
Cassety Pendleton, Charles
M. Pendleton and Daniel
Micajah Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed of Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton, Nathanael
Greene Pendleton and Coleby
Chew; fourth cousin once removed of James
Benjamin Garnett and Hubbard
T. Smith. |
| | Political family: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Maurice Frisby (1888-1952) —
also known as Frank M. Frisby —
of Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo., March 8,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Harrison
County Prosecuting Attorney; abstractor;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1943-52 (4th District 1943-46, 14th District
1947-52); died in office 1952; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, a few days after a heart attack, in a hospital
at Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., July 25,
1952 (age 64 years, 139
days).
Interment at Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo.
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George Sherman Banta (1884-1952) —
also known as George S. Banta —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, July 2,
1884.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; farmer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1924.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart attack, August
1, 1952 (age 68 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married, January
1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15,
1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. |
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Peter A. Abeles (1886-1952) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Oltenitza, Romania,
February
15, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; accountant;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1919-20; defeated, 1920, 1922;
magistrate.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died, apparently of a heart attack, in a stationery
store on Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1952 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aron Abeles and Rebecca (Isser) Abeles; married, November
11, 1913, to Minerva Lobel. |
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L. Preston Collins (c.1897-1952) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., about 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1946-52; died in office 1952.
Suffered a heart attack, and died, at the dedication
of the Robert S. Sheffey Consolidated Elementary School, near
Austinville, Wythe
County, Va., September
20, 1952 (age about 55
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Preston Collins and Ella (Moorman) Collins; married to
Pauline Hull Staley. |
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart attack, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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Henry May Dawes (1877-1952) —
also known as Henry M. Dawes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, April
22, 1877.
Lumber
business; president, Southwestern Gas &
Electric Company; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1923-24;
president, Pure Oil
Company; vice-president, American Petroleum
Institute.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died, following a heart attack, in Evanston Hospital,
Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1952 (age 75 years, 160
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Thomas Mills (1879-1952) —
also known as William T. Mills; Billie
Mills —
of Marshall, Searcy
County, Ark.
Born in Eglantine, Van Buren
County, Ark., 1879.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1908; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1924,
1936;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1946, 1948 (primary).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, of a heart attack, in Marshall, Searcy
County, Ark., October
17, 1952 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Marshall
Cemetery, Marshall, Ark.
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William Augustus Dolan (1883-1952) —
also known as William A. Dolan —
of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Ogdensburg, Sussex
County, N.J., March
31, 1883.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Sussex
County; elected 1933; member of New
Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1937-39.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of heart failure, in Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., October
28, 1952 (age 69 years, 211
days).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, N.J.
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Philip Murray (1886-1952) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
May
25, 1886.
Democrat. Miner; president,
local union of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), 1905; district
president in 1912; vice-president
in 1917; chairman,
Steelworkers Organizing Committee (SWOC); (SWOC), 1935-42, and president of
the successor United Steelworkers of America, 1942-52 president,
Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944,
1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., November
9, 1952 (age 66 years, 168
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Castle Shannon, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Murray and Rose (Layden) Murray. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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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William Green (1872-1952) —
of Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March 3,
1872.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president,
Ohio District, United Mine Workers Union, 1906-10; member of Ohio
state senate, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1912,
1920
(alternate); president,
American Federation of Labor, 1924-52.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart attack, November
21, 1952 (age 80 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Green and Jane (Oran) Green; married 1894 to Jennie
Mobley. |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Richard W. Reading (1882-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
7, 1882.
Republican. Newspaper
business manager; real estate
business; Detroit city clerk, 1926-37; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1938-40; defeated, 1939.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Mellus Hospital,
Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich., December
9, 1952 (age 70 years, 306
days).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George Thomas Myers (1873-1952) —
also known as George T. Myers —
of Macks Creek, Camden
County, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Hickory
County, Mo., March
15, 1873.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
pharmacist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Camden County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute cardiac failure following prostate
cancer surgery, in St. John's Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., December
15, 1952 (age 79 years, 275
days).
Interment at Macks Creek Cemetery, Macks Creek, Mo.
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Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) —
also known as Julian P. Alexander —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
7, 1887.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Newcomen
Society; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar
Bowl football
game, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
1, 1953 (age 65 years, 25
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Howard N. Allen (1873-1953) —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
21, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
president, Pawling Savings Bank;
director, National Bank of
Pawling; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1923-44.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Suffered a heart attack at a Pawling Savings Bank board of
directors meeting, and died the next day, in Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y., January
7, 1953 (age 79 years, 321
days).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth A. Howard. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Samuel Grant Backus (d. 1953) —
also known as Samuel G. Backus —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938.
Died, of heart failure, February, 1953.
Interment at Perry
Mount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Joseph D. Kelly (c.1887-1953) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1913-17;
member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1920; special sessions court judge in
New York, 1923-29.
Died, from a heart ailment, in St. Francis Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1953 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953) —
also known as Joseph W. Alsop —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 2,
1876.
Dairy farmer; tobacco grower; insurance
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1907-08; member of Connecticut
state senate 5th District, 1909-12; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1909-12; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1912; first
selectman of Avon, Connecticut, 1922-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi.
Died, following a heart attack, in the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
17, 1953 (age 76 years, 349
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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John T. Loughran (1889-1953) —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
23, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1930-34; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1934-45; appointed 1934; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1945-53; appointed 1945.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart attack, in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., March
31, 1953 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard Loughran and Margaret (Coffey) Loughran; married, June 15,
1915, to Cornelia Brodhead. |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Edwin John Fithian (1863-1953) —
also known as Edwin J. Fithian —
of Grove City, Mercer
County, Pa.
Born in Portersville, Butler
County, Pa., July 1,
1863.
Physician;
president, Bessemer Gas Engine Company; after 1929, chairman of the
successor firm, Cooper-Bessemer Corporation; makers of industrial
compressors and marine
engines; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1916; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1918; burgess
of Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1923; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from acute cardiac decompensation, in Grove City, Mercer
County, Pa., May 15,
1953 (age 89 years, 318
days).
Entombed at Woodland Cemetery, Grove City, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Newton Fithian and Margaret Jane (Riddle) Fithian; married
to Georgiana A. Shellito and Esther Shellito. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Emil Hurja (1892-1953) —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.; Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., January
22, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a heart attack, collapsed and died at the National
Press Club, Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1953 (age 61 years, 128
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Allen James Oliver (1903-1953) —
also known as Allen J. Oliver —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 18,
1903.
Republican. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1943-48 (46th District 1943-44, 51st District
1945-48); defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a coronary occlusion (heart attack), in
Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 9,
1953 (age 50 years, 52
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) —
also known as Maurice J. Tobin —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 22,
1901.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1938-45; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1948-53.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Foresters.
Died, of a heart attack, in Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
1953 (age 52 years, 58
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Edward J. Flynn (1891-1953) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., September
22, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Monroe
Goldwater; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1918-21; Bronx
County Sheriff, 1922-25; chair of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1922-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
New York City Chamberlain, 1926-28; secretary
of state of New York, 1929-39; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1939-45; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1940-43; leader of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1941-53.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, probably from a heart ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland,
August
18, 1953 (age 61 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Knutson (1880-1953) —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Skein, Norway,
October
20, 1880.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33,
at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1940
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
On March 9, 1924, he and Leroy M. Hull, a 29-year-old clerk for the
Labor Department, sitting in his parked car alongside a rural road
near Arlington National Cemetery, were arrested
by officers of the Arlington County vice squad; he vainly offered a
$100 bribe,
but was charged,
apparently with sodomy
(press reports avoided mentioning the specific crime, only that it
was a "grave moral offense"), and jailed
overnight; tried
before a jury, and found not guilty.
Died, following a series of heart attacks, in Wesley Memorial
Hospital,
Wadena, Wadena
County, Minn., August
21, 1953 (age 72 years, 305
days).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minn.
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Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
7, 1883.
Republican. Opera
singer; honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1936.
Danish
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, in Physicians' Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
12, 1953 (age 70 years, 36
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
On a hunting
trip, he suffered a heart attack while sitting in his
Jeep, holding a shotgun,
which accidentally
discharged, hitting him in the chest and killing him, on Fox
Island, Cape Vincent, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
18, 1953 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Thomas McCarty (1912-1953) —
also known as Dan McCarty —
of Florida.
Born in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., January
18, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-41; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1941; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1953; defeated in primary, 1948; died in office 1953.
Died, of pneumonia
following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., September
28, 1953 (age 41 years, 253
days).
Interment at Palms
Cemetery, Near Ankona, St. Lucie County, Fla.
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Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871-1953) —
also known as Eugene A. Gilmore —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., July 4,
1871.
Lawyer;
law
professor; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1927, 1929; president,
University of Iowa, 1934-40.
Died, from a heart attack, in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
4, 1953 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Cremated.
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Alice Elizabeth Figg (1882-1953) —
also known as Alice E. Figg —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1882.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1940,
1948;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; treasurer of
Iowa Republican Party, 1950-52.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died, from a heart ailment, in a hospital
at Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
8, 1953 (age 71 years, 291
days).
Interment at Avon Cemetery, Avon, Iowa.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis
City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married, February
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George Juan Hatfield (1887-1953) —
also known as George J. Hatfield —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Stevinson, Merced
County, Calif.
Born, of American parents, in Waterloo, Ontario,
October
29, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1922-36; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1935-39; member of California
state senate, 1943-53; died in office 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, from a heart attack, in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., November
15, 1953 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery, Stevinson, Calif.
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Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) —
also known as Guy K. Bard —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Denver, Lancaster
County, Pa.; Ephrata, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
24, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1938-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;
resigned 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Tau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Collapsed, probably from a heart attack, in his law
office, and died en route to Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
23, 1953 (age 58 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Denver, Pa.
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Harry Clifton Yates (1878-1953) —
also known as Harry C. Yates —
of Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
12, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1909-12, 1923-26; Buchanan
County Recorder of Deeds, 1915-23; Buchanan
County Judge, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died, from coronary occlusion, kidney
disease, diverticulitis,
and intestinal
hemorrhage, in Missouri Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
5, 1953 (age 75 years, 54
days).
Interment at Yates Cemetery, Faucett, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah Jane 'Sallie' (Williams) Yates and Henry R. Yates; married
to Lora Jane Means and Edith M. Arnold; married, March
18, 1915, to Waunetta Bruce. |
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Isabella Selmes Greenway (1886-1953) —
also known as Isabella S. Greenway; Isabella Selmes;
Isabella Ferguson; Mrs. John C. Greenway; Mrs. Harry
Orland King —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., March
22, 1886.
Democrat. Innkeeper;
rancher;
owner, Gilpin Air
Lines; manager of copper mining
interests; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1928-34; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1933-37.
Female.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
18, 1953 (age 67 years, 271
days).
Interment at Dinsmore
Homestead Cemetery, Near Burlington, Boone County, Ky.
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Monnett Bain Davis (1893-1953) —
also known as Monnett B. Davis —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., August
13, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Port Elizabeth, as of 1921-23; Saltillo, as of 1924; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, as of 1933-34; Shanghai, as of 1935-36, as of 1946; Singapore, as of 1936-37; Buenos Aires, as of 1938-41; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1945-46; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1948-51; Israel, 1951-53, died in office 1953.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Ramat Gan, Israel,
December
26, 1953 (age 60 years, 135
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Fulmer Bright (1877-1953) —
also known as J. Fulmer Bright —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., November
17, 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1922-23; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1924-40; defeated, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Richmond,
Va., December
29, 1953 (age 76 years, 42
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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William Herbert Adams (1861-1954) —
also known as William H. Adams; Billy
Adams —
of Alamosa, Alamosa
County, Colo.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., February
15, 1861.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1887-89; member of Colorado
state senate, 1889-1927; Governor of
Colorado, 1927-33.
Congregationalist.
Died, of a heart ailment, February
4, 1954 (age 92 years, 354
days).
Interment at Alamosa
Cemetery, Alamosa, Colo.
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Harry Keep Pangburn (1879-1954) —
also known as Harry K. Pangburn —
of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez), Guerrero;
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
Born in Perry, Dallas
County, Iowa, March
27, 1879.
Physician;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Acapulco, 1908-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Acapulco, 1915-29; Ciudad Juarez, as of 1932-38.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Acapulco de
Juárez, Guerrero,
February
11, 1954 (age 74 years, 321
days).
Interment at Panteon Municipal Las Cruces, Acapulco de Juárez,
Guerrero.
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Elmer Sherman Webb (1889-1954) —
also known as E. Sherman Webb —
of Odessa, New Castle
County, Del.
Born May 7,
1889.
Democrat. Farmer; hardware
and feed
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 13th
District, 1931-32; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1949-52.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died, from a heart attack, in Odessa, New Castle
County, Del., February
12, 1954 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Townsend Cemetery, Townsend, Del.
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Kenneth Frank Cramer (1894-1954) —
also known as Kenneth F. Cramer —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1929-32; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the War of 1812; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, from a heart attack, while hunting,
in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
February
20, 1954 (age 59 years, 140
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) —
also known as George D. Schermerhorn —
of Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
8, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Acme
Chair
Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1947.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, from coronary occlusion and from carcinoma
of tongue and jaw, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
21, 1954 (age 67 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich.
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Guy Patterson Gannett (1881-1954) —
also known as Guy P. Gannett —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
27, 1881.
Republican. Publisher of newspapers
and owner of radio
stations; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1916;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917-18; member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1919-20; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1920-28.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
24, 1954 (age 72 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew Rombach Denver (1870-1954) —
also known as Matthew R. Denver; M. R.
Denver —
of Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, December
21, 1870.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896,
1908,
1912,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1907-13; delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died of coronary thrombosis, in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, May 13,
1954 (age 83 years, 143
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Gladstone Daughtry Gatling (1880-1954) —
also known as G. D. Gatling —
of Roduco, Gates
County, N.C.; Gates, Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., April
27, 1880.
Democrat. Postmaster;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1913-16.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart disease, in Gates, Gates
County, N.C., July 8,
1954 (age 74 years, 72
days).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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Arthur Edson Blair Moody (1902-1954) —
also known as Blair Moody —
of Michigan.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
13, 1902.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1951-52; defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952
(chair, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, during his campaign
for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, of a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 20,
1954 (age 52 years, 157
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart attack during the noon recess of a
legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; cotton exporter;
mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
South Carolina, 1939-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1940; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart attack, in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., September
1, 1954 (age 55 years, 178
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Irving Dilley Tillman (1886-1954) —
also known as Irving D. Tillman —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
30, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Chenango
County Clerk, 1928-48; chair of
Chenango County Republican Party, 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart attack, in Chenango Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
3, 1954 (age 67 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) —
also known as William B. Umstead —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mangum Township, Durham
County, N.C., May 13,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1945; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist.
Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease and congestive
heart failure, while also suffering from bronchopneumonia,
in Watts Hospital,
Durham, Durham
County, N.C., November
7, 1954 (age 59 years, 178
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C.
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James Fairman Fielder (1867-1954) —
also known as James F. Fielder —
of Hudson
County, N.J.; Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
26, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1903-04;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1908-13; Governor of
New Jersey, 1913, 1914-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1919-46.
Episcopalian
or Congregationalist.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died, from a heart condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., December
2, 1954 (age 87 years, 279
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887-1954) —
also known as Nelson T. Johnson —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 3,
1887.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Mukden, 1909-10; Harbin, 1910-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1911-15; U.S. Consul in Chungking, 1915; Changsha, 1915-18; Shanghai, 1918; U.S. Minister to China, 1929-35; Australia, 1941-45; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1935-41.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta.
Died, from a sudden heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., December
3, 1954 (age 67 years, 244
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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August Claessens (1885-1954) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Switzerland,
1885.
School
teacher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1914 (Socialist, 15th District),
1924 (Socialist, 23rd District), 1928 (Socialist, 14th District),
1930 (Socialist, 18th District), 1932 (Socialist, 14th District),
1934 (Socialist, at-large), 1946 (Liberal, 10th District), 1948
(Liberal, 8th District), 1950 (Liberal, 8th District); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1918-20, 1922;
defeated, 1915 (Socialist, New York County 26th District); expelled
1920, 1920; defeated, 1920 (Socialist, New York County 17th
District), 1922 (Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1923
(Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1925 (Socialist, Bronx
County 4th District), 1937 (American Labor, Kings County 4th
District), 1938 (American Labor, Kings County 14th District), 1954
(Liberal, Kings County 14th District); delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920; Socialist candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1926; American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 11th District, 1940.
Expelled
from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty,
along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;
re-elected to the same seat in a special election, and expelled
again on September 21.
Died, following a heart attack, at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
9, 1954 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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William Leslie Beers (1904-1955) —
also known as William L. Beers —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn., August
17, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1953-55; appointed 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Grace New Haven Hospital,
New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1955 (age 50 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of George Emerson Beers and Margaret (Lowry) Beers; married, May 30,
1924, to Doris M. Kiernan. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Connecticut Register &
Manual 1953 |
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Leon M. Layden (1893-1955) —
of Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in West Pawlet, Pawlet, Rutland
County, Vt., December
17, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Washington
County Surrogate, 1926-28; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1941; defeated, 1932;
appointed 1941; defeated, 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Suffered a heart attack, and died in an ambulance,
en route from Whitehall to the Glens Falls hospital, in Washington
County, N.Y., February
8, 1955 (age 61 years, 53
days).
Interment at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y.
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George Milton Corlett (1884-1955) —
of Monte Vista, Rio Grande
County, Colo.
Born in Burchard, Pawnee
County, Neb., November
7, 1884.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Monte Vista,
Colo., 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1927-31.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
16, 1955 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Milton Corlett and Mary (Stafford)
Corlett. |
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Thomas L. J. Corcoran (c.1908-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1908.
Lawyer;
assistant counsel (1937), counsel (1942) to Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman; head of the New York State War Council during World
War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1947-55; died in office 1955.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a blood clot, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
21, 1955 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frank E. Gilkison (c.1878-1955) —
of Shoals, Martin
County, Ind.
Born about 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1935-44; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1936;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1945-55; died in office 1955; chief
justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1954-55; died in office
1955.
Stricken with a heart attack at breakfast, and died, in
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Robert Britten (1898-1955) —
also known as John R. Britten —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered severe
burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an
electric pad, leading to a pulmonary embolism and ultimately
death, in Reid Hospital,
Spring Grove, Wayne
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Mary Estelle Sayers (1864-1955) —
also known as Mary Sayers —
of Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., March 9,
1864.
Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 46th District, 1934.
Female.
Died, from heart and lung
conditions, in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., February
26, 1955 (age 90 years, 354
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa.
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Edward Jackson Picklesimer, Sr. (1874-1955) —
also known as Eddie Picklesimer —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.; Shelby Creek, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., March
30, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Pike
County Attorney, 1911-17; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Robinson Creek, Pike
County, Ky., March 1,
1955 (age 80 years, 336
days).
Interment at Johnson
Memorial Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky.
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Orrin R. Judd (c.1871-1955) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Somerset
County, N.J., about 1871.
Accountant;
lawyer;
banker;
Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Died, of a heart attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 5,
1955 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd and Susanna Judd; married, October
4, 1905, to Bertha Grimmell. |
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John Joseph Donovan Jr. (1913-1955) —
also known as John J. Donovan, Jr. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District
1955); died in office 1955.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi.
Suffered a heart attack, and died a few hours later, in St.
Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
12, 1955 (age 42 years, 26
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John J. Donovan and Harriet (O'Connor)
Donovan. |
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Leo Joseph Wilkowski (1902-1955) —
also known as Leo J. Wilkowski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 5,
1902.
Democrat. Hardware
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1939-44; nominated, but withdrew 1944;
Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on December 16, 1944 (along with other legislators) with accepting
bribes from naturopathic physicians; tried
and convicted;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the last set of
charges were dismissed when he agreed to testify.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Died of heart trouble, March
23, 1955 (age 52 years, 352
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. (1865-1955) —
also known as Edward M. Biddle, Jr. —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Irvine, Warren
County, Pa., October
4, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29.
Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Carlisle Hospital,
Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., March
25, 1955 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) —
also known as Thomas F. Burchill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1882.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks.
Died, following a heart attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
26, 1955 (age 72 years, 235
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John L. Bohn (1869-1955) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born August
1, 1869.
Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1942-48.
Died, of heart failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
20, 1955 (age 85 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Robert Johnson Mitchell (1869-1955) —
also known as Robert J. Mitchell —
of Verona, Lawrence
County, Mo.; Marionville, Lawrence
County, Mo.; Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in New Palestine (now Speed), Cooper
County, Mo., September
24, 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
banker;
Lawrence
County Recorder, 1899-1902; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1915-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1924.
Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease and pulmonary
edema, in Mount Zion Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April
25, 1955 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Mitchell and Margaret (Parrish) Mitchell; married, August
13, 1899, to Leni L. Smith. |
| | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Jacob Elmer Long (1880-1955) —
also known as J. Elmer Long —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.; Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., July 31,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Rep. Charles
M. Stedman; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1911-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1917-22; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944.
Presbyterian;
later Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; Sphinx.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., April
28, 1955 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Griffin Smith (1885-1955) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Putnam
County, Tenn., July 13,
1885.
Chief
justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1937-55; died in office
1955.
Died, of a heart attack, in El Dorado, Union
County, Ark., April
29, 1955 (age 69 years, 290
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Joseph Flack (1894-1955) —
of Grenoble, Bucks
County, Pa.; Doylestown, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Grenoble, Bucks
County, Pa., December
5, 1894.
U.S. Vice Consul in Liverpool, 1917-19; U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, 1946-49; Costa Rica, 1949-50; Poland, 1950-55; shot
at, and nearly hit, at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia,
during the 1946 revolution.
Died, from a coronary thrombosis, aboard the
ocean liner United States, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, May 8,
1955 (age 60 years, 154
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hugh Mead Alcorn (1872-1955) —
also known as Hugh M. Alcorn —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
24, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield, 1903-06; Hartford
County State's Attorney, 1908-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Judicature Society; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died, following a heart attack, in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., May 26,
1955 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Suffield, Conn.
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Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-1955) —
also known as Charles B. Kennamer —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., November
25, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Marshall
County Solicitor, 1905-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1906, 1919, 1920;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1922-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-36; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-55; died
in office 1955.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Civitan.
Died, from a heart attack, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., June 3,
1955 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Guntersville
City Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Cordell Hull (1871-1955) —
also known as "Father of the United
Nations" —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in a log
cabin at Olympus, Overton County (now Pickett
County), Tenn., October
2, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1893-97; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-07;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1907-21, 1923-31;
defeated, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1914-24; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1921-24; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1931-33; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1936.
Baptist;
later Episcopalian.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1945.
Died, of heart disease and sarcoidosis,
at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 23,
1955 (age 83 years, 294
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hull and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull. |
| | Cross-reference: Thomas
K. Finletter |
| | Cordell Hull Dam
on the Cumberland River, and its impoundment, Cordell Hull Lake,
in Smith
and Jackson
counties, Tennessee, are named for
him. — The Cordell Hull State
Office Building (built 1952-54), in Nashville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. — Cordell Hull Highway,
in Barren
and Monroe
counties, Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books by Cordell Hull: The
Memoirs of Cordell Hull |
| | Books about Cordell Hull: Julius
William Pratt, Cordell
Hull, 1933-44 |
| | Image source: U.S. postage stamp
(1963) |
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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married, March
10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
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James George Blaine (1897-1955) —
also known as James G. Blaine —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born September
15, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
general attorney for Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) Railroad;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1944.
Died, from a heart attack, in Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
10, 1955 (age 58 years, 86
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
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Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) —
also known as James W. Dawson; "Holy
Joe" —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
8, 1889.
School
teacher; lawyer; author;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipal
judge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);
elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.
Catholic.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1956 (age 66 years, 173
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Andrew Nerland (1870-1956) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Molda, Norway,
April
18, 1870.
Republican. Furniture
merchant; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1915-16; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1917-18,
1931-38; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1921-22; trustee,
Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, 1929-35, continuing
as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-56; member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1945-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart attack, in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, February
6, 1956 (age 85 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Bowsher (1899-1956) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Lee, White
County, Ind., June 22,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road and
bridge contractor; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1945-48;
defeated, 1950; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District; elected 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., April 2,
1956 (age 56 years, 285
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) —
also known as James H. Hyer; Jimmy Hyer —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., March 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Died, from an acute myocardial infarct, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 7,
1956 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart attack while speaking at the Washington and
Lee University Mock Democratic Convention,
Lexington,
Va., April
30, 1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married, June 23,
1903, to Dorothy Brower; married, November
18, 1949, to Jane Hadley and Jane
Hadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who married
Douglas
MacArthur II); grandfather of Alben
W. Barkley II. |
| | Political family: Barkley-MacArthur
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbread racehorse
"The Veep" (born 1948), was named for
him. |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly Ann
Davis, Alben
W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and Vice
President — James K. Libbey, Dear
Alben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,
I
Married the Veep |
| | Image source: Truman
Library |
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Marion Lee Thomas (1877-1956) —
also known as Marion L. Thomas —
of Crown Point, Essex
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler Township, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 10,
1877.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1929, 1933; chair of
Essex County Democratic Party, 1932-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., May 17,
1956 (age 78 years, 312
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Stanton Thomas and Laura (Ingram) Thomas; married, December
10, 1924, to Doris Ilione Miller. |
| | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1916) |
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Loring Milton Black Jr. (1886-1956) —
also known as Loring M. Black, Jr.; "The Kid
Senator" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6th
District 1919-20); defeated, 1920; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933.
One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposed
Prohibition.
Died from a heart attack, in a drugstore
at Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1956 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Warren Dale Byrum (1887-1956) —
also known as Warren D. Byrum —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
19, 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1919-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a heart attack, while driving a pickup
truck, near Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., June 1,
1956 (age 68 years, 226
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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Walter Stenrod Bambrick (1888-1956) —
also known as Walter S. Bambrick —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
19, 1888.
Democrat. Postmaster at Weirton,
W.Va., 1916-23, 1947-56 (acting, 1947-49).
Died, from a myocardial infarct, in Weirton General Hospital,
Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., June 16,
1956 (age 67 years, 271
days).
Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, W.Va.
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John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) —
also known as Carl Hinshaw —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43,
20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948.
Died, of pneumonia
and congestive heart failure, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
5, 1956 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Eldred C. Pitkin (1870-1956) —
of Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
29, 1870.
Republican. Butter
box manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Marshfield, 1910.
Methodist.
Died, from acute myocarditis and dementia,
in the Brattleboro Retreat,
Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., August
6, 1956 (age 85 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshfield, Vt.
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Frank W. Joplin (1872-1956) —
of Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky., November
14, 1872.
Democrat. Postmaster at Elizabethtown,
Ky., 1896-99; dry goods
merchant; hotel
operator.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky., August
7, 1956 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Elizabethtown
City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky.
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William H. Jackman (1874-1956) —
of Waltham, Addison
County, Vt.; Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Waltham, Addison
County, Vt., May 19,
1874.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waltham, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Died, from arteriosclerosis and senility,
in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., September
4, 1956 (age 82 years, 108
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, Waltham, Vt.
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Uel Walter Lamkin (1877-1956) —
also known as Uel W. Lamkin —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.; Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in California, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
18, 1877.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; Henry
County School Commissioner, 1902-07; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1916-18; appointed 1916; president,
Northwest Missouri State Teachers College.
Died, from a pulmonary
embolism due to heart disease, in Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo., September
16, 1956 (age 79 years, 242
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) —
also known as Charles E. Bunnell —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., January
12, 1878.
Democrat. Candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; first president
of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (later
University of Alaska), 1921-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following a heart attack, at a nursing
home in Burlingame, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
1, 1956 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Birch
Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue at University
of Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell; married, July 24,
1901, to Mary Anna Kline. |
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Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. (1884-1956) —
also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
4, 1884.
President, Dallas National Bank of
Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance
Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance
Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe
Company; director, First Texas Chemical
Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel
Company; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1951-53; defeated, 1949.
Episcopalian.
French
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Theta; Newcomen
Society.
Died, from a heart attack, while working at his
bank, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
17, 1956 (age 72 years, 13
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Sosthenes Behn (1884-1957) —
also known as Louis Richard Sosthenes Behn —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin
Islands), January
30, 1884.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; sugar
business; member of Republican National Committee from Puerto
Rico, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1912;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; he and his brother
Hernand bought a telephone
company in Puerto Rico, and went on to establish International
Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), which rapidly expanded worldwide.
Danish,
French,
and Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart ailment, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
6, 1957 (age 72 years, 342
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Fay Bennett (1888-1957) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Belington, Barbour
County, W.Va., February
1, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary occlusion due to coronary artery
disease, in Gassaway, Braxton
County, W.Va., January
8, 1957 (age 68 years, 342
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob J. Bennett and Mary E. (Shingleton) Bennett; married, September
3, 1913, to Octavia Wilfong. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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William Comegys Paradee (1883-1957) —
also known as William C. Paradee —
of Magnolia, Kent
County, Del.
Born July 9,
1883.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 8th District,
1927-28, 1951-52; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1955-57; died in
office 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, the day after an emergency appendectomy,
in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., January
11, 1957 (age 73 years, 186
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Ray Thompson (1911-1957) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Barney, Richland
County, N.Dak., November
3, 1911.
Member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1945; North
Dakota state treasurer, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died of a heart attack, in a hotel at
Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., January
27, 1957 (age 45 years, 85
days).
Interment at Wahpeton
Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Wahpeton, N.Dak.
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Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) —
also known as Burton G. Cameron —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Torch Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., February
17, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;
defeated in primary, 1924; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart ailment, in his law
office, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., February
1, 1957 (age 62 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married 1911 to
Katherine Burch; married 1945 to Helen
M. Brugh. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Edward Taglia (1900-1957) —
also known as Joseph E. Taglia —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart attack, in Bridgman, Berrien
County, Mich., June 1,
1957 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Bridgman, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Taglia and Rose Taglia. |
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Garnett Kerr Kump (1875-1957) —
also known as G. K. Kump —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire
County, W.Va., December
9, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1905-06;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1913-20.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., June 28,
1957 (age 81 years, 201
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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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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Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) —
also known as Walter A. Lynch —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,
23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; New York
Democratic state chair, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
10, 1957 (age 63 years, 65
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) —
also known as Albert E. Cobo —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
2, 1893.
Republican. Mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart attack, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 1957 (age 63 years, 345
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Francis Grady (1882-1957) —
also known as Henry F. Grady —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1882.
Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to India, 1947-48; Greece, 1948-50; Iran, 1950-51; U.S. Minister to Nepal, 1948.
Member, American
Economic Association; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Gamma Mu.
Died, of a heart attack, on the
ocean liner President Wilson, in the Pacific
Ocean, September
14, 1957 (age 75 years, 214
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908,
1916;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1912-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914; director of banks and
insurance
companies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart attack, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
3, 1957 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oxmoor-Bullitt
Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt; brother
of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1877-1932); married, May 31,
1913, to Nora
Iasigi (daughter of Oscar
Anthony Iasigi; niece of Joseph
Andrew Iasigi; granddaughter of Joseph
Iasigi); great-grandson of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) and William
Logan; great-grandnephew of John
Marshall, James
Markham Marshall and Alexander
Keith Marshall; second great-grandson of John
Fry and Cuthbert
Bullitt; second great-grandnephew of William
Christian; third great-grandson of Joshua
Fry; fourth great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin of William
Christian Bullitt (1856-1914); first cousin once removed of James
Speed and William
Christian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall and James
Keith Marshall; first cousin five times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin once removed of John
Augustine Marshall; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Hugh
Kennedy Bullitt; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge. |
| | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Raleigh W. Falbe (1890-1957) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
21, 1890.
Republican. Police
officer; restaurant
and tavern
operator; real estate
broker; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District, 1949-54.
Suffered a heart attack, while duck
hunting on Rush Lake, and died five days later in Ripon Municipal
Hospital,
Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1957 (age 67 years, 199
days).
Interment at Wisconsin
Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wis.
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Thomas J. Spellacy (1880-1957) —
also known as "Long Tom" —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 6,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(alternate; Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1920,
1924
(delegation chair), 1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;
defeated, 1945; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; Connecticut
Insurance Commissioner, 1955-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Foresters
of America.
Died, of a heart attack, in his room at the Commodore Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Spellacy and Catharine A. (Bourke) Spellacy; married, November
25, 1903, to Nellie Walsh; married to Elizabeth
Gill. |
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Thomas P. Higgins (1891-1957) —
of Marengo, McHenry
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., December
14, 1891.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1948,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Marengo, McHenry
County, Ill., December
12, 1957 (age 65 years, 363
days).
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Marengo, Ill.
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Althea Alexander (d. 1958) —
also known as Mrs. Edgar Alexander —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1929.
Female.
Methodist.
Died, of a heart attack, in 1958.
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) —
also known as W. E. 'Bill' Flannery —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacobs, Carter
County, Ky., August
6, 1904.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;
died in office 1958; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died in
office 1958.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack, at the Logan County
Courthouse, Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 7,
1958 (age 53 years, 213
days).
Interment at Highland
Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery; married 1932 to Mildred
Burton Davis. |
| | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Leon Chase Phillips (1890-1958) —
also known as Leon C. Phillips; Red
Phillips —
of Okemah, Okfuskee
County, Okla.
Born in Worth
County, Mo., December
9, 1890.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934, 1936; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1935; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1940.
Charged
with accepting
a bribe while governor; tried
twice and ultimately acquitted.
Died, of a heart attack, while waiting for a client at the post
office in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., March
27, 1958 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Weleetka, Okla.
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Frank J. Taylor (1884-1958) —
also known as Frank J. Barrett Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
15, 1884.
Democrat. Riveter; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1913-25; Kings
County Sheriff, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); New York City Commissioner of Welfare, 1930-34; New York
City Controller, 1935-37; assistant to the president of Todd Shipyards;
president, American Merchant
Marine Institute (chief negotiator with East Coast maritime
unions), 1938-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 7,
1958 (age 74 years, 53
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Adoptive son of James Taylor; son of Frank J. Barrett; married to
Josephine McCarthy. |
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Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1940-58; secretary
of state of New York, 1943-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart ailment, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1958 (age 59 years, 243
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Clapp Lockwood (1877-1958) —
also known as Charles C. Lockwood —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
2, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1914; member of New York
state senate, 1915-22 (4th District 1915-18, 7th District
1919-22); law partner of Nathaniel
L. Goldstein during the 1920s; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1927-29; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1928; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-47.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a heart attack, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
21, 1958 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Riddick Waverly Gatling (1871-1958) —
also known as R. W. Gatling —
of Gates, Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., October
4, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer; Gates
County Treasurer, 1898-1914; banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1919-22; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a fall at
home, and died eight days later, from heart disease, in
Roanoke Chowan Hospital,
Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., September
28, 1958 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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Burns Frances Barford, Sr. (1891-1958) —
also known as Burns Barford —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Valatie, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
8, 1891.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 28th District, 1924; Columbia
County District Attorney, 1925.
Died, of a heart attack, in Valatie, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
1, 1958 (age 67 years, 54
days).
Interment at St.
John the Baptist Cemetery, Valatie, N.Y.
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John J. Whalen (1899-1958) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born November
28, 1899.
Democrat. Funeral
director; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1949; defeated, 1949.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, of a heart attack, while attending a dinner
of the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, at the Roosevelt
Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1958 (age 58 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mina Elmore. |
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John Tull Barker (1877-1958) —
also known as John T. Barker —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo., August
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1907-12; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Missouri
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Downtown Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
7, 1958 (age 81 years, 127
days).
Interment at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to Mayme
Fisher. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Davis Elkins (1876-1959) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, cardio-renal
disease, and senility,
in Westbrook Sanatorium,
Richmond,
Va., January
5, 1959 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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James G. Egolf (c.1910-1959) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1951-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart attack, in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., January
5, 1959 (age about 49
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Austin (1896-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died in
office 1959.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Federal
Bar Association.
After giving a short speech at the swearing-in
of City Court Justice Louis
B. Heller, he collapsed and died from a heart attack, in
the Central Courts
Building, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
6, 1959 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Beth-David
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edgar Lynn Watson (1883-1959) —
also known as Edgar L. Watson —
of Athens, Henderson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, December
13, 1883.
Democrat. Postmaster at Athens,
Tex., 1933-53 (acting, 1933-34).
Died, from heart disease, in Athens, Henderson
County, Tex., January
21, 1959 (age 75 years, 39
days).
Interment at Athens Cemetery, Athens, Tex.
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George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) —
also known as George H. Christopher —
of near Amoret, Bates
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Butler, Bates
County, Mo., December
9, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District
1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1959 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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Daniel Alden Reed (1875-1959) —
also known as Daniel A. Reed —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Sheridan, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
15, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1919-59 (43rd District 1919-45,
45th District 1945-53, 43rd District 1953-59); died in office 1959.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Chi; Elks.
Died, of a heart attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1959 (age 83 years, 157
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Cemetery, Sheridan, N.Y.
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Thomas Reardon Peirsol (1894-1959) —
also known as T. Reardon Peirsol —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe City, Monroe
County, Mo., November
1, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
and real
estate business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died, from an aortic aneurysm and cardiac tamponade, in
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1959 (age 64 years, 115
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry A. Peirsol and Minnie (Reardon) Peirsol; married to Rea
Covert. |
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Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959) —
also known as Samuel W. King —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, December
17, 1886.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1935-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate
to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950; Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1953-57; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Died of a heart attack in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March
24, 1959 (age 72 years, 97
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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John William Minton (1875-1959) —
also known as J. W. Minton —
of Hemphill, Sabine
County, Tex.
Born in Geneva, Sabine
County, Tex., December
31, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Hemphill State Bank; one
of the organizers of the Sabine Citizens Telephone
Co.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1910-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1940
(alternate), 1952.
Baptist.
Died, as a result of a heart attack, in City Hospital,
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., April
19, 1959 (age 83 years, 109
days).
Interment at Hemphill
City Cemetery, Hemphill, Tex.
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Oswald D. Heck (1902-1959) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., February
13, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1932-59 (Schenectady County 1st District 1932-44,
Schenectady County 1945-59); died in office 1959; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1937-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart attack, in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., May 21,
1959 (age 57 years, 97
days).
Interment at Vale
Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1933 to Beulah
W. Slocum. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) —
also known as John C. Porter —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa, 1871.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; automobile
accessories business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.
Christian.
Petitions for his recall
as mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his political
adversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor is incompetent,
inefficient
and unsatisfactory"
and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and its
citizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who sought
to replace him, was defeated.
Died, of a lung and
heart condition, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 27,
1959 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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James Robert Clay Schwabe (1884-1959) —
also known as J. R. C. Schwabe —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Boone
County, Mo., October
6, 1884.
Republican. Real estate
agent; chair of
Boone County Republican Party, 1943.
Died, from heart disease, in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., May 27,
1959 (age 74 years, 233
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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James Loder Park (1895-1959) —
also known as James L. Park —
of Rayne Township, Indiana
County, Pa.
Born in Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa., June 14,
1895.
U.S. Vice Consul in Constantinople, as of 1924; Aden, as of 1926-27; Addis Ababa, as of 1929-32.
Died, from arteriosclerosis and kidney
disease, in Indiana Hospital,
Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., June 10,
1959 (age 63 years, 361
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Indiana, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of James Clark Neff Park and Agnes Ianthe (Loder)
Park. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1921) |
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James Denver Driskill (1888-1959) —
of Waldron, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, March
11, 1888.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Thorn Memorial Hospital,
Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., June 25,
1959 (age 71 years, 106
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Driskill and Arabella (Shepard) Driskill. |
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David Kusnetz (c.1912-1959) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1938; member, New York State Workmen's
Compensation Board, 1947-49; law secretary to Justice Joseph
M. Conroy, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1956-59; died in office
1959.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Suffered an apparent heart attack, and was dead on arrival at
St. John's Hospital,
Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 27,
1959 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) —
also known as Eugene Meyer —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1875.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create
Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1928;
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper
in 1933, and was its publisher
until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.
Jewish.
Died, from heart disease and cancer,
at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1959 (age 83 years, 259
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes
Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | Image source: Time Magazine, May 31,
1932 |
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James McIlhany Thomson (1878-1959) —
also known as James M. Thomson —
of Norfolk,
Va.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Summit Point, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
13, 1878.
Editor
of the Norfolk Dispatch, 1900-06; publisher,
New Orleans Item, 1906-41; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart attack, and died, in Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va., September
25, 1959 (age 81 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., about 1895.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944;
New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office
1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart attack, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
22, 1959 (age about 64
years).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Sawyer. |
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William Lee Knous (1889-1959) —
also known as W. Lee Knous —
of Montrose, Montrose
County, Colo.
Born in Ouray, Ouray
County, Colo., February
2, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate 17th District, 1930-37; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1937-47; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1946-47; Governor of
Colorado, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Colorado, 1950.
Suffered a heart attack at his office,
and died soon after in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., December
11, 1959 (age 70 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Claude C. Cheshire (c.1889-1960) —
of Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Born in Oregon, about 1889.
Automobile
dealer; mayor
of Nogales, Ariz., 1937-39.
Suffered a heart attack and died, while dining with friends in
a restaurant,
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
29, 1960 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter P. Smith (c.1877-1960) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-45; appointed 1933;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1936.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Suffered a heart attack, and died a few hours later, in
Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
3, 1960 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Garrett E. Lyons (d. 1960) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1956;
Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1958-60.
Died, from a heart attack, in his hotel
room at Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
6, 1960.
Burial location unknown.
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Bert Leigh Acker (1882-1960) —
also known as Bert L. Acker; Adelbert Leigh
Acker —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1882.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidate
for Governor of
Florida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Actor
in two silent
movies, 1919-20.
Died, from heart disease, in a hospital
at Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 7,
1960 (age 77 years, 168
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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Abner C. Surpless (c.1884-1960) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Howard
W. Ameli; city council member, New York City, 1937-40;
magistrate, New York City, 1942-53; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1940.
Died, of a heart ailment, in the White Nursing
Home, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
11, 1960 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) —
also known as Russell V. Mack —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich., June 13,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1947-60; died in
office 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a coronary occlusion, on the floor of the
U.S. House of
Representatives, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1960 (age 68 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fern
Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash.
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Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) —
also known as Clarence E. Gauss —
of Connecticut; Washington,
D.C.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
12, 1887.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1907-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1915; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1915-16; Tientsin, 1916; Amoy, 1916-19; Tsinan, 1919-23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923-24; Tsinan, 1924-26; Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38; Tientsin, 1927-31; Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister to Australia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1941-44.
Protestant.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 8,
1960 (age 73 years, 87
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1890.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; secretary
of state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1947-52.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of an apparent heart attack, in his room at the Shoreham
Hotel,
Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1960 (age 70 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) —
also known as Earl Long —
of Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
26, 1895.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1936-39; defeated, 1932, 1944; Governor of
Louisiana, 1939-40, 1948-52, 1956-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District 1960, but died before
election.
In 1959, after making a speech defending the rights of Blacks to
vote, was committed to a state mental hospital by his wife Blanche
R. Long; he used his gubernatorial powers to obtain his release.
Suffered a heart attack while campaigning,
but refused medical attention until the polls had closed; died a few
days later, in Baptist Hospital,
Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., September
5, 1960 (age 65 years, 10
days).
Interment at Earl
K. Long Memorial Park, Winnfield, La.
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Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart,
Schaffner and Marx, clothing
manufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North Western Railway;
chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; special
assistant to Pres. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice President Richard
M. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from a heart attack, in his office,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
14, 1960 (age 64 years, 44
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Leigh Jarvis Young (1883-1960) —
also known as Leigh J. Young —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born March
31, 1883.
Republican. University
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1941-45.
Died, of heart disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
24, 1960 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of David Whitcomb Young and Mary (Jarvis) Young; married to Frances
Speed Graham. |
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Dean Mallory Stephens (1893-1961) —
also known as D. Mallory Stephens —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., December
17, 1893.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1926-52; chair of
Putnam County Republican Party, 1939; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died, from a heart ailment, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1961 (age 67 years, 25
days).
Interment at Maple
Avenue Cemetery, Patterson, N.Y.
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Taylor Hudnall Stukes (1893-1961) —
also known as Taylor H. Stukes —
of Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C.
Born in Manning, Clarendon
County, S.C., June 1,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Clarendon County,
1922-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1927-40; South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1938-40; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1940-56; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1956-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from an aortic aneurysm, in Medical University Hospital,
Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
20, 1961 (age 67 years, 264
days).
Interment at Clarenden
Memorial Gardens, Manning, S.C.
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Francis White (1892-1961) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 4,
1892.
U.S. Minister to Czechoslovakia, 1933; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1953-57; Sweden, 1957-58.
Episcopalian.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Baltimore,
Md., February
23, 1961 (age 68 years, 356
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Smith Hall (1883-1961) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., March
26, 1883.
Democrat. School
teacher; railroad
worker; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 2,
1961 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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James Joseph Caffrey (1897-1961) —
also known as James J. Caffrey —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1945-47; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1946-47.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart attack, in Durban, South
Africa, March 4,
1961 (age 63 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Joseph Caffrey and Mary (Cahill) Caffrey; married, September
14, 1923, to Janet Keating. |
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John Cashmore (1895-1961) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 7,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to the
general manager of the New York Edison Company electric
utility; furniture
manufacturer; business
executive; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated,
1923; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1938-44; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952.
Member, American
Legion.
Collapsed from a heart attack, in his car, and
died soon after, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1961 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Canarsie
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Miriam Amanda Wallace Ferguson (1875-1961) —
also known as Ma Ferguson; Miriam Amanda
Wallace —
of Texas.
Born in Bell
County, Tex., June 13,
1875.
Democrat. Governor of
Texas, 1925-27, 1933-35; defeated in primary, 1926.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died of heart failure. June 25,
1961 (age 86 years, 12
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Walter Bedell Smith (1895-1961) —
also known as "Beetle" —
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
5, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1946-48; Director of Central Intelligence,
1950-53.
Died after a heart attack, at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., August
9, 1961 (age 65 years, 308
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Billings Learned Hand (1872-1961) —
also known as Learned Hand —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
27, 1872.
Progressive. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1909-24;
candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1913; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1924-51.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from heart failure, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
18, 1961 (age 89 years, 203
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Michael J. Montesano (c.1895-1961) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 48th District, 1930; Erie
County Surrogate, 1939-40; circuit judge in New York 8th
District, 1955-56; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1956; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960.
Member, American
Legion.
Collapsed and died, apparently of a heart attack, while
appearing in a court
case in City
Hall, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
24, 1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) —
also known as Clarence E. Case —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
24, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1910-13; member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Somerset Hospital,
Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1924;
New
York County Clerk, 1926-28; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928-45; appointed 1928; New
York County Surrogate, 1946-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Collins; brother of Adelaide
Costigan; married to Mae Godfrey. |
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Basil Gordon James (1894-1961) —
also known as B. G. James —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Beulahville, King
William County, Va., August
9, 1894.
Mayor
of Newport News, Va., 1936-40.
Died, from coronary insufficiency, in Newport
News, Va., November
11, 1961 (age 67 years, 94
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) —
also known as A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
17, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; shipping
business; U.S. Minister to Norway, 1935-37, 1941-42; Netherlands, 1941-42; Yugoslavia, 1941; Czechoslovakia, 1941-43; Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1937-43; Belgium, 1941-43; Netherlands, 1942-43; Norway, 1942-43; Yugoslavia, 1942; Greece, 1942-43; Czechoslovakia, 1943; Spain, 1961.
Died, from lung
cancer and a heart attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1961 (age 63 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph at Woodlands
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John T. McManus (1904-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Montrose, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1904.
Reporter
and movie critic for the New York Times; movie and radio
critic for Time magazine;
entertainment editor for PM (newspaper);
general manager, Weekly Guardian newspaper;
president,
Newspaper Guild of New York, 1943-47; international
vice president of the American Newspaper Guild; member, New
York CIO Council; member of New York American Labor Party Executive
Committee, 1945; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (American Labor), 1954 (American Labor), 1958
(Independent Socialist); in 1956, called before a U.S. Senate
subcommittee, he took the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
in refusing to answer questions about the Communist
Party.
Died, of a heart attack, in Montrose, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
22, 1961 (age 56 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward J. McManus; married to Jane Bedell. |
| | Image source: The Militant, November
24, 1958 |
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Jacob Tick (d. 1961) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1960-61; died in office 1961.
Jewish.
Suffered a heart attack at the Hotel
Taft, and died soon after at St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1961.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Epstein (1895-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Royal, Beaufort
County, S.C., January
14, 1895.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1942; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944;
candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1946; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1956-61; died in office 1961.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1961 (age 66 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. (1912-1962) —
also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
30, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart attack in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Joe Starnes (1895-1962) —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.
Born in Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala., March
31, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1935-45; colonel in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Had a history of heart trouble; collapsed in his chair after
making an impassioned speech to the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and died in the infirmary a few minutes
later, in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1962 (age 66 years, 284
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) —
also known as Ralph W. Gwinn —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., March
29, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; writer; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,
1940, 1942.
Methodist
or Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died of a heart attack, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
27, 1962 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Hatton William Sumners (1875-1962) —
also known as Hatton W. Sumners —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., May 30,
1875.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1913-47 (at-large 1913-15, 5th
District 1915-47).
Died of a heart ailment, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., April
19, 1962 (age 86 years, 324
days).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Garland, Tex.
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Joseph F. McGurk (1892-1962) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.; Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 3,
1892.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Valparaiso, 1915-17, 1917-18; Antofagasta, 1917; Paris, 1919; Le Havre, 1919; Dakar, 1920-21; Brest, 1921; Dunkirk, 1921; U.S. Consul in Pará, 1922; Zagreb, 1922-24; Helsingfors, 1924-26; La Paz, 1927; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1945; Uruguay, 1946-47.
Died, apparently of a heart attack, in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex
County, Del., June 12,
1962 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, N.J.
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Mary G. Brown (1881-1962) —
also known as Mary Glidden; Mrs. Douglas W.
Brown —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, September
25, 1881.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Female.
Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease, in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., June 27,
1962 (age 80 years, 275
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Rex Bell (1903-1962) —
also known as George Anthony Beldam; George Francis
Beldam —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
16, 1903.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nevada, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1960
(delegation chair); Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954-62; died in office 1962.
Cowboy film
star who appeared in numerous movies
from 1928 to 1952.
While running
for governor, died of a heart attack, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., July 4,
1962 (age 58 years, 261
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Stanley Myer Isaacs (1882-1962) —
also known as Stanley M. Isaacs —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1882.
Lawyer;
real
estate investor; builder;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1938-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, following a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1962 (age 79 years, 288
days).
Cremated.
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Melvin Lankford Shreves (c.1910-1962) —
also known as Melvin L. Shreves —
of Accomack
County, Va.
Born in Bloxom, Accomack
County, Va., about 1910.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; automobile
dealer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Accomack County, 1956-62; died in
office 1962.
Died, from a heart attack, in Nelsonia, Accomack
County, Va., August
2, 1962 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Madison Whittington (1878-1962) —
also known as William M. Whittington —
of Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.
Born in Little Springs, Franklin
County, Miss., May 4,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton grower;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1916-20, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1925-51; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died of a heart attack in Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss., August
20, 1962 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Greenwood, Miss.
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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper
publisher; banker; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a heart and circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital,
Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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William Reuben Rosensteel (1900-1962) —
also known as William R. Rosensteel —
of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa., June 15,
1900.
Republican. Chair of
Huntingdon County Republican Party, 1953; acting postmaster at Mt.
Union, Pa., 1960-61.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Mt. Union, Huntingdon
County, Pa., September
7, 1962 (age 62 years, 84
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Nancy Luella (Chilcote) Rosensteel and Joseph Albertus Rosensteel;
married, June 21,
1922, to Frances Irene Kyle; married to Naomi C.
Goodman. |
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Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born near Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 9,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
work; assistant to postmaster general James
A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;
First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., October
13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter A. Frapaul (c.1902-1962) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1902.
Road
contractor; mayor
of Hackensack, N.J., 1961-62; died in office 1962.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, following a heart attack, in Hackensack Hospital,
Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., October
16, 1962 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Harold Johnston (1906-1962) —
also known as Raymond H. Johnston; Ray
Johnston —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Born near Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., June 23,
1906.
Grocer; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Concordia, Kan., 1950-51, 1952-54, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1962;
died in office 1962.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died, from a heart attack, while in an ambulance
en route to a hospital, in Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., November
12, 1962 (age 56 years, 142
days).
Interment at St. Concordia Cemetery, Concordia, Kan.
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Merwin Kimball Hart (1881-1962) —
also known as Merwin K. Hart —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 25,
1881.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1907-08; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and director, Utica
Mutual Insurance
Co.; political ally of "radio priest" Rev. Charles Coughlin, Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain.
Protestant.
Member, John
Birch Society.
Died, of a heart attack, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1962 (age 81 years, 158
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
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Robert Ephram Abell (1887-1963) —
also known as Robert E. Abell —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester
County, S.C., October
12, 1887.
Democrat. Surgeon;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1940.
Died, from a suspected coronary occlusion, due to emphysema
and pneumonia,
in Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 9,
1963 (age 75 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua L. Abell and Sophia (Erwin) Abell; married to Alice Hall
Glenn. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clyde Gilman Doyle (1887-1963) —
also known as Clyde Doyle —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; South Gate, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 11,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1945-47, 1949-63 (18th District
1945-47, 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-63); defeated, 1946; died in
office 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948,
1960.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Kiwanis.
Died of a heart attack in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March
14, 1963 (age 75 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frances Brawner Weedon (1885-1963) —
also known as Frances B. Weedon; Daisy Weedon;
Frances Taylor Brawner; Mrs. Robert L.
Weedon —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
9, 1885.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1952,
1956;
member, Arizona State Parks Board, 1957-63.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Died, of heart disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
12, 1963 (age 77 years, 185
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Fischer —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1879.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne
County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Ridgewood Osteopathic
Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
20, 1963 (age 83 years, 159
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married, June 24,
1908, to Reva Ruthruff. |
| | Fred C. Fischer Elementary
School (built 1957, closed 2011), in Taylor,
Michigan, was named for
him. — The former Fred C. Fischer Library,
in Belleville,
Michigan, was named for
him. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Smith Sample (1895-1963) —
also known as John S. Sample —
of Saco, Madison
County, Mo.; Jewett, Madison
County, Mo.; Mineral Point, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo., June 14,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; stockman;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1941-48, 1954-58 (Madison County
1941-48, Washington County 1954-58); defeated, 1948; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died, from cor pulmonale, due to chronic
emphysema and asthma,
in Bonne Terre Hospital,
Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo., May 31,
1963 (age 67 years, 351
days).
Interment at Marcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezekiel Alexander Sample and Ada Caroline (Smith) Sample; married
to Della Berry. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Ward Johnson (1892-1963) —
also known as Ward Johnson —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, March 9,
1892.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1944.
Died, of a heart attack, at Long Beach Memorial Hospital,
Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 8,
1963 (age 71 years, 91
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Frederick Chauncey Tanner (1878-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Tanner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April 7,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916;
New York
Republican state chair, 1914-17; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1918.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, from a heart attack, in Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 23,
1963 (age 85 years, 77
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate; speaker),
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver;
married, August
8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed of
Joseph
Wingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed of Montgomery
Blair and Francis
Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of James
Lawrence Blair, Francis
Preston Blair Lee and Gist
Blair; fourth cousin once removed of Edward
Brooke Lee. |
| | Political family: Lee-Randolph
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | The Estes Kefauver Federal
Building, in Nashville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about Estes Kefauver: Hugh
Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman, Kefauver:
A Political Biography |
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Ralph Carter Harrison (1900-1963) —
of Kansas.
Born in Colwich, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
1, 1900.
Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1935-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1950.
Member, Shriners.
Died of a heart attack, in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
9, 1963 (age 63 years, 251
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Samuel Martin Smith (1903-1963) —
also known as Samuel M. Smith —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., February
2, 1903.
Republican. Mayor
of Three Rivers, Mich., 1955-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Civitan;
Rotary;
Lions.
Died, from a heart attack, at Three Rivers Hospital,
Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich., September
19, 1963 (age 60 years, 229
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, Mich.
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David Armstrong (c.1879-1963) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1879.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Rahway, N.J., 1943-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Rahway Memorial Hospital,
Rahway, Union
County, N.J., October
9, 1963 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Albion Barber. |
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Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) —
also known as Abraham Silver —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Nayshtot-Shaki, Suwalki, Russian Empire (now Kudirkos
Naumiestis, Lithuania),
January
28, 1893.
Republican. Rabbi, The
Temple (Tifereth Israel), Cleveland, Ohio, 1917-63; offered prayer,
Republican National Convention, 1952,
1960.
Jewish.
Member, Zionist
Organization of America.
Died, from a heart attack, in a hospital
at Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
28, 1963 (age 70 years, 304
days).
Interment at Mayfield
Cemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., about 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.
F. McElwain Shoe
Company; secretary-treasurer,
New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate for mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Foresters.
Suffered a heart attack at his home, and was dead on arrival
at Notre Dame Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
12, 1963 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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William Otto Anderson (1920-1964) —
also known as William O. Anderson —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., August
21, 1920.
U.S. Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer, 1943; U.S. Vice Consul in Cape Town, 1945-48; U.S. Consul in Singapore, 1954-56.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a myocardial infarction, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 1964 (age 43 years, 133
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Bertie Anderson and Gertie Bernice (Bennett) Anderson; married, August
29, 1942, to Annie Vergene Marguerite Owens. |
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian
Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Rexford Rule Bateson (1897-1964) —
also known as Rex Bateson —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, November
15, 1897.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 37th District, 1947-.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a myocardial infarct, in Acapulco (Acapulco de
Juárez), Guerrero,
January
22, 1964 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment somewhere
in Eldora, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey E. Bateson and Ella May Bateson. |
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Herbert Albert Giese (1907-1964) —
also known as Herbert A. Giese —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., June 23,
1907.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1942-54.
Lutheran.
Died, from a heart attack, in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., February
11, 1964 (age 56 years, 233
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Giese and Louise (Grob) Giese; married, September
10, 1927, to Eileen Orphal. |
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Homer Martin Adkins (1890-1964) —
also known as Homer M. Adkins —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
15, 1890.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pulaski
County Sheriff, 1923-26; insurance
business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Arkansas,
1933-40; Governor of
Arkansas, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen of
the World; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Ku Klux Klan.
Died, from a heart ailment, in a hospital
at Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., February
26, 1964 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. (1883-1964) —
also known as John B. Sanborn, Jr. —
of Otisville, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
9, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-16 (District 37 1913-14,
District 42 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1925-32; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1932-59; took
senior status 1959.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Chi Psi.
Died, of a heart ailment, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 7,
1964 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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William Bondy (1870-1964) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1923-56;
took senior status 1956.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from arteriosclerosis, in the Sherry-Netherland Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
30, 1964 (age 93 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Salaman Bondy and Amelia (Lederer) Bondy. |
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Stanley Jerome Gaetz (1914-1964) —
also known as Jerry Gaetz —
of Rugby, Pierce
County, N.Dak.
Born in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., April
25, 1914.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Rugby, N.Dak., 1950.
Died, from a heart attack, in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., April 9,
1964 (age 49 years, 350
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School
teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop; college
professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free
Methodist. German,
Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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Burnice Matthew Bowen (1883-1964) —
also known as B. M. Bowen; Burnia Mathew
Bowen —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Dillon
County, S.C., December
10, 1883.
Republican. Cotton mill
superintendent; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1936.
Died, from a coronary occlusion due to
arteriosclerosis, in The Haven Nursing
Home, Lexington, Davidson
County, N.C., July 28,
1964 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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Clarence Warner Parker (1891-1964) —
also known as Clarence W. Parker —
of Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, November
22, 1891.
Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Maine
state senate, 1940; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died, of a heart attack, in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, August
13, 1964 (age 72 years, 265
days).
Interment at Downs
Cemetery, Sebec, Maine.
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Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes (1882-1964) —
also known as Carlton J. H. Hayes —
of New York.
Born near Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y., May 16,
1882.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; historian;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1942-45.
Catholic.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died, of a heart ailment, at Sidney Hospital,
Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
3, 1964 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Paul Mitchell (1900-1964) —
also known as James P. Mitchell —
of Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Little Silver, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1900.
Republican. U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1953-61; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association.
Died, from a heart attack, in his suite at the Astor Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
19, 1964 (age 63 years, 342
days).
Interment at St.
Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.
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George Jackson Allen (1907-1964) —
also known as George J. Allen —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.
Born in Livingston, Park
County, Mont., October
7, 1907.
Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1941; district judge in Montana
6th District, 1956-64; appointed 1956; died in office 1964.
Died, from a heart attack, in the Park
County Courthouse, Livingston, Park
County, Mont., December
18, 1964 (age 57 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Elbert Fisher Allen and Faith Lenora (Jackson) Allen; married to
Doris May Ward. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Great Falls (Mont.)
Tribune, December 20, 1964 |
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John Lindsley Tappin (1906-1964) —
also known as John L. Tappin —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
22, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Ambassador to Libya, 1954-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart attack, in Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo., December
24, 1964 (age 58 years, 337
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dorchester, Saline
County, Neb., September
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1948-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of a heart attack, 1965
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
November
15, 1882.
Law
professor; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-62.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963.
Suffered a heart attack, and died the next day, in George
Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1965 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., 1910.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1960-65; died in office 1965.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, February
25, 1965 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Franklin E. Katterjohn (1898-1965) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., June 30,
1898.
Republican. Advertising
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1958.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., March, 1965
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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James Francis Murray Jr. (1919-1965) —
also known as James F. Murray, Jr. —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 11,
1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1954-57.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart attack, in St. Francis Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
12, 1965 (age 45 years, 305
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Jane (Wallace) Murray; married to Bianca Maria
Vite. |
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T. Frank Hayes (c.1884-1965) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1884.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1927-30; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1930-39; resigned 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932,
1936;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1935-39.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with 26 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
released in 1949.
Suffered a heart attack at home, and died soon after, in St.
Mary's Hospital,
Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March
26, 1965 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Cooley Hopkins (1879-1965) —
also known as George C. Hopkins —
of Winnsboro, Wood
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Emory, Rains
County, Tex., March
22, 1879.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1920,
1944,
1948;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 2nd Texas District,
1927-32.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Winnsboro, Wood
County, Tex., April
11, 1965 (age 86 years, 20
days).
Interment at Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scott Hopkins and Elvie Hezeltine (Seale) Hopkins; married
to Katherine Mary 'Katie' Brock. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) —
also known as David O. Selznick; Oliver
Jeffries —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 10,
1902.
Republican. Movie
producer and Hollywood
studio head; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1944.
Jewish.
Died, of a heart attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 22,
1965 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman (1888-1965) —
also known as Frank B. Heintzleman —
of Alaska.
Born in Fayetteville, Franklin
County, Pa., December
3, 1888.
Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1953-57; regent, University of Alaska,
1957-59.
Lutheran.
Died of a heart attack in Juneau,
Alaska, June 24,
1965 (age 76 years, 203
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chambersburg, Pa.
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William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) —
also known as William H. Detweiler; Bill
Detweiler —
of Hazelton, Jerome
County, Idaho.
Born in Souderton, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; sheep rancher;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1944; member of Idaho
state senate, 1951-54.
Member, Lions; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from an aortic aneurysm, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 25,
1965 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1949-53; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1961-65, died in office 1965.
Unitarian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Stricken with a heart attack, and died soon after, in St.
George's Hospital,
London, England,
July
14, 1965 (age 65 years, 159
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Edward Page Jr. (1905-1965) —
of Ardmore, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ardmore, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 31,
1905.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Harbin, 1930-31; Paris, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in Moscow, as of 1943; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1959-62.
Died, from a heart attack, in Rome, Italy,
November
2, 1965 (age 60 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) —
also known as Leland M. Ford —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., March 8,
1893.
Republican. Surveyor;
rancher;
real
estate broker; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of a heart attack, at Santa Monica Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
27, 1965 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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Ray H. Burrell (1893-1965) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
31, 1893.
Republican. Cemetery
monument business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1935-40.
Died, from coronary thrombosis, and coronary artery
sclerosis, in Beyer Hospital,
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
30, 1965 (age 72 years, 91
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred J. Burrell and Genevieve (Harrison)
Burrell. |
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Allan Kuhn Grim (1904-1965) —
also known as Allan K. Grim —
of Kutztown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Kutztown, Berks
County, Pa., October
15, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944;
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1950.
Died, of a heart attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
7, 1965 (age 61 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Kutztown, Pa.
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William Romano (1911-1966) —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Cherokee, Crawford
County, Kan., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; police
chief; restaurant
business; shoe
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
At the scene of a hotel
fire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to a
car; then suffered a fatal heart attack, 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Dennis P. Donovan (d. 1966) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Emporium, Cameron
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1947-50.
Died, from a heart attack, in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1966.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dennis W. Donovan; married to Anne Mailer. |
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Elon Proffer (1885-1966) —
of Matthews, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born near Burfordville, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., November
22, 1885.
Democrat. Farmer; New
Madrid County Judge, 1918-38; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1923-24;
rural
electrification advocate; president, Missouri-Arkansas Generating
Co-Op.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, following a heart attack, in the Missouri Delta
Community Hospital,
Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo., March
16, 1966 (age 80 years, 114
days).
Interment at Matthews Cemetery, Matthews, Mo.
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Hyman E. Mintz (c.1909-1966) —
also known as Bucky Mintz —
of South Fallsburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born about 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1951-65.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Indicted
in 1965 on bribery
charges;
convicted
in February 1966, and sentenced
to a year in prison.
Died, following a heart attack, while serving a prison
sentence, in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1966 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Willsie Brisbin (1881-1966) —
also known as J. Willsie Brisbin —
of Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Bradley
County, Ark., February
18, 1881.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1939, 1943; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1945-47.
Congregationalist.
Died, from cardiovascular disease, in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., March
27, 1966 (age 85 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 8,
1884.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada, 1945-47; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died in
office 1966; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Rotary.
Died, from heart disease and pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., April 2,
1966 (age 81 years, 268
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married, June 29,
1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze. |
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Henry Hastings Curran (1877-1966) —
also known as Henry H. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1877.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1910; major in the
U.S. Army during World War I; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1920-21; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921; U.S. Commissioner of Immigration at
Ellis Island, 1923-26; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of heart disease, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 8,
1966 (age 88 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Elliott Curran and Eliza Phillips (Mulford) Curran; married,
October
12, 1905, to Frances Ford Hardy. |
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Joseph Marion Aimee (1896-1966) —
also known as Joseph M. Aimee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; West Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
19, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1934, 1936.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from myocardial infarct, in ABC Hospital,
Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, April
21, 1966 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Lewis W. Olliffe (c.1905-1966) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1941-54 (Kings County 1st District 1941-44, Kings
County 10th District 1945-54); defeated, 1934, 1938; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1954, 1959-66; appointed
1954; defeated, 1954; appointed 1959; died in office 1966; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956.
Sponsor, in the New York Assembly, of the law which ended racial and
religious discrimination in college admissions, 1948.
Died, from heart disease, in the Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 7,
1966 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) —
also known as J. Howard McGrath —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.; South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; vice-chair of
Rhode Island Democratic Party, 1928-30; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1932,
1936,
1944
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S. Solicitor General,
1945-46; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; defeated in primary, 1960; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney General, 1949-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Urban
League; American
Judicature Society; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, apparently of a heart attack, in Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., September
2, 1966 (age 62 years, 278
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore
Dollinger; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th
District 1966); died in office 1966.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died, from a heart attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Howard Hamilton Dickerson (1884-1966) —
also known as Howard H. Dickerson —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in 1884.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,
1925-26; member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1947-50; Delaware
state treasurer, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, at Nanticoke
Memorial Hospital,
Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1966 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Levin Newton Dickerson and Levica Ann (Owens) Dickerson; married
to Mary Alice Phillips. |
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Frederick William Behmler (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred W. Behmler —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.; Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.
Born in Jordan, Scott
County, Minn., February
2, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
surgeon;
member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Abbott Northwestern Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
6, 1966 (age 71 years, 277
days).
Interment at Summit Cemetery, Morris, Minn.
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Nicholas St. John La Corte (1918-1966) —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., March 8,
1918.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cranford, N.J., 1962-63; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-66; died
in office 1966.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Suffered a heart attack during a dinner party at the home of
Loree
Collins, and died soon after in the emergency room at Overlook Hospital,
Summit, Union
County, N.J., December
3, 1966 (age 48 years, 270
days).
Interment at St.
Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.
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Morris Fidanque=de=Castro (1902-1966) —
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, 1902.
Secretary
of the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1945-50; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1949-54.
Jewish.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, December
9, 1966 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) —
also known as Victor L. Anfuso —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Gagliano Castelferrato, Sicily, Italy,
March
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Consul-General
for San Marino in Washington,
D.C., 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1951-53, 1955-63; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1963-66; died in office 1966.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Suffered a heart attack during a political
caucus meeting at the Warwick Hotel,
and died soon after, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1966 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Henry Aldous Dixon (1890-1967) —
also known as Henry A. Dixon —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Born in Provo, Utah
County, Utah, June 29,
1890.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; banker; president,
Weber College, 1919-20 and 1937-53; president,
Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), 1953-54;
U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1955-61.
Mormon.
Died, following a heart attack, in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, January
22, 1967 (age 76 years, 207
days).
Interment at Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah.
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William Robert Rivkin (1919-1967) —
also known as William R. Rivkin —
of Illinois.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, 1919.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1962-65; Senegal, 1966-67, died in office 1967; Gambia, 1966-67, died in office 1967.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of a heart attack, in Dakar, Senegal,
March
19, 1967 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) —
also known as J. Spencer Bell —
of Matthews, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., April 1,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1960;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died in
office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March
19, 1967 (age 60 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) —
also known as Marc Boss —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Bremen, Marshall
County, Ind., January
24, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; Cherokee
County Attorney, 1931-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1952;
Governor
of Guam, 1959-60.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart attack while addressing
a meeting of the Kansas Business and Professional Women, and died
soon after, in the City Hospital,
Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan., March
21, 1967 (age 66 years, 56
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss; married, August
11, 1926, to Margery Griswold. |
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Arthur Gardner (1889-1967) —
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
21, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1953-57.
Died, of heart failure, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
11, 1967 (age 78 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Max Jacob Bierschwale (1887-1967) —
also known as Max J. Bierschwale —
of Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex.
Born in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., January
4, 1887.
Republican. Insurance
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1936, 1938; chair of
Gillespie County Republican Party, 1950.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died, following a series of strokes,
due to arteriosclerotic heart disease, in the Kopp Nursing
Home, near Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., May 27,
1967 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Tex.
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Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1897-1967) —
also known as Edward P. F. Eagan; Eddie
Eagan —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April
26, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Won the gold
medal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp,
Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won another gold
medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, following a heart attack, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1967 (age 70 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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James Rumsey Beverley (1894-1967) —
also known as James R. Beverley —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Dalhart, Dallam
County, Tex., June 15,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1929, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, from myocardial failure, in Seton Hospital,
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., June 17,
1967 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Austin
Memorial Park, Austin, Tex.
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William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) —
also known as William B. Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., August
11, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidate
for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died of a heart attack, in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 25,
1967 (age 79 years, 348
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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John James Bennett (1894-1967) —
also known as John J. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; New York
state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as Deputy
Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,
Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission.
Died, of a heart attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
4, 1967 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett; married, September
4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan. |
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1936 |
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John Nance Garner (1868-1967) —
also known as "Cactus Jack" —
of Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex.
Born near Detroit, Red River
County, Tex., November
22, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; Uvalde
County Judge, 1893-96; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1900,
1904,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1903-33; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1931-33; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932;
Vice
President of the United States, 1933-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1939; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex., November
7, 1967 (age 98 years, 350
days).
Interment at Uvalde
Cemetery, Uvalde, Tex.
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Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) —
also known as Harold J. Volkema; Hal
Volkema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., May 29,
1930.
Republican. Sports
announcer, WHTC radio; bookstore
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, of a heart attack, December
17, 1967 (age 37 years, 202
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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David Scull (1917-1968) —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
16, 1917.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1962-64; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair,
Montgomery County Council, 1967-68.
Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a Montgomery
County law against racial discrimination in housing.
Suffered a heart attack during the noon recess of a County
Council meeting, in the Montgomery County
Building, Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soon
after in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
23, 1968 (age 50 years, 129
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
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Kenneth M. Phipps (c.1917-1968) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1954-58;
Criminal Court judge, 1958-68.
African
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, at Veterans Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
5, 1968 (age about 51
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Phipps; married to Mae Elizabeth
Gramling. |
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Arthur George Klein (1904-1968) —
also known as Arthur G. Klein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
8, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-45, 1946-56 (14th District
1941-45, 19th District 1946-56); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-67; famously ruled, in
1963, that the novel Fanny Hill was not obscene.
Jewish.
Died, following a heart attack, in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1968 (age 63 years, 196
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Fairview, N.J.
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Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
New Hanover County Democratic Party, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen;
Elks.
Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease, in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March
20, 1968 (age 89 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Robert Wilson Barrow (1900-1968) —
also known as R. Wilson Barrow —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., February
21, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; Macon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; chair of
Macon County Democratic Party, 1934-42; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Suffered a heart attack, and later died, in Samaritan Hospital,
Macon, Macon
County, Mo., May 15,
1968 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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James Francis Green (1916-1968) —
also known as James F. Green —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., September
14, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; candidate for mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1961.
Member, American
Legion.
Suffered a heart attack and died, immediately after the
adjournmnet of a caucus
of the Nebraska delegation to the Democratic National Convention, at
the Clarke Hotel,
Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 14,
1968 (age 51 years, 274
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Gordon Leo McDonough (1895-1968) —
also known as Gordon L. McDonough —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
2, 1895.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1937; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1945-63; defeated,
1962.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart ailment, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 25,
1968 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968) —
also known as Edgar M. Queeny —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president
(1928-43) and chairman (1943-60), Monsanto Chemical
Company; board chairman, Barnes Hospital;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1956.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 7,
1968 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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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Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) —
also known as Francis Biddle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born, in Paris, France,
of American parents, May 9,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned
1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41; U.S.
Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1952.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons.
Died, of a heart attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April
27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew of Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson of Edmund
Jenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew of George
Nicholas, Wilson
Cary Nicholas and John
Nicholas; third great-grandson of Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew of Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin twice removed of John
Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edmund
Randolph and Thomas
Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed of
Edward
Biddle and Charles
Biddle; first cousin five times removed of Richard
Bland and Benjamin
Harrison; second cousin once removed of Edmund
Randolph Cocke and John
Cadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed of Charles
Bingham Penrose and Peter
Myndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed of James
Biddle, John
Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard
Biddle; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Beverley
Randolph, Carter
Bassett Harrison, John
Randolph of Roanoke and William
Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of Harry
Bartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Edward
MacFunn Biddle, James
Stokes Biddle and Charles
John Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Henry
St. George Tucker and John
Scott Harrison; fourth cousin of Boies
Penrose and Spencer
Penrose; fourth cousin once removed of John
Biddle (1859-1936). |
| | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic
Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper
Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) —
also known as E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April
20, 1904.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; gold miner;
secretary
of Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1968.
Member, Elks.
Died, following heart surgery, in the Cleveland Clinic hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
11, 1968 (age 64 years, 235
days).
Interment at Northern
Lights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Lou Breese (1900-1969) —
also known as Luigi G. Calabrese —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Worcester
County, Mass., February
10, 1900.
Musician and
bandleader; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Italian
ancestry.
While conducting his band for an audience of 1,500 at a jewelers
convention, he suffered a fatal heart attack, in the
Conrad Hilton Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
11, 1969 (age 68 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) —
also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M.
Bistline —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Ransom, Ness
County, Kan., March
25, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and
died from a heart attack, in the courtroom
at the Bingham County
Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham
County, Idaho, January
20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Parnell J. T. Callahan (1912-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 16,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly from Bronx County 12th District, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1969 (age 56 years, 256
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Randolph Fitzhugh Carroll (1901-1969) —
also known as Randolph F. Carroll —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
23, 1901.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Rotterdam, 1922-26; U.S. Consul in Bangkok, 1926-28; Rio de Janeiro, 1928-29.
Died, from pneumonia
and heart muscle degeneration, in Neulengbach, Austria,
March
4, 1969 (age 68 years, 9
days).
Interment somewhere in Neulengbach, Austria.
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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) —
also known as Dwight D. Eisenhower;
"Ike" —
Born in Denison, Grayson
County, Tex., October
14, 1890.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II; president
of Columbia University, 1948-53; President
of the United States, 1953-61.
Presbyterian.
German
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Loyal
Legion.
Died, after a series of heart attacks, at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1969 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Interment at Eisenhower
Center, Abilene, Kan.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower;
brother of Milton
Stover Eisenhower; married, July 1,
1916, to Mamie
Eisenhower; father of John
Sheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David Eisenhower
II (son-in-law of Richard
Milhous Nixon). |
| | Political family: Eisenhower-Nixon
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Sherman
Adams — Carter
L. Burgess — Woodrow
Wilson Mann — Jacqueline
C. Odlum — George
E. Allen — Meyer
Kestnbaum — Bernard
M. Shanley |
| | The Eisenhower Expressway,
from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, in Cook
County, Illinois, is named for
him. — The Eisenhower Tunnel
(opened 1973), which carries westbound I-70 under the Continental
Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, from Clear
Creek County to Summit
County, Colorado, is named for
him. — The Eisenhower Range of mountains,
in Victoria
Land, Antarctica, is named for
him. — Mount
Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. |
| | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78). |
| | Campaign slogan: "I Like
Ike." |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower:
Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower
: Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein, The
Hidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlo
d'Este, Eisenhower
: A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk, Dwight
D. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T.
Buchanan, Jr., Red
Carpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in the
Eisenhower Administration — Jim Newton, Eisenhower:
The White House Years — William Lee Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous
World |
| | Image source: U.S. postage stamp
(1969) |
|
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William Aloysious Costello (1904-1969) —
also known as William A. Costello —
of Minnesota.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 5,
1904.
Newspaper
reporter; television
journalist; U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1967-69.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Political Science Association.
Died, from a heart attack, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,
June
20, 1969 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Buried at sea.
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Randall Norton Christmas (1920-1969) —
also known as Randall N. Christmas; Randy
Christmas —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Ocilla, Irwin
County, Ga., October
14, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1955-57; defeated, 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of heart disease, at North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 27,
1969 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Southern
Memorial, North Miami Beach, Fla.
|
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Charles Edison (1890-1969) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
3, 1890.
Democrat. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1940; Governor of
New Jersey, 1941-44.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi; Newcomen
Society.
Died, of heart failure, in the Harkness Pavilion of the
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1969 (age 78 years, 362
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
|
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Charles Wheeler Thayer (1910-1969) —
also known as Charles W. Thayer —
of Villanova, Delaware
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Villanova, Delaware
County, Pa., February
9, 1910.
U.S. Vice Consul in Moscow, 1937, 1940; Berlin, 1937-38; Hamburg, 1939-40; Kabul, as of 1943; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; head of the State Department's international broadcasting
division, including the "Voice of America", 1947-49; U.S. Consul
General in Munich, 1952-53; in March 1953, when attacks on his loyalty
by U.S. Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy inspired a State Department investigation
into his diplomatic
career, he resigned
from the Foreign Service; writer.
Died, during heart surgery, in Salzburg, Austria,
August
27, 1969 (age 59 years, 199
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Donald Cogley Bruce (1921-1969) —
also known as Donald C. Bruce —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Troutville, Clearfield
County, Pa., April
27, 1921.
Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager at
radio
station WIRE, Indianapolis; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1964.
Lutheran.
Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964.
Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Round Hill, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1969 (age 48 years, 126
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va.
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Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) —
also known as Thurman W. Arnold —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., June 2,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1921; mayor
of Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean,
College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of
law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned
1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks; Lions.
Suffered a heart attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria,
Va., November
7, 1969 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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Nick James Rajkovich (1910-1969) —
also known as Nick J. Rajkovich —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Krispolje, Austria (now Krizpolje, Croatia),
February
8, 1910.
Republican. School
teacher; college
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Grand Traverse
District, 1961-62; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1969; died in office 1969.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart attack, in Munson Hospital,
in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
11, 1969 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment at Oakwood Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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George Martin Plummer (1912-1970) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lewis
County Court Clerk, 1942-70; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970; died in office 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died, from a heart attack, in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., January
17, 1970 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) —
also known as George M. Humphrey —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., March 8,
1890.
Lawyer;
president, M.A. Hanna Company (mining and
processing iron and
nickel ores), 1929-52; chairman of Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal
Company; chairman, Executive Committee, National Steel
Corporation; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
Died, from heart disease, in University Hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
20, 1970 (age 79 years, 318
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Anthony Giuliano (c.1897-1970) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., about 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1927; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1948; Essex
County Clerk, 1955; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1956;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1968-69.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Newark Mayor Hugh
J. Addonizio, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; became ill and died before he could
be arraigned.
Died, from a heart attack, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
4, 1970 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Freda. |
|
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Emma Guffey Miller (1874-1970) —
also known as Emma G. Miller; Mary Emma
Guffey —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Slippery Rock, Butler
County, Pa.
Born in Guffey Station, Westmoreland
County, Pa., July 6,
1874.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1932-70; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Female.
Member, Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom.
Died, from a heart attack, in Richmond,
Va., February
23, 1970 (age 95 years, 232
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) —
also known as James B. Utt —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Tustin, Orange
County, Calif., March
11, 1899.
Republican. Appraiser;
lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,
35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart attack during religious
services at a church
in Washington, D.C., and died soon after at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 1,
1970 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Henry J. Pariseau (1918-1970) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 1,
1918.
Mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1970; died in office 1970.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart attack, May 30,
1970 (age 52 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Venable Allen (1903-1970) —
also known as George V. Allen —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; Maryland; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., November
3, 1903.
School
teacher and principal; newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, as of 1930; Shanghai, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in Cairo, as of 1936-38; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1946-48; Yugoslavia, 1949-53; India, 1953-54; Nepal, 1953-54; Greece, 1956-57; director, U.S. Information Agency, 1957-60;
president, Tobacco
Institute, 1960-66.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Phi; United
World Federalists.
Died suddenly, from a coronary occlusion, in Bahama, Durham
County, N.C., July 11,
1970 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Hubert Madison Sims (1907-1970) —
also known as Hubert M. Sims —
of Mer Rouge, Morehouse
Parish, La.
Born in Morehouse
Parish, La., July 29,
1907.
Farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Morehouse Parish Police
Jury, 1952-56; member of Louisiana
state senate 29th District, 1956-60; defeated, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart attack, in Morehouse
Parish, La., July 24,
1970 (age 62 years, 360
days).
Interment at Mer
Rouge Cemetery, Mer Rouge, La.
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Relatives: Son
of George Madison Sims and Mary Elizabeth (Yeldell) Sims; married 1949 to Ida
Louise Garver; father of George
Garver Sims. |
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Harry Clifton Byrd (1889-1970) —
also known as Harry C. Byrd; Curley Byrd —
Born in Crisfield, Somerset
County, Md., February
12, 1889.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; president,
University of Maryland, 1936-54; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1966.
Member, Moose; Rotary.
Died, from heart disease, in the University of Maryland Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., October
2, 1970 (age 81 years, 232
days).
Interment at Asbury Cemetery, Crisfield, Md.
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Edward J. Speno (1920-1971) —
of East Meadow, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
23, 1920.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1955-71 (4th District 1955-65, 5th District 1966,
4th District 1967-71); died in office 1971; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1964;
chair
of Nassau County Republican Party, 1965-67; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
17, 1971 (age 50 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
| |
Relatives: Son
of James Speno; married to Audrey Bernichon. |
| | Cross-reference: Joseph
M. Margiotta |
|
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel,
Bal Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March
16, 1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
| |
Relatives: Son
of George
Martin Dewey and Anne Louise 'Annie' (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis); nephew of Edmond
Otis Dewey; first cousin four times removed of David
Waterman; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Glasby Waterman; second cousin five times removed of Luther
Waterman and Joshua
Coit; third cousin thrice removed of John
Hall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed of James
Gillespie Blaine III. |
| | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Eastman
family; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Chandler-Hale
family of Portland, Maine; Abbott
family of Salinas, California; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington
family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | The Thomas E. Dewey Thruway,
which runs through Westchester,
Rockland,
Orange,
Ulster,
Greene,
Albany,
Schenectady,
Montgomery,
Herkimer,
Oneida,
Madison,
Onondaga,
Cayuga,
Seneca,
Ontario,
Monroe,
Genesee,
Erie,
and Chautauqua
counties in New York, is named for
him. |
| | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political
Leadership — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
|
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Thomas Joseph Dodd (1907-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Dodd —
of Lebanon, New London
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; North Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., May 15,
1907.
Democrat. FBI
special agent; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1953-57; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1959-71; defeated, 1956, 1970 (Dodd
Independent).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Censured
by the Senate on June 23, 1967 for financial improprieties, having diverted
some $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to his own use.
Died of a heart attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., May 24,
1971 (age 64 years, 9
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's New Cemetery, Pawcatuck, Stonington, Conn.
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Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
30, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
clerk to U.S. Judge Martin
T. Manton; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;
took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1971 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Murl K. Aten (1901-1971) —
of Sandstone Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Norvell, Jackson
County, Mich., August
13, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; Jackson
County Clerk, 1939-40; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; Michigan
state auditor general, 1947-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Moose.
Suffered a heart attack while walking near his home, and died,
in Sandstone Township, Jackson
County, Mich., June 15,
1971 (age 69 years, 306
days).
Interment at Roseland
Memorial Gardens, Napoleon Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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Van Heflin (1910-1971) —
also known as Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Walters, Cotton
County, Okla., December
13, 1910.
Democrat. Actor;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948.
Irish
and French
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Suffered a heart attack while swimming,
and died six weeks later, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 23,
1971 (age 60 years, 222
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Sara Jane Gleeson (1877-1971) —
also known as Sadie J. Gleeson; Sara Jane Sheridan;
Mrs. William A. Gleeson —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in New Hampshire, September
11, 1877.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Vermont, 1928,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., October
4, 1971 (age 94 years, 23
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt.
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Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) —
also known as Dean Acheson —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., April
11, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis
D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1949-53.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer
Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation:
My Years In The State Department.
Died, probably from a heart attack, over his desk in his study,
Sandy Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., October
12, 1971 (age 78 years, 184
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Lamar Tooze (1895-1971) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Oregon, February
4, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died, from a heart attack, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., November
29, 1971 (age 76 years, 298
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Donald A. Tilleman (1919-1972) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., February
23, 1919.
Mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1965-72; defeated, 1963; died in office 1972.
Died, from a heart attack, in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1972
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Allouez
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Antone Tilleman and Anna Mary Tilleman; married 1940 to Janet
Steele. |
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Mortimer Thomas Furay (1910-1972) —
also known as Mort Furay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 23,
1910.
Democrat. President,
Local 705, Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Union Label Trade Department; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1944; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; in 1967, at an intersection in Highland
Park, Mich., he witnessed a woman being beaten by her husband, and
summoned police; when the police officers decided not to arrest the
man, he protested,
and was arrested
for interfering
with police; he pleaded not guilty, and a trial date was set, but
apparently the case was dropped.
Died, probably from a heart attack, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
12, 1972 (age 61 years, 233
days); body was
donated to Wayne State University Medical School.
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Relatives: Son
of Mortimer John Furay and Florence Bell (Kratz) Furay; married 1932 to
Corinne Kelly. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Sidney S. Hein (1907-1972) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Laurelton, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
16, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961; director, Franklin National Bank,
Eagle Insurance
Company of New Jersey, Peninsula Hospital,
and Brunswick Hospital.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Died, from a heart attack, at the Inwood Country Club, Inwood,
Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1972 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugo Hein and Regina (Pulitzer) Hein; married to Frederica
Clark. |
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Frederic René Coudert Jr. (1898-1972) —
also known as Frederic R. Coudert, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1956;
member of New York
state senate, 1939-46 (17th District 1939-44, 20th District
1945-46); U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1947-59; campaign
chair for William
F. Buckley, Jr.'s campaign for Mayor of New York City, 1965.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 21,
1972 (age 74 years, 14
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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Lucretia del Valle Grady (1892-1972) —
also known as Lucretia del Valle —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
18, 1892.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1928,
1936,
1940
(alternate), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937-39; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Died, of a heart attack, at Mills Memorial Hospital,
San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., May 23,
1972 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Samuel Zazachilds Westerfield Jr. (1919-1972) —
also known as Samuel Z. Westerfield, Jr. —
Born November
15, 1919.
Economist;
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1969-72, died in office 1972.
African
ancestry.
Died, from a coronary thrombosis, in Monrovia, Liberia,
July
19, 1972 (age 52 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) —
also known as Harry E. Mayhew —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
16, 1906.
Democrat. Trucking
business; coal and
ice dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,
1955-58; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member of
Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners;
Rotary.
Suffered a heart attack while he and his wife were driving
home from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 21,
1972 (age 66 years, 96
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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Andrew Broaddus (1900-1972) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 15,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; laundry
business; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1953-57.
Died, from a heart attack, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1972 (age 72 years, 115
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Willard Edward Fraser (1907-1972) —
also known as Willard E. Fraser —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Gardner, Johnson
County, Kan., January
26, 1907.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1960; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1963-69, 1971-72; died in office 1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart attack, in Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., September
21, 1972 (age 65 years, 239
days).
Interment at Mountview
Cemetery, Billings, Mont.
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Henry Gustav Krausse (1896-1972) —
also known as Henry G. Krausse —
of Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., October
28, 1896.
U.S. Vice Consul in Matamoros, 1919-22, 1922-24, 1924-26, 1926-27, 1927-38; Nuevo Laredo, 1922, 1924; San Luis Potosi, 1926; Saltillo, 1927.
Died, from arteriosclerosis and congestive heart
failure, in Mercy Hospital,
Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., October
3, 1972 (age 75 years, 341
days).
Interment at Buena
Vista Burial Park, Brownsville, Tex.
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Stephen Earnest Aguirre (1892-1972) —
also known as Stephen E. Aguirre —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., November
11, 1892.
U.S. Vice Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Chihuahua, 1920; Manzanillo, 1921-24; Nuevo Laredo, 1925-27, 1927-29; Piedras Negras, 1927; Mexico City, 1929-32; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Juarez, as of 1943.
Mexican,
Scottish,
English,
French,
and German
ancestry.
Died, from an aortic aneurysm, in Southwestern General Hospital,
El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
19, 1972 (age 80 years, 8
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, El Paso, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Monroe Aguirre and Mary Wilhelmina (Sneed) Aguirre;
married to Jeannette Adelina Krause. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1920) |
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Thomas A. Aurelio (c.1892-1973) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
magistrate; on August 28, 1943, New York County District Attorney Frank
S. Hogan charged
in a formal statement that Aurelio's nomination by both major parties
for Supreme Court had been brought about by gangster
and ex-convict Frank Costello, and released the transcript of a
telephone conversation in which Aurelio thanked Costello and pledged
undying loyalty; his candidacy was repudiated
by both parties, but they were unable to remove his name from the
ballot; disbarment
proceedings were also unsuccessful; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, probably from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1973 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) —
also known as Lyndon B. Johnson; "L.B.J.";
"Landslide Lyndon"; "Preacher
Lyndon"; "The Accidental President";
"Volunteer"; "Light Bulb
Johnson" —
of Johnson City, Blanco
County, Tex.
Born near Stonewall, Gillespie
County, Tex., August
27, 1908.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1937-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1949-61; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1956,
1960,
1968;
Vice
President of the United States, 1961-63; President
of the United States, 1963-69.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died from a heart attack, in Gillespie
County, Tex., January
22, 1973 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Interment at LBJ
Ranch, Stonewall, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Sam Ealy Johnson and Rebekah (Baines) Johnson; married, November
17, 1934, to Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor and Claudia
Alta Taylor; father of Lynda Bird Johnson (who married Charles
Spittal Robb). |
| | Political family: Johnson
family of Stonewall, Texas. |
| | Cross-reference: Roger
Kent — Irvine
H. Sprague — A.
W. Moursund — Eliot
Janeway — Barefoot
Sanders |
| | Lake
LBJ (created as Lake Granite Shoals; renamed in 1965), in Burnet
and Llano
counties, Texas, is named for
him. — The village
of Kampung LB Johnson, Malaysia,
is named for
him. |
| | Campaign slogan (1964): "All The Way
With L.B.J." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books about Lyndon B. Johnson: Doris
Kearns Goodwin, Lyndon
Johnson and the American Dream — Robert Dallek, Flawed
Giant : Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973 — Sean
J. Savage, JFK,
LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Robert A. Caro, The
Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson — Mark
Updegrove, Indomitable
Will: LBJ in the Presidency — Nicholas deB.
Katzenbach, Some
of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Robert A.
Caro, The
Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol.
IV — Michael A. Schuman, Lyndon
B. Johnson (for young readers) |
| | Critical books about Lyndon B. Johnson:
Robert A. Caro, Years
of Lyndon Johnson : The Path to Power — Robert A.
Caro, Years
of Lyndon Johnson : Means of Ascent — Robert A. Caro,
Years
of Lyndon Johnson : Master of the Senate — Lance
Morrow, The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power |
| | Image source: U.S. postage stamp
(1973) |
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George Edward Allen (1896-1973) —
also known as George E. Allen —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss., February
29, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hotel
business; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40;
resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1936;
Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1943; speechwriter
for Pres. Harry
Truman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Close friend of presidents Roosevelt,
Truman,
and Eisenhower.
Died, following a heart attack, in the Eisenhower Medical
Center, Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., April
23, 1973 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Booneville, Miss.
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John J. Spoltore (d. 1973) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1964,
1968;
chair
of Cumberland County Republican Party, 1964; candidate for New
Jersey state senate District 2, 1965; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1973.
Died, following a heart attack, December
11, 1973.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles McKevett Teague (1909-1974) —
also known as Charles M. Teague —
of Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.; Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., September
18, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1955-74; died in
office 1974; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1956.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of a heart attack in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., January
1, 1974 (age 64 years, 105
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Santa
Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif.
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Lewis T. Breuninger Sr. (c.1893-1974) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., about 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1960-68.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died of a heart attack, January
27, 1974 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Joseph Pelter (1905-1974) —
also known as John J. Pelter —
of Dehue, Logan
County, W.Va.; Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Carlisle, Fayette
County, W.Va., January
27, 1905.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1933-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-44 (8th District 1937-38, 7th
District 1939-44).
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Youngest speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Died, from a heart attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
28, 1974 (age 69 years, 60
days). His body was
donated to the West Virginia School of Medicine, Morgantown.
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Wilbur G. Watson (1895-1974) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., July 6,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1950.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a heart attack, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April
18, 1974 (age 78 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) —
also known as George L. Radcliffe —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Maryland, 1919-20; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart attack, in Baltimore,
Md., July 29,
1974 (age 96 years, 341
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
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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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Fulton Freeman (1915-1974) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 17,
1915.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1939; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1961-64; Mexico, 1964-69.
Suffered heart attack while playing
golf, and died, in Carmel, Monterey
County, Calif., December
14, 1974 (age 59 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hallet Thomas Ellsworth (1885-1974) —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., November
7, 1885.
Office
clerk; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1912.
Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease, in Northeast
Baptist Hospital,
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
26, 1974 (age 89 years, 49
days).
Interment at Mission Burial Park North, San Antonio, Tex.
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Lyman Kerswill (1888-1975) —
of Grout Township, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Middlesex County, Ontario,
August
11, 1888.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart attack, in Grout Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., January
17, 1975 (age 86 years, 159
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Harvey Harrison Lawson (1890-1975) —
also known as Harvey H. Lawson —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., May 10,
1890.
Republican. Carpenter;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1943-44, 1949-52; member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1945-48; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Delaware.
Died, following a heart attack, in Beebe Hospital,
Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., March
17, 1975 (age 84 years, 311
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry James Lawson and Annie E. (Coffin) Lawson; married to Blanch
May Phillips. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Richard Conte (1910-1975) —
also known as Nicholas Peter Conte —
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
24, 1910.
Democrat. Actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
15, 1975 (age 65 years, 22
days).
Interment at Westwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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John V. Kenny (1894-1975) —
also known as "Little Guy" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 6,
1894.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1949-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Catholic.
Pleaded
guilty to six federal counts of tax
evasion in May 1972, and sentenced
to prison.
Died, of a heart attack, in a nursing
home at Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1975 (age 81 years, 57
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Arnold Edmond Kapitan (1917-1975) —
also known as Arnold E. Kapitan —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Minnesota, 1917.
Grocer; mayor
of Yankton, S.Dak., 1967-68.
Died, following a heart attack, at a hospital
in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., August
28, 1975 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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Justus Earl Armstrong (1897-1975) —
also known as Justus E. Armstrong —
of Belmont, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Gaston
County, N.C., February
19, 1897.
Republican. Postmaster at Belmont,
N.C., 1921-34.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Gaston Memorial Hospital,
Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., September
7, 1975 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont, N.C.
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May Preston Davie (1895-1975) —
also known as Eugénie Mary Ladenburg; Mrs. Preston
Davie —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
31, 1895.
Republican. Delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1960
(alternate).
Female.
Died, of heart failure, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
19, 1975 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Herbert William Christenberry (1897-1975) —
also known as Herbert W. Christenberry —
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
11, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1942-47; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1947-75;
died in office 1975.
Died, from a heart attack, in Kentwood, Tangipahoa
Parish, La., October
5, 1975 (age 77 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert Aden Christenberry and Anna (Schmitt) Christenberry;
married, August
5, 1924, to Anna Born. |
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Guy Axline (1898-1975) —
of Arizona.
Born September
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1928.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of a coronary infarction, in Navajo County Superior Court,
Holbrook, Navajo
County, Ariz., November
17, 1975 (age 77 years, 74
days).
Interment at Holbrook
Cemetery, Holbrook, Ariz.
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Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) —
also known as Anthony B. Akers —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born near Charlotte, Atascosa
County, Tex., October
19, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958;
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1961-63.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, probably from a heart attack, in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover
County, N.C., April 1,
1976 (age 61 years, 165
days).
Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I.
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George A. Lingo (d. 1976) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Anaconda, Deer Lodge
County, Mont.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1933-36;
trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, 1934-35,
continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-43; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Died, from heart trouble, in Saddleback Community Hospital,
Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., May 21,
1976.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Archie Lingo; married 1935 to
Dorothy Troy (daughter of John
Weir Troy). |
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Coca-Cola
Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen;
Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from cardiac arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John Henry Annett (1903-1976) —
also known as John Annett —
of Staytonville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born December
15, 1903.
Republican. Merchant;
school and
charter bus contractor; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,
1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1972.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Suffered a heart attack, and was dead on arrival at Milford
Memorial Hospital,
Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
26, 1976 (age 72 years, 255
days).
Interment at St.
Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del.
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John Martin Costello (1903-1976) —
also known as John M. Costello —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
15, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated,
1932, 1944.
Catholic.
Died, of heart failure, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., August
29, 1976 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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David John Pizzoli (1913-1976) —
also known as David J. Pizzoli —
of Atlas, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Atlas, Northumberland
County, Pa., January
16, 1913.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, of heart and lung
problems, in Mahoning Township, Montour
County, Pa., September
3, 1976 (age 63 years, 231
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Mt. Carmel Township, Northumberland County, Pa.
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John W. Gibson (1910-1976) —
of Michigan.
Born in Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., August
23, 1910.
Democrat. Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1945-49;; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
chairman, U.S. Displaced Persons Commission, 1950-52; banker.
In 1957, was one of the first
owners of a McDonald's Hamburgers franchise in the Washington area.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
22, 1976 (age 66 years, 60
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976) —
also known as Richard J. Daley; "The
Boss" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 15,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 9th District, 1936-38; member of
Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
speaker, 1968;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1955-76; died in office 1976.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Stricken with a heart attack and died at his doctor's
office, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1976 (age 74 years, 219
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1936, to Eleanor 'Sis' Guilfoyle; father of Richard
Michael Daley and William
Michael Daley. |
| | Political family: Daley
family of Chicago, Illinois. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about Richard J. Daley: Mike
Royko, Boss
: Richard J. Daley of Chicago — Adam Cohen & Elizabeth
Taylor, American
Pharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley : His Battle for Chicago and the
Nation — Hugh Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley — Roger Biles, Richard
J. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing of
Chicago — Eugene C. Kennedy, Himself!
The Life and Times of Richard J. Daley — Len O'Connor,
Requiem
: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era —
F. Richard Ciccone, Daley
: Power and Presidential Politics — Frank Sullivan, Legend:
The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley —
Milton Rakove, Don't
Make No Waves, Don't Back No Losers : An Insider's Analysis of the
Daley Machine |
| | Image source: Time Magazine, March 23,
1962 |
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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park
District, 1945-67; delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1968;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1950-.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill.
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James Randall Durfee (1897-1977) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., November
3, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1960-.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, from a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
29, 1977 (age 79 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) —
also known as David K. E. Bruce —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
12, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; farmer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, as of 1926; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1976.
Died, as a result of a heart attack, in Georgetown University
Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1977 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Raymond C. Kealer (c.1900-1978) —
also known as Ray C. Kealer —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Mexico, about 1900.
Mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1957-60.
Died, of a heart attack, 1978
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent S. Haneman (c.1903-1978) —
of Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1903.
Mayor of Brigantine, N.J., 1934-42; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1938-44;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1944-47; superior court judge
in New Jersey, 1947-60; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1960-71.
Died, of a heart attack, January
9, 1978 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Spruille Braden (1894-1978) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkhorn, Jefferson
County, Mont., March
13, 1894.
Mining
engineer;
financier;
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1939-42; Cuba, 1942-45; Argentina, 1945.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Arbitration Association; Navy
League; John
Birch Society.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1978 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) —
also known as H. Wesley Bolin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., July 1,
1909.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Arizona, 1949-77; Governor of
Arizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart attack, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 4,
1978 (age 68 years, 246
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz.
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William Matthew Ketchum (1921-1978) —
also known as William M. Ketchum —
of Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; dairy farmer; automobile
parts business; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; member of California
state assembly 29th District, 1967-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1973-78 (36th District 1973-75,
18th District 1975-78); died in office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Kappa Psi; Farm
Bureau.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, at Kern Medical
Center, Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., June 24,
1978 (age 56 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
July
26, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1935; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56; New
York County Surrogate, 1957-76.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Indicted
in May 1976, along with Justice Irving
Saypol, on official
misconduct charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed. Indicted
in February 1978 for criminal
contempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, but
died before trial.
Died, from a heart attack, while dining
with friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1978 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) —
also known as Ralph H. Metcalfe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 29,
1910.
Democrat. Won gold,
silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died in
office 1978.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1978 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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William Albert Steiger (1938-1978) —
also known as William A. Steiger —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 15,
1938.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1967-78; died in
office 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1968,
1972.
Died of a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1978 (age 40 years, 203
days).
Interment at Lake
View Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-71;
took senior status 1971.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of heart disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) —
also known as Nelson A. Rockefeller;
"Rocky" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 8,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); Governor of
New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964,
1968;
Vice
President of the United States, 1974-77.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias.
Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Died, of a massive heart attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1979 (age 70 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rockefeller
Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller;
brother of Winthrop
Rockefeller; married, June 23,
1930, to Mary Todhunter Clark; married, May 4,
1963, to Margaretta 'Happy' (Fitler) Murphy (great-granddaughter
of Edwin
Henry Fitler; third great-granddaughter of John
Sergeant); married 1963 to Happy
Murphy; nephew of Richard
Steere Aldrich and Winthrop
Williams Aldrich; uncle of John
Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop
Paul Rockefeller; grandson of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed of Simon
S. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed of Henry
Rockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who married
Nina
Underwood); second cousin thrice removed of John
Phillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed of Lewis
Kirby Rockefeller. |
| | Political family: Rockefeller
family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Stewart
G. Anderson — John
H. Terry |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: Cary
Reich, The
Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer,
1908-1958 — Joseph H. Boyd, Oreos
and Dubonnet: Remembering Governor Nelson A.
Rockefeller |
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Charles Julius Hollub (1900-1979) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Moravia (now part of Czechia),
October
20, 1900.
Physician;
Honorary
Consul for Czechoslovakia in Houston,
Tex., 1935.
Died, from heart disease, in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
22, 1979 (age 78 years, 125
days).
Interment at Memorial
Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Clarence F. Hyde (1888-1979) —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Sun Valley, Blaine
County, Idaho, May 13,
1888.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-38; candidate for Oregon
commissioner of labor, 1938, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Oregon Real Estate Commissioner, 1957-59.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, one week after a heart attack, in Sacred Heart General
Hospital,
Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., March 3,
1979 (age 90 years, 294
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
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Leonard V. Parisi (1911-1979) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born June 25,
1911.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Died, following a heart attack, in Brooklyn Veterans Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
4, 1979 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul A. Grassle (1896-1979) —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., May 5,
1896.
Hotel
business; mayor
of Rochester, Minn., 1939-47; candidate for Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a heart attack, and died two weeks later, in
Rochester Methodist Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., October
10, 1979 (age 83 years, 158
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Rochester, Minn.
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) —
also known as Alice Lee Roosevelt; "Princess
Alice" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1884.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936,
1940
(speaker);
newspaper
columnist.
Female.
Died, from pneumonia,
emphysema,
and cardiac arrest, in Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1980 (age 96 years, 8
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives:
Step-daughter of Edith
Roosevelt; daughter of Theodore
Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt; half-sister of Theodore
Roosevelt Jr.; married, February
17, 1906, to Nicholas
Longworth; niece of Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson; grandniece of Robert
Barnwell Roosevelt; grandaunt of Susan
Roosevelt Weld; great-grandniece of James
I. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece of William
Bellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter of Archibald
Bulloch; first cousin of Theodore
Douglas Robinson, Eleanor
Roosevelt, Corinne
Robinson Alsop and William
Sheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed of James
Roosevelt, Elliott
Roosevelt, Corinne
A. Chubb, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Jr. and John
deKoven Alsop; second cousin thrice removed of Philip
DePeyster; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas
Roosevelt Jr.. |
| | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth:
Carol Felsenthal, Princess
Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt
Longworth |
| | Image source: Time magazine, February
7, 1927 |
|
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Esther Warner (1891-1980) —
also known as Esther P. Anderson; Mrs. Charles J.
Warner —
of Waverly, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., January
12, 1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Grange.
Died, probably from a heart attack, while in an ambulance
en route to a hospital, in Lancaster
County, Neb., April
18, 1980 (age 89 years, 97
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Lancaster County, Neb.
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Edward Stuart Parker (1894-1980) —
also known as Edward S. Parker —
of McCormick, McCormick
County, S.C.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in McCormick, McCormick
County, S.C., May 14,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Madras, 1925-26; Cologne, 1926-32.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Fredericksburg Nursing
Home, near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania
County, Va., July 21,
1980 (age 86 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Salem Cemetery, Abbeville County, S.C.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Leonidas M. 'Lonnie' Parker and Susan E. (Stuart) Parker; married
1925 to
Margaret Elizabeth Jaquette. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
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Austin Letheridge Bender (1916-1980) —
also known as A. L. Bender;
"Chunk" —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 6,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1952;
mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1969-71; resigned 1971.
Died, of congestive heart failure, August
28, 1980 (age 64 years, 83
days).
Interment at Chattanooga
National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Archibald Holly Patterson (1898-1980) —
also known as A. Holly Patterson; "Mr.
Republican" —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Uniondale, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 31,
1898.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Nassau
County Executive, 1953-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died, following a heart attack, in Hempsted General Hospital,
Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1980 (age 82 years, 112
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Eric Hass (1905-1980) —
of Oregon; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1905.
Socialist. Advertising
business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor
of The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957
(Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor);
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),
1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian.
German
and Danish
ancestry.
Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969.
Died, from a heart attack, in Community Hospital,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., October
2, 1980 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
The Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.), April 14,
1948 |
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Rene Armand Carreau (1901-1980) —
also known as Rene A. Carreau —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
26, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; liquor
store owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1942; chair of
Nassau County Democratic Party, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Died, following heart surgery, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
8, 1980 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) —
also known as Luther K. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., March
25, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, of heart disease, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, December
29, 1980 (age 57 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lewis
County Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.
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Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) —
also known as R. G. Storey —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., December
4, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, Southwestern
Bell
Telephone Company; director and counsel of life
insurance companies.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from pneumonia
and heart disease, while suffering from senile
dementia, in a nursing
home at Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
16, 1981 (age 87 years, 43
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married, July 26,
1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel Hope
Watson. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Eminent Americans
1954 |
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Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) —
also known as Nathaniel L. Goldstein —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
partner of Charles
C. Lockwood during the 1920s; accountant;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
New
York state attorney general, 1943-54.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons;
Elks; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1981 (age 84 years, 288
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Vincent Francis Albano Jr. (1914-1981) —
also known as Vincent F. Albano, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914.
Republican. Appraiser;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964,
1972;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1962-81.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Suffered an apparent heart attack just outside his office
in the Roosevelt Hotel,
and died soon after in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1981 (age 67 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Vincent F. Albano and Mary Ann (Sullivan) Albano; married, June 5,
1937, to Cathleen C. CUmmings. |
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George Albert Jessel (1898-1981) —
also known as George Jessel; "Toastmaster General of
the United States" —
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., April 3,
1898.
Democrat. Actor;
songwriter;
movie
producer; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 23,
1981 (age 83 years, 50
days).
Entombed at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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Robert Moses (1888-1981) —
also known as "The Great Builder" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
18, 1888.
Republican. Secretary
of state of New York, 1927-28; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1938;
as head of multiple state and city agencies, led the building of
dozens of major projects, including highways, bridges, parks, and
public housing.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of heart disease, in West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 29,
1981 (age 92 years, 223
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; statue at Village
Hall Grounds, Babylon, Long Island, N.Y.
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Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) —
also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April 5,
1901.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor,
producer,
director
of many motion
pictures; worked in radio, television,
and Broadway.
Jewish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia
and cardiac complications, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
4, 1981 (age 80 years, 121
days).
Cremated.
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Republican. Insurance
business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
6, 1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Langdon Ward Post (1899-1981) —
also known as Langdon W. Post —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April
10, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1929-32;
defeated, 1927 (Democratic), 1932 (Independent Citizen); Republican
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1933; U.S. Assistant Federal
Relief Administrator, 1933; Chairman, New York City Housing Authority
and Tenement House Commissioner, 1934-38; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Died, of heart disease, in San
Francisco, Calif., September
2, 1981 (age 82 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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Alva Blanchard Adams Jr. (1915-1981) —
also known as Alva B. Adams, Jr. —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., October
21, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; hardware
business; banker;
corporate director, Standard Fire Brick
Co., KCRT radio
station, Trinidad, Colo.; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1954, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died, while being treated for a heart condition, in a hospital
at Denver,
Colo., December
3, 1981 (age 66 years, 43
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. (1910-1981) —
also known as Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., May 10,
1910.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1952-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1961-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-81; died in
office 1981.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American
Judicature Society.
Died, during treatment for a heart attack, at Southern Baptist
Hospital,
New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
22, 1981 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alice K. Leopold (1906-1982) —
also known as Alice Kay Koller —
of Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1906.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Weston, 1949-50; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1951-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; U.S.
Assistant Secretary of Labor, 1953-61.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Grange;
League of
Women Voters.
Died, from cardiac arrythmia and gastro-intestinal
bleeding, probably due to a gastric
ulcer, in Alexandria Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., March
23, 1982 (age 75 years, 318
days).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Glen Rock, Pa.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edmund Leonard Koller and Lenora May (Edwards) Koller;
married, May 28,
1931, to Joseph Leopold. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Connecticut Register &
Manual 1953 |
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Scovel Richardson (1912-1982) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
4, 1912.
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1957-80; Judge of U.S. Court of
International Trade, 1980-82; died in office 1982.
Died, following a heart attack, in the New Rochelle Medical
Center, New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
30, 1982 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Mathew Oscar Tobriner (1904-1982) —
also known as Mathew O. Tobriner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 2,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1959-62; justice of
California state supreme court, 1962-82.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif.
Died, from heart trouble, at Mt. Zion Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1982 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adam Benjamin Jr. (1935-1982) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., August
6, 1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office
1982.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from heart disease, in Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1982 (age 47 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calumet
Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind.
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Truman Carel Emberg (1909-1982) —
also known as Truman C. Emberg —
of Dillingham, Dillingham
census area, Alaska.
Born in Minnesota, November
23, 1909.
Delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Died, of heart failure, in Dillingham, Dillingham
census area, Alaska, October
1, 1982 (age 72 years, 312
days).
Interment somewhere
in Dillingham, Alaska.
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Louis Joseph Capozzoli (1901-1982) —
also known as Louis J. Capozzoli —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cosenza, Italy,
March
6, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1939-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1941-45; general
sessions court judge in New York, 1950-57; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-68; appointed 1957.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1982 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Craig Hosmer (1915-1982) —
also known as Craig Hosmer —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brea, Orange
County, Calif., May 6,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-74 (18th District 1953-63,
32nd District 1963-74); defeated, 1950; resigned 1974; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart attack, aboard the cruise
ship Azure Seas, in the North
Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, en route to Mexico, October
11, 1982 (age 67 years, 158
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) —
also known as Harold J. Gibbons —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Archibald Patch, Lackawanna
County, Pa., April
10, 1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1952,
1956.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Teamsters
Union; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St.
Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J.
Gibbons Field" for him.
Died, from complications of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, in Los
Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November, 1982
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
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George McInvale Grant (1897-1982) —
also known as George M. Grant —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Barbour
County, Ala., July 11,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1927-37; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1935-38; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1938-65 (2nd District 1938-63,
at-large 1963-65).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart attack, on a cruise aboard
the Queen Elizabeth II, en route to New York, probably in the
North
Atlantic Ocean, November
4, 1982 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912-1982) —
also known as Roy Hofheinz; "Father of the
Astrodome" —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., April
10, 1912.
Lawyer;
real
estate developer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; county judge in Texas,
1936-44; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1953-55; prime mover in building the Houston
Astrodome sports
arena (1965), which became the home of the Houston Colt 45s (Astros)
baseball
team and the Houston Oilers football
team.
Died, of a heart attack, in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
22, 1982 (age 70 years, 226
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Max Rogers Strother (1908-1982) —
also known as Max R. Strother —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Born in Lake Odessa, Ionia
County, Mich., October
3, 1908.
Purchasing
agent; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1953-59.
Died, from a pulmonary
embolus and a ruptured aortic aneurysm, in Memorial Medical
Center, Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., December
26, 1982 (age 74 years, 84
days).
Cremated.
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Renz L. Jennings (1899-1983) —
also known as Lorenzo Jennings —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Taylor, Navajo
County, Ariz., August
5, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1931-32; Maricopa
County Attorney, 1933-34; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1934, 1964; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1942; superior court judge in
Arizona, 1949-60; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1960-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1960,
1968
(alternate).
Mormon.
Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Woodmen
of the World.
Suffered a heart attack in his swimming
pool, and drowned,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
11, 1983 (age 83 years, 190
days).
Interment at Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Phillip Burton (1926-1983) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 1,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1957-64; defeated, 1954; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1964-83 (5th District 1964-75,
6th District 1975-83, 5th District 1983); died in office 1983.
Died, from a ruptured aneurysm, in St. Francis Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April
10, 1983 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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William Everett Adams (1922-1983) —
also known as William E. Adams —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70); indicted
in December 1969 on charges of lying to a
grand jury when he testified that he returned a cash
campaign contribution from a medical services company; tried in
1970 and found not guilty.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma
Nu; Knights
of Pythias.
Suffered a heart attack, and died a week later, in Albany Medical
Center, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
14, 1983 (age 60 years, 110
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Edwin Ross Adair (1907-1983) —
also known as E. Ross Adair —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., December
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1951-71; defeated,
1970; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1971-74.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Amvets;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, following multiple heart bypass surgery, in Lutheran Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 5,
1983 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911-1983) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Wenonah, Gloucester
County, N.J., October
1, 1911.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1951-53; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956.
Died, from a heart ailment, at the New York Hospital
Westchester Division mental
hospital, White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 6,
1983 (age 71 years, 217
days).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, N.J.
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Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
7, 1909.
Democrat. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member of
New
York state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972,
1980;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1946; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died, of cardio-pulmonary
failure, in University Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 28,
1983 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Townsend F. Beaman (1906-1983) —
also known as Towny Beaman —
of Summit Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Vandercook Lake, Jackson
County, Mich., May 12,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1974.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart attack while golfing
at the Country Club of Jackson, and died soon after, at Foote Hospital
West, Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., June 12,
1983 (age 77 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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William Frederick Theodore Mollenhauer Jr.
(1897-1983) —
also known as William Mollenhauer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1897.
Communist. Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1926, 1928; Workers
candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1927.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Pitman, Gloucester
County, N.J., June 15,
1983 (age 85 years, 242
days). Body donated
to science.
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Lammot du Pont Copeland (1905-1983) —
also known as Lammot Copeland —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Christiana, New Castle
County, Del., May 19,
1905.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); president of the DuPont chemical
company, 1962-71.
Died, following a heart attack, in Mount Cuba, New Castle
County, Del., July 1,
1983 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Copeland and Louisa d'Andelot (du Pont) Copeland; married,
February
1, 1930, to Pamela Cunningham; nephew of Pierre
Samuel du Pont and William Kemble du Pont (who married Ethel
Fleet Hallock); great-grandnephew of Henry
DuPont; first cousin of Henry
Belin du Pont Jr. and Reynolds
du Pont; first cousin once removed of Thomas
Coleman du Pont, Alfred
Irénée du Pont and Pierre
Samuel du Pont IV; first cousin twice removed of Henry
Algernon du Pont; first cousin thrice removed of Charles
Irénée du Pont; second cousin of Francis
Victor du Pont; second cousin once removed of Francis
Irenee du Pont, Edward
Green Bradford Jr., Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard, Eugene
Lammot and Eleuthere
Irenee du Pont; third cousin of Thomas
Francis Bayard III and Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard; third cousin once removed of Richard
Henry Bayard. |
| | Political family: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Wikipedia article |
| | Image source: Time Magazine, November
27, 1964 |
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Jeremiah B. Bloom (1913-1983) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 25,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,
17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans.
Suffered a heart attack at the Port Authority Bus
Terminal, and died soon after, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1983 (age 70 years, 130
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Moretti (1936-1984) —
also known as Bob Moretti —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 3,
1936.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1965-74; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1971-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1972.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart attack, 1984
(age about
48 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Campbell (c.1924-1984) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Piscataway, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1954-55; mayor
of Piscataway Township, N.J., 1961-63; vice-president, U.S. Rubber
Manufacturers Association.
Died, from a heart attack, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
5, 1984 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alousius Pancratius Kaufmann (1902-1984) —
also known as Aloys P. Kaufmann —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
23, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1948,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died, from cancer
and heart trouble, in Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., February
12, 1984 (age 81 years, 51
days). His body was
donated to Washington University.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Kaufman and Sophia Maria (Woehr) Kaufman; married 1943 to
Margaret Cordelia Uding. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George A. O'Kon (1901-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.
Born August
5, 1901.
Farmer-Labor candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1936.
Died, of a heart attack, on March 3,
1984 (age 82 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., 1892.
Democrat. University
professor; historian;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.
Died, of heart failure, in Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa., May 11,
1984 (age about 91
years). Body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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William Clifford Pryor (1894-1984) —
also known as Clifford Pryor —
of Blackbird, New Castle
County, Del.; Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, September
24, 1894.
Democrat. Carpenter;
farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 15th
District, 1933-34; defeated, 1942; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 7th District, 1955-58.
Died, from heart disease, in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., May 29,
1984 (age 89 years, 248
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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William Aloysius Lee (1895-1984) —
also known as William A. Lee —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; President of
Bakery Drivers Local 734, 1926-60, and vice-president
of the Teamsters' Union; president of
the Chicago Federation of Labor, 1946-84; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from cardiac arrest, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 16,
1984 (age 89 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carroll E. Bumgarner (1937-1984) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Wirt
County, W.Va., January
13, 1937.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-78, 1981-82 (Fayette
County 1973-74, 21st District 1975-78, 1981-82).
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died, from heart disease, in July, 1984
(age 47
years, 0 days).
Interment at Pisgah
Cemetery, Palestine, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph C. Bumgarner and Nina M. (Greer) Bumgarner; married, February
19, 1960, to Sandra J. Lowe. |
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Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) —
also known as Charles H. Wilson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Magna, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a $1,000
wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagate scandal;
censured
by the House of Representatives in 1980 for financial
misconduct; no criminal charges were filed.
Died, of a heart attack, at Southern Maryland Hospital,
Clinton, Prince
George's County, Md., July 21,
1984 (age 67 years, 157
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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William Armistead Moale Burden (1906-1984) —
also known as William A. M. Burden —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 8,
1906.
Analyst of aviation
industry; founder of Wall Street investment firm; chairman of Union
Texas Natural Gas Corporation; director, Allied Chemical
Co., Columbia Broadcasting
System, and Lockheed Aircraft;
president, Museum of Modern Art in New York, 1953-59, 1962-65; U.S.
Ambassador to Belgium, 1959-61.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of heart disease, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1984 (age 78 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Joseph Samuels (1919-1984) —
also known as Howard J. Samuels; "Howie the
Horse" —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
3, 1919.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; co-founder,
Kordite Company, manufacturers
of plastic products; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1962, 1970, 1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1972,
1984;
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, 1964-67; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1966; president, New York Offtrack Betting
Corporation, 1971-74.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1984 (age 64 years, 328
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Maxwell Henry Gluck (1899-1984) —
also known as Maxwell H. Gluck —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex., November
4, 1899.
Republican. Women's wear
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1957-58.
Died, of heart failure, at the UCLA Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1984 (age 85 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard Lloyd Rambo (1917-1984) —
also known as W. L. Rambo —
of Georgetown, Grant
Parish, La.
Born in Georgetown, Grant
Parish, La., March
22, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oilfield
drilling contractor; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1952-60; defeated, 1968, 1976;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1964-68.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, of heart failure, in a hospital
at Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
28, 1984 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown, La.
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Peter Lawford (1923-1984) —
also known as Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen Lawford —
Born in London, England,
September
7, 1923.
Democrat. Actor;
naturalized U.S. citizen; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
English
ancestry.
Died, from cardiac arrest, while suffering from kidney
failure and liver
failure, in Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
24, 1984 (age 61 years, 108
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean; cenotaph at Westwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford and May Somerville (Bunny) Lawford;
married, October
30, 1971, to Mary Rowan; married, June 25,
1976, to Deborah Gould; married, July 5,
1984, to Patricia Seaton; married, April
24, 1954, to Patricia
Helen Kennedy (daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy); father of Christopher Lawford. |
| | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father &
Friend." |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Allan Shivers (1907-1985) —
also known as Allan Shivers —
of Texas.
Born in Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex., October
5, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1935-47; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1947-49; Governor of
Texas, 1949-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died of a heart attack, in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., January
14, 1985 (age 77 years, 101
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Edward Kent Gill (1917-1985) —
also known as Edward K. Gill —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Born in England,
November
14, 1917.
Republican. Mayor
of Cranford, N.J., 1967-69; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1982-85; died in
office 1985.
Died, from heart disease, in Muhlenberg Hospital,
Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., February
9, 1985 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Garrett William Hagedorn (1910-1985) —
also known as Garrett W. Hagedorn; Gary
Hagedorn —
of Midland Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Midland Park, Bergen
County, N.J., September
6, 1910.
Republican. Mayor
of Midland Park, N.J., 1958-67; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1968-85 (District 13 1968-73, 40th District
1974-85); died in office 1985.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, from a heart attack, in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, August
9, 1985 (age 74 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Hagedorn and Jennie (Klopman) Hagedorn; married, October
5, 1935, to Hubrine M. Hamersma. |
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Forest Sale (1911-1985) —
also known as Aggie Sale —
of Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky., June 25,
1911.
Democrat. Famed college basketball player; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; sporting
goods merchant; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 55th District, 1972-83.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died, following a heart attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
4, 1985 (age 74 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Carter Achilles (1905-1986) —
also known as Theodore C. Achilles —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
29, 1905.
Newspaper
work; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, as of 1932; Rome, as of 1933; while serving as director of the State
Department's Division of Western European Affairs in 1947-49, was one
of the main architects of the North Atlantic Treaty, the founding
document of NationalO; U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1956-60.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Suffered an embolism, and died, in the Washington Hospital
Center, Washington,
D.C., April 8,
1986 (age 80 years, 100
days).
Entombed at St.
John's Church Cemetery, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) —
also known as Joseph P. Addabbo —
of New York.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
17, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7th
District 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from cancer
and a heart attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1986 (age 61 years, 24
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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George Breitman (1916-1986) —
also known as Albert Parker; Philip Blake; Chester
Hofla; Anthony Massini; John F. Petrone; G.
Sloane —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
28, 1916.
Socialist. Became a socialist agitator in Newark, N.J., 1935; arrested
about 1936 and charged
with inciting
riots; jailed
for a week; founding member of the Socialist Workers Party, 1937;
member of its National Committee, 1939-81; Socialist Workers
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1954;
editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper,
The Militant, 1941-43, 1946-54; writer
under several different pen names; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New Jersey; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, International
Typographical Union.
Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party for "disloyalty," 1984.
Died, following a heart attack, in Beekman Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1986 (age 70 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Breitman and Pauline (Trattler) Breitman; married 1940 to
Dorothea Katz. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Charles Clifton Finch (1927-1986) —
also known as Cliff Finch —
of Mississippi.
Born near Pope, Panola
County, Miss., April 4,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1960; Panola
County District Attorney; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1971; Governor of
Mississippi, 1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1978; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1980.
Died, of a heart attack, in his law
office, Batesville, Panola
County, Miss., April
22, 1986 (age 59 years, 18
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Batesville, Miss.
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Edwin R. Denney (c.1904-1986) —
of Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Wayne
County, Ky., about 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1953-55; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of an apparent heart attack, at St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., June 22,
1986 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Elk
Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
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Guy Hamilton Jones Sr. (1911-1986) —
also known as Guy H. Jones, Sr.; Mutt
Jones —
of Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark.
Born in Faulkner
County, Ark., June 29,
1911.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1952-60, 1964-74; expelled 1974; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1954.
As a state senator, he was instrumental in locating many state
agencies in Faulkner County. Convicted
in December 1972 on federal
tax charges;
fined
$5,000 and sentenced to three years probation;
expelled
from the senate in 1974.
Suffered heart attacks and a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., August
10, 1986 (age 75 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles C. Jones and Cora (Henry) Jones; married 1947 to
Elizabeth Relya. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Campaign palm card
(1972) |
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Robert Willard Gordon (1916-1986) —
also known as Robert W. Gordon —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, October
1, 1916.
Real
estate developer; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1955-59.
Jewish.
Died, following a heart attack, in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., August
20, 1986 (age 69 years, 323
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Memorial Gardens, Davie, Fla.
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James H. Gray (1915-1986) —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 17,
1915.
Democrat. Editor and publisher of the Albany Herald newspaper;
owner of WALB radio and
television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1952
(alternate), 1968;
Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1960; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1966; mayor of
Albany, Ga., 1974-86; died in office 1986.
Died, following a heart attack, at the New England Medical
Center, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
19, 1986 (age 71 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Linebaugh Knuppel (1923-1986) —
also known as John L. Knuppel —
of Petersburg, Menard
County, Ill.
Born in Easton, Mason
County, Ill., August
15, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention, 1969-70; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1971-81 (42nd District 1971-73, 48th District
1973-81); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1980.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Jailed
for contempt
of court for refusing to
wear a tie.
Died, of heart disease, in a hospital
at Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
15, 1986 (age 63 years, 92
days).
Interment somewhere
in Havana, Ill.
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Laurence S. McBride (c.1930-1987) —
of Michigan.
Born about 1930.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1974.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., 1987
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Terrace Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
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Philip Young (1910-1987) —
of New York; Great Falls, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 9,
1910.
Republican. Economist;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business
executive; dean of
the Columbia University business school, 1948-53; chair, U.S. Civil
Service Commission, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1957-60.
Died, from a heart attack, in Arlington Hospital,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
15, 1987 (age 76 years, 251
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Lammot (1899-1987) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 22,
1899.
Democrat. Insurance
broker; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1955-58; mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1957-60; defeated in primary, 1964; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, from heart failure, in Wilmington Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 2,
1987 (age 87 years, 284
days).
Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.
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Kristjan Valdimar Björnson (1906-1987) —
also known as Val Björnson —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneota, Lyon
County, Minn., August
29, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; associate
editor, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch newspaper;
Minnesota
state treasurer, 1951-55, 1957-75; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 3,
1987 (age 80 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward F. Zorinsky (1928-1987) —
also known as Edward Zorinsky —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
11, 1928.
Democrat. Mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1973-76; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87; died in office 1987.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Eagles.
Died, of a heart attack following a speech, in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 6,
1987 (age 58 years, 115
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Ralston, Neb.
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Anthony Podgorski (1903-1987) —
also known as Al Podgorski —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born May 6,
1903.
Democrat. Service
station owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1945-66 (District 38 1945-62,
District 47 1963-66); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart attack, in Bethesda Lutheran Medical
Center, St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 12,
1987 (age 84 years, 67
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lee Marvin (1924-1987) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Died, from a heart attack, in Tucson Medical
Center, Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., August
29, 1987 (age 63 years, 191
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) —
also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 3,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned
1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned
1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81; law
professor.
Unitarian.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart attack and bone
cancer in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1987 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Howard Winfield Robison (1915-1987) —
also known as Howard W. Robison —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., October
30, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1958-75 (37th District 1958-63,
33rd District 1963-73, 27th District 1973-75); vice-president for
Congressional relations (lobbyist),
American Railroad
Association, 1975-87.
Died, from heart failure, in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex
County, Del., September
26, 1987 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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George Archinal (1900-1987) —
of Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
18, 1900.
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1938 (2nd District), 1960 (5th
District), 1962 (7th District); member of New York
state assembly, 1941-47 (Queens County 6th District 1941-44,
Queens County 7th District 1945-47); defeated, 1935; resigned 1947;
candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Moose.
Died, from heart failure, in Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
12, 1987 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Homer Morrison Byington Jr. (1908-1987) —
also known as Homer M. Byington, Jr. —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Naples, Italy
of American parents, May 31,
1908.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1938-39; U.S. Ambassador to Malaya, 1957-61; U.S. Consul General in Naples, 1963-73.
Protestant.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1946.
Died, of a heart attack, aboard
the Vista Fjord, a Norwegian cruise ship, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, November
2, 1987 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at St.
Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del.
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James Elisha Folsom (1908-1987) —
also known as James E. Folsom; "Big Jim";
"Kissin' Jim" —
of Alabama.
Born in Coffee
County, Ala., October
9, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944;
Governor
of Alabama, 1947-51, 1955-59.
Died, of a heart attack, in Alabama, November
21, 1987 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Cullman
Cemetery, Cullman, Ala.
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James Daniel Theberge (1930-1988) —
also known as James D. Theberge —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oceanside, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
28, 1930.
U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1975-77; Chile, 1982-85.
Died after a heart attack, at Montego Bay, Jamaica,
January
20, 1988 (age 57 years, 23
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Milton Harold Adler (1905-1988) —
also known as Milton H. Adler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., December
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1944, 1948;
candidate for New York
state senate 25th District, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1956, 1958.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1988 (age 82 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Adler and Bella (Pollack) Adler. |
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Thomas F. Vezzetti (1928-1988) —
also known as Tommy Vezzetti —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bradley Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1928.
Mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1985-88; died in office 1988.
Suffered a heart attack, and died the same day, in St. Mary Hospital,
Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1988 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart attack, and died later the same day, at
George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John E. Reardon (1943-1988) —
also known as Jack Reardon —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
23, 1943.
School
teacher; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1975-87; defeated, 1987.
Died, of heart failure, November
25, 1988 (age 45 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) —
also known as Freeman Hankins —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., September
30, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
NAACP;
Freemasons;
American
Woodmen; Elks.
Died, from heart disease, in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1988 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa.
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Webster Bray Todd (1899-1989) —
also known as Webster B. Todd —
of Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Republican. President, Todd Associates construction
engineering
firm; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1943; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey; director of Economic Affairs in U.S. Mission
to NationalO and Europe, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair), 1968,
1972;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1961-69, 1974-77.
Died, from a heart attack, in Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J., February
8, 1989 (age 89 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Hollingsworth Attwood (1919-1989) —
also known as William Attwood —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Paris, France,
July
14, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
correspondent; newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, 1961-63; Kenya, 1964-66.
He became partially
lame due to polio he caught in Africa.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
15, 1989 (age 69 years, 275
days).
Interment somewhere
in New Canaan, Conn.
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Thomas Coleman Andrews Jr. (1925-1989) —
also known as T. Coleman Andrews, Jr. —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., February
15, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1960-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, from a heart attack, in Richmond,
Va., April
16, 1989 (age 64 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) —
also known as Evelle J. Younger —
of California.
Born in Stamford, Harlan
County, Neb., June 19,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; FBI
agent; lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge in
California, 1958-64; Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1964-70; California
state attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, in
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 4,
1989 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Frederick Ernest Nolting Jr. (1911-1989) —
also known as Frederick Nolting —
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
24, 1911.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, 1961-63.
Died, from heart disease, in the University of Virginia Medical
Center, Charlottesville,
Va., December
14, 1989 (age 78 years, 112
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Ivy, Va.
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Inzer B. Wyatt (1907-1990) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., March
29, 1907.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1962-77.
Died, of pneumonia
and heart failure, in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
17, 1990 (age 82 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hope Johnston. |
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Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) —
also known as Arthur J. Goldberg —
of Illinois; New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
8, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; general
counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge that
group with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO,
1955; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1960;
U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1961-62; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-78.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1978.
Died of coronary artery disease, in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1990 (age 81 years, 164
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Otis Hoffpower Lee (1910-1990) —
of Texas.
Born in Pecan Island, Vermilion
Parish, La., December
17, 1910.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1947-51, 1953-55; candidate for
Texas
state senate, 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Member Lamar University Hall of Honor.
Died of heart failure, in Groves, Jefferson
County, Tex., March 4,
1990 (age 79 years, 77
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Groves, Tex.
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Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
One leg was
amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart attack, in Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
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Graham Anderson Martin (1912-1990) —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Mars Hill, Madison
County, N.C., September
22, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Consul General in Geneva, 1960-61; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1963-67; Italy, 1969-73; Vietnam, 1973-75.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Forsythe Hospital,
Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., March
13, 1990 (age 77 years, 172
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Elizabeth Polk Guest (1910-1990) —
also known as Elizabeth Sturgis Polk; Mrs. Raymond
Guest —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cedarhurst, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 31,
1910.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948.
Female.
Died, following a heart attack, in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March
23, 1990 (age 79 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis William Holbrook Adams (1904-1990) —
also known as Francis W. H. Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 26,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935; New York
City Police
Commissioner, 1954-55.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from heart failure, in the Devon Manor convalescent
home, Devon, Chester
County, Pa., April
20, 1990 (age 85 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert A. Adams and Frances (Bennett) Adams; married, June 21,
1930, to Katherine Quinn. |
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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; secretary-treasurer
of the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
tavern
owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from heart failure, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles R. Santos (1923-1990) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., March
15, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; meat
business; postmaster at Lowell,
Mass., 1967-79 (acting, 1967-68).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of heart surgery, in University Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 11,
1990 (age 67 years, 118
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Santos and Mary Santos; married to Ruth E.
Cassidy. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) —
also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad
Bradley —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
27, 1912.
Republican. Accountant;
realtor;
real
estate developer; candidate for mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Civitan.
Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital
at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Charles P. Henderson (1911-1990) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, March 3,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1948-54; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart attack, at LaGuardia Airport,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
15, 1990 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Interment at Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.
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Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 17,
1914.
Democrat. Opera
singer; performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in the Attleboro Nursing
Home, Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa., October
3, 1990 (age 76 years, 78
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Elliott Roosevelt (1910-1990) —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.; Buford, Rio Blanco
County, Colo.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
23, 1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; investigated
and called to testify by a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 1947 over lavish
entertainment in Hollywood and Manhattan, many paid
escorts, and paid hotel
bills provided to Roosevelt and others, in a successful effort to
persuade them to recommend Hughes reconnaissance aircraft for
purchase by the U.S. military;
owned a radio
station in Texas; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1960;
mayor
of Miami Beach, Fla., 1965-69; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1968; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1968.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
27, 1990 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor
Roosevelt; brother of James
Roosevelt and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Jr.; married, January
16, 1932, to Elizabeth Browning Donner; married, July 22,
1933, to Ruth Josephine Googins; married, December
3, 1944, to Faye Margaret Emerson; married, March
15, 1951, to Minnewa (Bell) Gray Burnside Ross; married, November
3, 1960, to Patricia (Peabody) Whithead; grandnephew of Theodore
Roosevelt and Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew of Robert
Barnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew of James
I. Roosevelt; third great-grandson of Edward
Hutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew of William
Bellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson of Archibald
Bulloch; first cousin once removed of Theodore
Douglas Robinson, Alice
Roosevelt Longworth, Warren
Delano Robbins, Corinne
Robinson Alsop, Theodore
Roosevelt Jr. and William
Sheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth
Monroe; first cousin five times removed of Ebenezer
Huntington; first cousin seven times removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin of Corinne
A. Chubb and John
deKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed of Susan
Roosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas
Roosevelt Jr., Philip
DePeyster and Jabez
Williams Huntington. |
| | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Hortense W. Gabel (1912-1990) —
also known as Hortense Wittstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
16, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Rent and Rehabilitation Commissioner, 1962-65; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1975-87; appointed 1975;
resigned 1987; accused in 1987 of accepting a bribe
from New York Consumer Affairs Commissioner Bess
Myerson in the form of a city job for her daughter;
allegedly in return, the judge reduced child support payments for
Myerson's lover, Carl A. Capasso; the scandal
was called "the Bess Mess"; she resigned
as Justice; indicted
on federal bribery
charges in 1988, along with Myerson and Capasso; tried
and found not guilty.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Calverton
National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Eleanor Schley Todd (c.1912-1990) —
also known as Eleanor Prentice Schley; Mrs. Webster B.
Todd —
of Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., about 1912.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1953-61; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1956-59.
Female.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
31, 1990 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y., December
7, 1888.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1914-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1920-45; defeated,
1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1936; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938;
derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died of heart failure, in Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
18, 1991 (age 102 years,
42 days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936) and Emily Maria (Mann) Fish; married, September
24, 1921, to Grace Chapin (daughter of Alfred
Clark Chapin); married, June 22,
1967, to Marie (Choubaroff) Blackton; married, October
16, 1976, to Alice (Curtis) Desmond (widow of Thomas
Charles Desmond); married 1988 to Lydia
Ambrogio; father of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996); nephew of Nicholas
Fish (1848-1902); grandson of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); grandfather of Hamilton
Fish (born 1951) and Alexa
Fish Ward; great-grandson of Nicholas
Fish (1758-1833); second great-grandson of John
Kean (1756-1795); second great-grandnephew of Robert
Gilbert Livingston and Philip
Peter Livingston; third great-grandson of Gilbert
Livingston and Peter
Van Brugh Livingston; third great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Philip
Livingston and William
Livingston; fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and James
Alexander; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson of Pieter
Stuyvesant and Pieter
Van Brugh; fifth great-grandnephew of Abraham
de Peyster, Johannes
Cuyler and Johannes
de Peyster; first cousin once removed of John
Kean (1852-1914) and Hamilton
Fish Kean; first cousin thrice removed of Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); first cousin four times removed of
Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, John
Stevens III and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed of Nicholas
Bayard (c.1644-1707), David
Davidse Schuyler, Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler, Johannes
DePeyster, Cornelis
Cuyler and John
Cruger Jr.; second cousin of Charles
Mann Hamilton and Robert
Winthrop Kean; second cousin once removed of Thomas
Howard Kean; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Howard Kean Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of James
Jay, John
Jay, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Frederick
Jay, Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer and William
Jay; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; second cousin five times removed of Matthew
Clarkson, Henry
Cruger and Henry
Rutgers; third cousin of Jonathan
Mayhew Wainwright; third cousin once removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard, David
Edgerton and John
Jay II; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard (1736-1802), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), James
Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and James
Parker; fourth cousin once removed of John
Jacob Astor III, Guy
Vernor Henry, Howard
Curtis Brown, Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Montgomery
Schuyler Jr.. |
| | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Epitaph: "For God And
Country." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1910.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; defeated in primary, 1969;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., August
23, 1901.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1928-30; county judge in
Kentucky, 1930-38; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1946-49, 1952-55, 1956-73; defeated, 1948,
1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1956
(speaker),
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to India, 1955-56; Nepal, 1955-56; East Germany, 1974-76; member, President's Commission on the
Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Baptist
or Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died of heart failure, in Washington,
D.C., February
21, 1991 (age 89 years, 182
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Fountain
Square, Somerset, Ky.
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John Donaldson Voelker (1903-1991) —
also known as John D. Voelker; Robert
Traver —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., June 29,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-52; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937-39; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1954; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-60; appointed 1956; resigned
1960.
Author
of the best-selling novel Anatomy of a Murder (later a movie
starring Jimmy Stewart), and other books.
Died of a heart attack, in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., March
18, 1991 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Ishpeming
Cemetery, Ishpeming, Mich.
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Sol Chick Chaikin (1918-1991) —
also known as Sol C. Chaikin —
of Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
9, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president,
International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1975-86; vice-president,
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
Jewish.
Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Died, from heart failure, in Long Island Jewish Medical
Center, New Hyde Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1991 (age 73 years, 82
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Richard Walker Bolling (1916-1991) —
also known as Richard Bolling —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 17,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1949-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1991 (age 74 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel I. Berman (1911-1991) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
19, 1911.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1955-62.
Died, following a heart attack, in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
27, 1991 (age 80 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mollie S. Shainman. |
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Nicholas Abraham (1917-1991) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
20, 1917.
Bowling
alley business; real estate
investor; candidate in primary for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1967.
Eastern
Orthodox. Lebanese
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, in Faulkner Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 5,
1991 (age 73 years, 258
days).
Interment at The Gardens Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) —
also known as Frank L. Rizzo; "Cisco Kid";
"The Super Cop"; "The Big Bambino";
"The General" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1920.
Police
officer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democratic
primary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election
1991.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 16,
1991 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.; statue (now gone) at Municipal Service Building Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) —
also known as Richard A. Snelling —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
18, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960,
1968,
1980;
chair
of Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member of Vermont
Republican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1964; Governor of
Vermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1986.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart attack, in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
13, 1991 (age 64 years, 176
days).
Interment at Shelburne
Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Vt.
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Edwin Webb Martin (1917-1991) —
also known as Edwin W. Martin —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Madura (Madurai), India
of American parents, August
31, 1917.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Hamilton, 1941-44; Léopoldville, 1944; Peiping, 1946-48; Hankow, 1948-49; U.S. Consul in Taipei, 1949-50; Rangoon, 1957-61; U.S. Consul General in Ankara, 1964-67; Hong Kong, 1967-70; U.S. Ambassador to Burma, 1971-73.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following surgery for an aortic aneurysm, in Georgetown
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1991 (age 74 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Binswanger (1902-1991) —
of Elkins Park, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1902.
Republican. Real estate
broker; real estate
developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Died, from cancer,
heart disease, and pneumonia,
in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
1, 1991 (age 88 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) —
also known as Ralph Paiewonsky —
of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin
Islands), November
9, 1907.
Democrat. Manager or president of distillery,
movie
theaters, a liquor
store and a gift
shop; one of the organizers of the West Indies Bank and
Trust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1940,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1964,
1980;
member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;
Governor
of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in St. Thomas Hospital,
St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
9, 1991 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Entombed at Altona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
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Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) —
also known as Charles D. Breitel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950-58; appointed 1950;
defeated, 1950; appointed 1950; Justice of the Appellate Division of
the New York Supreme Court, 1952; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died, following strokes
and heart failure, in Mary Manning Walsh Nursing
Home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
1, 1991 (age 82 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel; married, April 9,
1927, to Jeanne S. Hollander. |
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John Anton Blatnik (1911-1991) —
also known as John A. Blatnik —
of Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
17, 1911.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state senate 60th District, 1941-46; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1947-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1963.
Died, from heart failure, in Forest Heights, Prince
George's County, Md., December
17, 1991 (age 80 years, 122
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chisholm, Minn.
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Peter J. Crotty (c.1908-1992) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; general
counsel in New York for the United Steelworkers union; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1953; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1954-65; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1958; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 56th District, 1967.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, in Mercy Hospital,
Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 3,
1992 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
2, 1914.
Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of a stroke
following heart surgery, March
11, 1992 (age 77 years, 130
days).
Interment at Beth
Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo.
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Wayne Dumont Jr. (1914-1992) —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., June 25,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1952-65, 1968-90 (Warren County 1952-65,
District 15 1968-73, 15th District 1974-81, 24th District 1982-90);
resigned 1990; Republican candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1957 (primary), 1961 (primary), 1965; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1960.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Warren Hospital,
Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., March
19, 1992 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Whelan Anderson Jr. (1906-1992) —
also known as George W. Anderson, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1906.
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1963-66.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in the Arleigh Burke
Pavilion nursing
home, McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., March
20, 1992 (age 85 years, 96
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William B. Hoyt (c.1938-1992) —
also known as Bill Hoyt —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1972;
member of New York
state assembly 144th District, 1975-92; died in office 1992;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1989.
Suffered a heart attack and collapsed, during an Assembly
session, in the State
Capitol Building, and died soon after in the Albany Medical
Center, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March
25, 1992 (age about 54
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Susan Curran. |
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Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992) —
also known as Robert B. Blaikie; "Battling
Bob" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1906.
Democrat. Insurance
business; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1992 (age 85 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Blaikie and Mary (Loughlin) Blaikie. |
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Ralph Waldo Muncy (1902-1992) —
also known as Ralph W. Muncy —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April
26, 1902.
Socialist. Forester;
engineer;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English,
Scottish,
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
28, 1992 (age 89 years, 337
days). His body was
donated to the University of Michigan medical school.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Herbert Ray Roberts (1913-1992) —
also known as Ray Roberts —
of McKinney, Collin
County, Tex.
Born in McKinney, Collin
County, Tex., March
28, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of Texas
state senate, 1955-62; U.S.
Representative from Texas 4th District, 1962-81.
Died of heart disease, in Denton, Denton
County, Tex., April
13, 1992 (age 79 years, 16
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Tex.
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Joseph G. Savage (1926-1992) —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
29, 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1970; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives 72nd District, 1978.
Died, following a heart attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich., April
28, 1992 (age 66 years, 90
days).
Interment at Cadillac
Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Philip Charles Habib (1920-1992) —
also known as Philip C. Habib —
of California.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1971-74; helped negotiate the 1978 Camp David
accords between Egypt and Israel.
Lebanese
ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1982.
Died, of a heart attack, in Puligny-Montrachet, France,
May
25, 1992 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Veterans
Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.
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William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) —
also known as William S. Mailliard —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Belvedere, Marin
County, Calif., June 10,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov. Earl
Warren, 1949-51; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63,
6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart attack, at Dulles International Airport,
Chantilly, Fairfax
County, Va., June 10,
1992 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) —
also known as Beth W. Milford; Beth
Wharton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., August
19, 1908.
Republican. College
instructor; member, Ypsilanti board of education, 1955-67;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern Michigan
University Board of Regents, 1964-86.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died, following a heart attack, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
7, 1992 (age 83 years, 354
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton; married 1941 to Albert
F. Milford, Jr. |
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Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) —
also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of
Pork" —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Munich, Cavalier
County, N.Dak., June 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1946; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in
office 1992.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, from heart disease, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., September
8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81
days).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
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Vincent R. Fitzpatrick (c.1917-1992) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1954, 1958.
Died, of a heart attack, in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., October
23, 1992 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Claxton Acuff (1903-1992) —
also known as Roy Acuff; "The King of Country
Music" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., September
15, 1903.
Republican. Country
musician; co-founder of Acuff-Rose Publication Company, the first
country music publishing
house; appeared in seven Hollywood movies
in the 1940s; owner and operator of Dunbar Cave Hotel
near Nashville; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1960.
Elected to Country Music Hall of
Fame, 1962.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
23, 1992 (age 89 years, 69
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) —
also known as Richard J. Hughes —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Florence, Burlington
County, N.J., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1964,
1968
(chair, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1972;
county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New
Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of
New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-79.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Kappa Theta.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
7, 1992 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) —
also known as Richard H. Ichord; Dick
Ichord —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., June 27,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; college
instructor; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Texas County, 1953-60; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Eta Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Suffered a heart attack, and died one week later, in a hospital
at Houston, Texas
County, Mo., December
25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Brien T. Collins (c.1941-1993) —
also known as B. T. Collins —
of California.
Born about 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of
California
state assembly, 1991-93; died in office 1993.
Died, of a heart attack, 1993
(age about
52 years).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) —
also known as Thoroughgood Marshall —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 2,
1908.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1961-65; resigned
1965; U.S. Solicitor General, 1965-67; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1967-91; took senior status 1991.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
National
Bar Association; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received Spingarn
Medal in 1946 First
African-American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Died, from a heart attack, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
24, 1993 (age 84 years, 206
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at Lawyers'
Mall, Annapolis, Md.
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Relatives:
Married, September
4, 1929, to Vivien Burey; married, December
17, 1955, to Cecilia
Suyat; father of Thurgood
Marshall Jr.. |
| | Political family: Marshall
family of New York City, New York. |
| | Cross-reference: William
Curtis Bryson |
| | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Biographical
Directory of Federal Judges — Arlington National
Cemetery unofficial website |
| | Books about Thurgood Marshall: Juan
Williams, Thurgood
Marshall : American Revolutionary — Randall W. Bland,
Justice
Thurgood Marshall, Crusader for Liberalism : His Judicial
Biography — Mark V. Tushnet, Making
Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,
1961-1991 — Mark V. Tushnet, Making
Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,
1936-1961 — Gilbert King, Devil
in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of
a New America |
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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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Zolton Anton Ferency (1922-1993) —
also known as Zolton A. Ferency —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,
Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to
Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart attack, at Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
23, 1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
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Raymond C. Ede (1907-1993) —
of Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Vinton, Plumas
County, Calif., February
13, 1907.
Mayor
of Carlsbad, Calif., 1955-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart failure, in Carlsbad, San Diego
County, Calif., April
18, 1993 (age 86 years, 64
days).
Interment at Eternal
Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
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Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) —
also known as Warren P. Knowles —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., August
19, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1965-71.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart attack at the end of a day of fishing,
during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soon
after at Black River Memorial Hospital,
Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., May 1,
1993 (age 84 years, 255
days). His body was
donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Joseph R. Williams (c.1904-1993) —
also known as Joe R. Williams —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Samaria, Oneida
County, Idaho, about 1904.
Democrat. Acting postmaster at Boise,
Idaho, 1950-52; Idaho state
auditor, 1959-89; resigned 1989.
Died, from heart failure, May 10,
1993 (age about 89
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice T. Turner Jr. (c.1936-1993) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1936.
Republican. Police
chief; candidate for mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1990.
African
ancestry.
Died from complications following heart surgery, in Washington,
D.C., June 16,
1993 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Iris Faircloth Blitch (1912-1993) —
also known as Iris Blitch; Iris Faircloth; Mrs. B.
E. Blitch —
of Homerville, Clinch
County, Ga.
Born near Vidalia, Toombs
County, Ga., April
25, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate 5th District, 1947-48, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1948-56; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Clinch County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1940, 1950; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1955-63.
Female.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart attack, and died in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., August
19, 1993 (age 81 years, 116
days).
Interment somewhere
in Homerville, Ga.
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Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) —
also known as Meade H. Esposito; Amadeo Henry
Esposito —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
28, 1909.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
vice-president, Lafayette National Bank,
1965; insurance
broker; leader of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had given bribes
to U.S. Rep. Mario
Biaggi in in return for influence
on federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair
company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of giving an illegal
gratuity; fined
$500,000; indicted
in 1988 on bribery
and tax
charges,
but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.
Died, from renal
failure caused by a heart attack, while suffering from lung
cancer and bladder
cancer, in North Shore University Hospital,
Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
3, 1993 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Felicia Esposito; married to Anne De Cunzo. |
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Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; American
Judicature Society.
Died, of advanced heart disease, at New York Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1993 (age 91 years, 28
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Henry Alfred Byroade (1913-1993) —
also known as Henry A. Byroade —
of Woodburn, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Maumee Township, Allen
County, Ind., July 24,
1913.
General in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, 1955-56; South Africa, 1956-59; Afghanistan, 1959-62; Burma, 1963-68; Philippines, 1969-73; Pakistan, 1973-77.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, several months after cancer
surgery, of cardiopulmonary arrest, at Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
31, 1993 (age 80 years, 160
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) —
also known as Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;
"Tip" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
9, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1937-52; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964;
Honorary Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District
1953-63, 8th District 1963-87); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1977-87.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1991.
Died, of cardiac arrest, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
5, 1994 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married, June 17,
1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father of Thomas
P. O'Neill III. |
| | The O'Neill Tunnel
(opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3,
in Boston,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | Books by Thomas P. O'Neill: Man
of the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip
O'Neill (1989) |
| | Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: John
Aloysius Farrell, Tip
O' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography —
Chris Matthews, Tip
and the Gipper: When Politics Worked |
| | Image source: Public Officers of
Massachusetts, 1979-80 |
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Stuart Scheftel (c.1911-1994) —
of New York.
Born about 1911.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1942.
Died, following a heart attack, at New York
Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1994 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Periconi (1910-1994) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1910.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1953-54, 1957-60 (27th District 1953-54, 29th
District 1957-60); defeated, 1954; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1962-65; defeated, 1957, 1965;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1970.
Died, of cardiac arrest, in the Morris Park Nursing
Home, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
16, 1994 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1921-1994) —
also known as Eleuthere I. du Pont;
"Brud" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 21,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; banker; insurance
executive; treasurer of
Delaware Republican Party, 1956; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1956.
Died, from a heart attack in his office,
in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
29, 1994 (age 72 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) —
also known as John B. Swainson —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
July
31, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of
Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Delta
Theta Phi; Amvets;
Purple
Heart; Lions; Elks.
Lost
both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged
in 1975 with accepting
a bribe; found not guilty, but convicted
of perjury
over his testimony to the grand jury.
Died, of a heart attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 13,
1994 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) —
Born in Whitney, Franklin
County, Idaho, August
4, 1899.
Farmer;
agricultural
extension agent; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61.
Mormon.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
President of the Mormon Church 1985-94.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 29,
1994 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Interment at Whitney
Cemetery, Whitney, Idaho.
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Lester DeWitt Mallory (1904-1994) —
also known as Lester D. Mallory —
of Washington.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, April
21, 1904.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, 1953-58; Guatemala, 1958-59.
Died following a heart attack, at Saddleback Hospital,
Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., June 21,
1994 (age 90 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dennis Joseph Roberts (1903-1994) —
also known as Dennis J. Roberts; Denny
Roberts —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born April 8,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1941-51; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1951-59; defeated, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1960.
Member, Grange.
Died while in surgery for a ruptured aneurysm, in Rhode Island
Hospital,
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1994 (age 91 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Austin Meehan (1924-1994) —
also known as Billy Meehan —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
4, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956;
general counsel and Republican political boss of Philadelphia,
1961-94.
Died, from heart disease, while playing
golf in Royersford, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
13, 1994 (age 69 years, 283
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James C. Simpson (c.1930-1994) —
of Mississippi.
Born about 1930.
Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1963-91.
Collapsed at a polling place, and died of an apparent heart
attack, November
8, 1994 (age about 64
years).
Interment somewhere
in Gulfport, Miss.
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Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) —
also known as F. Bradford Morse —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
7, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned
1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died, of heart failure, in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., December
18, 1994 (age 73 years, 133
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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David Dean Rusk (1909-1994) —
also known as Dean Rusk —
Born in Cherokee
County, Ga., February
9, 1909.
Rhodes
scholar; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1961-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died of congestive heart failure, in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., December
20, 1994 (age 85 years, 314
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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Angelo Del Toro (c.1947-1994) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1947.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1975-94 (72nd District 1975-82, 68th District
1983-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack during kidney
dialysis, at Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1994 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph E. Van Nostrand (c.1938-1995) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., about 1938.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1979-87; defeated, 1986; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1985-87.
Died of a heart attack, in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
1, 1995 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Coyle White (1924-1995) —
also known as John C. White —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born near Newport, Clay
County, Tex., November
26, 1924.
Democrat. Texas
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-77; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1977-81.
Died, of a heart ailment, at Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
20, 1995 (age 70 years, 55
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Ed White. |
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John Ellis (c.1913-1995) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cresskill, Bergen
County, N.J., about 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1964.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., March 6,
1995 (age about 82
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Arthur Winstead (1904-1995) —
also known as W. Arthur Winstead —
of Philadelphia, Neshoba
County, Miss.
Born in Mississippi, January
6, 1904.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1943-65 (5th District 1943-63,
4th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1948,
1956
(alternate), 1960.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March
14, 1995 (age 91 years, 67
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Miss.
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Robert Ellis Johnson (1929-1995) —
also known as Bob Johnson —
of Texas.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
15, 1929.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1957-63.
Died of a heart attack, in Temple, Bell
County, Tex., March
26, 1995 (age 66 years, 70
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Corliss Lamont (1902-1995) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., March
28, 1902.
Socialist. Author; lecturer;
arrested
on June 27, 1934, while picketing
in support of a labor
union at a furniture plant in Jersey City, N.J.; chairman,
National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1943-47; this
organization and its leaders were investigated
for subversion
by the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities; charged
in 1946 with contempt
of Congress for his refusal to provide records demanded by the
committee; in 1951, the U.S. State Department denied a
passport to him, based on his membership in what were deemed "Communist-front
organizations"; on August 17, 1954, the U.S. Senate cited
him with contempt
of Congress for refusing to testify before Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy's subcommittee; subsequently indicted;
pleaded not guilty; the indictment was dismissed in 1955; the Court
of Appeals upheld the dismissal in 1956; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952 (American Labor), 1958 (Independent
Socialist).
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of heart failure, in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
26, 1995 (age 93 years, 29
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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Owen Joseph Donley (d. 1995) —
also known as Owen J. Donley —
of Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.; Alexandria,
Va.; Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born in Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Democrat. Lawyer; Union
County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1960;
chief of staff to U.S. Sen. George
McGovern, 1963-71; also worked on the Senator's campaigns for
U.S. Senate and President.
Catholic.
Died while recovering from heart surgery, in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., June 20,
1995.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) —
also known as Warren E. Burger —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
17, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Alexandria,
Va., June 25,
1995 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán (now part of Nuevo Casas Grandes), Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Republican. Board chairman and president, American
Motors, 1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair), 1968
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon.
English
and German
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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John Matthew Barker (1916-1995) —
also known as John M. Barker —
of Buhl, Twin Falls
County, Idaho.
Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, November
29, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Idaho
state senate 24th District, 1967-84.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, of heart failure, in Buhl, Twin Falls
County, Idaho, November
1, 1995 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Interment at West
End Cemetery, Buhl, Idaho.
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Marshall Burns Williams (1912-1995) —
also known as Marshall B. Williams —
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Born in Norway, Orangeburg
County, S.C., January
17, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,
1947-52; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1952-95 (Orangeburg County 1952-66, 19th
District 1966-68, 11th District 1968-72, 13th District 1972-84, 40th
District 1984-95); died in office 1995.
Died, from complications of heart disease, at Providence Hospital,
Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
28, 1995 (age 83 years, 345
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orangeburg, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of C. H. Williams and Maude (Metts) Williams; married to Margaret
Shecut. |
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Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
28, 1935.
Real
estate broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Lions.
Died of a heart attack, on an escalator
at the Somerset Mall shopping
center, Troy, Oakland
County, Mich., 1996
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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N. Curtis Peterson Jr. (c.1923-1996) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born about 1923.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state senate 12th District, 1973-84.
Died following heart surgery at Lakeland Regional Medical
Center, Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., 1996
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. (1905-1996) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat
Brown —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April
21, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Republican candidate for California
state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1988;
California
state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of
California, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died of a heart attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1996 (age 90 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; brother of Harold
C. Brown; married, October
30, 1930, to Bernice
Layne Brown; father of Edmund
Gerald Brown Jr. and Kathleen
Lynn Brown. |
| | Political family: Brown
family of San Francisco, California. |
| | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher — William
K. Coblentz |
| | The Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct,
a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to Southern
California, in Contra
Costa, Alameda,
San
Joaquin, Stanislaus,
Merced,
Fresno,
Kings,
Kern,
San
Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, and Los
Angeles counties, is named for
him. |
| | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan
Rarick, California
Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown |
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Norman Harvey (1919-1996) —
of New York.
Born in Canisteo, Steuben
County, N.Y., 1919.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1968-93; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1984-93.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Florida Hospital,
Haines City, Polk
County, Fla., February
18, 1996 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Canisteo, N.Y.
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Frank Cecil Newman (1917-1996) —
also known as Frank C. Newman —
of California.
Born in Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif., July 17,
1917.
Lawyer;
law
professor; justice of
California state supreme court, 1977-82.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of heart failure, in a hospital
at Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
18, 1996 (age 78 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Johnston Newman and Anna (Dunn) Newman; married, January
14, 1940, to Frances Burks. |
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Joseph Walker Barr (1918-1996) —
also known as Joseph W. Barr —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Hume, Fauquier
County, Va.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; movie
theater owner; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1959-61; defeated,
1960; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1964-65; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1968-69.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, of a heart attack, in Playa del Carmen, Quintana
Roo, February
23, 1996 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Leeds
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Hume, Va.
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Ralph Quattrociocchi (1929-1996) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born June 11,
1929.
Member of New York
state senate 55th District, 1985-92; defeated, 1992, 1994.
Died of a heart attack, in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
24, 1996 (age 66 years, 258
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1930.
Lawyer;
law partner of Sebastian
Leone; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; member
of New
York state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District
1966); civil court judge in New York, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1969-80.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died of a heart attack in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
24, 1996 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996) —
also known as Edmund S. Muskie; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, March
28, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1952-54; Governor of
Maine, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956,
1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1959-80; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1980-81.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Lions; Elks; Amvets;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died of a heart attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March
26, 1996 (age 81 years, 364
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oliver Seth (1915-1996) —
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 30,
1915.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1962-84; took
senior status 1984.
Died of a heart attack, March
27, 1996 (age 80 years, 302
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Anderson (1922-1996) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
6, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1946-47; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1959-61; U.S. Ambassador to Dahomey, 1972-74; Morocco, 1976-78; Dominican Republic, 1982-85.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of congestive heart failure, at Fairfax Hospital,
Fairfax,
Va., April 5,
1996 (age 74 years, 90
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Matthew Kennedy (1905-1996) —
also known as David M. Kennedy —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Randolph, Rich
County, Utah, July 21,
1905.
Economist;
banker;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1969-71; U.S. Ambassador to , 1971-73.
Mormon.
Member, American
Economic Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died, from a heart ailment, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 1,
1996 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Interment at Randolph
Cemetery, Randolph, Utah.
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Roxanne Jones (c.1928-1996) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born about 1928.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1985-96; died in office 1996.
Female.
African
ancestry.
First
Black woman elected to the Pennsylvania state senate.
Died of a heart attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 19,
1996 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Speaker (c.1930-1996) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., about 1930.
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1970-71.
Died of heart disease in a hospital
at Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
10, 1996 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John William King (1918-1996) —
also known as John W. King —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Goffstown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
10, 1918.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1954-62; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
10th Ward, 1956; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1963-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1968; superior court judge in New
Hampshire, 1969-79; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1979-81; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1981-86.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Started the first
modern state lottery in 1963.
Died, of heart trouble, at a nursing
home in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
9, 1996 (age 77 years, 365
days).
Interment at New
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bedford, N.H.
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Chester Merle Blaylock (1924-1996) —
also known as Chet Blaylock —
of Laurel, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Joliet, Carbon
County, Mont., November
13, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1972; member of Montana
state senate, 1975; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1984; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1996
(delegation chair).
As a candidate
for Governor, en route to a debate with his opponent, died of a
heart attack at Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont., October
23, 1996 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Joliet
Cemetery, Joliet, Mont.
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James Edward Day (1914-1996) —
also known as J. Edward Day —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
11, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Implemented the ZIP code.
Died, of a heart attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18
days).
Interment at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md.
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George Hudak (c.1935-1996) —
of Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1935.
Democrat. Mayor of
Linden, N.J., 1983-87; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 20th District, 1986-93.
Died, probably from a heart attack, in Linden, Union
County, N.J., November
4, 1996 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, N.J.
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Rice C. Fowler (c.1902-1996) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born about 1902.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); chair of
Eaton County Republican Party, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957.
Died, from a myocardial infarct, December
4, 1996 (age about 94
years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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David Englestein (c.1905-1996) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
about 1905.
Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Jewish.
Left the Communist Party in 1992; helped found the socialist
Committees of Correspondence.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in San
Francisco, Calif., December
18, 1996 (age about 91
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert J. Morris (c.1914-1996) —
of Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born about 1914.
Republican. State court judge in New York, 1954-56; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1958 (Republican primary), 1960
(Republican primary), 1984; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1962, 1970.
Died of congestive heart failure at Point Pleasant Hospital,
Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., December
29, 1996 (age about 82
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
28, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
legislative assistant, Assemblyman P.
Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District
1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1989-96.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of cardiac arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
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Stanley Fink (1936-1997) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
6, 1936.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 39th District, 1969-86; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1979-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Died of heart failure and cancer,
at Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 4,
1997 (age 61 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Jerry Cosentino (c.1932-1997) —
of Palos Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born about 1932.
Democrat. Illinois
state treasurer, 1979-83, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1980;
candidate for secretary
of state of Illinois, 1982, 1990.
Pleaded
guilty to bank
fraud in April 1992; fined
$5,000, and sentenced
to nine months home
confinement.
Died of a heart attack, in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., April 3,
1997 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Judson Francis Haggerty (1925-1997) —
also known as Judson F. Haggerty —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
19, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-50; chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1962-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968
(alternate).
Unitarian.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from cardiac arrest while suffering from pneumonia,
in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., April 5,
1997 (age 72 years, 17
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Elsie M. (Buyher) Haggerty and Walter Francis Haggerty; married,
December
8, 1947, to Peggy Jane Hammon; married, April
28, 1971, to Beverly Ann Chalfant. |
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William Henry McNichols Jr. (1910-1997) —
also known as William H. McNichols; Bill
McNichols —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April
11, 1910.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1968-83.
Died of a heart attack, in Denver,
Colo., May 29,
1997 (age 87 years, 48
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) —
also known as Jimmy Stewart —
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., May 20,
1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; one of
America's most famous film
actors; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 1985.
Died, from pulmonary
embolism and cardiac arrest, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 2,
1997 (age 89 years, 43
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Terrel E. Clarke (1920-1997) —
also known as Tec Clarke —
of Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Born March
11, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-67; member of Illinois
state senate, 1967-77 (9th District 1967-73, 6th District
1973-77).
Episcopalian.
Died of congestive heart failure, July 29,
1997 (age 77 years, 140
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Tully Jr. (c.1933-1997) —
of Roslyn Heights, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1933.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1982-97; died in office 1997.
Died, of a heart attack, in Flower Hill, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
5, 1997 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) —
also known as Joe H. Farris —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
14, 1922.
Radio and
television personality; sports
announcer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;
died in office 1997.
Episcopalian.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Found dead in a hotel
room probably from cardiac arrythmia, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1997 (age 75 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Robert Louis Leggett (1926-1997) —
also known as Robert L. Leggett —
of Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif., July 26,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1963-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1964,
1968
(alternate).
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Redmen;
Sons
of Italy; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died of a heart attack, in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., August
13, 1997 (age 71 years, 18
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Belser Spong Jr. (1920-1997) —
also known as William B. Spong, Jr. —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., September
29, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1954-55; member of Virginia
state senate, 1956-66; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1966-73; defeated, 1972; trustee,
Portsmouth General Hospital.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died of a ruptured aneurysm, at Maryview Medical
Center, Portsmouth,
Va., October
8, 1997 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at University
of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Kenneth Frederick Hahn (1920-1997) —
also known as Kenneth Hahn; Kenny Hahn —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
19, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, Los
Angeles City Council, 1947-52; Los
Angeles County Supervisor, 1952-92; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Church
of Christ.
Died, from heart failure, in a hospital
at Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
12, 1997 (age 77 years, 54
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Walter Holden Capps (1934-1997) —
also known as Walter H. Capps —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., May 5,
1934.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1996;
U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1997; defeated,
1994; died in office 1997.
Suffered a heart attack while on a
flight from California to Washington, D.C., and died shortly
afterward in a hospital
at Reston, Fairfax
County, Va., October
28, 1997 (age 63 years, 176
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 5,
1909.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, as of 1935; Naples, as of 1937-38; Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1957-61; Belgium, 1961-65; Austria, 1967-69; Iran, 1969-72.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, after a stroke
and heart attack, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
15, 1997 (age 88 years, 133
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) —
also known as Stephen L. R. McNichols; Steve
McNichols —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March 7,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state senate, 1949-54; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1955-57; Governor of
Colorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1960,
1968;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1963-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of heart failure, at University Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1997 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988
(speaker),
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart problems, at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Dale Milford (1926-1997) —
of Texas.
Born in Texas, 1926.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1973-79.
Died of heart attack, in Howe, Grayson
County, Tex., December
26, 1997 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Dial
Cemetery, Near Honey Grove, Fannin County, Tex.
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George W. Brownlee (1902-1998) —
of Montana.
Born in Bowdon, Wells
County, N.Dak., June 28,
1902.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1967-71.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., March
12, 1998 (age 95 years, 257
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Stanford, Mont.
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Edmund Asbury Gullion (1913-1998) —
also known as Edmund A. Gullion —
of New York; Kentucky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 2,
1913.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Marseille, 1938; Salonika, 1939; U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Leopoldville), 1961-64.
Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., March
17, 1998 (age 85 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) —
also known as Bella S. Abzug; Bella Savitzky;
"Battlin' Bella"; "Mother Courage";
"Bellicose Bella" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 24,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,
20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978 (18th District), 1986 (20th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1976; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Congress.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, of complications from heart surgery, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
31, 1998 (age 77 years, 250
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Allen Murray Myers (c.1913-1998) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1913.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1976-88.
Died, of congestive heart failure, at New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1998 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) —
also known as Maurice H. Stans —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., March
22, 1908.
Accountant;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with John
N. Mitchell, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted; later pleaded
guilty to five violations of campaign
finance laws and paid a fine of
$5,000.
Suffered a heart attack, and died five days later, at
Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
14, 1998 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Lovell (1913-1998) —
also known as Frederick J. Lang —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ipava, Fulton
County, Ill., July 24,
1913.
Socialist. Seaman;
automobile
worker; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; Socialist Workers candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1998 (age 84 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1949 to Sarah
Zucker. |
| | Image source: The Militant, October 27,
1958 |
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Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) —
also known as Francis Albert Sinatra; "Ol' Blue
Eyes"; "Chairman of the Board";
"The Voice";
"Swoonatra" —
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
12, 1915.
Democrat. Singer; actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, in Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1998 (age 82 years, 153
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Antonio Martino Sinatra and Natalina 'Dolly' (Garavente) Sinatra;
married, February
4, 1939, to Nancy Barbato; married, November
7, 1951, to Ava Gardner; married, July 19,
1966, to Mia Farrow; married, July 11,
1976, to Barbara (Blakeley) Marx. |
| | Epitaph: "The best is yet to
come." |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Marshall Green (1916-1998) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., January
27, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, 1965-69; Australia, 1973-75; Nauru, 1974-75.
Suffered a heart attack while playing
golf, and died soon after at Suburban Hospital,
Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 6,
1998 (age 82 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) —
also known as Louis L. Goldstein —
of Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., March
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Maryland.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, of apparent cardiac arrest, at Calvert Memorial Hospital,
Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., July 3,
1998 (age 85 years, 111
days).
Interment at Wesley
Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md.
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Owen McGivern (c.1911-1998) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1911.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1939-50 (New York County 5th District 1939-44,
New York County 3rd District 1945-50); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-76; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1965; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1967-76.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart failure, in New York University Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1998 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (1920-1998) —
also known as Chalmers P. Wylie —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Norwich, Muskingum
County, Ohio, November
23, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Ohio
state attorney general, 1956; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1961-67; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1967-93.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart attack and died, while waiting for an eye
examination at Ohio State University Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
14, 1998 (age 77 years, 264
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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George Elmore Danielson (1915-1998) —
also known as George E. Danielson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wausa, Knox
County, Neb., February
20, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S.
Representative from California, 1971-82 (29th District 1971-75,
30th District 1975-82); Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1982-92.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of Italy; Elks.
Died of heart failure, in Monterey Park, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
12, 1998 (age 83 years, 204
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968,
1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, 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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Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (1930-1998) —
also known as Lawton Chiles; "Walkin'
Lawton" —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., April 3,
1930.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1959-67; member of Florida
state senate, 1967-71; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1971-89; Governor of
Florida, 1991-98; died in office 1998; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1996
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of a heart condition, in the Governor's
Mansion, Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., December
12, 1998 (age 68 years, 253
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Roselawn
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.; reinterment at a
private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
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William Matthew Kidd (1918-1998) —
also known as William M. Kidd —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., June 15,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1951;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1966; chair of
Braxton County Democratic Party, 1968-69; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1974-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,
1979-90.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Died, of heart and other problems, at Ruby Memorial Hospital,
Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., December
20, 1998 (age 80 years, 188
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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Herman John Wedemeyer (1924-1999) —
also known as Herman Wedemeyer; "Squirmin'
Herman"; "Hula Hips"; "The
Hula-Hipped Hawaiian"; "The Hawaiian
Hurricane"; "The Hawaiian
Centipede" —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born near Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 20,
1924.
College football star; elected to the National Football Foundation
College Hall of
Fame and the Hawaii Sports Hall of
Fame; played pro football
for the Los Angeles Dons and the Baltimore Colts in 1948-49; played
pro baseball
for the Salt Lake City Bees (farm team for the San Francisco Seals)
in 1950; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1971-74; as an actor,
he was a regular on the television
series "Hawaii Five-O," playing the role of Duke Lakela, 1971-80.
Hawaiian,
German,
Irish,
English,
Chinese,
French,
and Tahitan
ancestry.
Died, of complications from a heart attack, at Queens Hospital,
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
25, 1999 (age 74 years, 250
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Alma Pedroza (1917-1999) —
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1917.
Democrat. Opera
singer; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960 ; travel agency
owner.
Female.
Mexican
ancestry.
Died, from cardiac arrest while suffering from lung
cancer and colon
cancer, in Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1999 (age 81 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alfonso Pedroza. |
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Peggy Cass (1924-1999) —
also known as Margaret Mary Cass —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 21,
1924.
Democrat. Actor;
comedian;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
Died, from heart failure, in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1999 (age 74 years, 291
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Church of the Ascension, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Richard A. Nest (1927-1999) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1927.
Accountant;
mayor
of Fort Lee, N.J., 1976-79.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from a heart attack, March
24, 1999 (age about 71
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Madonna
Cemetery, Fort Lee, N.J.
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Daniel Dykstra (1920-1999) —
of Montana.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
20, 1920.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1961-65.
Died, of a heart attack, in Orange, Orange
County, Calif., March
25, 1999 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Montana
State Veterans Cemetery, Fort Harrison, Mont.
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Wilson Camanza Riles (1917-1999) —
also known as Wilson Riles —
of California.
Born near Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 27,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; California
superintendent of public instruction, 1971-83; defeated, 1982.
African
ancestry.
Died, following a series of strokes
and heart attacks, at Mercy Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., April 1,
1999 (age 81 years, 278
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, Calif.
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Anthony N. Durso (1912-1999) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Died, of heart failure, April
16, 1999 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Pinelawn
Memorial Park, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Charles Moriarty Jr. (c.1928-1999) —
of Washington.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., about 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives 36th District, 1957-59; member of
Washington
state senate, 1959-66.
Died, of heart failure, May 21,
1999 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Belmont Ray (1927-1999) —
also known as Richard Ray —
of Perry, Houston
County, Ga.
Born in Fort Valley, Peach
County, Ga., February
2, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of
Perry, Ga., 1964-70; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Sam
Nunn, 1972; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1983-93; defeated, 1992.
Methodist.
Died, of complications following heart valve surgery, in a hospital
at Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., May 29,
1999 (age 72 years, 116
days).
Interment at Byron
City Cemetery, Byron, Ga.
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Mitchell Melich (1912-1999) —
of Moab, Grand
County, Utah.
Born in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
1, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Utah
state senate, 1942-50; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Utah, 1952,
1960
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Utah, 1964.
Serbian
ancestry.
Died, of heart disease, June 12,
1999 (age 87 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charlie Hodde (1906-1999) —
of Washington.
Born in Golden City, Barton
County, Mo., July 30,
1906.
Democrat. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1937-38, 1943-52; defeated, 1938;
Speaker
of the Washington State House of Representatives, 1949-52;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1952.
Died of a heart attack, June 27,
1999 (age 92 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Gasch (c.1906-1999) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1906.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1956-61; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-81.
Episcopalian.
Died, following heart surgery, at Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1999 (age about 93
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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Victoria Buckley (1947-1999) —
also known as Vikki Buckley —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
2, 1947.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Colorado, 1995-99; died in office 1999.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died, of congestive heart failure caused by heart
disease, at University Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., July 14,
1999 (age 51 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) —
also known as George E. Brown, Jr. —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Holtville, Imperial
County, Calif., March 6,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member of California
state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972,
1988,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District
1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District
1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Died, of an infection
following earlier heart valve replacement surgery, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 15,
1999 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Cremated.
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Arvil Vernell Adams (1913-1999) —
also known as Arvil V. Adams —
of Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Pemiscot
County, Mo., January
18, 1913.
Merchant;
mayor
of Portageville, Mo., 1981-91.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart failure, in Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo., August
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 206
days).
Interment at Portageville Cemetery, Portageville, Mo.
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John Moreno (c.1927-1999) —
of Santa Fe Springs, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly 51st District, 1963-65; defeated in primary, 1964.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died, of heart failure, at Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
19, 1999 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Lester Hubbard Chafee (1922-1999) —
also known as John H. Chafee —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
22, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1957-63; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99; defeated, 1972; died in
office 1999.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of heart failure, at the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
24, 1999 (age 77 years, 2
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Kent County, R.I.; statue at Colt
State Park, Bristol, R.I.
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Bernie Richter (c.1931-1999) —
of California.
Born about 1931.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1992-98.
Died, following a heart attack, at Enloe Medical
Center, Chico, Butte
County, Calif., October
25, 1999 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) —
also known as Robert C. Belloni —
of Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Riverton, Coos
County, Ore., April 4,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Coos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,
1957-67; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary.
Died, of congestive heart failure, at a retirement
home in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., November
3, 1999 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni; married, January
26, 1946, to Doris A. Adams. |
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George McMurtrie Godley II (1917-1999) —
also known as G. McMurtrie Godley —
of Washington,
D.C.; Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Leopoldville), 1964-66; Laos, 1969-73; Lebanon, 1974-76.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart failure, in A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital,
Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
7, 1999 (age 82 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hillington
Cemetery, Morris, N.Y.
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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1936; banker;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Bankers Association; Amvets;
Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married, October
5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
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Arthur Telcser (1932-1999) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
17, 1932.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-83; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981.
Died, of a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
26, 1999 (age 67 years, 313
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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James Stoicheff (1927-1999) —
also known as Jim Stoicheff —
of Idaho.
Born in Ellwood City, Lawrence
County, Pa., October
26, 1927.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Idaho
state senate, 1969-74; defeated, 1964; candidate for Idaho
superintendent of schools, 1974; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1974-99; died in office 1999.
Died, of heart failure, in Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho, December
18, 1999 (age 72 years, 53
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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John Malach Shaw (1931-1999) —
also known as John M. Shaw —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., November
14, 1931.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1979-96;
took senior status 1996; senior judge, 1996-99.
Died, following surgery for a ruptured aortic aneurysm, in a
hospital
at Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., December
24, 1999 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Woodrow Lewis (c.1912-1999) —
Born about 1912.
Justice
of South Carolina state supreme court, 1964-84; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1975-84.
Died, from heart and kidney
failure, in Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C., December
26, 1999 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bill Lancaster (c.1932-2000) —
of Duarte, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born about 1932.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1973-92.
Died, of a heart attack while being treated for a lung
infection, at the Inter-Community Campus of Citrus Valley Medical
Center, Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
2, 2000 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerry Thomas Twiggs (1933-2000) —
also known as Jerry Twiggs —
of Idaho.
Born in Thomas, Bingham
County, Idaho, March
25, 1933.
Farmer;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1985-2000; died in office 2000.
Mormon.
Member, Lions.
Died of a heart attack while jogging,
in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
10, 2000 (age 66 years, 291
days).
Interment at Riverside-Thomas
Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.
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Charles Richard Imbrecht (1949-2000) —
also known as Charles R. Imbrecht —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., February
4, 1949.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 36th District, 1976-82; candidate for California
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Lutheran.
Pleaded
guilty in 1997 to charges
of drunk
driving
and marijuana
possession and served one month in jail.
Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
18, 2000 (age 50 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ivy
Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Richard Imbrecht and Hazel Victoria (Berg) Imbrecht; married,
September
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
National
Rifle Association.
Died, of a heart attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Curtis —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born near Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., March
15, 1905.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kearney
County Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1st
District 1943-55); U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, of congestive heart failure, at Bryan-LGH Medical
Center West, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
24, 2000 (age 94 years, 315
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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Thomas Dale Alford (1916-2000) —
also known as Dale Alford —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in New Hope, Pike
County, Ark., January
28, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; opthamologist;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1959-63; defeated in
primary, 1984; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1962, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of complications of congestive heart failure, in Little
Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
25, 2000 (age 83 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Abner Woodruff Sibal (1921-2000) —
also known as Abner W. Sibal —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April
11, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1956-60; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1961-65; defeated,
1964, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1964.
Died, of a heart attack, in Alexandria,
Va., January
27, 2000 (age 78 years, 291
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. (1922-2000) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Madison, Morris
County, N.J., March
30, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1966-93.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, of a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
27, 2000 (age 77 years, 334
days).
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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John B. Perkins (c.1939-2000) —
of Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born about 1939.
Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1968-72.
Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March 3,
2000 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Terry
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Campaign slogan:
"Let's Perk Things Up!" |
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John Thomas Hicks, Sr. (1925-2000) —
also known as John T. Hicks —
of Tennessee.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., August
5, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 60th District, 1967-77; member of
Tennessee
state senate 20th District, 1977-93.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart attack, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
19, 2000 (age 74 years, 227
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Memorial Gardens, Nashville, Tenn.
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Kenneth N. Springer (1945-2000) —
also known as Pete Springer —
of Centerville, Hickman
County, Tenn.
Born in Lyles, Hickman
County, Tenn., February
27, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Tennessee
state senate 25th District, 1981-82, 1991-2000; died in office
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, apparently of heart disease, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April
12, 2000 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Interment at Harpeth
Hills Memory Gardens, Centerville, Tenn.
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Elmer Gertz (1906-2000) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
14, 1906.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Suffered a heart attack, and died three months later, in a nursing
home at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
27, 2000 (age 93 years, 226
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Stanley Jarolin (c.1933-2000) —
Born about 1933.
Democrat. Plumbing
and heating contractor; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1983-98; defeated in primary,
1998.
While fishing
with a friend, their boat
capsized; he made it to shore but died soon after from a heart
attack, in Luzerne
County, Pa., May 13,
2000 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Manuel (1930-2000) —
of Fairfield, Teton
County, Mont.
Born in Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont., June 11,
1930.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-89.
Died, of complications following heart surgery, in a hospital
at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., June 5,
2000 (age 69 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Fairfield, Mont.
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James Neal Smith (1930-2000) —
of Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
13, 1930.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mayor
of Simi Valley, Calif., 1974-76.
Member, Jaycees;
Elks.
Died, of a heart attack, at the Simi Valley Hospital,
Simi Valley, Ventura
County, Calif., June 11,
2000 (age 69 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Gerhart Hatfield (1928-2000) —
also known as Paul G. Hatfield —
of Montana.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April
29, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
district judge in Montana, 1960-76; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1977-78; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1979-96.
Died of a heart attack, in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., July 3,
2000 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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R. Eugene Holley (c.1926-2000) —
of Georgia.
Born about 1926.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1965-77.
In 1980, he was convicted
of bank
fraud and sentenced
to ten years in prison
(later reduced to three years); served 16 months.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon afterward, in Augusta,
Richmond
County, Ga., July 19,
2000 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Westover
Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga.
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James Hobson Morrison, Sr. (1908-2000) —
also known as James H. Morrison; Jimmy
Morrison —
of Hammond, Tangipahoa
Parish, La.
Born in Hammond, Tangipahoa
Parish, La., December
8, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; in
September 1938, while a candidate for Congress, he was shot and
wounded by an unknown assailant, who lunged through an open
window into his car and fired three shots; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1943-67; defeated in
primary, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1956,
1960.
Episcopalian.
Died, after a heart attack and a series of strokes,
in Hammond, Tangipahoa
Parish, La., July 20,
2000 (age 91 years, 225
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Church Cemetery, Hammond, La.
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Lafayette Christopher Thomas (1926-2000) —
also known as Fate C. Thomas —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
23, 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1954; Davidson
County Sheriff, 1972-90.
Catholic.
Indicted
in federal court in 1990 on 54 counts of abusing
his power as sheriff; pleaded
guilty to theft
and mail fraud; sentenced
to five years in prison;
released in 1994.
Died, following heart bypass surgery, in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 25,
2000 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Frank S. Farrell Sr. (c.1921-2000) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minnesota, about 1921.
Lawyer;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1956.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Plaintiff in a lawsuit over disparities in legislative district
populations (Minnesota had not changed its state senate districts
since 1913), which led to the U.S. Supreme Court's "One Man, One
Vote" decisions starting in 1962.
Died, of congestive heart failure, near Hayward, Sawyer
County, Wis., July 31,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Mendota, Minn.
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George Henry Byer (1912-2000) —
also known as George H. Byer —
of Anchorage,
Alaska; Hemet, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born June 22,
1912.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1959-61; defeated, 1967; acting postmaster
at Anchorage,
Alaska, 1966-67.
Died, of heart disease, in Hemet, Riverside
County, Calif., August
19, 2000 (age 88 years, 58
days).
Interment at Fort
Richardson National Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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William C. Marshall (1921-2000) —
also known as William Marshall; Bill
Marshall —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Tunica, Tunica
County, Miss., 1921.
Democrat. Bus
driver; president of
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1303 for ten years; exective vice-president,
secretary-treasurer,
and then president
Michigan AFL-CIO, 1971-83; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1980;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1973-81.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart failure, in Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August
22, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Lawrence Manfull (1919-2000) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Farmington, Davis
County, Utah, February
24, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Central African Republic, 1971-72; Liberia, 1972.
Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, at Sibley
Memorial Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
11, 2000 (age 81 years, 200
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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James Douglas McKevitt (1928-2000) —
also known as James D. McKevitt; Mike
McKevitt —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1971-73; defeated,
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart attack, and died at Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
28, 2000 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ronald L. Bonkowski (d. 2000) —
also known as "Ron-Bon" —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Warren, Mich., 1985-95.
Died, of an aortic aneurysm, October
6, 2000.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Hester (c.1936-2000) —
also known as Lex Hester —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., about 1936.
Candidate for mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1979.
Coordinated the successful campaign to merge Jacksonville city and
county governments in 1968; served as city administrator in 1968-75
and 1991-2000.
Died, following a heart attack, at Memorial Hospital,
Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
7, 2000 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Carson Ruff (1939-2000) —
also known as Charles F. C. Ruff —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
1, 1939.
Lawyer;
his legs were
paralyzed by illness in the mid-1960s; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1979-81; President Bill
Clinton's White House Counsel, 1997-99.
Died, from a heart attack, in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 2000 (age 61 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Edwin Rasmuson (1909-2000) —
also known as Elmer E. Rasmuson —
of Alaska.
Born in Yakutat,
Alaska, February
15, 1909.
Republican. President, National Bank of
Alaska; regent, University of Alaska, 1950-69; philanthropist; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1964-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
1, 2000 (age 91 years, 290
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Julian Carey Dixon (1934-2000) —
also known as Julian C. Dixon —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
8, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2000 (28th District 1979-93,
32nd District 1993-2000); died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000;
chair, Rules Committee, chair, 1984.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, following a heart attack, at a hospital
in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 2000 (age 66 years, 122
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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James Marvin Leath (1931-2000) —
also known as Marvin Leath —
of Marlin, Falls
County, Tex.
Born in Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex., May 6,
1931.
Democrat. Country
musician; banker; U.S.
Representative from Texas 11th District, 1979-91.
Presbyterian.
Died, of heart failure, in a hospital
in Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex., December
8, 2000 (age 69 years, 216
days).
Interment at Memorial
Gardens, Henderson, Tex.
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William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) —
also known as William H. Ayres —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt
County, Va., February
5, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of heart and kidney
ailments, at Vantage House retirement
home, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Pierce Rogers (1913-2001) —
also known as William P. Rogers —
Born in Norfolk, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 23,
1913.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1957-61; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1973.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
2, 2001 (age 87 years, 193
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dorothy Haener (1917-2001) —
of New Boston, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1917.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1976,
1980.
Female.
Member, National
Organization for Women; United
Auto Workers.
Among the founders
of the National Organization for Women in 1966.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Oakwood Hospital
Seaway Center, Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich., January
6, 2001 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Michigan
Memorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich.
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William G. Reamon (1927-2001) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1960, 1962, 1964;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1969.
Died, following a heart attack, on January
10, 2001 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham David Beame (1906-2001) —
also known as Abraham D. Beame; Abe Beame;
"Spunky" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
March
20, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1980;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1974-77; defeated, 1965, 1977; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967.
Jewish.
First
Jewish mayor of New York City.
Died, from complications after heart surgery, in New York
University Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 2001 (age 94 years, 327
days).
Interment at New
Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
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James Allen Rhodes (1909-2001) —
also known as James A. Rhodes; Jim Rhodes —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Bexley, Franklin
County, Ohio; Upper Arlington, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Coalton, Jackson
County, Ohio, September
13, 1909.
Republican. Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1944-52; Ohio
auditor of state, 1953-63; Governor of
Ohio, 1963-71, 1975-83; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1986; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1964,
1968;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1970.
Presbyterian.
His decision, in 1970, to send the National Guard to the Kent State
University campus to quell a disturbance was blamed for the deaths of
four students there. Along with Alabama Gov. George
C. Wallace, he was the longest-serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died, from infection
complications and heart failure, in Ohio State University Medical
Center, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 4,
2001 (age 91 years, 172
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; statue at Broad
Street, Columbus, Ohio.
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Alan Punch Green Jr. (1925-2001) —
also known as Alan Green;
"Punch" —
of Oregon.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 1,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Romania, 1989-92.
Died, of heart failure, in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March
23, 2001 (age 75 years, 326
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Charles Moon (1923-2001) —
also known as Chuck Moon —
of Snohomish, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo., 1923.
Veterinarian;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1962-76, 1982-84.
Died, of heart failure, in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., April 9,
2001 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Meldrim Thomson Jr. (1912-2001) —
of Orford, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1912.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1964; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1973-79; defeated, 1968 (Republican primary), 1970
(Republican primary), 1970 (American Independent), 1978 (Republican).
Died, from Parkinson's
disease and heart problems, in Orford, Grafton
County, N.H., April
19, 2001 (age 89 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Nichols (c.1937-2001) —
also known as Andy Nichols —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born about 1937.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; physician;
medical
school professor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives 13th District, 1993-2000; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2000;
member of Arizona
state senate 13th District, 2001; died in office 2001.
Disciples
of Christ.
Suffered a heart attack, collapsed in his office
at the Arizona State Senate office building, and was pronounced dead
on arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital,
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
19, 2001 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Henry Austin (1913-2001) —
also known as Richard H. Austin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stouts Mountain, Cullman
County, Ala., May 6,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1969; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP.
Died, of a heart attack and Alzheimer's
disease, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
20, 2001 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin; married to Ida B.
Dawson. |
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memorial |
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Don Lee Gevirtz (1928-2001) —
also known as Don L. Gevirtz —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Montecito, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 1,
1928.
Democrat. Venture capitalist and philanthropist; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1968
(alternate), 1988;
U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1995-97; Nauru, 1995-97; Tonga, 1995-97; Tuvalu, 1995-97.
Died, of a heart attack, in Montecito, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., April
22, 2001 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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John Albert Ainley Jr. (1939-2001) —
also known as John Ainley —
of Park Rapids, Hubbard
County, Minn.
Born July 24,
1939.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 4-A, 1979-82.
Died, of heart problems and complications of surgery to remove
a lung
tumor, in United Hospital,
St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 1,
2001 (age 61 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Forbes Woodward (1908-2001) —
also known as Robert F. Woodward —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
1, 1908.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, as of 1938; U.S. Consul in La Paz, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1954-58; Uruguay, 1958-61; Chile, 1961; Spain, 1962-65.
Died, of cardiovascular disease, in Washington,
D.C., May 18,
2001 (age 92 years, 229
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Edward Rogers (1908-2001) —
also known as Walter Rogers —
of Pampa, Gray
County, Tex.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., July 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1951-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
He was in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 when
President John
F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Died, of a heart attack, in a hospital
in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2001 (age 92 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dominick A. DeVarti (c.1924-2001) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Jersey, about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; restaurant
owner; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1957 (Republican primary), 1957.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of heart failure, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Arborcrest
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Tom Haywood (1939-2001) —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
30, 1939.
Republican. University
professor; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 81st District, 1990; member of Texas
state senate 30th District, 1995-2001; defeated, 1992; died in
office 2001.
Methodist.
Suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), similar to Parkinson's
disease; died, of a heart attack, in Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., July 12,
2001 (age 61 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) —
also known as James Thomson; "Landslide
Jim" —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
9, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.
Died, following a heart attack, in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., July 22,
2001 (age 76 years, 347
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Maynard Gilbert Conners (1918-2001) —
also known as Maynard G. Conners —
of Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, June 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; contractor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1970; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1980.
Protestant.
Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart attack, in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
17, 2001 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bayview
Cemetery, Franklin, Maine.
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Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) —
also known as Mike Mansfield —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1903.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining engineer;
university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; defeated in
primary, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1988,
1996,
2000;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1977-88.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died, of congestive heart failure, at the Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2001 (age 98 years, 203
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Alexander Banks (1923-2001) —
also known as A. A. Banks;
"Shug" —
of Blytheville, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 7,
1923.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
county judge in Arkansas, 1961-81; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1964,
1968.
Died, of congestive heart failure, at Blytheville, Mississippi
County, Ark., October
10, 2001 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Bassett
Cemetery, Bassett, Ark.
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Robert Clayton Fitzgerald (c.1921-2001) —
also known as Robert C. Fitzgerald —
of Fairfax
County, Va.
Born about 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Fairfax
County Commonwealth Attorney; member of Virginia
state senate, 1964-71 (27th District 1964-65, 8th District
1966-71); candidate for nomination for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital
at Bedford, Bedford
County, Va., October
10, 2001 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Duda (c.1911-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born about 1911.
Member of Illinois
state senate 15th District, 1969-73.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart attack, in Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 2001 (age about 90
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) —
also known as Edward P. Boland —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
1, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1935-40; Hampden
County Register of Deeds, 1941-52; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1960,
1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan
"contra" rebels in the 1980s.
Died, of cardiovascular complications, following a fractured
hip, at Mercy Medical
Center, Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
4, 2001 (age 90 years, 34
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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John Robert Foley (1917-2001) —
also known as John R. Foley —
of Maryland.
Born in Wabasha, Wabasha
County, Minn., October
16, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1954-58; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1959-61; defeated,
1960, 1962.
Catholic.
Sponsored legislation to authorize the interstate compact to build
the Metrorail
transit system in the Washington, D.C. area.
Died, of cardiac arrest, in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., November
11, 2001 (age 84 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. (1919-2001) —
also known as Harrison A. Williams; Pete
Williams —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.; Bedminster, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., December
10, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1951; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1953-57; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1959-82; resigned 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1968,
1980.
Member, Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; allegedly accepted an 18% interest in a
titanium mine; indicted
on October 30, 1980; convicted
on May 1, 1981, of nine counts of bribery,
conspiracy, receiving an unlawful
gratuity, conflict
of interest, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering; resigned
his seat March 11, 1982, when it appeared that the Senate would vote
to expel
him; sentenced
to three years in prison
and fined
$50,000; released in 1986.
Died, of cancer
and heart ailments, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Denville, Morris
County, N.J., November
17, 2001 (age 81 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard I. Olsen (c.1917-2001) —
of Palatine, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1917.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; worked in management at
the Wrigley chewing
gum company; village
president of Palatine, Illinois, 1957-61.
Member, Lions.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Cary, Wake
County, N.C., November
20, 2001 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) —
also known as William F. Dannemiller; Bill
Dannemiller —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died, of heart failure, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 2001 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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William Avery Crawford (1915-2001) —
also known as William A. Crawford —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
14, 1915.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, as of 1943; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1961-64; U.S. Ambassador to Romania, 1964-65.
Died, of cardio-pulmonary
disease, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
14, 2001 (age 86 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Stuart Estes (1913-2001) —
also known as Thomas S. Estes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, January
23, 1913.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1961-66.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in the Freedom Village Nursing
Center, Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., December
29, 2001 (age 88 years, 340
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. (1921-2002) —
also known as John W. Reynolds, Jr. —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., April 4,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1950; chair of
Brown County Democratic Party, 1953-57; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1960;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1963-65; defeated, 1964; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1964;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1965-86;
senior judge, 1986-2002.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of heart disease, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
6, 2002 (age 80 years, 277
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002) —
also known as Henry S. Reuss —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
22, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in a hospital
at San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., January
12, 2002 (age 89 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Michael Anthony Bilandic (1923-2002) —
also known as Michael A. Bilandic —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
13, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1976-79; defeated in primary, 1979; Judge,
Illinois Appellate Court, 1984-90; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1990-2000.
Croatian
ancestry.
Died, of cardiac arrest, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
15, 2002 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Ill.
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Eldon Dean Rudd (1920-2002) —
also known as Eldon D. Rudd —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Camp Verde, Yavapai
County, Ariz., July 15,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1977-87.
Catholic.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
8, 2002 (age 81 years, 208
days).
Interment at Arizona
Veterans Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Vesta M. Roy (1925-2002) —
of New Hampshire.
Born March
26, 1925.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1979-86; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1982-83.
Female.
Died, from a heart attack, in Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y., February
9, 2002 (age 76 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Hyland May Jr. (1924-2002) —
also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 28,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; defeated,
1958; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,
1965; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart attack, in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wethersfield
Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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D. Boyce Alford (1923-2002) —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Cove, Polk
County, Ark., November
13, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; optometrist;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1969-79.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart failure, at Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., February
27, 2002 (age 78 years, 106
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Memorial Garden, Pine Bluff, Ark.
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Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) —
also known as Howard W. Cannon —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, January
26, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Lions; Elks.
Died, of congestive heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 6,
2002 (age 90 years, 39
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Marvin Leon Warner (1919-2002) —
also known as Marvin L. Warner —
of Ohio.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., 1919.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1977-79.
One of 13 part-owners of the New York Yankees baseball
team in 1973-75, and was also part owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
and Birmingham Stallions football
teams. Horses he owned or bred competed in the Kentucky Derby. His
first wife later married Albert Sabin, inventor of the oral polio
vaccine. Head of the Cincinnati-based Home State Savings Bank when it
collapsed in 1985, touching off a run on other Ohio banks. Convicted
on fraud
charges in 1987 and served 28 months in prison.
Also charged
in federal court, but acquitted.
On a visit to witness a launch of the space shuttle Atlantis,
suffered a heart attack and died, at Cape Canaveral, Brevard
County, Fla., April 8,
2002 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Miami, Fla.
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Danny O'Neil (1920-2002) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.; Haines City, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, December
12, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; singer; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1944 ; game
show host.
Died, from heart failure, in a rehab
center at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 20,
2002 (age 81 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Brothrton Petree and Nancy Louise (Ruelle) Petree; married
to Patricia Geraghty and Geraldine Mae Healy. |
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profile |
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Donald James Pease (1931-2002) —
also known as Donald J. Pease; Don Pease —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, September
26, 1931.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Ohio
state senate, 1965-67, 1975-77; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1969-75; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1977-93.
Methodist.
Served five years on the board of directors of Amtrak.
Died, of a heart attack, July 28,
2002 (age 70 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Whelan (1922-2002) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born January
28, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1963-71; removed 1971; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Tried
on federal charges
of extortion
and conspiracy; convicted
and sentenced
to 15 years in prison.
Died following a heart attack, in a nursing
home in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 31,
2002 (age 80 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) —
also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile
Horn of Congress" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Locke Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 22,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of renal
failure and congestive heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., November
25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Edwin Leard Mechem (1912-2002) —
also known as Edwin L. Mechem; "Big
Ed" —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Alamogordo, Otero
County, N.M., July 2,
1912.
Republican. Surveyor;
FBI
agent; lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
New Mexico, 1951-55, 1957-59, 1961-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Mexico, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1962-64; defeated, 1964; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1970-82; took senior status 1982.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., November
27, 2002 (age 90 years, 148
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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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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William V. Kozerski (1921-2003) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; traffic rate
analyst for Chrysler
Corporation; mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1975-79.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from respiratory
and heart disease, in Sinai-Grace Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 2003 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Leslie Evans (1943-2003) —
also known as John L. Evans —
of California.
Born, in a hospital
at Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., March
13, 1943.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 1994.
Died, from a heart attack, in a hospital
at Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., April
19, 2003 (age 60 years, 37
days).
Cremated.
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John Harbin Rousselot (1927-2003) —
also known as John H. Rousselot —
of San Gabriel, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
1, 1927.
Republican. Insurance
agent; public
relations consultant; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-63, 1970-83 (25th District
1961-63, 24th District 1970-75, 26th District 1975-83); defeated,
1982.
Member, John
Birch Society.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Irvine Medical
Center, Irvine, Orange
County, Calif., May 11,
2003 (age 75 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Durward White (1933-2003) —
also known as Frank White; Durward Frank
Kyle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., June 4,
1933.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1981-83; defeated, 1982, 1986; Arkansas banking
commissioner, 1998-2003.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of a heart attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 21,
2003 (age 69 years, 351
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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James Hubert Gilmartin (1933-2003) —
also known as James H. Gilmartin; Gil
Gilmartin —
of California.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 2,
1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 25th District, 1992, 1994.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack, in Valencia (now part of Santa
Clarita), Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 26,
2003 (age 70 years, 24
days).
Interment at Eternal
Valley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif.
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Donald Thomas Regan (1918-2003) —
also known as Donald T. Regan; Don Regan —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
21, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85; White House Chief of Staff
for President Ronald
Reagan, 1985-87.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of cancer
and heart failure, in a hospital
at Williamsburg,
Va., June 10,
2003 (age 84 years, 171
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anthony J. Tercyak (c.1924-2003) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 26th District, 1994-2003; died in
office 2003.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart attack, in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., June 11,
2003 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938-2003) —
also known as Maynard H. Jackson;
"Buzzy" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March
23, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1968; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1976,
1980,
1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1993.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed (heart attack) after getting off a plane at Reagan
National Airport,
and died soon after, at Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 23,
2003 (age 65 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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John Erwin Bibby (1920-2003) —
also known as John E. Bibby —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., November
21, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; creamery
manager; mens wear
retailer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1963-74; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1975-82.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Suffered cardiac arrest while sailing
on Green Lake, Spicer, Minn., and died two weeks later, in Brookings
Hospital,
Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., July 26,
2003 (age 82 years, 247
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Irwin John 'Jake' Bibby and Ruth Edith (Erwin) Bibby; married 1947 to Jean
Frances Starksen; married 1993 to Mary
McClure; father of John Francis 'Jay' Bibby. |
| | Epitaph: "Devoted
Citizen." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Rupert Vance Hartke (1919-2003) —
also known as Vance Hartke —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Stendal, Pike
County, Ind., May 31,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1956-58; resigned 1958; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1959-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972.
Lutheran.
Early opponent of the Vietnam War.
Died, of heart failure, July 27,
2003 (age 84 years, 57
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Sidney Sanders McMath (1912-2003) —
also known as Sid McMath —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Magnolia, Columbia
County, Ark., June 14,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Arkansas, 1949-53; defeated in primary, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1954; major general, U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart failure, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
4, 2003 (age 91 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Near Alexander, Saline County, Ark.
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Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (1924-2003) —
also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned
Breathitt —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., November
26, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of
Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1964,
1972,
1980;
counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway
System.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Collapsed while making a
speech at Lexington Community College, and died a few days later,
from heart disease, in the University of Kentucky Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
14, 2003 (age 78 years, 322
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) —
also known as William C. Cramer; Bill Cramer;
"Mr. Republican" —
of St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
4, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12th
District 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952; first
Republican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1956,
1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1970; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Florida.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died, from complications of a heart attack, in South Pasadena,
Pinellas
County, Fla., October
18, 2003 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Antonio James Manchin (1927-2003) —
also known as A. James Manchin —
of Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., April 7,
1927.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1949-50, 1999-2003; defeated,
1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1976-84; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Following the disclosure of losses from the State Consolidated
Investment Fund and accusations of mismanagement
in the State Treasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989,
brought impeachment
charges against him, but he resigned
as State Treasurer before a trial could be held.
Died, following a heart attack, in Fairmont General Hospital,
Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
3, 2003 (age 76 years, 210
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Farmington, W.Va.
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Paul Martin Simon (1928-2003) —
also known as Paul Simon —
of Makanda, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., November
29, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-63; member of Illinois
state senate, 1963-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1969-73; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972
(alternate), 1996;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1975-85 (24th District 1975-83,
22nd District 1983-85); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1985-97; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1988,
1992.
Lutheran.
Died, following heart surgery, in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
9, 2003 (age 75 years, 10
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Jackson County, Ill.
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Edwynne Cutler Rosenbaum (1899-2003) —
also known as E. C. 'Polly' Rosenbaum —
of Hayden, Gila
County, Ariz.; Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Ollie, Keokuk
County, Iowa, September
4, 1899.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1949-94; defeated, 1994;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona.
Female.
Member, Zonta; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
28, 2003 (age 104 years,
115 days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Clarence Hunter (1926-2004) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Scott, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1926.
Police
officer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1985-86.
African
ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., February
23, 2004 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Arkansas
Veterans Cemetery, North Little Rock, Ark.
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Eileen L. Marz (1931-2004) —
also known as Eileen Marz; Eileen Probst —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., 1931.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1966; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1972
(alternate), 1980;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1979.
Female.
Died, of respiratory
failure following heart surgery, March 1,
2004 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Harold Probst and Julia Probst; married 1955 to Roger
Marz. |
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Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) —
also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., September
10, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by
a mortar round and lost his
lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard
W. Cannon; Governor of
Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper.
Catholic.
Suffered a heart attack at St. Viator Catholic Church,
and died soon after in a hospital,
Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 5,
2004 (age 74 years, 177
days).
Interment at Southern
Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
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Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) —
also known as Robert D. Orr —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
17, 1917.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
chair
of Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member of Indiana
state senate; elected 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana; elected 1972; Governor of
Indiana, 1981-89; board member, Amtrak
(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1989-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died, of heart disease, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
10, 2004 (age 86 years, 114
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Richard Clay Brown (1937-2004) —
also known as Richard C. Brown —
of Maryland; West Virginia.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., November
1, 1937.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, 1990-93.
Died, from heart disease, near Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va., April
13, 2004 (age 66 years, 164
days).
Interment at South
Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.
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Glenn D. Cunningham (1943-2004) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born, in Margaret Hague Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
16, 1943.
Democrat. Hudson
County Freeholder, 1975-78; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2001-04; defeated, 1989; died in office
2004; member of New
Jersey state senate 31st District, 2004; died in office 2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died, of a heart attack, in Greenville Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 25,
2004 (age 60 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Edward Brooke Lee Jr. (1917-2004) —
also known as E. Brooke Lee, Jr. —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., October
25, 1917.
Real
estate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1944,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); marketing and accounting executive with Scott Paper
Company; candidate for mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1982; pleaded
guilty in July 1995 to misdemeanor child abuse after being charged
with fondling
a babysitter; reportedly fined
and given a suspended sentence; later settled a
civil suit against him by the babysitter's parents.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August
20, 2004 (age 86 years, 300
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Janet Leigh (1927-2004) —
also known as Jeanette Helen Morrison —
Born in Merced, Merced
County, Calif., July 6,
1927.
Democrat. Actress;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Female.
Danish,
Scotch-Irish,
and German
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack while also suffering from
vasculitis, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
3, 2004 (age 77 years, 89
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Westwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Frederick Robert Morrison and Helen Lita (Westergaard)
Morrison; married, June 4,
1951, to Tony
Curtis; married, August
1, 1942, to John Kenneth Carlisle; married, October
5, 1945, to Stanley Reames; married, September
15, 1962, to Robert Brandt. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Christopher D'Olier Reeve (1952-2004) —
also known as Christopher Reeve —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
25, 1952.
Democrat. Actor;
paralyzed
in a horseback-riding accident in 1995; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996.
Died, from heart failure while being treated for an infection,
in Northern Westchester Hospital,
Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
10, 2004 (age 52 years, 15
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Pierre Emil George Salinger (1925-2004) —
also known as Pierre Salinger —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 14,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
reporter; press secretary to U.S. Sen. and Pres. John
F. Kennedy; U.S.
Senator from California, 1964; defeated, 1964; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1968;
Paris bureau
chief for ABC News.
Died, from heart failure, in a hospital
at Le Thor, Provence, France,
October
16, 2004 (age 79 years, 124
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) —
of Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa, November
18, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Iowa state
treasurer, 1965-69; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1968, 1972.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died, from complications
of a hip replacement and congestive heart failure, in the
Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
31, 2004 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Interment at Conrad
Cemetery, Conrad, Iowa.
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Wyeth Chandler (1930-2004) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born February
21, 1930.
Mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1972-82; resigned 1982; circuit judge in
Tennessee, 1982-96.
Suffered a heart attack while mowing his lawn, and died three
days later, in the intensive care unit at St. Francis-Bartlett Hospital,
Bartlett, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
11, 2004 (age 74 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Burns (1921-2004) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 12,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1950; mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1958-65; defeated, 1993; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1984;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1965-71; national coordinator, John
V. Lindsay for president, 1971-72; New York City water supply
commissioner; campaign manager, Hugh
L. Carey for governor, 1978; candidate for New York
state senate, 1988.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of heart failure, in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
16, 2004 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John D. Hess (1951-2004) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis., August
24, 1951.
Civil
engineer; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1992-97; resigned 1997.
Died, from a heart attack, November
30, 2004 (age 53 years, 98
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Rhinelander, Wis.
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Ronald Lee Allen (1946-2004) —
also known as Ronald L. Allen; Ron Allen —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 25,
1946.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1979-88; defeated in primary,
1992.
African
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial infaction, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
16, 2004 (age 58 years, 174
days).
Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Louise Jones. |
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Robert G. Dunphy (c.1920-2005) —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Jamestown, Newport
County, R.I., about 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
Sergeant-at-Arms of the U.S. Senate, 1966-72; Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Democratic National
Convention, 1968.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., January
10, 2005 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Hunter Booker Andrews (1921-2005) —
also known as Hunter B. Andrews —
of Hampton,
Va.
Born in Hampton,
Va., May 28,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1964-95 (31st District 1964-65, 28th District
1966-71, 1st District 1972-95); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1980.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion.
Died, from a heart attack, in Hampton,
Va., January
13, 2005 (age 83 years, 230
days).
Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.
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Tom Bevill (1921-2005) —
also known as "The King of Pork" —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Townley, Walker
County, Ala., March
27, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4th
District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of heart failure, in Jasper, Walker
County, Ala., March
28, 2005 (age 84 years, 1
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (1909-2005) —
also known as Peter W. Rodino, Jr. —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 7,
1909.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1949-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1988;
law
professor.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 7,
2005 (age 95 years, 334
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Constance Baker Motley (1921-2005) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
14, 1921.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1964-65; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1966-86;
took senior status 1986.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993; received the Spingarn
Medal in 2003.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in NYU Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 2005 (age 84 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Clair Harms Jr. (1924-2005) —
also known as Edward C. Harms, Jr. —
of Springfield, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., September
21, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Springfield, Ore., 1952-60; director, McKenzie-Willamette
Memorial Hospital.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, from a heart attack, November
12, 2005 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Interment at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (1940-2005) —
also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. —
of Fountain Inn, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 24,
1940.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim
Edwards, 1975; member of South
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of
South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1996;
lobbyist;
CEO, American Council of Life
Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died, of a heart attack while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital,
West Columbia, Lexington
County, S.C., December
7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at All
Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, S.C.
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Shelley Winters (1920-2006) —
also known as Shirley Schrift —
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., August
18, 1920.
Democrat. Actress;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Female.
Jewish.
Austrian
ancestry.
Died, following a heart attack, in the Rehabilitation
Centre of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
14, 2006 (age 85 years, 149
days).
Interment at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Jonas Schrift and Rose (Winter) Schrift; married, January
1, 1942, to Mack Paul Mayer; married, April
28, 1952, to Vittorio Gassman; married, January
14, 2006, to Gerry DeFord; married, May 4,
1957, to Anthony
Franciosa. |
| | Epitaph: "Beloved mother, grandmother,
and actress." |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Susan Bieke Neilson (1956-2006) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
27, 1956.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1991-2005; appointed 1991; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-06; died in
office 2006.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Soroptimists;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Catholic
Lawyers Society.
Died, of pulmonary
failure due to myelodysplastic syndrome, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 2006 (age 49 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ronald Bieke and Sheila Bieke. |
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Betty Friedan (1921-2006) —
also known as Bettye Naomi Goldstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., February
4, 1921.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1984.
Female.
Jewish
and Russian
ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993.
Died, of heart failure, in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 2006 (age 85 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Howard McNamara (1926-2006) —
also known as Edward H. McNamara; "Big
Mac" —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
21, 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1965; mayor
of Livonia, Mich., 1970-86; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1970; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1996,
2000;
Wayne
County Executive, 1987-2002.
Died, of heart failure and cancer,
in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
19, 2006 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Socialist. Painter;
factory
worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African
ancestry.
Died, from heart failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March
24, 2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank P. Zeidler (1912-2006) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born September
20, 1912.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1946; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948-60; candidate for President
of the United States, 1976.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died, of congestive heart failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 7,
2006 (age 93 years, 290
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) —
also known as Joel T. Broyhill —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Hopewell,
Va., November
4, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; taken
prisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escaped
after six months; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated,
1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles;
Izaak
Walton League; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of congestive heart failure and pneumonia,
in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
24, 2006 (age 86 years, 324
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hermann Frederick Eilts (1922-2006) —
also known as Hermann Eilts —
of Pennsylvania; Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Weissenfels, Germany,
March
23, 1922.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1965-70; Egypt, 1974-79.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of heart failure, in Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
12, 2006 (age 84 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Philip Shafer (1917-2006) —
also known as Raymond P. Shafer —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., March 5,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Crawford
County District Attorney, 1948-56; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1959-62; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1967-71.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, of heart failure, in Meadville Medical
Center, Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
12, 2006 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Union Township, Crawford County, Pa.
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Kenneth A. Gewertz (1934-2006) —
of Deptford, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
1, 1934.
Democrat. Building
supply and hardware business; police
chief; mayor
of Deptford Township, N.J., 1969-72; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-79 (District 3-B 1972-73,
4th District 1974-79).
Died, from a heart attack, in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
12, 2006 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) —
also known as Robert F. Drinan; "Our Father Who Art In
Congress" —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1920.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73,
4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1972;
law
professor.
Catholic.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from pneumonia
and congestive heart failure, in Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 2007 (age 86 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elliott Percival Skinner (1924-2007) —
also known as Elliott P. Skinner —
Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,
June
20, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; naturalized U.S.
citizen; anthropologist;
university
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1966-69.
African
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of heart failure, in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
2007 (age 82 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis J. Papan (1928-2007) —
also known as Lou Papan; Elias Papandricoupolos;
"The Enforcer"; "Leadfoot
Lou" —
of Daly City, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., August
28, 1928.
Democrat. FBI
agent; member of California
state assembly, 1973-86, 1997-2002; candidate for California
state senate, 1986 (Democratic), 2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry.
Died, apparently of a heart attack, in Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif., April
28, 2007 (age 78 years, 243
days).
Interment at Skylawn
Memorial Park, San Mateo, Calif.
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Jerry Lamon Falwell (1933-2007) —
also known as Jerry Falwell —
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., August
11, 1933.
Republican. Pastor; television
evangelist; founder
(1971) of Liberty Baptist College, now Liberty University; also
served as its chancellor;
founder of the Moral Majority, political group advocating
conservative Christian views; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Suffered cardiac arrythmia, collapsed in his office
at Liberty University, and died soon after at Lynchburg General Hospital,
Lynchburg,
Va., May 15,
2007 (age 73 years, 277
days).
Interment at Montview
Grounds, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
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Wiley Mayne (1917-2007) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Sanborn, O'Brien
County, Iowa, January
19, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from heart failure, in St. Luke's Regional Medical
Center, Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, May 27,
2007 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Sanborn, Iowa.
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Gilbert Gude (1923-2007) —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1953-58; member of Maryland
state senate, 1963-66; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1967-77; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1968,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Washington,
D.C., June 7,
2007 (age 84 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Mark Baer (1929-2007) —
also known as Byron M. Baer —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born October
8, 1929.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-93 (District 13-B 1972-73,
37th District 1974-93); member of New
Jersey state senate 37th District, 1994-2005; resigned 2005;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000.
While working as a Freedom
Rider, registering voters in Mississippi in 1961, was arrested
and jailed
for 45 days.
Died, from complications of congestive heart failure, in an assisted
living facility, Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., June 24,
2007 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Cremated.
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Julius Acevez (1907-2007) —
of La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Hermosillo, Sonora,
April
30, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of
La Mesa, Calif., 1958-60.
Mexican
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from congestive heart failure and renal
failure, in Grossmont Gardens nursing
home, La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif., July 9,
2007 (age 100 years,
70 days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Joseph A. Boyd Jr. (1916-2007) —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Hoschton, Jackson
County, Ga., November
16, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions.
Died, of heart failure, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
26, 2007 (age 90 years, 344
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Thomas Joseph Meskill (1928-2007) —
also known as Thomas J. Meskill; "Tough
Tom" —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., January
30, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1962-64; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1967-71; defeated,
1964; Governor of
Connecticut, 1971-75; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1972
(delegation chair); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1975-93; took
senior status 1993.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, following a heart attack, in Bethesda Memorial Hospital,
Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
29, 2007 (age 79 years, 272
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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Earl Farwell Dodge (1932-2007) —
also known as Earl F. Dodge; "Mr.
Prohibition" —
of Massachusetts; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
24, 1932.
Prohibition candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1954; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts; Prohibition candidate for secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1990.
Baptist.
Collapsed at Denver International Airport,
and died soon after, from cardiac arrythmia, at the University
of Colorado Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., November
7, 2007 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ignacio J. Barraza (1969-2007) —
also known as "Nacho" —
of Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.
Born in Nogales, Sonora,
February
26, 1969.
Staff to U.S. Sen. Dennis
DeConcini, 1991-94; mayor
of Nogales, Ariz., 2007; died in office 2007.
Died, from heart disease, in University Medical
Center, Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., November
21, 2007 (age 38 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry John Hyde (1924-2007) —
also known as Henry J. Hyde —
of Bensenville, DuPage
County, Ill.; Wood Dale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
18, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-75; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1975-; defeated, 1962.
Catholic.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of earlier heart surgery, in Rush
University Medical
Center, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
29, 2007 (age 83 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jaime B. Fuster (1941-2007) —
of Rio Piedras, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Guayama, Guayama
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
12, 1941.
Lawyer;
law
professor; president,
Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 1981-84; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1985-92; resigned
1992; justice of
Puerto Rico supreme court, 1992-2007; appointed 1992; died in
office 2007.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Died, of cardiac arrest, in Guaynabo, Guaynabo
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
3, 2007 (age 66 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., September
3, 1934.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980,
1996;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1987-89; defeated in primary, 1989.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, of heart failure, in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
19, 2008 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Peter Bergman Narey (1920-2008) —
also known as Peter B. Narey —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, May 15,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, October
24, 2008 (age 88 years, 162
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa.
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Anthony Tony Tarracino (1916-2008) —
also known as Tony Tarracino; "Captain Tony";
"The Conscience of Key West" —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., August
10, 1916.
Beaten
and left for dead by Mafia colleagues in New Jersey in the 1940s;
charter
boat captain; saloon
keeper; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1989-91; defeated, 1991.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart and lung
condition, in Lower Keys Medical
Center, Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., November
1, 2008 (age 92 years, 83
days).
Cremated.
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Bernice R. Labedz (1919-2008) —
also known as "Mamma Labedz" —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
19, 1919.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 5th District, 1976-92.
Female.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Advocate for anti-abortion legislation.
Died, from congestive heart failure at a nursing
home in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., November
15, 2008 (age 89 years, 57
days).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb.
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Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009) —
also known as Marilyn Ann Briggs; Evelyn Lang;
Marilyn Chambers Taylor —
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
22, 1952.
Model;
Actress
in pornographic
movies;
gun
dealer; Personal Choice candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Female.
Bisexual.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage and an aneurysm, in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
12, 2009 (age 56 years, 355
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Charles Nesbitt Wilson (1933-2010) —
also known as Charles Wilson; Charlie Wilson;
"Good Time Charlie" —
of Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex.
Born in Trinity, Trinity
County, Tex., June 1,
1933.
Democrat. Lumber
business; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1961-66; member of Texas
state senate, 1966-72; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1973-96; resigned 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Methodist.
Died, from cardio-pulmonary
arrest, in Lufkin Memorial Hospital,
Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex., February
10, 2010 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Elmer Akins (1926-2010) —
also known as James Akins —
of Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, October
15, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1973-75.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, following a heart attack, in Mitchellville, Prince
George's County, Md., July 15,
2010 (age 83 years, 273
days).
Cremated.
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Tony Curtis (1925-2010) —
also known as Bernard Herschel Schwartz —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Jewish.
Hungarian
ancestry.
Died, from cardiac arrest while suffering from COPD and asthma,
in Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., September
29, 2010 (age 85 years, 118
days).
Interment at Palm
Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Relatives: Son
of Emanuel Curtis and Helen (Klein) Curtis; married, February
8, 1963, to Christine Kaufmann; married, April
20, 1968, to Leslie Allen; married 1984 to Andrea
Savio; married, February
28, 1993, to Lisa Deutsch; married, November
6, 1998, to Jill Vandenberg; married, June 4,
1951, to Janet
Leigh. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Donald J. Canney (1930-2011) —
also known as Don Canney —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, October
8, 1930.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; civil
engineer; mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969-92.
Catholic.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March
20, 2011 (age 80 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Herbert Adler (1959-2011) —
also known as John H. Adler —
of Cherry Hill, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
23, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate 6th District, 1991-2008; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 2009-; defeated,
1990.
Jewish.
Died while recovering from heart surgery, in connection with a
staph
infection, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 4,
2011 (age 51 years, 224
days).
Interment at Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, N.J.
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Henry G. Marsh (1921-2011) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1967-69.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in the VA Medical
Center, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 11,
2011 (age 89 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) —
also known as "Dr. Death" —
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 26,
1928.
Physician;
euthanasia advocate whose campaign of assisted
suicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought him
national publicity; his medical license was revoked
in 1990; he faced numerous murder
charges
starting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times; convicted
in 1999 and sentenced
to 10 to 25 years in prison;
released in 2007; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008.
Atheist.
Armenian
ancestry.
Died, from kidney
and heart problems, in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., June 3,
2011 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Furniture
upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
National
Rifle Association.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Scott Benton White (1970-2011) —
also known as Scott White —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., June 8,
1970.
Democrat. Member of Washington
state house of representatives 46th District, 2009-11; member of
Washington
state senate 46th District, 2011; died in office 2011.
Died, from an enlarged heart condition, in a hotel
room at Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, Kittitas
County, Wash., October
21, 2011 (age 41 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert William Edgar (1943-2013) —
also known as Bob Edgar —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1943.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1975-87; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1986.
United
Methodist. Member, Common
Cause.
Died, from a heart attack, in Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va., April
23, 2013 (age 69 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Shirley Levoy Abbott (1924-2013) —
also known as S. L. Abbott —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Fairview, Major
County, Okla., July 23,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; optometrist;
rancher;
candidate for Texas
state senate, 1962, 1964, 1966; chair of
El Paso County Republican Party, 1965-66; candidate for Texas
state comptroller, 1970; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1977-78; U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho, 1984-86.
Catholic.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., April
23, 2013 (age 88 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Julia Harriet Tashjian (1938-2013) —
also known as Julia H. Tashjian; Julia Harriet
Zakarian —
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., June 8,
1938.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1983-91; defeated, 1990.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Armenian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart attack, in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., May 9,
2013 (age 74 years, 335
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Joyce Gilligan (1921-2013) —
also known as John J. Gilligan; Jack
Gilligan —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1962;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1968; Governor of
Ohio, 1971-75; defeated, 1974; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
24, 2013 (age 92 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Major Robert Odell Owens (1936-2013) —
also known as Major R. Owens —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Collierville, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 28,
1936.
Democrat. Librarian;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2007 (12th District 1983-93,
11th District 1993-2007).
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, from renal
failure and heart failure, in New York University Langone
Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 2013 (age 77 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. (1940-2014) —
also known as Tommy Boggs —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
18, 1940.
Democrat. Economist;
lawyer;
lobbyist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart attack, in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., September
15, 2014 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) —
also known as Frank Mankiewicz —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
California
state assembly, 1950; lawyer; author;
press secretary for Robert
F. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
campaign manager for George
McGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,
National Public Radio,
1977-83.
Jewish.
Died, of heart failure while suffering from lung
problems, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., October
23, 2014 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Don Martin Mankiewicz (1922-2015) —
also known as Don M. Mankiewicz —
of East Norwich, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
January
30, 1922.
Democrat. Novelist;
screenwriter
for dozens of television
shows; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960
(alternate), 1972;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Jewish.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
25, 2015 (age 93 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd (1919-2017) —
also known as Douglas F. Dowd —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
7, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; economist;
university
professor; Peace and Freedom candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in Bologna, Italy,
September
8, 2017 (age 97 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mervyn Dowd and Sybil (Seid) Dowd; married to Zeril
Druskin. |
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Raymond James Donovan (1930-2021) —
also known as Raymond J. Donovan —
of Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., August
31, 1930.
Insurance
business; construction
executive; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1981-85; in 1982, he was investigated
by a federal special prosecutor over allegations of links to organized
crime figures, but insufficient evidence was found for any
prosecution; indicted
in 1984 over alleged fraud on
a subway construction project in the Bronx, New York City; resigned
from the Cabinet; tried in
1987 and found not guilty; following his acquittal, he famously
asked, "Which office do I go to, to get my reputation back?".
Catholic.
Died, from congestive heart failure, in New Vernon, Morris
County, N.J., June 2,
2021 (age 90 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Donovan and Eleanor Donovan; married 1957 to
Catherine Sblendorio. |
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