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Politicians Who Died of Influenza

Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

  William Tait (d. 1816) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Mayor of Nashville, Tenn., 1811-13. Died, of "cold plague" (perhaps influenza), February 3, 1816. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  John Louis O'Sullivan (1813-1895) — also known as John L. O'Sullivan — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born, of American parents, in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gibraltar, November 15, 1813. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1841-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1844; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1854; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1854-58. Episcopalian; later Catholic. Cofounder and editor of The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, a journal that published the works of Emerson, Hawthorne and Whitman, as well as political essays on Jacksonian Democracy, 1837-46. Early advocate in 1840s for abolition of the death penalty. Invented the term "manifest destiny" to explain and justify the westward expansion of the United States. Took part in the failed expedition of Narcisco Lopez to take Cuba from Spanish rule; as a result, was charged in federal court in New York with violation of the Neutrality Act; tried and acquitted in March 1852. Died, of influenza and the effects of an earlier stroke, in a residential hotel in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 24, 1895 (age 81 years, 129 days). Interment at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Francis Channing Barlow (1834-1896) — also known as Francis C. Barlow; "The Boy General" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 19, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of state of New York, 1866-67; New York state attorney general, 1872-73. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from "the grip" (influenza), in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 11, 1896 (age 61 years, 84 days). Interment at Walnut Street Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Hatch Barlow and Almira (Penniman) Barlow; married, April 20, 1861, to Arabella Wharton Griffith; married 1867 to Ellen Shaw.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Ronald Chalmers (1831-1898) — also known as James R. Chalmers — of Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss. Born near Lynchburg, Halifax County, Va., January 12, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1852; delegate to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi state senate, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1877-82, 1884-85 (6th District 1877-82, 2nd District 1884-85). Slaveowner. Died, from complications of the grippe, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 9, 1898 (age 67 years, 87 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Williams Chalmers; brother of H. H. Chalmers; nephew of John Gordon Chalmers.
  Political family: Chalmers family of Mississippi.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Joshua Allen (1829-1901) — also known as William J. Allen — of Metropolis, Massac County, Ill.; Marion, Williamson County, Ill.; Cairo, Alexander County, Ill.; Carbondale, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., June 9, 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1855; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-59; circuit judge in Illinois 26th Circuit, 1859-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1860, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1884; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Williamson and Johnson counties, 1862; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1862-65 (9th District 1862-63, 13th District 1863-65); delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1869-70; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1887-1901; died in office 1901. Died, of "grippe" (influenza), in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., January 26, 1901 (age 71 years, 231 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Willis Allen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
  George Augustus Vare (1859-1908) — also known as George A. Vare — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 7, 1859. Republican. Contractor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1892-96; member of Pennsylvania state senate 1st District, 1897-1908; died in office 1908; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904. Died, from pneumonia and influenza, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 28, 1908 (age 49 years, 21 days). Entombed at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Vare and Abigail (Stites) Vare; brother of Edwin H. Vare and William Scott Vare; married, December 7, 1881, to Clara B. Hunter; fourth cousin of Fletcher Wilbur Stites; fourth cousin once removed of Christopher Smith Hand.
  Political family: Vare-Stites family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
J. C. Baumberger John Conrad Baumberger (1832-1908) — also known as J. C. Baumberger; Johann Conrad Baumberger — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland, January 10, 1832. Wholesale tobacco business; Consul for Switzerland in Louisville, Ky., 1883-87, 1895-1908. Died, from pneumonia and influenza, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 27, 1908 (age 76 years, 108 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Maria Therese Muenchausen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Louisville Courier-Journal, August 8, 1897
  Charles Henry Truax (1846-1910) — also known as Charles H. Truax — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Durhamville, Oneida County, N.Y., October 31, 1846. Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; New York City superior court judge, 1881-94; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 10th District, 1894; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1897-1909; defeated, 1909. Died, from "the grip" (influenza), in the Hotel Savoy, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 14, 1910 (age 63 years, 75 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Ann (Shaffer) Truax and Henry Philip Truax; married, February 9, 1871, to Nancy Chamberlain Stone; married, March 4, 1896, to Caroline (Sanders) Carrington.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Horace Preston (1837-1916) — also known as S. Horace Preston — of Lansing Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Oneida Township, Eaton County, Mich., October 1, 1837. Democrat. Farmer; supervisor of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-86. Died, from "La Grippe" (influenza) and Bright's disease, in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., January 8, 1916 (age 78 years, 99 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Preston and Rebecca Noble (Sprague) Preston; married 1863 to Eveline Sills.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard M. Stadden (1856-1918) — Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., May 27, 1856. Civil engineer and contractor on railways and harbor projects in the U.S. and Mexico; Hawaiian consul at Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Consul in Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Manzanillo, 1906-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Manzanillo, as of 1916-17. Died, of influenza, 1918 (age about 62 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Victoria Carbajal.
  Reynolds Clough (1875-1918) — of Dover, Kent County, Del. Born in Delaware, May 10, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died, from pneumonia and influenza, in Dover, Kent County, Del., October 15, 1918 (age 43 years, 158 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
  Relatives: Son of Frances Smith (Reynolds) Clough and William L. Clough; married, November 16, 1905, to Ethel Riggs; first cousin thrice removed of Daniel Rodney and Caleb Rodney; first cousin four times removed of Caesar Rodney and Thomas Rodney; second cousin twice removed of George Brydges Rodney; second cousin thrice removed of Caesar Augustus Rodney; third cousin once removed of John Henry Rodney; third cousin twice removed of Thomas McKean Rodney; fourth cousin of Caleb Rodney Layton.
  Political families: Rodney family of Delaware; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leon Stivers Wiles (1878-1918) — also known as Leon S. Wiles — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, June 26, 1878. Republican. Manager, Huntington Tobacco Warehouse; mayor of Huntington, W.Va., 1918; died in office 1918. Died, from influenza, in Huntington, Wayne County, W.Va., October 18, 1918 (age 40 years, 114 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Ripley, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Newton P. Wiles and Juliet Burnham (Hathaway) Wiles; married to Laura Gibson Kirkpatrick.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in New York, December 5, 1864. Democrat. Glass blower; glass manufacturing business; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15; defeated, 1898 (10th District), 1912 (12th District), 1916 (12th District). Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from influenza and bronchial pneumonia, in St. John's Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., November 1, 1918 (age 53 years, 331 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Gill and Margaret (O'Toole) Gill; married, May 27, 1891, to Agnes Strubel.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willis Duff Piercy (1874-1918) — also known as W. Duff Piercy — of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill. Born in 1874. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate, 1900; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916. Died, of influenza, November 11, 1918 (age about 44 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, April 3, 1895, to Martha Eulalia Whitson.
  Franklin J. Morton (1833-1919) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, February 11, 1833. Consul for Argentina in Baltimore, Md., 1901-02. Presbyterian. Died, from influenza, in Baltimore, Md., February 4, 1919 (age 85 years, 358 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Bennett Morton and Nancy Joy Morton; married to Fannie Maria Nason.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James B. Allen (1875-1919) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 13, 1875. Democrat. Insurance business; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District, 1909. Died, from bronchial pneumonia due to influenza, in Bonaventure Hotel, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., February 15, 1919 (age 44 years, 33 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Workman Allen and Martha (Campbell) Allen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Wood Halfhill (1861-1923) — also known as James W. Halfhill — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Mercer, Mercer County, Ohio, March 1, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; director, The Old National Bank of Lima, Ohio, First National Bank of Ada, Ohio, Ada Heat, Water and Light Company, Ohio State Life Insurance Company; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Died, from influenza, in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, April 15, 1923 (age 62 years, 45 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Halfhill and Elanor Maria (Wood) Halfhill; married, September 23, 1896, to Cora Agnes Miller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Eddy Lambert (1860-1924) — also known as Francis E. Lambert — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in St. Joseph County, Ind., June 4, 1860. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1894-98; candidate for mayor of South Bend, Ind., 1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks. Died, from influenza and pneumonia, in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., June 19, 1924 (age 64 years, 15 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver C. Lambert and Eleanor 'Ellen' (McMullen) Lambert; married 1891 to Mary Etta Moomaw; married, February 12, 1904, to Blanche Irene Gee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Cosgrove (1839-1925) — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born near Alexandria, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 12, 1839. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880 (speaker); U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1883-85. Died, from acute nephritis and influenza, in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., August 15, 1925 (age 85 years, 337 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Cosgrove; married to Georgia Augusta Bliss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Ernest H. Clinedinst Ernest H. Clinedinst (1884-1926) — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Virginia, September 23, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1921; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Died, from lobar pneumonia and "La Grippe" (influenza), in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, April 6, 1926 (age 41 years, 195 days). Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio; cenotaph at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, New Market, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Akron Beacon Journal, August 8. 1921
  Alexander Kaufman Coney (1847-1930) — also known as Alexander K. Coney — of San Francisco, Calif.; Alameda, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Athens, Claiborne Parish, La., April 1, 1847. Consul-General for Mexico in San Francisco, Calif., 1886-1902. Member, Freemasons. Died, from influenza, in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., January 5, 1930 (age 82 years, 279 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sterling Price Beaven (1861-1931) — also known as S. P. Beaven — of Fulton, Callaway County, Mo. Born in Callaway County, Mo., March 4, 1861. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; Callaway County Probate Judge, 1899-1910; member of Missouri state senate 10th District, 1911-14. Christian. Died, from influenza, in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., February 28, 1931 (age 69 years, 361 days). Interment at Richland Christian Church Cemetery, Kingdom City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Milton Beaven and Frances Isabella (Miller) Beaven; married, August 11, 1886, to Mollie Christian Suggett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Henderson Windham (1871-1932) — also known as Charles H. Windham; "Father of Long Beach Harbor" — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tenn., 1871. Republican. Mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1908-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912; postmaster at Long Beach, Calif., 1922. Died, from complications of an influenza type illness, April 11, 1932 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Edward McMathers Beers (1877-1932) — also known as Edward M. Beers — of Mt. Union, Huntingdon County, Pa. Born in Nossville, Huntingdon County, Pa., May 27, 1877. Republican. Farmer; hotel manager; director Grange Trust Company, Huntingdon, Pa.; director, First National Bank, Mt. Union, Pa.; mayor of Mt. Union, Pa., 1910-14; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1914-23; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1923-32; died in office 1932. Methodist. Died, of influenza, in the Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 21, 1932 (age 54 years, 330 days). Interment at Mt. Union Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Anderson Beers and Mary E. (Parsons) Beers; married 1910 to Iva Clarissa Ewing.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Amos Wilson Buchanan (1857-1933) — also known as Amos W. Buchanan — of Bryan, Brazos County, Tex. Born in Louisiana, March 22, 1857. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives 50th District, 1887-88; postmaster at Bryan, Tex., 1894-98. Died, from influenza, in Bryan, Brazos County, Tex., March 16, 1933 (age 75 years, 359 days). Interment at Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Wilson Granbury Buchanan and Jane Beatty (Fleming) Buchanan; married to Anna Cecile Peters.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John P. Carter (1858-1935) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind., December 27, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th California District, 1917-21, 1933-35; died in office 1935; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1924. Died, from influenza, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 25, 1935 (age 76 years, 119 days). Cremated.
  John M. Tierney (1860-1936) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 14, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; general counsel, Union Railway Company, 1893; municipal judge in New York, 1898-1915; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-29. Catholic. Member, Tammany Hall; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died, from "grip" (influenza), in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., February 20, 1936 (age 75 years, 129 days). Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Launcelot J. Tierney and Elizabeth (Welch) Tierney.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Abram Piatt Andrew and Helen (Merrell) Andrew.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George H. Dern George Henry Dern (1872-1936) — also known as George H. Dern — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Dodge County, Neb., September 8, 1872. Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur Gold Mining and Milling Company; joint inventor, with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member of Utah state senate, 1915-23; Governor of Utah, 1925-33; U.S. Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1936. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hospital, of influenza and kidney failure, August 27, 1936 (age 63 years, 354 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of John Dern and Elizabeth (Dern) Dern; married, June 7, 1899, to Charlotte Brown.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George H. Dern (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
Charles Henderson Charles Henderson (1860-1937) — of Troy, Pike County, Ala. Born in Pike County, Ala., April 26, 1860. Democrat. Mayor of Troy, Ala., 1886-91, 1901-06; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama, 1896; president, Alabama Railroad Commission, 1907-15; Governor of Alabama, 1915-19. Died, from influenza, in Troy, Pike County, Ala., January 7, 1937 (age 76 years, 256 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Leming and Elizabeth (Rosecrans) Leming; married to Eugenia R. Bouchman.
  Leming Hall (built 1905, demolished 1972), one of the first two dormitory buildings at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Francis Dore (1881-1938) — also known as John F. Dore — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 11, 1881. Newspaper work; lawyer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1932-34, 1936-38. Died, from complications of pneumonia and influenza, Seattle, King County, Wash., April 18, 1938 (age 56 years, 128 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of John F. Dore and Mary E. (Hudson) Dore; married, December 22, 1911, to Marian Neal.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Clayton Ball and Elizabeth Wolfe (Brady) Ball; married, January 24, 1920, to Frances Louise Davies; nephew of George Alexander Ball; third cousin thrice removed of Harrison Blodget.
  Political families: Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Eastman family; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Leonard Replogle (1876-1948) — also known as J. Leonard Replogle — of Westmont, Cambria County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in New Enterprise, Bedford County, Pa., May 6, 1876. Republican. Steel manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1928 (alternate), 1932, 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from Florida, 1940. Died, from complications of influenza, in the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1948 (age 72 years, 203 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Rinehart Zook Replogle and Mary Ann (Furry) Replogle; married, January 10, 1905, to Blanche Kenley McMillen; second cousin of Luther Irvin Replogle; third cousin of Henry Earl Replogle and Howard B. Replogle; fourth cousin once removed of Louise R. Galt.
  Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.
  The J. Leonard Replogle High School (built 1918, closed 1963, demolished 1972), in South Woodbury Township, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Theodore Ronald (1855-1950) — also known as James T. Ronald — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Caledonia, Washington County, Mo., April 8, 1855. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1892-94; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1900; superior court judge in Washington, 1909-49. Died, from influenza, in Seattle, King County, Wash., December 27, 1950 (age 95 years, 263 days). Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969) — also known as Allen W. Dulles; "Spymaster" — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., April 7, 1893. Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940; director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1953-61; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died, from influenza and pneumonia, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 28, 1969 (age 75 years, 296 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Allen Macy Dulles and Edith F. (Foster) Dulles; brother of John Foster Dulles; married 1920 to Clover Todd; grandson of John Watson Foster; great-grandnephew of John Welsh; third great-grandnephew of Joshua Coit; first cousin twice removed of Langdon Cheves Jr.; first cousin six times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin once removed of Samuel Welsh; second cousin thrice removed of Robert Coit Jr.; second cousin four times removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington and Abel Huntington; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Huntington; third cousin of Lewis Wardlaw Haskell; third cousin twice removed of Alonzo Mark Leffingwell and William Brainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer Huntington, William Woodbridge, Zina Hyde Jr., Isaac Backus, Theodore Davenport, Henry Titus Backus and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of John Leffingwell Randolph.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Upham family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Boomie Mikrut (1917-2018) — also known as E. Boomie Mikrut — of Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 24, 1917. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1951; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974. Polish ancestry. Died, from influenza, in Marquette, Marquette County, Mich., January 20, 2018 (age 100 years, 57 days). Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Mich.
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Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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