Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Jacob Babbitt (1809-1862) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., May 9,
1809.
Democrat. Banker; cotton
manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and wounded (in a "friendly fire" accident) during the Civil
War battle of Fredericksburg, Va., and died ten days later, in
Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria,
Va., December
23, 1862 (age 53 years, 228
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Henry Clark Gilbert (1818-1864) —
also known as Henry C. Gilbert —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Salina (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 14,
1818.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1852;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at the battle of Resaca, Georgia, and died nine days
later at the Military Hospital, Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., May 24,
1864 (age 45 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Michael Cook (1828-1864) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., March
17, 1828.
Carpenter;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1857-62 (5th District 1857-60, 8th District
1861-62); major in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Wounded in the Civil
War battle of Nashville, and died eleven days later in the
Cumberland field hospital, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
27, 1864 (age 36 years, 285
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Smith Tallmadge (1824-1882) —
also known as Isaac S. Tallmadge —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 31,
1824.
Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1853-54.
Injured when he was run over by a horsedrawn
cart; the wound in his back became an infected
abscess, and he died as a result, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 27,
1882 (age 57 years, 361
days).
Interment somewhere in Fond du Lac, Wis.
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John Smith Phelps (1814-1886) —
also known as John S. Phelps —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., December
22, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1845-63 (at-large 1845-47, 5th
District 1847-53, 6th District 1853-63); colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
Missouri, 1877-81; defeated, 1868.
Slaveowner.
Died, in Sisters' Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., November
20, 1886 (age 71 years, 333
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha
Phelps and Lucy (Smith) Phelps; married 1837 to Mary
Whitney; grandson of Noah
Phelps; second cousin of Norman
A. Phelps; second cousin once removed of William
Walter Phelps; second cousin twice removed of Sheffield
Phelps; second cousin thrice removed of Phelps
Phelps; third cousin of Amos
Pettibone and George
Smith Catlin; third cousin once removed of Augustus
Pettibone, Gaylord
Griswold, Hezekiah
Case, Rufus
Pettibone, Charles
Jenkins Hayden and Asahel
Pierson Case; third cousin twice removed of Oliver
Ellsworth, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Peter
Buell Porter, Nelson
Platt Wheeler, William
Egbert Wheeler, Allen
Jacob Holcomb, Arthur
Burnham Woodford and Carl
Trumbull Hayden; third cousin thrice removed of Pierpont
Edwards, Alexander
Royal Wheeler and Donald
Barr Chidsey; fourth cousin of Parmenio
Adams and Augustus
Herman Pettibone; fourth cousin once removed of Jason
Kellogg, Benjamin
Trumbull, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Lancelot
Phelps, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Abijah
Blodget, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Edmund
Holcomb, Peter
Buell Porter Jr., Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, Hiram
Bidwell Case, Peter
Augustus Porter, Selah
Merrill and Timothy
E. Griswold. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Phelps County,
Mo. is named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article |
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John C. Niglutsch (d. 1887) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Clerk at Castle Garden; organist;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1882.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, apparently while in a paranoid state, and died soon after,
in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1887.
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Isaac Bell Jr. (1846-1889) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1846.
Democrat. Cotton
broker; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1885-88; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1888.
Died, from complications of typhoid
fever, and pyaemia,
in St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1889 (age 42 years, 75
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Palmer Usher (1816-1889) —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., January
9, 1816.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1856; Indiana
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1863-65.
Died of cancer at
University Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
13, 1889 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Usher and Lucy (Palmer) Usher; married, January
26, 1844, to Margaret Patterson; first cousin once removed of Jonathan
Usher; second cousin of Robert
Cleveland Usher; second cousin twice removed of Rollin
Usher Tyler; third cousin of Francis
Landon Cleveland and Roland
Greene Usher; third cousin once removed of Grover
Cleveland and James
Harlan Cleveland; third cousin twice removed of Ephraim
Safford, Isaiah
Kidder, Samuel
Lord, James
Harlan Cleveland Jr. and Richard
Folsom Cleveland; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph
Wheeler Bloodgood; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland, Charles
Stetson, James
Safford, Luther
Kidder and Isaiah
Stetson. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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William Preston Taulbee (1851-1890) —
also known as William P. Taulbee —
of Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky.
Born in Morgan
County, Ky., October
22, 1851.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1885-89.
Shot
and mortally
wounded, by Charles E. Kincaid, a journalist with whom he had
quarreled, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, and died eleven days later at Providence
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1890 (age 38 years, 140
days). Kincaid pleaded self-defense and was found not guilty of
murder in 1891.
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Morgan County, Ky.
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John Alexander Anderson (1834-1892) —
also known as John A. Anderson —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born near Pigeon Creek, Washington
County, Pa., June 26,
1834.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1879-91 (1st District 1879-85, 5th
District 1885-91); U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1891-92; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1891-92.
Died, in a hospital at Liverpool, England,
May
18, 1892 (age 57 years, 327
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
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Charles P. Miller (1853-1892) —
of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas
County, Neb.
Born January
29, 1853.
Mayor
of South Omaha, Neb., 1891-92; died in office 1892.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Found unconscious from an apparently self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, and died soon after, in Methodist Hospital, Omaha,
Douglas
County, Neb., October
5, 1892 (age 39 years, 250
days). Later, two men were arrested and charged with murdering
him, but evidence did not support this, and charges were dismissed.
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Edward Patrick Hagan (1846-1893) —
also known as Edward P. Hagan; Eddy Hagan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1846.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1879-80,
1885-89; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1892-93; died in office 1893.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a laparotomy for an intestinal
obstruction, in Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1893 (age 47 years, 19
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Powell) Hagan; married, July 24,
1877, to Ellen Matthews. |
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Newton Woodward Hall (1864-1893) —
also known as Newton W. Hall —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Birmingham, England,
1864.
Vice-Consul
for Ecuador in San
Francisco, Calif., 1891-93; Vice-Consul
for Honduras in San
Francisco, Calif., 1891-93.
English
ancestry.
During an altercation with Edward A. Gillespie, he fell or
was thrown
down a flight of stairs, suffered a skull fracture, and died soon
after at Receiving Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., November
27, 1893 (age about 29
years). Gillespie was arrested and charged with murder, but
acquitted at trial in 1894. While in the hospital, Hall also received
a probably fatal dose of opium.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude Nicholas Riopelle (c.1845-1894) —
also known as Claude N. Riopelle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1869-70.
French
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Grace Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
24, 1894 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Mt.
Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Stewart (1836-1895) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 30,
1836.
Democrat. Delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state senate, 1878-82; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1883-93.
Slaveowner.
Died in Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
21, 1895 (age 59 years, 114
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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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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Louis Charles Latham (1840-1895) —
also known as Louis C. Latham —
of Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., September
11, 1840.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of North
Carolina house of commons, 1864; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1870; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1881-83, 1887-89.
Died in Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., October
16, 1895 (age 55 years, 35
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836-1896) —
also known as Pierce M. B. Young —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., November
15, 1836.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1868-69, 1870-75 (6th District
1868-69, 7th District 1870-75); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S. Consul General in St. Petersburg, 1885-86; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1893-96; Honduras, 1893-96.
Slaveowner.
Died in Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1896 (age 59 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Ga.
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John Edmund Bacon (1830-1897) —
also known as John E. Bacon —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1830.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1878-80; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Paraguay, 1885-88; Uruguay, 1885-88; U.S. Minister to Uruguay, 1888; Paraguay, 1888.
Died, in Columbia Hospital, Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
19, 1897 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Dudley Chipley (1840-1897) —
also known as W. D. Chipley —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., June 6,
1840.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
fought against Reconstruction
along with other members of the Ku Klux
Klan; he was among those implicated
in the murder
of George
W. Ashburn in in 1868; tried in
a military court, but Georgia's re-admission to the Union ended
military jurisdiction, so he and his co-defendants were released;
general manager of the Pensacola Railroad;
successfully promoted the construction of the Pensacola and Atlanta
Railroad
in 1881-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,
1884,
1892;
mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1887-88; member of Florida
state senate, 1895-97.
Died in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., December
1, 1897 (age 57 years, 178
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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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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Stevenson Archer (1827-1898) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., February
28, 1827.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1867-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1868,
1876;
Maryland
state treasurer, 1886-90; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1887-89.
In April, 1890, following an investigation
which revealed a shortage
of $132,000, he was arrested,
removed
from office as State Treasurer, and charged
with embezzlement.
He pleaded
guilty and wrote to the court: "No part of the State's money or
securities was ever used by me in gambling, stock speculation, or for
political purposes; nor have I at this time one dollar of it left."
Sentenced
to five years in prison.
Due to his failing health, was pardoned
by Gov. Frank
Brown in May 1894.
Slaveowner.
Died, in Baltimore City Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., August
2, 1898 (age 71 years, 155
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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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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Thomas Joseph Bradley (1870-1901) —
also known as Thomas J. Bradley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
2, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1897-1901.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1901 (age 31 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Nicholas Fish (1848-1902) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Switzerland, 1877-81; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1882-85; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Quarreled with Thomas J. Sharkey, a private detective, on the second
floor of the Ehrhardt Brothers saloon;
Sharkey struck
him, so that he fell down
the stairs into the street with a skull fracture; died the next day,
without regaining consciousness, at Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
16, 1902 (age 54 years, 209
days). Sharkey was later convicted of second-degree manslaughter
and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893) and Julia (Kean) Fish; brother of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); married to Clemence S. Smith-Bryce; father
of Hamilton Fish (1874-1898; sergeant in the U.S. Volunteer Cavalry
Regiment, the "Rough Riders", in the Spanish-American war; killed in
battle); uncle of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991); grandson of Nicholas
Fish (1758-1833); granduncle of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996); great-grandson of John
Kean (1756-1795); great-grandnephew of Robert
Gilbert Livingston and Philip
Peter Livingston; great-granduncle of Hamilton
Fish (born 1951) and Alexa
Fish Ward; second great-grandson of Gilbert
Livingston and Peter
Van Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Philip
Livingston and William
Livingston; third great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and James
Alexander; third great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson of Pieter
Stuyvesant and Pieter
Van Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew of Abraham
de Peyster, Johannes
Cuyler and Johannes
de Peyster; first cousin of John
Kean (1852-1914) and Hamilton
Fish Kean; first cousin once removed of Robert
Winthrop Kean; first cousin twice removed of Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873) and Thomas
Howard Kean; first cousin thrice removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, John
Stevens III, Henry
Brockholst Livingston and Thomas
Howard Kean Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed of Nicholas
Bayard (c.1644-1707), David
Davidse Schuyler, Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler, Johannes
DePeyster, Cornelis
Cuyler and John
Cruger Jr.; second cousin once removed of Jonathan
Mayhew Wainwright; second cousin twice 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 (1776-1843), Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer and William
Jay; second cousin thrice removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Matthew
Clarkson, Henry
Cruger and Henry
Rutgers; third cousin of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson; third 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 and John
Jay II; third cousin twice removed of Nicholas
Bayard (1736-1802), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), James
Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler, James
Parker, Guy
Vernor Henry and Montgomery
Schuyler Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Philip
DePeyster; fourth cousin of John
Jacob Astor III, Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston, James
Alexander Hamilton, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Cortlandt Parker, Philip
N. Schuyler, William
Waldorf Astor, Herbert
Livingston Satterlee, Peter
Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Robert
Reginald Livingston, Bronson
Murray Cutting and Brockholst
Livingston. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
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 — U.S. State Dept career summary |
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Hubbard T. Smith (1854-1903) —
Born in Indiana, 1854.
Songwriter;
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1896; Constantinople, 1896-97; Cairo, 1902-03, died in office 1903; U.S. Vice Consul in Osaka, 1898-99; Hiogo, 1898-99; Canton, 1899-1900.
Died, from Bright's
disease or kidney
cancer, in a hospital at Genoa (Genova), Italy,
February
10, 1903 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Vincennes, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Hubbard Madison Smith and Nannie Willis (Pendleton) Smith; first
cousin four times removed of Edmund
Pendleton, John
Walker and Francis
Walker; second cousin thrice removed of John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr., James
Madison, Nathaniel
Pendleton, William
Taylor Madison, Meriwether
Lewis and Zachary
Taylor; third cousin of James
Benjamin Garnett; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton, Nathanael
Greene Pendleton, Thomas
Walker Gilmer and Coleby
Chew; third cousin thrice removed of Robert
Brooke, George
Madison and Richard
Aylett Buckner; fourth cousin of George
Cassety Pendleton, Charles
M. Pendleton and Daniel
Micajah Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Gaines Johnson, John
Strother Pendleton, Albert
Gallatin Pendleton, Philip
Coleman Pendleton, George
Hunt Pendleton, Joseph
Henry Pendleton and Charles
Sumner Pendleton. |
| | | Political family: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Philadelphia Times,
October 5, 1890 |
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William A. French (1849-1903) —
also known as Billy French —
of Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich.; Bell, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Pelham, Ontario,
March
2, 1849.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,
1883-84; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1894-1900; appointed 1894.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer,
in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1903 (age 53 years, 363
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
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Thomas A. Mangin (c.1860-1905) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1860.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1899.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
17, 1905 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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James Brennan (d. 1905) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1894.
Died, in the Albany Hospital, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
11, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Nathaniel P. Burruss (1844-1905) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., December
17, 1844.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; banker; Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Norfolk,
Va., 1865-77, 1900-01; his bank failed in 1897.
While buying tickets at a railway
office, he fell,
suffered a severe hip injury, and was hospitalized; this was two
hours before his daughter's scheduled wedding, on September 9, 1905;
the wedding venue was hastily changed to his bedside; died less than
30 days later, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk,
Va., October
6, 1905 (age 60 years, 293
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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William Thomas Clark (1831-1905) —
of Texas.
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 29,
1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1869-72.
Died in a hospital, at New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1905 (age 74 years, 105
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) —
also known as Henry C. Loomis —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March
16, 1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Horace Austin (1831-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Mound, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., October
15, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Minnesota 6th District, 1865-69; Governor of
Minnesota, 1870-74; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1887; appointed 1887.
Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
2, 1905 (age 74 years, 18
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Adams Jr. (1849-1906) —
also known as Bertie Adams —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
26, 1849.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 6th District, 1883-86; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1893-1906; died in
office 1906; drafted and introduced the declaration of war against
Spain, 1898.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sons of
the War of 1812; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Despondent over heavy losses in stock speculation and the prospect of
defeat at the polls, he killed
himself by pistol
shot, in his rooms at the Metropolitan Club, and died soon after
in Emergency Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1906 (age 57 years, 95
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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George G. Sumner (1841-1906) —
of Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn., January
14, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1867; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1878-80; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1883-85; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1887-88.
Died, in a hospital at Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
20, 1906 (age 65 years, 249
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Hughes (1857-1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District 1906, but died before
election.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
following appendicitis
surgery, in St. Peter's Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
2, 1906 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Henry Ketcham (1832-1906) —
also known as John H. Ketcham —
of Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
21, 1832.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1856-57; member
of New
York state senate 11th District, 1860-61; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1865-73, 1877-93, 1897-1906 (12th
District 1865-73, 13th District 1877-85, 16th District 1885-93, 18th
District 1897-1903, 21st District 1903-06); defeated, 1872; died in
office 1906; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874-77; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1876,
1896.
Suffered a fall about
1903, which affected his health, and died three years later, in St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1906 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Dover Plains, N.Y.
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Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser (1845-1907) —
of Idaho.
Born in Churchtown, Cumberland
County, Pa., March
15, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of Idaho Territory, 1880; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1883.
Died in Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
23, 1907 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
lumber
business; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss; brother of Aaron
Thomas Bliss; married, July 27,
1858, to Mary Jerome; married, September
18, 1877, to Harriett (Granger) Miller; married, November
2, 1892, to May Cummiskey; granduncle of Aaron
Tyler Bliss; third cousin of Frank
Dickinson Blodgett. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Blodgett-Whedon
family of Killingworth, Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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James M. Varnum (1848-1907) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1879-80;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1889; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890; New
York County Surrogate, 1899.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Badly injured when his car
collided with a streetcar,
and died soon after, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1907 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to Mary
Witherspoon Dickey. |
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Alexander Wild Thornely (1845-1908) —
also known as Alexander W. Thornely; John Alexander Wylde
Thornely —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales,
March, 1845.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; bookkeeper;
feed
and grain
business; customs
broker; secretary, Crescent Coal
Company; Vice-Consul
for Mexico in Tacoma,
Wash., 1906-08.
English
ancestry.
Shot
in the head by two robbers, and died four
days later in Fannie Paddock Hospital, Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
24, 1908 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Roberts) Thornely and Robert Thornely; married, September
6, 1881, to Louise Lavinia Hinkley. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Tacoma News Tribune,
January 21, 1908 |
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Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) —
also known as Asbury C. Latimer —
of Belton, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, S.C., July 31,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Anderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Providence Hospital, Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1908 (age 56 years, 204
days).
Interment at Belton
Cemetery, Belton, S.C.
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Albert Ferrier (1848-1908) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Carcassonne, France,
June
29, 1848.
Accountant;
Galveston city auditor; Consul
for Central America in Galveston,
Tex., 1898; Consul
for Honduras in Galveston,
Tex., 1899-1903; Consul
for Nicaragua in Galveston,
Tex., 1899-1902.
French
ancestry.
He was found wandering in St. Louis, well-dressed but suffering from
amnesia and confusion; police identified him from letters and tickets
in his pocket; died about three weeks later, in a hospital at
St.
Louis, Mo., August
31, 1908 (age 60 years, 63
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Vicente Guerra (1850-1909) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Ruenes, Asturias, Spain,
March
7, 1850.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; cigar
manufacturer; Consular
Agent for France in Tampa,
Fla., 1898-1907; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Tampa,
Fla., 1900-07.
Catholic.
Spanish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Luke Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., January
9, 1909 (age 58 years, 308
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Ebenezer Madden Kerr (1841-1909) —
also known as E. M. Kerr —
of Elkton, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ohio, August
30, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri
state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1891-94,
1909; died in office 1909.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
27, 1909 (age 67 years, 181
days).
Interment at Lehman Cemetery, Elkton, Mo.
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Samuel June Barrows (1845-1909) —
also known as Samuel J. Barrows —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 26,
1845.
Republican. Secretary to William
H. Seward, 1867-69; pastor; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1897-99;
defeated, 1898.
Unitarian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
21, 1909 (age 63 years, 330
days).
Cremated.
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Francis Wellington Cushman (1867-1909) —
also known as Francis W. Cushman; "Abe Lincoln of the
Pacific Coast" —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Brighton, Washington
County, Iowa, May 8,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1899-1909 (at-large 1899-1909,
2nd District 1909); died in office 1909.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1909 (age 42 years, 59
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Gustav Adolf Victor Hugo Dittmar (1845-1909) —
also known as Gustav Dittmar —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Charlottenburg, Prussia (now part of Berlin, Germany),
June
14, 1845.
Patent
attorney; notary
public; Consular
Agent for Germany in Washington,
D.C., 1899-1907.
Died, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
29, 1909 (age 64 years, 107
days).
Cremated.
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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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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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Daniel Mayer (1837-1910) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nierstein, Germany,
January
6, 1837.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1889-90;
U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1897-1905.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from uremia,
in the Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 20,
1910 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Wallace Turner Foote Jr. (1864-1910) —
also known as Wallace T. Foote, Jr. —
of Port Henry, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Henry, Essex
County, N.Y., April 7,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; iron
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1895-99; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1910 (age 46 years, 254
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Port Henry, N.Y.
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Alfred Ernest Goddard (1847-1911) —
also known as Alfred E. Goddard —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 28,
1847.
Republican. Postmaster at Essex,
Conn., 1892-96, 1900-11.
Baptist.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, from stomach
trouble, in St. Raphael's Hospital, New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 11,
1911 (age 63 years, 318
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Essex, Conn.
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James A. Rierdon (c.1866-1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1866.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1899-1901.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 22,
1911 (age about 45
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Mullally (1875-1912) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1875.
Saloon
keeper; member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1911-12; died in office 1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Attacked
by three masked holdup men in his saloon,
shot,
mortally wounded, and died soon after, in Central Emergency
Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., January
15, 1912 (age about 36
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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James Marshall Hanger (1833-1912) —
also known as Marshall Hanger —
Born near Waynesboro, Augusta
County, Va., November
12, 1833.
Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1869-76; Speaker of
the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1876; U.S. Consul in Bermuda, 1894-98.
Died, of intestinal
paralysis and gangrene,
in King's Daughters Hospital, Staunton,
Va., August
26, 1912 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Hanger and Martha Elizabeth 'Patsy' (Crawford)
Hanger. |
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James Warren Houghton (1856-1913) —
also known as James W. Houghton —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Corinth, Saratoga
County, N.Y., September
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1899-1913; appointed 1899;
died in office 1913.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in a private hospital at Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
14, 1913 (age 56 years, 166
days).
Interment at Greenridge
Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Wilson Brown (c.1861-1913) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born about 1861.
Real
estate operator; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
7, 1913 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Warren Ladd (1843-1913) —
also known as Herbert W. Ladd —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., October
15, 1843.
Newspaper
reporter; dry goods
merchant; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1889-90, 1891-92.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Butler Hospital, Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
29, 1913 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Robert Gunn Bremner (1874-1914) —
also known as Robert G. Bremner —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Keiss, Caithness, Scotland,
December
17, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1912
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1913-14; died in
office 1914.
Scottish
ancestry.
Afflicted with cancer,
which spread from his neck to his left shoulder, he was treated with
then-experimental radiation therapy. National news media followed his
progress in detail for weeks. In Dr. Howard A. Kelley's
hospital, tubes containing $100,000 worth of radium
(almost half of the entire U.S. supply) were temporarily inserted
into the tumor. The treatment was unsuccessful and probably harmful,
and he died, in Baltimore,
Md., February
5, 1914 (age 39 years, 50
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J.
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Norman Alexander Seymour (1849-1914) —
also known as Norman A. Seymour —
of Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., February
14, 1849.
Democrat. Hotelier;
postmaster of Mt. Morris, N.Y., 1894-98; candidate for New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
22, 1914 (age 65 years, 8
days).
Interment at Mt. Morris Cemetery, Mt. Morris, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Norman Seymour and Frances Hale (Metcalf) Seymour; married, September
1, 1874, to Mary Elizabeth Curtis; nephew of McNeil
Seymour; great-grandnephew of Moses
Seymour; first cousin twice removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; second cousin once removed of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and Henry
William Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Seymour; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour and Horatio
Seymour Jr.; third cousin once removed of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Daniel
Pitkin; fourth cousin of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherrill Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of David
Lowrey Seymour, Thomas
Henry Seymour and Orlo
Erland Wadhams. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Conkling-Seymour
family of Utica, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Illustrated Buffalo
Express, March 8, 1914 |
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Southard Parker Warner (1881-1914) —
also known as Southard P. Warner —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
29, 1881.
U.S. Consular Agent in Gera, 1904; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1904-09; Bahia, 1909-11; Harbin, 1912-14, died in office 1914.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
while in a hospital at Harbin, China,
May
9, 1914 (age 32 years, 192
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frederick William Hossfeld (1854-1914) —
also known as Frederick W. Hossfeld —
of Clermont, Fayette
County, Iowa; Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born near Coburg, Germany,
February
17, 1854.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; school
teacher; U.S. Consul in Trieste, 1884-85, 1897-1906; private secretary to Iowa
Governors William
Larabee and Horace
Boies.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., September
4, 1914 (age 60 years, 199
days).
Interment at God's
Acre Cemetery, Clermont, Iowa.
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Granville G. Ames (1852-1914) —
also known as Grandville G. Ames —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., 1852.
Lawyer;
Consul
for Costa Rica in Portland,
Ore., 1896-1907.
Died, in Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
31, 1914 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Ames and Roana (Witt) Ames; married 1880 to Alma
Muzzy; married 1904 to Minnie
B. Robb. |
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Emmett Robinson Wooten (1878-1915) —
also known as Emmett R. Wooten —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.
Born in Fort Barnwell, Craven
County, N.C., November
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,
1909-15; died in office 1915; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1915; died in
office 1915.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Injured in an automobile
accident, suffered traumatic
pneumonia, and died, in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., February
27, 1915 (age 36 years, 117
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, N.C.
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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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Albert Heminway Michelson (1878-1915) —
also known as Albert H. Michelson —
Born in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., January
16, 1878.
U.S. Consular Agent in Charleroi, 1901-06; U.S. Consul in Turin, 1906-12; Hanover, 1912-15, died in office 1915.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital at Cologne (Köln), Germany,
June
9, 1915 (age 37 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Edward Crabtree (1860-1915) —
also known as Albert E. Crabtree —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
1860.
Auctioneer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1898.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Francis Hospital, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
8, 1915 (age about 55
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Henry Anderson (1848-1916) —
also known as Thomas H. Anderson —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, June 6,
1848.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1889-92; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1899-1901; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1901-16; died in office 1916.
Died, in a hospital at Denver,
Colo., September
30, 1916 (age 68 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Sylvanus Allee (1852-1916) —
also known as William S. Allee —
of High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo.; Olean, Miller
County, Mo.
Born in Moniteau
County, Mo., January
20, 1852.
Democrat. Physician;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904;
member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1909-16; died in office 1916.
Died, following surgery for intestinal
obstruction, in Wesley Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
9, 1916 (age 64 years, 263
days).
Interment at Olean Cemetery, Olean, Mo.
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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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Edward Manning Bigelow (1850-1916) —
also known as E. M. Bigelow; "Father of Pittsburgh's
Parks" —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
6, 1850.
Republican. Civil
engineer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1888;
Pittsburgh city engineer, 1880-88; chief of public works, city of
Pittsburgh, 1888-1900; Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Highway
Department, 1911-15.
Presbyterian.
Died, from colon
cancer, in Allegheny Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
6, 1916 (age 66 years, 30
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.; statue at Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Michael Francis Conry (1870-1917) —
also known as Michael F. Conry —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill
County, Pa., April 2,
1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1909-17 (12th District 1909-13,
15th District 1913-17); died in office 1917.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Providence Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March 2,
1917 (age 46 years, 334
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Valentine Rettig (1846-1917) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
June
11, 1846.
Republican. Grocer; meat dealer;
hotelier;
beer
bottler; mayor
of Corning, N.Y., 1905-07.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Corning Hospital, Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., March
17, 1917 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married 1870 to Mary
Kriger. |
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Will H. Parry (1864-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1864.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; treasurer and manager, Moran Shipbuilding
Co., 1900-15; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-17; died in
office 1917.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1917 (age 52 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Parry and Elizabeth (Gillette) Parry; married, January
15, 1891, to Harriet Phelps. |
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Alexander Caldwell (1830-1917) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Drakes Ferry, Huntingdon
County, Pa., March 1,
1830.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1871-73; resigned 1873.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., May 19,
1917 (age 87 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan.
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Henry W. Knight (c.1846-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Maine, about 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; publishing
business; president, Young Men's Republican Club of Brooklyn,
1884.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, in Pilcher Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 2,
1917 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Alden Thayer (1857-1917) —
also known as John A. Thayer —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
22, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1911-13;
defeated, 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912;
postmaster at Worcester,
Mass., 1915-17.
Died, in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 31,
1917 (age 59 years, 221
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Shirley M. Crawford (1872-1917) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
5, 1872.
Republican. Actor;
newspaper
writer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
law partner of Augustus
E. Willson; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Louisville,
Ky., 1901-07; in February 1905, amidst a controversy over the
appointment of a new Colonel, a military court of inquiry was
convened to investigate
the officers of the First Kentucky regiment, including a Major and
six Captains, for willful
disobedience; all were releived of duty, but Capt. Crawford was
singled out as "an agitator and fomenter of strife, disloyal and
insubordinate to his superior officers," and ordered court-martialed;
secretary-treasurer and director, Kentucky-Arizona Copper
Company (engaged in mining and
smelting).
Hit by
a car while crossing a street, suffered a fractured leg and pneumonia,
and died two weeks later, in German Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., September
6, 1917 (age 45 years, 32
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Gilbert S. Gilbertson (1863-1917) —
of Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Spring Grove, Houston
County, Minn., October
17, 1863.
Iowa
state treasurer, 1901-07.
Died, in Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
24, 1917 (age 54 years, 38
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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William Hughes (1872-1918) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland,
April
3, 1872.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; stenographer;
lawyer;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1901; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1903-05, 1907-12;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); county judge in New Jersey, 1912; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1913-18; died in office 1918.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of sepsis
from a tooth
infection, complicated by bronchial
pneumonia, in a hospital, at Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
30, 1918 (age 45 years, 302
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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George A. Steel (1846-1918) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Stafford, Monroe
County, Ohio, April
22, 1846.
Republican. Railroad
executive; banker; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1876; postmaster at Portland,
Ore., 1881-85, 1889-94; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1896; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1896;
Oregon
state treasurer, 1907-11.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., June 20,
1918 (age 72 years, 59
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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George Andrew Lewis (1863-1918) —
also known as George A. Lewis —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., January
13, 1863.
Banker;
Honorary
Consul for Salvador in Boston,
Mass., 1902-07.
Died, in Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 28,
1918 (age 55 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lewis and Emeline (Strong) Lewis; married, July 12,
1904, to Edith Louise Costello. |
| | | Image source: Boston Globe, June 29,
1918 |
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Gustavo Preston (1856-1918) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Swampscott, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Arroyo
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
1, 1856.
Sugar and
molasses importer;
Consul
for Ecuador in Boston,
Mass., 1889-1907; Consul
for Argentina in Boston,
Mass., 1898.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
15, 1918 (age 62 years, 14
days).
Interment at Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Mass.
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Emerson Bristol Terhune (1893-1918) —
also known as Emerson Terhune —
of Frederic, Crawford
County, Mich.; Buckley, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Peck, Sanilac
County, Mich., August
12, 1893.
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1914.
Died, from pneumonia,
as a soldier
in the base hospital, Camp Custer, Charleston Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
13, 1918 (age 25 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Frederic, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Gillespy Terhune and Deborah J. (Knisley)
Terhune. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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Bernard Nadal Baker (1854-1918) —
also known as Bernard N. Baker —
of Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 11,
1854.
Democrat. Glass
manufacturing business; established Atlantic Transport Line,
operating steamships,
shipping freight and passengers from Baltimore and Philadelphia to
Europe; also had lighterage
and cold
storage enterprises; philanthropist; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1917; resigned 1917.
Died in Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., December
20, 1918 (age 64 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Emory J. Wood (1838-1919) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Mendon, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
12, 1838.
Republican. Justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1909-16.
English
ancestry.
Died, from acute
uremia, in Mercy Hospital, Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
12, 1919 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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McLain Jones (1855-1919) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., February
13, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,
1911-12, 1919; died in office 1919.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, and died two days later, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., January
23, 1919 (age 63 years, 344
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) —
also known as William P. Borland —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., October
14, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in
office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital No. 31, near
Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany,
February
20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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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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Robert Bacon (1860-1919) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 5,
1860.
Republican. Financier;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1909; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1909-12; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from infection
following surgery for mastoiditis,
in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1919 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Original interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. (1873-1919) —
also known as Arthur P. Gorman, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Howard
County, Md., March
27, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1904-10; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1912
(speaker).
Presbyterian.
Died, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., September
3, 1919 (age 46 years, 160
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Arthur Platt Howard (1868-1920) —
also known as Arthur P. Howard —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.; West Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
16, 1868.
Mayor
of Salem, Mass., 1910.
Died, in New Haven Hospital, New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
10, 1920 (age 51 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Franklin Cannon (1851-1920) —
also known as John F. Cannon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Cabarrus
County, N.C., January
3, 1851.
Democrat. Minister;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904.
Presbyterian.
Struck
by an automobile, suffered severe injuries, and died four hours
later in St. Luke's Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., March
12, 1920 (age 69 years, 69
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop (1865-1920) —
also known as Nathaniel W. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born July 16,
1865.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1916;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Despondent due to a lengthy illness, he stabbed
himself
in the chest, and died soon afterward at Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 4,
1920 (age 54 years, 263
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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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 Mitchell Allen (1877-1920) —
also known as Robert M. Allen —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
19, 1877.
Republican. Telephone
inspector; appraiser;
real
estate business; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1915.
Died, from kidney
complications, in Clara Barton Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
20, 1920 (age 42 years, 184
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Edward D. Roberts (1864-1920) —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis., July 18,
1864.
Republican. California
state treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, three days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
at Ramona Hospital, San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August
4, 1920 (age 56 years, 17
days).
Entombed at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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James Hampton Fithian (1873-1920) —
also known as J. Hampton Fithian —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Greenwich, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
16, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1899-1914; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1917-19.
Died, from an abscess,
in Bridgeton Hospital, Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1920 (age 46 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) —
also known as Charles F. Van de Water —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
10, 1872.
Republican. Real estate
developer; bank
director; elected U.S.
Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died before
taking office.
Methodist.
While driving in a dense
fog, he collided
with a truck parked on the road, and died soon after, in Pomona
Valley Hospital, Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
20, 1920 (age 48 years, 41
days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and others
in his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was later
convicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road.
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac Randolph
Van de Water; married 1904 to Edith
Weir Van de Water. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1920) |
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George Washington Fithian (1854-1921) —
also known as George W. Fithian —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born near Willow Hill, Jasper
County, Ill., July 4,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Jasper
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1876-84; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1889-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Died of pneumonia,
in a hospital at Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
21, 1921 (age 66 years, 201
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
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Edwin Jones (1862-1921) —
of Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, December
12, 1862.
Republican. Coal
operator; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
1908,
1920
(alternate).
Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Grant Hospital, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, February
3, 1921 (age 58 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Jackson, Ohio.
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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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Edward Douglass White (1845-1921) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Thibodaux, Lafourche
Parish, La., November
3, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Louisiana
state senate, 1874; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1879-80; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1891-94; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1894-1910; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-21; died in office 1921.
Catholic.
Died, following unspecified surgery, at Garfield Hospital, Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1921 (age 75 years, 197
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Michael J. Dady (c.1850-1921) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1850.
Republican. Contractor;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 2,
1921 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Jonathan Wyckoff (1846-1921) —
of Navarino, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Navarino, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March
28, 1846.
Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1893-94.
Member, Grange.
Died, in the Homeopathic Hospital, Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
3, 1921 (age 75 years, 159
days).
Interment at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Navarino, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Austin Jonathan Wyckoff and Rebecca (Eggleston) Wyckoff; married,
January
27, 1869, to Emma Jeanette Beebe. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York State
Legislative Souvenir (1893) |
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Arnon Lyon Squiers (1869-1921) —
also known as Arnon L. Squiers —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Sherburne, Chenango
County, N.Y., October
6, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920-21; died in office 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American Bar
Association.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in St. John's Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
28, 1921 (age 52 years, 22
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 27,
1862.
Democrat. Magazine
editor; author; playwright;
candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1894; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921.
Died, from intestinal
cancer, in City Hospital, Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., January
21, 1922 (age 59 years, 239
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis N. Bangs and Amelia Francis (Bull) Bangs; married, March 3,
1886, to Agnes Lawson Hyde; married, April
27, 1904, to Mary Blakeney Gray. |
| | | Image source: American Review of
Reviews, March 1922 |
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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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Arthur H. Murphy (d. 1922) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; chair of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1913-22; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920.
Died, following gallstone
surgery, in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1922.
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Alexander Archibald (1869-1922) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Scotland,
December, 1869.
Mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Eye and Ear Infirmary, Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
11, 1922 (age 52 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Archibald and Margaret Archibald. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article |
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Benajah Harvey Carroll Jr. (1874-1922) —
also known as B. Harvey Carroll, Jr. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., March 3,
1874.
Minister;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul
in Venice, 1914-17; Naples, 1918-19.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, in the English Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar, Gibraltar,
March
31, 1922 (age 48 years, 28
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Charles Beary Landis (1858-1922) —
also known as Charles B. Landis —
of Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Millville, Butler
County, Ohio, July 9,
1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1897-1909; defeated,
1908.
Swiss
and German
ancestry.
Died, from uremia
due to interstital
nephritis, in Meriwether Hospital, Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., April
24, 1922 (age 63 years, 289
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
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Fleming Duncan Cheshire (1849-1922) —
also known as Fleming D. Cheshire —
Born in Williamsburg (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y., March 4,
1849.
Merchant;
U.S. Vice Consul in Foochow, 1878; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1904-06; , 1906-12; Canton, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Died in a hospital at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Frederick Heilman (c.1872-1922) —
also known as Charles F. Heilman —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1872.
Republican. Mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1910-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
6, 1922 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Image source:
City of Evansville |
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Peter Aloysius Hendrick (1858-1923) —
also known as Peter A. Hendrick —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., July 8,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-20.
Catholic.
Died in a hospital at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
10, 1923 (age 64 years, 217
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Thomas Mitchell Campbell (1856-1923) —
also known as Thomas M. Campbell —
of Palestine, Anderson
County, Tex.
Born in Rusk, Cherokee
County, Tex., April
22, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
receiver, and later general manager, International and Great Northern
Railroad;
Governor
of Texas, 1907-11; defeated in primary, 1902; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died, in John Sealy Hospital, Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., April 1,
1923 (age 66 years, 344
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Palestine, Tex.
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Charles Brainard Taylor Moore (1853-1923) —
also known as Charles B. T. Moore —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in 1853.
U.S. Navy officer; Governor of
American Samoa; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 28th District, 1920.
Died, in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 4,
1923 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) —
also known as J. Milton Coburn —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack
County, N.H., March
27, 1853.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1898-99; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1902.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn; married, August
4, 1879, to Abbie M. Cutler. |
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James Campbell Cantrill (1870-1923) —
also known as J. Campbell Cantrill —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., July 9,
1870.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Scott County Democratic Party, 1895-97; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 58th District, 1897-1901; member
of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1901-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1909-23; died in
office 1923; nominated in primary for Governor of
Kentucky 1923, but died before election.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, due to appendicitis
and peritonitis,
during his campaign
for governor, in St. Joseph's Infirmary, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
2, 1923 (age 53 years, 55
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
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Jotham Powers Allds (1865-1923) —
also known as Jotham P. Allds —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., February
1, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1896-1902; member of New York
state senate, 1903-10 (26th District 1903-06, 27th District
1907-08, 37th District 1909-10); resigned 1910; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Accused
by Sen. Benn
Conger, in 1910, of accepting bribes
from bridge companies nine years earlier; following an investigation,
the State Senate found him
guilty by a vote of 40 to 9, and he resigned
to avoid expulsion.
Died, of liver
disease, at Norwich Memorial Hospital, Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
11, 1923 (age 58 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jotham Gillis Allds and Lucy Charlotte (Powers)
Allds. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Francis Xavier Duer (1873-1923) —
also known as Francis X. Duer —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in College Point (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., June 3,
1873.
Democrat. Wholesale
paint business; hotel
proprietor; restauranteur;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1902-03; Queens
borough Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, 1912-14.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died, from peritonitis,
in the Post Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1923 (age 50 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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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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Walter M. Taussig (1862-1923) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 10,
1862.
Democrat. President, Wiesbuch & Hilger, hardware
exporters; vice-president, American Chain Company; president,
Challenge Cutlery Company; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1922-23; defeated, 1923; died in office 1923.
Shot
himself
in the head, in the garage of his home, and died forty minutes later,
in St. John's Hospital, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
21, 1923 (age 61 years, 164
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Harriss Bellamy (1856-1924) —
also known as George H. Bellamy —
of El Paso, Brunswick
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., April
24, 1856.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Brunswick County,
1893, 1913-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-04, 1907-08, 1911-12.
Injured in a fall onto
pavement, and died a few days later, from an intestinal
hemorrhage, in James Walker Memorial Hospital, Wilmington,
New
Hanover County, N.C., March
14, 1924 (age 67 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Asher Bates Emery (1867-1924) —
also known as Asher B. Emery —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y., February
18, 1867.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer;
bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1908;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1922-24; appointed 1922;
died in office 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from kidney
disease, in Sisters Hospital, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
8, 1924 (age 57 years, 172
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
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Edgar Craven Henshaw (1859-1924) —
also known as Edgar C. Henshaw —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born near Bunker Hill, Berkeley
County, W.Va., November
9, 1859.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
postmaster at Martinsburg,
W.Va., 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in City Hospital, Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., August
17, 1924 (age 64 years, 282
days).
Interment at Hedgesville Cemetery, Hedgesville, W.Va.
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Albert Alexander Blakeney (1850-1924) —
also known as Albert A. Blakeney —
of Franklinville, Baltimore
County, Md.; Savage, Howard
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
28, 1850.
Republican. Cotton
manufacturer; hotel
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1901-03, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., October
15, 1924 (age 74 years, 17
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Michael Henry O'Hara (1854-1924) —
also known as M. H. O'Hara —
of Kenmare, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Vermont, September
17, 1854.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1912.
Died, in Kenmare Hospital, Kenmare, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
18, 1924 (age 70 years, 31
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Catholic Cemetery, Kenmare, N.Dak.
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Harold Marsh Sewall (1860-1924) —
also known as Harold M. Sewall —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, January
3, 1860.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Liverpool, 1885-87; U.S. Consul General in Apia, 1887-92; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1896, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896,
1916;
U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1897-98; member of Maine
state senate, 1907-09; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1924.
Died, in a private hospital in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1924 (age 64 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) —
of Nahant, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 12,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1880-81; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1887-93; resigned
1893; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1893-1924; died in office 1924;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1920
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker),
1924.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, after a severe stroke,
at Charlesgate Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
9, 1924 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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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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Edward M. Morgan (1857-1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
16, 1857.
Republican. Postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1907-17, 1921-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
On November 9, 1908, near his home on 146th Street, he was shot
and wounded by Eric Mackay, an "eccentric stenographer", who then
shot and killed himself.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in Lutheran Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
9, 1925 (age 67 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances Paterson. |
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Frederick W. Knowlton (1856-1925) —
of Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Sangerville, Piscataquis
County, Maine, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1908,
1916
(alternate).
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of appendicitis,
in Penobscot General Hospital, Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
12, 1925 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Lawndale
Cemetery, Old Town, Maine.
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Asa Francis Smith (c.1847-1925) —
also known as Asa F. Smith —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., about 1847.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1898 (3rd District), 1914 (10th
District); Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1902; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908, 1918 (Prohibition),
1919, 1920 (Prohibition), 1922 (Prohibition).
Died, a week after being overcome by fumes
from his gas stove, in Prospect Heights Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
16, 1925 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elijah Stark Abel (1868-1925) —
also known as Elijah S. Abel —
of Bozrah, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Bozrah, New London
County, Conn., February
2, 1868.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bozrah, 1921-22; defeated,
1910.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1925 (age 57 years, 50
days).
Interment at Johnson Cemetery, Bozrah, Conn.
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Lewis Dewart Apsley (1852-1925) —
also known as Lewis D. Apsley —
of Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., September
29, 1852.
Republican. Founder and president of Apsley Rubber Co.
(later Firestone-Apsley), manufacturers of rubber clothing;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1893-97; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904.
Died, in a private American hospital, Colón, Panama,
April
11, 1925 (age 72 years, 194
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Hudson, Mass.
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Richard Moberley Dudley (1860-1925) —
also known as Richard M. Dudley —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, Madison
County, Ky., 1860.
Engineer;
banker;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1910; mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1923-25; died in office 1925.
Died, following ulcer
surgery, in Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., May 1,
1925 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Warren Stanford Stone (1860-1925) —
also known as Warren S. Stone —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Ainsworth, Washington
County, Iowa, February
1, 1860.
Progressive. Locomotive
engineer; Grand Chief,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 1903-25; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in a hospital at Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1925 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Carrie
E. Newell. |
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Edwin Freemont Ladd (1859-1925) —
also known as Edwin F. Ladd —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Starks, Somerset
County, Maine, December
13, 1859.
Republican. Chemist;
college
professor; president,
North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State
University), 1916-21; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1921-25; died in office 1925.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., June 22,
1925 (age 65 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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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Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870-1925) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 27,
1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1912-16; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1920-24.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died a few days later in Freedmen's
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1925 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp. |
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Congress |
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Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; defeated,
1900 (12th District), 1910 (13th District); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1916-20; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I.
Presbyterian
or Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Union
League.
Lost control of a motor
bicycle, fell,
suffered a ruptured
kidney, and died as a result, in House of Mercy Hospital,
Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
16, 1925 (age 55 years, 323
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Church
on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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Robert E. Mansfield (1866-1925) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Long Creek (unknown
county), Iowa, June 13,
1866.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Zanzibar, 1899-1901; Valparaiso, 1901-06; Lucerne, 1906-08; St. Gall, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Zurich, 1909-13; Vancouver, 1913-16; Stockholm, as of 1917.
Died, in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
18, 1925 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Arlington East Hill Cemetery, Arlington, 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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alison J. Shumway (1869-1926) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in New Windsor, Mercer
County, Ill., May 1,
1869.
Newspaper
editor; abstractor.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, during gall
bladder surgery, in a hospital at Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., February
16, 1926 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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William Stormont Hackett (1868-1926) —
also known as William S. Hackett —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
7, 1868.
Democrat. President, Albany City Savings Bank; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1922-26; died in office 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Injured in an automobile
accident in Cuba, and died three weeks later, from the injuries
and erysipelas,
in American Hospital, Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
March
4, 1926 (age 57 years, 87
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Eugene C. Pociey (1851-1926) —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in France,
June
21, 1851.
Lawyer;
concrete
business; Consular
Agent for France in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1902-18.
French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 8,
1926 (age 74 years, 260
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Mausoleum, Hamilton, Ohio.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; real estate
dealer; orange
grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker),
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Spring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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Meyer London (1871-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kalvaria, Russia,
December
29, 1871.
Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1891; became a citizen
in 1896; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909 (Socialist), 1911, 1925
(Socialist); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1915-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1910 (9th District), 1912 (12th District), 1918 (12th
District), 1922 (12th District); delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920.
Jewish.
Struck
by a car as he was crossing First Avenue, near Eighteenth Street,
in Manhattan, and died soon after at Bellevue Hospital, New
York, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1926 (age 54 years, 159
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Eugene Fuller (1849-1926) —
also known as Charles E. Fuller —
of Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill.
Born near Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., March
31, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Boone
County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Illinois
state senate, 1878-82, 1888-93; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1896
(alternate); circuit judge in Illinois 17th Circuit, 1897-1903; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1903-13, 1915-26;
died in office 1926.
Died, in a hospital at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 25,
1926 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at Belvidere
Cemetery, Belvidere, Ill.
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Abraham Goodman (c.1885-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for
the Furriers Union and other labor
organizations; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1916-17.
Jewish.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in St. Mark's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1926 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Goodman. |
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Eric Alexander Zelius (1859-1926) —
also known as Alex E. Zelius —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Norway,
May
20, 1859.
Ship
chandler; wholesale
grocer; Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Pensacola,
Fla., 1896-1902.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in a hospital at Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., August
21, 1926 (age 67 years, 93
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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William Whitson Workman (1877-1926) —
also known as William W. Workman —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born July 16,
1877.
Member of Virginia
state senate 36th District, 1924-26; died in office 1926.
Died in a hospital at Richmond,
Va., November
11, 1926 (age 49 years, 118
days).
Interment at Maury Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Frank B. Vennum (1853-1926) —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Iroquois
County, Ill., October
12, 1853.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1918, 1920; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois.
Died, in Mayo Brothers' Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., November
22, 1926 (age 73 years, 41
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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William Greene Dows (1864-1926) —
also known as William G. Dows —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Clayton
County, Iowa, August
12, 1864.
Republican. President, Iowa Railway
and Light
Company, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway;
Iowa Electric
Company; Central States Electric
Company; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Loyal
Legion.
Died, in University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, November
25, 1926 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Daniel Joseph Griffin (1880-1926) —
also known as Daniel J. Griffin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
26, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1913-17; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916;
Kings
County Sheriff, 1918-19.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, following surgery for appendicitis,
in St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
11, 1926 (age 46 years, 260
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Curry Bane (1861-1927) —
also known as John C. Bane —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Amwell Township, Washington
County, Pa., November
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
14, 1927 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Bane and Mary W. Bane; married, June 26,
1901, to Katharine Gertrude Miller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Oscar Albert Naplin (1876-1927) —
also known as Oscar A. Naplin —
of Thief River Falls, Pennington
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
May
2, 1876.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1919-22, 1927; died in office 1927.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died eleven days later, in Miller Hospital,
St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
15, 1927 (age 50 years, 258
days).
Interment at Black River Lutheran Cemetery, Polk Centre Township, Pennington
County, Minn.
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James Smith Havens (1859-1927) —
also known as James S. Havens —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Weedsport, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 28,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president and secretary of Kodak Company; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910-11.
Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
27, 1927 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Originally entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.
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Franklin Moore (1877-1927) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., 1877.
Republican. Salt
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of St. Clair, Mich., 1911; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1917-22; candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, in Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 11,
1927 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) —
also known as Henry E. Huntington —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.; San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
27, 1850.
Republican. Owned and expanded the streetcar
and trolley system in Southern California; real estate
developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from kidney
disease and pneumonia,
in Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 23,
1927 (age 77 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married 1873 to Mary
Alice Prentice; married 1913 to
Arabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. |
| | | The city
of Huntington
Beach, California, is named for
him. — The city
of Huntington
Park, California, is named for
him. — Huntington Lake,
in Fresno
County, California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Hotel
(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as the
Huntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntington
hotel) in Pasadena,
California, is named for
him. — The Huntington Library,
Art
Museum, and Botanical
Gardens, on his former estate, in San
Marino, California, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) —
also known as John M. Willison —
of Pennfield Township, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 21,
1849.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1902.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, at Nichols Hospital, Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 24,
1927 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Interment at Hicks
Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
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George Smith Patton (1856-1927) —
also known as George S. Patton; Frenchy Patton;
George William Patton —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1856.
Democrat. Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from California, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 10,
1927 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Church
of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughter
of Benjamin
Davis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton,
Jr. |
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Leonard Wood (1860-1927) —
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
9, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
received the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his actions during an Indian war in 1886;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; commander of
the "Rough Riders"; Military Governor of Cuba, 1899-1902; major
general in the Philippine-American War, 1902-06; first Army Chief of
Staff; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920;
Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1921-27; died in office 1927.
English
ancestry.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
7, 1927 (age 66 years, 302
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles William Vermilion (1866-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Vermilion —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1902-23; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
2, 1927 (age 60 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, 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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Edward Fletcher Brush (c.1847-1927) —
also known as Edward F. Brush —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
about 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1892-94, 1904-07, 1918-19; defeated
(Republican), 1901.
Died, in a hospital in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
3, 1927 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Father of Walton Brush. |
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John Francis Dillon (1866-1927) —
also known as John F. Dillon; "Father of Pacific Coast
radio" —
of California.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 6,
1866.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War I; radio
broadcasting expert; federal radio inspector; Fellow, Institute
of Radio Engineers; member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927; died in
office 1927.
Died, in Letterman General Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., October
9, 1927 (age 61 years, 217
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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William Joseph Kelly (1860-1927) —
also known as William J. Kelly —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
13, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1903-27; died in office 1927.
Died, in Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
11, 1927 (age 67 years, 181
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Kenneth Duncan Lozier Niven (1862-1927) —
also known as Kenneth D. L. Niven —
of Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Westtown, Orange
County, N.Y., March, 1862.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
postmaster at Monticello,
N.Y., 1894-98, 1919-20 (acting, 1919-20); clerk, Sullivan County
Board of Supervisors, 1911-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Struck
by a car, and died two hours later, in Monticello
Hospital, Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
22, 1927 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Rock
Ridge Cemetery, Monticello, N.Y.
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Edward Mott Angell (1868-1927) —
also known as Edward M. Angell —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Moreau, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1922-27; died in office
1927.
Quaker.
Died, probably from infection,
six days after appendicitis
surgery, in Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
25, 1927 (age 59 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Penn Angell and Francena (Mott) Angell; married, October
18, 1913, to Gertrude Abigail Sheldon. |
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Nathan Matthews Jr. (1854-1927) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
28, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1891-95.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a pulmonary
embolism, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
11, 1927 (age 73 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Lewis R. Sullivan (1873-1928) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
29, 1873.
Democrat. Boxer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1913-15, 1925-28; died in office
1928; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1916-21.
Died, in the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
8, 1928 (age 54 years, 163
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
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Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) —
also known as Richard C. Flannigan —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Lawyer;
Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;
resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died in
office 1928; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer,
in a hospital at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
17, 1928 (age 70 years, 67
days).
Entombed at Holy Cross Cemetery, Trowbridge Park, Mich.
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Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1859.
Socialist. Physician;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1918, 1920; candidate
for New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921.
Jewish.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died, of cancer,
in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1928 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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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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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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Alois B. Renehan (1869-1928) —
of New Mexico.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., January
6, 1869.
Democrat. Candidate for member New
Mexico territorial council, 1896; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1915; member of New
Mexico state senate; elected 1924.
Died in a hospital at Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April
20, 1928 (age 59 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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John Thomas Fancher (1891-1928) —
also known as Jack T. Fancher —
of Washington.
Born in Manila (now Espanola), Spokane
County, Wash., May 13,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1926.
Wounded by the premature explosion
of a bomb was destroying, in an empty field at the newly-opened
Wenatchee airport,
and died soon after in the hospital at Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash., April
30, 1928 (age 36 years, 353
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928) —
also known as Alexander G. Cochran —
of Pennsylvania; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., March
20, 1846.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1875-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died, from pyelo-nephrosis,
in St. Luke's Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1928 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles Benjamin Griffith (1872-1928) —
also known as Charles B. Griffith —
of Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Bourbon
County, Kan., August
28, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Bourbon
County Attorney, 1899-1900; member of Kansas
state house of representatives 18th District, 1921-22; Kansas
state attorney general, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Christ's Hospital, Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 8,
1928 (age 55 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eva Burkholder. |
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Russell Harry Dunn (1873-1928) —
also known as Russell H. Dunn —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, April
12, 1873.
Republican. U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1909-10, 1927; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
real
estate agent.
Died, from cholecystitis
and post-operative aspiration
pneumonia, in St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., June 27,
1928 (age 55 years, 76
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Groves, Tex.
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John Christopher Cutler (1846-1928) —
of Utah.
Born in Sheffield, England,
February
5, 1846.
Salt
Lake County Clerk, 1884-90; Governor of
Utah, 1905-09; banker.
Mormon.
Found in the garage of his home, with a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound in his head, and died soon after in a hospital at
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, July 30,
1928 (age 82 years, 176
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Homer Warren (1855-1928) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich., December
1, 1855.
Republican. Real estate
broker; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1903; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1906-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit Diagnostic Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
17, 1928 (age 72 years, 260
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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David Alexander Ball (1851-1928) —
also known as David A. Ball —
of Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Lincoln
County, Mo., June 18,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Champ
Clark; bank
director; member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1885-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1887; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1908; Pike
County Probate Judge, 1919-28.
Died, in Pike County Hospital, Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., October
1, 1928 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
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Charles Arnette Towne (1858-1928) —
also known as Charles A. Towne —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1858.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1895-97; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1900-01; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1905-07.
Died, from asthma
and pneumonia,
in Southern Methodist Hospital, Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., October
22, 1928 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Lycurgus J. Rusk (1851-1928) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Morgan
County, Ohio, March
13, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1899.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., November
5, 1928 (age 77 years, 237
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Seth Grosvenor Heacock (1857-1928) —
also known as Seth G. Heacock —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 1,
1857.
Republican. Postmaster;
oil
producer; member of New York
state senate, 1907-14 (33rd District 1907-08, 32nd District
1909-14); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1914, 1918; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
4, 1928 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Interment at Armory Hill Cemetery, Ilion, N.Y.
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Charles Lee Faust (1879-1928) —
also known as Charles L. Faust —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, April
24, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1921-28; died in
office 1928.
Died at U.S. Naval Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 237
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Highland, Kan.
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Rosendo Torrás (1851-1929) —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Spain,
February
2, 1851.
Lumber
export
business; Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Brunswick,
Ga., 1880-1903; Vice-Consul
for Spain in Brunswick,
Ga., 1886-98, 1900-07; Consul
for Argentina in Brunswick,
Ga., 1886-1903; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Brunswick,
Ga., 1887-1903; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Brunswick,
Ga., 1893-1907; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Brunswick,
Ga., 1901-03; Honorary
Consul for Cuba in Brunswick,
Ga., 1904-14; Vice-Consul
for Argentina in Brunswick,
Ga., 1906-14, 1923-29.
Spanish
ancestry.
Died in a hospital at Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., January
2, 1929 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Ga.
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William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) —
also known as William C. Adamson —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Bowdon, Carroll
County, Ga., August
13, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
city judge in Georgia, 1885-89; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Georgia; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
3, 1929 (age 74 years, 143
days).
Interment at Carrollton
City Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga.
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Carville Dickinson Benson (1872-1929) —
also known as Carville D. Benson —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Halethorpe, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born near Halethorpe, Baltimore
County, Md., August
24, 1872.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1904-10, 1918; member of Maryland
state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1918-21; defeated,
1920.
Died in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., February
8, 1929 (age 56 years, 168
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn Park, Md.
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Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) —
also known as Asa G. Candler —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Villa Rica, Carroll
County, Ga., December
30, 1851.
Druggist;
founder of the Coca-Cola
beverage company; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19.
Suffered a stroke in
1926, did not recover, and died in Wesley Memorial Hospital,
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March
12, 1929 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Frank Snowden Katzenbach Jr. (1868-1929) —
also known as Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr. —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
5, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1902-06; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1907; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1920-29; died in
office 1929.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died, from sepsis
resulting from a leg
infection, in Mercer Hospital, Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March
13, 1929 (age 60 years, 128
days).
Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
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William Henkel Jr. (1885-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, March 1,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1916; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following surgery for an abdominal
infection, in the Post Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
22, 1929 (age 44 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chester B. McLaughlin (1856-1929) —
of Port Henry, Essex
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Moriah, Essex
County, N.Y., February
10, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Essex
County Judge and Surrogate, 1891-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1896-99, 1910-17; Justice
of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1898-99; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1917-26.
Member, Union
League.
Died, in Albany Hospital, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 12,
1929 (age 73 years, 91
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Port Henry, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman McLaughlin and Harriet (Chapman) McLaughlin; married to Lucy
Warner. |
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Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) —
also known as Steven B. Ayres —
of New York.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
27, 1861.
Newspaper
editor; real estate
business; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated
(Progressive), 1914.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, in Park West Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1929 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Clearwater
Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Joseph Augustus Kellogg (1865-1929) —
also known as Joseph A. Kellogg —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Delaware City, New Castle
County, Del., May 13,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1911; appointed 1911;
defeated, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1912,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); New York
Democratic state chair, 1918-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hospital at Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., September
8, 1929 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Fort Edward, N.Y.
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Horace Chester Newcomb (1858-1929) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., March
25, 1858.
Republican. Stenographer;
importing
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1901-18.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Samaritan Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
16, 1929 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment somewhere in Cedarville, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of John Newcomb and Jane (Paynter) Newcomb. |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in Philadelphia
in Wartime (1920) |
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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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Francis D. McNamara (1899-1929) —
also known as "Bab" —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., November
14, 1899.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1929; died in office 1929.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital, East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., December
22, 1929 (age 30 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Whiting Public Library |
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Peter J. Hamill (c.1886-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1916-30 (New York County 2nd District 1916-17,
New York County 1st District 1918-30); died in office 1930.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from complications of appendicitis
surgery, in Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1930 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William M. Bennett (1869-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 11,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1910; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (Independence
League), 1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1916; Republican candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary);
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918, 1920.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis in his office,
and died soon after in Broad Street Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930 (age 60 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tracy Elihu Fore (1874-1930) —
also known as Tracy E. Fore —
of Latta, Dillon
County, S.C.
Born in Marion
County, S.C., November
17, 1874.
Merchant;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Dillon County,
1928-30; died in office 1930.
While driving near Florence, S.C., he lost control of his car, which
went off the road and overturned;
he was badly injured, and his condition was complicated by diabetes;
he died two days later, in a hospital at Florence, Florence
County, S.C., February
2, 1930 (age 55 years, 77
days).
Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Willis Fore and Sarah Martha (Berry) Fore; married 1894 to
Katherine Elizabeth Hayes; married to Clara Bethea. |
| | | Epitaph: "An honest man is the noblest
work of God." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Edward Reed (1846-1930) —
also known as "The Grand Old Man" —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.; Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brownville, Piscataquis
County, Maine, March
28, 1846.
Republican. Minister;
president,
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1889-1911; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Died, in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
7, 1930 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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William Storen Legaré (1900-1930) —
also known as William S. Legaré —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., January
6, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1924-26; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1926-30; died in
office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Fatally injured in an automobile
accident near Wolfton, S.C., and died two hours later in a
hospital at Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., February
7, 1930 (age 30 years, 32
days). Also killed was Sen. W.
Claude Martin; Rep. J.
Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Jens Möller (1846-1930) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Skagen, Denmark,
April
1, 1846.
Ship's
officer; shipbroker;
Vice-Consul
for Russia in Galveston,
Tex., 1879-1903; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Galveston,
Tex., 1882-96, 1900-07; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1911-12.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in a hospital at Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex., February
20, 1930 (age 83 years, 325
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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George John Kindel (1855-1930) —
also known as George J. Kindel —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1855.
Upholstery
and furniture business; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equality
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1914.
Injured in an automobile
accident near Hillrose, Colo., and subsequently died in a
hospital at Brush, Morgan
County, Colo., February
28, 1930 (age 74 years, 363
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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James J. Byrne (1863-1930) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1863.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1905; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from gallstones,
in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
14, 1930 (age 66 years, 340
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Albert Henry Washburn (1866-1930) —
of Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., April
11, 1866.
Republican. Private secretary to Andrew
Dickson White; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Magdeburg, 1890-93; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, 1893-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; college
professor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts;
U.S. Minister to Austria, 1922-30, died in office 1930.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Union
League.
Died, from erysipelas,
in the Rudolf Interhaus Hospital, Vienna, Austria,
April
2, 1930 (age 63 years, 356
days).
Original interment at Hietzing Cemetery, Vienna, Austria; reinterment in 1930 at Nemasket Hill Cemetery, Middleboro, Mass.
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Mary Elizabeth Busey (1854-1930) —
also known as Mary E. Busey; Mary Elizabeth Bowen;
Mrs. S. T. Busey —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., June 21,
1854.
Republican. University
of Illinois trustee, 1905-30.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, in a hospital at Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 7,
1930 (age 75 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Quincy Lee (1869-1930) —
also known as Robert Q. Lee —
of Texas.
Born near Coldwater, Tate
County, Miss., January
12, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 1929-30; died in office
1930.
Died, in a hospital at Washington,
D.C., April
18, 1930 (age 61 years, 96
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Cisco, Tex.
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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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Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
took part in railroad
reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office
1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American
Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pleurisy and
empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1930 (age 68 years, 37
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married 1886 to Lilly
Pronich. |
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Edward James Dennis (1877-1930) —
also known as E. J. Dennis —
of Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Macbeth, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
23, 1877.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Berkeley County,
1900-04, 1916-18; member of South
Carolina state senate from Berkeley County, 1904-06, 1910-14,
1918-22, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Methodist.
Tried
and acquitted in 1929 for conspiracy to violate the alcohol
prohibition law.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Webster Lee 'Sporty' Thornley, on the street in front
of the post
office in Moncks Corner, S.C., and died the next day in a
hospital at Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 25,
1930 (age 52 years, 305
days). Thornley was tried and convicted of murder; Glenn D.
McKnight, who allegedly hired Thornley to murder Dennis, was tried
and not convicted.
Interment at St.
John's Baptist Churchyard, Pinopolis, S.C.
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Edward Herbert Wright (1863-1930) —
also known as Edward H. Wright —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Cook
County Commissioner, 1897-1900; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
African
ancestry.
Died, in Colonial Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
6, 1930 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Public Library |
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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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James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.; Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., about 1868.
Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company; newspaper
publisher; real estate
developer; lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906; charged
with assault
in connection with his participation in a Socialist
rally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by spraying
the speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; elected (Democratic) mayor of
Linden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, while addressing
a meeting of the Parent Democratic Club, and died soon after in
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Cass J. Jankowski (1889-1930) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gnesen, Prussia (now Gniezno, Poland),
December
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1927-30; died in office 1930.
Member, American Bar
Association.
While traveling to Washington with U.S. Rep. Clarence
J. McLeod, their car skidded on an icy
road, and collided
with a lumber truck; he suffered a skull fracture, and died a few
days later in a hospital at Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
2, 1930 (age 40 years, 360
days). Congressman McLeod, who was driving, suffered
comparatively minor injuries.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Michael Schall Niles (1887-1931) —
also known as Michael S. Niles —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York
County, Pa., 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died, in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., 1931
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) —
also known as Alfred R. Page —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill., October
7, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1916-23; law partner of George
L. Ingraham, 1923-25.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1931 (age 71 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page; married, April
27, 1886, to Elizabeth M. Rose. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Abel Edward Blackmar (1852-1931) —
also known as Abel E. Blackmar —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
21, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908-22; defeated (Citizens
Judiciary), 1906; appointed 1908; Justice of the Appellate Division
of the New York Supreme Court, 1917-22; director, Interborough Rapid
Transit Company, 1922-31.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died, in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1931 (age 78 years, 177
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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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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Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) —
also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs —
of Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., 1861.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sherman Square Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1931 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett)
Dobbs; married, June 7,
1884, to Mary Ready Ragland. |
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Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) —
also known as Daniel N. Morgan —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
18, 1844.
Democrat. Grocer; dry goods
merchant; banker; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;
Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1898.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
While crossing a street, he was hit by an
automobile, was badly injured, and died twelve days later, in
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 30,
1931 (age 86 years, 285
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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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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Charles Hyacinthe Riopelle (1860-1931) —
also known as Charles H. Riopelle —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich., October
19, 1860.
Democrat. President, Eureka Brewing
Company; supervisor
of Ecorse Township, Michigan; elected 1900, 1901, 1924.
French
ancestry.
Died, in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 14,
1931 (age 70 years, 268
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Mich.
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Charles William Wendte (1844-1931) —
also known as C. W. Wendte —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 11,
1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1880.
Unitarian.
German
ancestry.
Injured in a fall, and
died two weeks later in Peralta Hospital, Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
9, 1931 (age 87 years, 90
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Mortimer J. Wohl (1888-1931) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
20, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1921.
Member, American
Legion.
In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who were charged
with ambulance
chasing activities; he disputed the charges.
Died, from septicemia,
in Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
14, 1931 (age 43 years, 208
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wohl and Fannie Whol; married, November
11, 1923, to Adelaide Finkelstein. |
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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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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Jerome Dinwiddie (1848-1931) —
of Lowell, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., February
8, 1848.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-96; bank
director.
Fell
from a ladder while putting up storm windows, broke his hip, and died
two days later in Methodist Hospital, Gary, Lake
County, Ind., November
30, 1931 (age 83 years, 295
days).
Interment at Plum Grove Cemetery, Lowell, Ind.
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Major L. Dunham (1850-1932) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Highland, Livingston
County, Mich., March
19, 1850.
Republican. Superior court judge in Michigan of Grand Rapids,
1916-22; resigned 1922; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1922-32; appointed 1922; died in
office 1932.
Died, from sinus
complications, in Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., 1932
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dunham and Mary (McDermott) Dunham; uncle of John
M. Dunham. |
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Frank S. Gannon Jr. (c.1878-1932) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., about 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1921-22; appointed 1921;
defeated, 1921; appointed 1922; defeated, 1922; candidate for borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1925.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Vincent's Hospital, West New Brighton, Staten Island,
Richmond
County, N.Y., January
18, 1932 (age about 54
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank S. Gannon; married to Frances Foler. |
| | | Image source: Brooklyn Times Union,
January 19, 1932 |
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Henry O. Kahan (1891-1932) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1922-32; died
in office 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1932 (age 40 years, 164
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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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.
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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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John Flanigan Deadman (1868-1932) —
also known as John F. Deadman —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
lost a
leg in a hunting accident; lost an
eye in another accident; candidate for mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1915; in 1928, he famously saved
several lives when he brought needed serum and medical supplies by
dogsled, through a heavy winter storm, to snowbound Detour, Mich.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in a hospital at Madison, Dane
County, Wis., April
27, 1932 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Edwin Johnson Harvey (1864-1932) —
also known as E. J. Harvey —
of Stuart, Patrick
County, Va.; Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., October
5, 1864.
Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1899-1904, 1932 (Carroll, Grayson & Patrick
counties 1899-1904, 13th District 1932); died in office 1932; circuit
judge in Virginia 7th Circuit, 1906-18.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died, from cerebral
sclerosis, in Memorial Hospital, Danville,
Va., May 7,
1932 (age 67 years, 215
days).
Interment at Highland
Burial Park, Danville, Va.
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John Ebenezer Durkee (1874-1932) —
also known as John E. Durkee —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, April
22, 1874.
Grocer; mayor
of South Haven, Mich., 1920.
Gravely injured in a head-on
collision, and died an hour later in Clinic Hospital,
Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., May 14,
1932 (age 58 years, 22
days).
Interment at Arlington
Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rosseau Durkee and Aurelia Durkee; married, December
23, 1901, to Edith O. Gish. |
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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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Milton Robert Palmer (1878-1932) —
also known as Milton R. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
25, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1921-32; died in office 1932.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters.
Died in a hospital in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
10, 1932 (age 54 years, 198
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Josiah Palmer and Jane (Bayne) Palmer. |
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Arthur W. Edwards (c.1876-1932) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1876.
Lawyer;
metal
products business; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1932; died in office 1932.
Died, following an attack of
apoplexy, in a hospital at Chatham, Ontario,
August
12, 1932 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ralph Dayton Cole (1873-1932) —
also known as Ralph D. Cole —
of Findlay, Hancock
County, Ohio.
Born in Vanlue, Hancock
County, Ohio, November
30, 1873.
Republican. Hancock
County Clerk, 1897-99; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928
(speaker);
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1920.
Member, American
Legion.
Injured in an automobile
accident near Parkman, Ohio, and died in the hospital at
Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, October
15, 1932 (age 58 years, 320
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.
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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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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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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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William Stryker Gummere (1852-1933) —
also known as William S. Gummere; "Dollar-A-Life
Gummere" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., June 24,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in New Jersey, 1890; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1895-1901; appointed
1895; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-33.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Barnabas Hospital, Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
26, 1933 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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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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Peter August Hatting (1867-1933) —
also known as Peter A. Hatting —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-33; died in office 1933.
German
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes
and osteomyelitis
and complications from the amputation of his left leg, in
Post-Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1933 (age 65 years, 105
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose L. Magee. |
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Anton Josef Cermak (1873-1933) —
also known as Anton J. Cermak; "Pushcart
Tony" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kladno, Bohemia (now Czechia),
May
9, 1873.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1910; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933.
Bohemian
ancestry.
On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board of
an open
car from which president-elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt had just given a speech, was shot and
badly
wounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who had
aimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound became infected,
and he died, in Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Dade County
(now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 6,
1933 (age 59 years, 301
days).
Entombed at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Stillman Stephen Light (1858-1933) —
also known as Stillman Light —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Jefferson Valley, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
13, 1858.
Plumber;
Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1914.
Died, in Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
11, 1933 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Harry Burgess (1872-1933) —
Born in Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss., February
22, 1872.
Engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Brigadier General, U.S.
Army; engineer in charge of maintenance, Panama Canal, 1924-28; Governor of
Panama Canal Zone, 1928-32.
Died, in Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March
18, 1933 (age 61 years, 24
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) —
also known as Karl C. Schuyler —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., April 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.
Struck
by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1933 (age 56 years, 119
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Schuyler and Eleanor 'Nellie' (Farnan) Schuyler; married
to Delia Alsena Shepard (who later married Eugene
Donald Millikin); grandnephew of George
Washington Schuyler; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Eugene
Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre
Van Cortlandt, William
Livingston, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Peter
Robert Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward
Livingston, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and James
Parker. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John J. Coyle (1863-1933) —
of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
10, 1863.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1892-94; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 30th District, 1895-98; founder and president,
American Catholic Union, 1897-1933; president, Pennsylvania Mutual Life
Insurance Company, 1914-33 president, Bell Union Coal and
Mining Company, 1914-33.
Catholic.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
4, 1933 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Coyle and Julia (Duffy) Coyle; married, December
29, 1885, to Mary Groody. |
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George L. Record (c.1859-1933) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, about 1859.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1901; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1908; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918 (Republican primary), 1924
(Progressive).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in State Street Hospital, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
27, 1933 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Lumber
business; cement
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital, Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Henry Nichols Blake (1838-1933) —
also known as Henry N. Blake —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.
Born in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., June 5,
1838.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1875-80; chief
justice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1889; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana Territory, 1880;
member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1881-87; chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1889-92.
Died in a hospital at Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
29, 1933 (age 95 years, 177
days).
Interment at Dorchester
North Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
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Samuel Jameson McMains (1867-1933) —
also known as Samuel J. McMains —
of Leechburg, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Elizabeth, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
29, 1867.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
postmaster at Leechburg,
Pa., 1931-33 (acting, 1931-32).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from diabetes
mellitus, and complications of the amputation of his right leg
for gangrene,
in Allegheny Valley General Hospital, Natrona Heights,
Harrison Township, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
17, 1933 (age 66 years, 263
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Leechburg, Pa.
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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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Jacob Scheifele (1858-1934) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Pennsylvania, March
10, 1858.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 1st
District, 1925-32.
Suffered an infected
toe, which was amputated; soon after, the whole foot was amputated,
and then his left leg; but within a few days, he died from gangrene,
in Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
22, 1934 (age 75 years, 349
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, Del.
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John Williamson McGavock (1846-1934) —
also known as J. W. McGavock —
of Max Meadows, Wythe
County, Va.
Born in Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va., October
25, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1922.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Struck
by an automobile, and died in a hospital soon after, in
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March
20, 1934 (age 87 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oglesby Cemetery, Fort Chiswell, Va.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Ephraim McGavock and Abie Jouet (Williamson) McGavock; married to
Emily Maria Graham and Jane Byrd Pendleton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Leland (1858-1934) —
of Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, June 11,
1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1915-20; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1923-34; died in office 1934;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
English
ancestry.
Died, in Blodgett Hospital, East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
23, 1934 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Interment at Fennville
Cemetery, Fennville, Mich.
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Richard Pretlow Ernst (1858-1934) —
also known as Richard P. Ernst —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., February
28, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1924.
Died, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., April
13, 1934 (age 76 years, 44
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Nahum Josiah Bachelder (1854-1934) —
also known as Nahum J. Bachelder —
of East Andover, Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
3, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1903-05.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died, in Eliot Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April
22, 1934 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at Proctor
Cemetery, Andover, N.H.
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William Cooper Procter (1862-1934) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1862.
Republican. President (1907-30) and chairman (1930-34), Proctor &
Gamble Company, where he established profit-sharing and pension
system; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Holmes Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1934 (age 71 years, 250
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; chairman, American Locomotive
Company; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina 13th District, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to Florence
Wall. |
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Charles U. Becker (1868-1934) —
of Wishart, Polk
County, Mo.; Bolivar, Polk
County, Mo.
Born near New Haven, Franklin
County, Mo., October
21, 1868.
Republican. Farmer; writer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Polk County, 1915-20; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1921-33.
German
and French
ancestry.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in Missouri Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 21,
1934 (age 65 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Walter Franklin Brawner (1873-1934) —
also known as Walter Brawner —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
28, 1873.
Democrat. Brick
contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1912,
1924;
Phoenix chief
of police.
Died, of complications of appendicitis
surgery, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 27,
1934 (age 60 years, 211
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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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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Frank J. Corr (1877-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
12, 1877.
Mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1933.
Died, from complication of diabetes,
in Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 3,
1934 (age 57 years, 142
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Thomas Chalkley Coffin (1887-1934) —
also known as Thomas C. Coffin —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho, October
25, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Struck
by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds of the U.S.
Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at Providence
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1934 (age 46 years, 226
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Edward J. Ahearn (1891-1934) —
also known as Eddie Ahearn —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 15,
1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1931-32.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of peritonitis,
at Post-Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1934 (age 43 years, 69
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Arthur James Lee (1871-1934) —
of Price, Carbon
County, Utah.
Born in Springville, Utah
County, Utah, March
17, 1871.
Town
president of Price, Utah, 1904; justice of the peace.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hospital at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, August
30, 1934 (age 63 years, 166
days).
Interment at Price City Cemetery, Price, Utah.
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William E. Whitecotton (1866-1934) —
also known as W. E. Whitecotton —
of Paris, Monroe
County, Mo.
Born in Ralls
County, Mo., December
26, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1919-34; died
in office 1934.
Died, from hypostatic
pneumonia, peritonitis,
and colon
cancer, in Research Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
9, 1934 (age 67 years, 257
days).
Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Madison, Mo.
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Edward Bundy Manwaring (1851-1934) —
also known as Edward B. Manwaring —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., March
26, 1851.
Lawyer;
fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
English
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1934 (age 83 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Scoville Manwaring and Sarah Jane (Bundy) Manwaring;
married to Syndonia Barwise. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frederick Daniel Landis (1872-1934) —
also known as Frederick Landis; Fred
Landis —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Sevenmile, Butler
County, Ohio, August
18, 1872.
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1903-07; defeated
(Republican), 1906; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1912; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Indiana, 1928.
Swiss
and German
ancestry.
Died in a hospital at Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., November
6, 1934 (age 62 years, 80
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
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James Burtis Van Woert Jr. (1870-1934) —
also known as James B. Van Woert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Greig, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Greig, Lewis
County, N.Y., November
8, 1870.
Democrat. Leather
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1913.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
14, 1934 (age 64 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Van Woert and Theresa (Palen) Van Woert; married, April
11, 1898, to Jessie Georgiana Varker. |
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Charles M. Boswell (1860-1934) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., December
28, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1900 ; corresponding secretary, Methodist Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension, 1906-17; corresponding secretary, Methodist
Episcopal Hospital,
1917-34; president, Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association, 1925-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
20, 1934 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Westminster
Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died in
office 1935.
Injured when his car
crashed into the back of a truck, and died soon after at Pontiac
General Hospital, Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
11, 1935 (age 67 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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James J. Murphy (c.1869-1935) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, about 1869.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;
candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1903.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Hit by
a car while crossing Hudson Boulevard, and died that evening at
Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
21, 1935 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas B. Davis (1878-1935) —
also known as "Emperor of Tug River" —
of Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in New Hope, Augusta
County, Va., May 28,
1878.
Democrat. Adjutant
General of West Virginia, 1918-21.
Died, in St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
10, 1935 (age 56 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles Campbell Boyd (1873-1935) —
also known as Charles C. Boyd —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1873.
Plumber;
plumbing
fixture dealer; mayor
of Westbury, N.Y., 1934-35; died in office 1935.
Died, in Nassau Hospital, Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
28, 1935 (age 62 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Melville Clyde Kelly (1883-1935) —
also known as M. Clyde Kelly; "Father of Air
Mail" —
of Edgewood, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
4, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1917-35 (30th District
1913-15, 1917-23, 33rd District 1923-33, 31st District 1933-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
On returning from a frog
hunting trip, was injured when a rifle he
was cleaning accidentally
fired; he died one week later, in a hospital at
Punxsutawney, Jefferson
County, Pa., April
29, 1935 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Mahoning
Union Cemetery, Marchand, Pa.
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John Bascom Crum (1885-1935) —
also known as John B. Crum —
of Vandalia, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Jamestown, Moniteau
County, Mo., July 19,
1885.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Vandalia, Mo., 1910; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1925-28.
Christian.
Died, in Missouri Baptist Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., May 11,
1935 (age 49 years, 296
days).
Interment at Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Mo.
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Joseph Flanagan (1876-1935) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1876.
Real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1907; Queens
Borough Secretary, 1910-28.
Died, in Flushing Hospital, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 25,
1935 (age 59 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Barry Mahool (1870-1935) —
also known as J. Barry Mahool —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Phoenix, Baltimore
County, Md., September
14, 1870.
Democrat. Grain commission
business; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1907-11.
Died, in South Baltimore General Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., July 29,
1935 (age 64 years, 318
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Nathan Philemon Bryan (1872-1935) —
also known as Nathan P. Bryan —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Fort Mason, Orange County (now Lake
County), Fla., April
23, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Democratic National Convention, 1904 ; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1911-17; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-35; died in
office 1935.
Died in a hospital at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
8, 1935 (age 63 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) —
also known as Huey P. Long; Hugh Pierce Long;
"The Kingfish" —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born near Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
30, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1928;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1928-32; member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1928; impeached
by the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including his
attempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of the
governor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at the
scene), in the Louisiana State
Capitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later at
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., September
10, 1935 (age 42 years, 11
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother of
George
Shannon Long and Earl
Kemp Long (who married Blanche
B. Revere); married, April
12, 1913, to Rose
McConnell; father of Russell
Billiu Long; second cousin once removed of Gillis
William Long and Speedy
Oteria Long. |
| | | Political family: Long
family of Louisiana. |
| | | Cross-reference: Cecil
Morgan — John
H. Overton — Harvey
G. Fields — Gerald
L. K. Smith |
| | | The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge
(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over
the Mississippi River, between East Baton
Rouge Parish and West Baton
Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for
him. — Senador Huey Pierce Long, a street
in Asunsion,
Paraguay, is named for
him. |
| | | Campaign slogan: "Every Man a
King." |
| | | Campaign slogan: "Share Our
Wealth." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Huey P. Long: Every
Man a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long |
| | | Books about Huey P. Long: T. Harry
Williams, Huey
Long — Harnett T. Kane, Huey
Long's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship
1928-1940 — Richard D. White, Kingfish:
The Reign of Huey P. Long — David R. Collins, Huey
P. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia of
Louisiana |
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William John Cooper (1882-1935) —
of California.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
24, 1882.
California
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;
resigned 1929.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke while
driving, and died nine days later, in a hospital at
Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
19, 1935 (age 52 years, 299
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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John A. Pilgard (c.1866-1935) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Denmark,
about 1866.
Democrat. Grocer; banker;
elected mayor
of Hartford, Conn. 1935, but died before taking office.
Danish
ancestry.
Died, following gall
bladder surgery, in St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
14, 1935 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital, Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Morris Whitridge (1865-1935) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
4, 1865.
Investment
banker; importer;
Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Baltimore,
Md., 1896-97; Consul
for Denmark in Baltimore,
Md., 1898-1903.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., December
22, 1935 (age 70 years, 140
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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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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Roy Dikeman Chapin (1880-1936) —
also known as Roy D. Chapin —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
23, 1880.
President, Hudson Motor Car
Company; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1932-33.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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William Patton Kent (1857-1936) —
also known as William P. Kent —
of Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va.; Staunton,
Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va., March 8,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; livestock
raiser; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1896;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul
General in Guatemala City, 1906-09; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1906; candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1909; U.S. Consul in Newchwang, 1910-14; Leipzig, as of 1916-17; Berne, as of 1919; Belfast, 1920-23; Hamilton, 1923-24.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from pneumonia,
in the Mount Alto Veterans Hospital, Washington,
D.C., March 3,
1936 (age 78 years, 361
days).
Interment at East
End Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
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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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John Elwin Kehl (1870-1936) —
also known as John E. Kehl —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
10, 1870.
Bookkeeper;
printer;
U.S. Consul in Stettin, 1897-1908; Sydney, 1908-11; Salonika, 1911-18; Aarhus, 1918-20; Stuttgart, as of 1926-29; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, as of 1931-32.
German
ancestry.
Died, in Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., April 2,
1936 (age 65 years, 175
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kehl and Louise (Buckley) Kehl. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1921) |
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Guy Van Amrige (1868-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
magistrate.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of appendicitis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1936 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard Van Amrige. |
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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
26, 1876.
Democrat. Builder;
merchant;
oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1915-23; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
24, 1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Guy E. Smith (1865-1936) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., May 16,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Gladwin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1901; Gladwin
County Probate Judge, 1901-17; circuit
judge in Michigan 34th Circuit, 1919-36; appointed 1919; died in
office 1936.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
30, 1936 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1922 to Maude
Black. |
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Joseph Bancroft (1875-1936) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Rockford (now part of Wilmington), New Castle
County, Del., May 18,
1875.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer;
executive, Joseph Bancroft & Sons chemical
manufacturing firm; director of railroads
and insurance
companies; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1924.
Quaker.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Theta
Xi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Injured in a fall down
stairs, and died a few days later, from pneumonia,
in the Homeopathic Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 6,
1936 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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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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Walter Clifford Brown (1890-1936) —
also known as Walter C. Brown —
of Warrenville, Ashford, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., September
28, 1890.
Republican. Mechanic;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ashford, 1921-22; defeated,
1918; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Grange.
Died, in the Windham Community Community Memorial Hospital,
Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn., June 25,
1936 (age 45 years, 271
days).
Interment at Warrenville
Cemetery, Warrenville, Ashford, Conn.
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Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936) —
also known as Dallas B. Smith —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., March 9,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1920.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, in the Veterans Hospital, Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., August
1, 1936 (age 53 years, 145
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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Walter P. Barclay (d. 1936) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Died, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
20, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Gilmore. |
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Daniel Webster Hamilton (1861-1936) —
also known as Daniel W. Hamilton —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born near Dixon, Ogle
County, Ill., December
20, 1861.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1907-09; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
state court judge in Iowa, 1918.
Died in a hospital at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
21, 1936 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at No.
16 Cemetery, Near Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa.
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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.
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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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Oscar Durland Tuthill (1877-1936) —
also known as Oscar D. Tuthill —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1877.
Republican. Dairy
business; first
selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1921-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen;
Rotary.
Injured in an automobile
accident in Briarcliff, N.Y., and died three days later, in
Ossining Hospital, Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
29, 1936 (age 59 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Sherman. |
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Harden Bennion (1862-1936) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Taylorsville, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
7, 1862.
Democrat. Rancher; merchant;
postmaster at Vernal,
Utah, 1895-98; member of Utah
state senate 12th District, 1899-1904; secretary
of state of Utah, 1917-20; Utah
Democratic state chair, 1925.
Mormon.
Member, Delta
Phi.
Died, in a hospital at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
12, 1936 (age 74 years, 5
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bennion and Esther Ann (Birch) Bennion; married 1893 to Vilate
Kimball Nebeker. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edgar Nelson Harwood (1854-1936) —
also known as Edgar N. Harwood —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born near Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
5, 1854.
Member of Montana
territorial House of Representatives, 1887; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1889-94.
Died in a hospital at Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont., October
21, 1936 (age 81 years, 321
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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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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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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William Edward Kinnikin (1898-1936) —
also known as William E. Kinnikin; Bill
Kinnikin —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev., February
13, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster at
Reno,
Nev., 1934-36 (acting, 1934).
Member, American
Legion.
Died, from a throat
infection, in a hospital at Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., December
26, 1936 (age 38 years, 317
days).
Interment at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Joseph M. Weiss (1856-1937) —
of Chippewa
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 25,
1856.
Lawyer;
Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; one of the founders of
professional baseball
in Detroit; helped organize the Cass Baseball Club in 1881; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1907-08.
Jewish.
Died, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
11, 1937 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, 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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Richard B. Smith (1878-1937) —
also known as Dick Smith —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
27, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1924-37; died
in office 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage while at the Citizens Club, and died about an hour
later, in Syracuse University Hospital, Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
26, 1937 (age 58 years, 183
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Smith and Mary N. (Gannon) Smith; married, June 24,
1903, to Anna Leonard. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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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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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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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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William Breitenbach (1897-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
17, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway
signalman; electrical
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member
of New
York Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following an operation for appendicitis,
in Hamilton Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1937 (age 40 years, 26
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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James C. Cropsey (1873-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New Utrecht (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y., 1873.
Republican. New York City Police
Commissioner, 1910-11; Kings
County District Attorney, 1912-16; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1916-37; appointed 1916;
died in office 1937; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1937; died in office 1937.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died, from a glandular
ailment, in Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 16,
1937 (age about 63
years).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of William Cropsey and Mary Voorhies (Church) Cropsey; married 1898 to
Florence Graecen. |
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John Russell Pope (1874-1937) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
24, 1874.
Architect;
member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1917-22.
Died, following an operation, at the Harkness Pavilion of the
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
27, 1937 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I.
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Harry Clymer (1870-1937) —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.
Born in Bates
County, Mo., October
15, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1897-98,
1935-37; died in office 1937; mayor of Steelville, Mo., 1902-05;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1916;
Crawford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. John's Hospital, St.
Louis, Mo., August
29, 1937 (age 66 years, 318
days).
Interment at Steelville Cemetery, Steelville, Mo.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1878.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissioner
of the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917; financier;
director, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Goodyear Tire
and Rubber
Company, Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, National Aviation
Corporation; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1937 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863-1937) —
also known as Lafayette B. Gleason; Lafe
Gleason —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 30,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Delaware County Republican Party, 1889-90; clerk of the New York
State Senate, 1906-11; secretary of
New York Republican Party, 1906-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1920,
1932
(alternate); Convention Secretary, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1936;
speaker, 1920,
1924,
1928.
Presbyterian.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
24, 1937 (age 74 years, 147
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.
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Edward T. Corcoran (c.1894-1937) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Mechanicville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District 1937,
but died before taking office.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion; Elks; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Rockefeller Institute hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1937 (age about 43
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dominic Corcoran; married to Margaret M. McCosker. |
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Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) —
also known as Frederick H. Allen —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 30,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
village
president of Pelham Manor, New York, 1904-06; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920
(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Newport Hospital, Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
3, 1937 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Interment at Beechwoods
Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen; brother of William
Fessenden Allen; married, June 30,
1892, to Adele Livingston Stevens; grandson of Samuel
Clesson Allen; third great-grandnephew of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Gouverneur
Morris; second cousin twice removed of Elijah
Hunt Mills; second cousin thrice removed of Oliver
Ellsworth, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Chester
Ashley; third cousin twice removed of Theodore
Dwight, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth and Abijah
Blodget; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799), Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr., Jonathan
Ingersoll, Jared
Ingersoll, Josiah
Meigs and Daniel
Pitkin; fourth cousin of Albert
Asahel Bliss and Philemon
Bliss; fourth cousin once removed 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, Oliver
Morgan Hungerford, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919), Judson
H. Warner, Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900) and Josiah
Quincy. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll
family of New York and Connecticut; Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Wilbur Louis Adams (1884-1937) —
also known as Wilbur L. Adams —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1934.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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George William Weadock (1853-1937) —
also known as George W. Weadock —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, November
6, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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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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Jaroslav Francis Smetanka (1881-1937) —
also known as Jaroslav F. Smetanka —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Horní Krupá, Bohemia (now Czechia),
September
19, 1881.
Consul-General
for Czechoslovakia in Chicago,
Ill., 1935-37.
Bohemian
ancestry.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
27, 1937 (age 56 years, 99
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Pierre Prosper Garven (1872-1938) —
also known as Pierre P. Garven; Pierre Prosper
Garvin —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1906-10, 1915-19; defeated, 1910; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
Hudson
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1919.
Suffered a stroke,
and died soon after, in the Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey
City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 3,
1938 (age 65 years, 267
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Coleman W. Avery (1880-1938) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
22, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1920; appointed 1920; defeated, 1920.
According to published
reports, he murdered
his wife, Sara, by shooting her in the head, and then shot himself;
he was found and taken to General Hospital, where he died
without regaining consciousness, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March
14, 1938 (age 58 years, 20
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Harold C. Malchow (1904-1938) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1931-32; defeated,
1932; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, in a hospital at Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March
17, 1938 (age about 33
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Joseph M. Fee (1888-1938) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 15,
1888.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938; died in office 1938.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
15, 1938 (age 49 years, 335
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Fee; married to Mary Hopwood. |
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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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Frank Dyer Chester (1869-1938) —
also known as Frank D. Chester —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newton Lower Falls, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
2, 1869.
Republican. School
teacher; U.S. Consul in Budapest, 1897-1904; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, 1904-08.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Society for International Law.
Died, in Boston City Hospital, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 14,
1938 (age 68 years, 194
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Harry Douglas Kirby (1890-1938) —
also known as Harry D. Kirby —
of Darlington, Darlington
County, S.C.
Born in Woodruff, Spartanburg
County, S.C., October
16, 1890.
Republican. Grocer; market
gardener; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Carolina, 1936.
Died, in Saunders Memorial Hospital, Florence, Florence
County, S.C., July 4,
1938 (age 47 years, 261
days).
Interment at Old Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Woodruff, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Henry Kirby and Janie (Chamblin) Kirby; married to Orien
Edwards. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clemente Nicolini (1853-1938) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy,
January
13, 1853.
Steamship
agent; importer
and exporter; Consular
Agent for Italy in Galveston,
Tex., 1887-1903; Consul
for Mexico in Galveston,
Tex., 1895-96.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer and senility,
in St. Mary's Infirmary, Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 9,
1938 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Calvary
Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Nicolini and Rosa (Rossi) Nicolini; married to Carmelita
Linaro. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alston Fairservice (1864-1938) —
of Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash.; Clallam Bay, Clallam
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Quebec,
October
24, 1864.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber and
timber business; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington,
1920.
Died, in Providence Hospital, Seattle, King
County, Wash., August
9, 1938 (age 73 years, 289
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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Robert Sayre MacCormack (1872-1938) —
also known as Robert S. MacCormack —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president of a fruit
auction company; president, New York Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Exchange; director, Franklin National Bank of
New York; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1936-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital, Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
7, 1938 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Barrett (1866-1938) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Grafton, Windham
County, Vt.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., November
28, 1866.
Newspaper
correspondent; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1894-98; Argentina, 1903-04; Panama, 1904-05; Colombia, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, as of 1894-98; director general, Pan American Union,
1907-20.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in a hospital at Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt., October
17, 1938 (age 71 years, 323
days).
Interment at Grafton
Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
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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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Earl A. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., December
14, 1876.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New
York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1938 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milford, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Smith and Elizabeth (Hart) Smith; married 1906 to
Florence Rochotte. |
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Cyrus E. Woods (1861-1938) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., September
3, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1901-08; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1912-13; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1915-21; resigned 1921; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1921-23; Japan, 1923-24; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1929-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from uremic poisoning (kidney
failure), in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
8, 1938 (age 77 years, 96
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Eugene James Kirby (1859-1938) —
also known as Eugene J. Kirby —
of Covert, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Flowerfield, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1859.
Republican. Dairy farmer; fruit
grower;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1921-26;
defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from uremia
and prostate
cancer, in City Hospital, South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
24, 1938 (age 79 years, 116
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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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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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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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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Jacob Roll (1875-1939) —
also known as Jake Roll —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Ohio, September
19, 1875.
Democrat. Postmaster at Newport,
Ky., 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April
18, 1939 (age 63 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Victor Gustave Benson (1873-1939) —
also known as Victor Benson —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
December
22, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1939; defeated,
1936; died in office 1939.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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B. Duncan McClave (1889-1939) —
of Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J., April
29, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924;
chair
of Bergen County Republican Party, 1925.
Died at Englewood Hospital, Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., May 8,
1939 (age 50 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Fairview, N.J.
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Mary Mather Hooker (1864-1939) —
also known as Mary M. Hooker; Mary Mather
Turner —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
26, 1864.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1921-22, 1925-26;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut.
Female.
Member, Colonial
Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
First
woman to serve in the Connecticut legislature.
Died, in Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 13,
1939 (age 75 years, 76
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Frank Nathan Aldrich (1890-1939) —
also known as Frank N. Aldrich —
of Concord, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich., August
8, 1890.
Republican. Village president of Concord, Mich., 1917-39; president,
Farmers State Bank of
Concord, 1920-39; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1932.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Foote Hospital, Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 21,
1939 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, he collided
with a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an hour later in
McPherson Hospital, Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear
(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus were
injuried, including Claud
Erickson of Lansing, and State Rep. Martin
R. Kronk of Detroit.
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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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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Salvatore A. Cotillo (1886-1939) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
November
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 28th District, 1913, 1915-16;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-23 (20th District 1917-18, 18th District
1919-23); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-39; died in office
1939.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy.
Died, following an operation for a chest
tumor, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1939 (age 52 years, 250
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Albert Perkins Langtry (1860-1939) —
also known as Albert P. Langtry —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 27,
1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1903-10; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifth Hampden District, 1909-11;
secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1911-13, 1915-21.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Melrose Hospital, Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
28, 1939 (age 79 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) —
also known as Robert W. Bonynge —
of Denver,
Colo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1893-94; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09; defeated,
1900.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1939 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George Washington Edmonds (1864-1939) —
also known as George W. Edmonds —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., February
22, 1864.
Republican. Druggist; coal
dealer; lumber
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1913-25, 1933-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1939 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Eugene P. Booze (c.1880-1939) —
of Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Mississippi, about 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936.
Shot
by an unknown assailant as he was leaving his office,
and died the
next day in a hospital at Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., November
7, 1939 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Eli P. Pepper (1848-1939) —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born September
25, 1848.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District,
1901-02.
Died, in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., November
20, 1939 (age 91 years, 56
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of David Pepper and Naomi (Warrington) Pepper; married 1892 to Mary
Eugenia Burton. |
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memorial |
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Emmett Newton Parker (1859-1939) —
also known as Emmett N. Parker —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in York
County, Pa., May 12,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Washington, 1890-92; superior court judge in
Washington, 1893-97; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1909-33; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1921-22.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in a hospital at Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., December
8, 1939 (age 80 years, 210
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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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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Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) —
also known as Heywood Broun —
of New York; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1888.
Socialist. Sportswriter;
columnist
for New York newspapers;;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1930; founder of
the American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its first president;
expelled from Socialist Party in 1933.
Catholic.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1939 (age 51 years, 11
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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George Henry Heinke (1882-1940) —
also known as George H. Heinke —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born near Dunbar, Otoe
County, Neb., July 22,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Otoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-35; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Injured in an automobile
collision during a snowstorm,
and died a week later in a hospital at Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark., January
2, 1940 (age 57 years, 164
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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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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George Charles Butte (1877-1940) —
also known as George C. Butte —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 9,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1924; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1925; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Society for International Law; American
Law Institute; Alpha
Tau Omega; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following surgery for an intestinal
blockage, in American Hospital, Mexico City (Ciudad de
México), Distrito
Federal, January
18, 1940 (age 62 years, 254
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Dublin, Tex.
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Louis James Garner (1852-1940) —
also known as Louis J. Garner; Lewis J.
Garner —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Buffalo Valley, Putnam
County, Tenn., October
9, 1852.
Republican. Postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1901-07.
Died, in Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
19, 1940 (age 87 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn.
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Raymond Vail Ingersoll (1875-1940) —
also known as Raymond V. Ingersoll —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., April 3,
1875.
Lawyer;
campaign manager for Alfred
E. Smith, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1934-40; died in office 1940.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, following surgery, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1940 (age 64 years, 327
days).
Interment at Friends
Burying Ground, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Arthur W. Karch (1886-1940) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Frankfort, Will
County, Ill., 1886.
Physician;
surgeon;
founder of Monroe Hospital;
mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1939-40; died in office 1940.
Died, in Monroe Hospital, Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., April
29, 1940 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, La Salle, Mich.
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Lincoln Curtis Chenoweth (1862-1940) —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.; Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Pineville, McDonald
County, Mo., March
20, 1862.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1904.
Injured, along with his wife, in an automobile
accident in November, 1936, which was eventually fatal to both;
his wife died in 1937, and he died, in St. John's Hospital,
Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., May 5,
1940 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at Ozark
Memorial Park, Joplin, Mo.
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Earl Cooley (1880-1940) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Richmond, McHenry
County, Ill., March
27, 1880.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1921-23.
Died in Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Adams
County, Colo., May 6,
1940 (age 60 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cortlandt town, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., November
21, 1867.
Lawyer;
law
professor; writer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1906-09; Commissioner of Immigration for the Port
of New York, 1914-19.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Oak Bluffs, Martha's
Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
3, 1940 (age 72 years, 256
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Howe and Jane (Clemson) Howe; married 1904 to Marie
H. Jenney. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Frederic Hughes (1883-1940) —
also known as James F. Hughes —
of De Pere, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
7, 1883.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1920,
1928;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
9, 1940 (age 57 years, 2
days).
Interment at Cady
Cemetery, Lawrence, Wis.
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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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Frank J. Conway (c.1888-1940) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1888.
Democrat. Mayor of
Derby, Conn., 1923-28.
Died, from double
pneumonia, in the New Haven General Hospital, New Haven,
New
Haven County, Conn., October
21, 1940 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Vann (1879-1940) —
also known as Robert L. Vann —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., August
27, 1879.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
African
ancestry.
Died, at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Entombed at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucy Peoples; married 1910 to Jessie
Matthews. |
| | | The Robert L. Vann Elementary School
(built 1914 as Watt School; name changed to Vann 1941; closed and
sold 2011; now St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School), in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, was named for
him. |
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Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) —
also known as R. N. Holsaple —
of Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Monroeville, Allen
County, Ind., April
11, 1876.
Republican. Minister;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pleasant Home Hospital, Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
31, 1940 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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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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James McLachlan (1852-1940) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Scotland,
August
1, 1852.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California, 1895-97, 1901-11 (6th District
1895-97, 1901-03, 7th District 1903-11).
Died in a hospital at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1940 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Harry William Hutton (1853-1940) —
also known as Harry W. Hutton; Harry Percy William
Hillsdon —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Tring, Hertfordshire, England,
September
23, 1853.
Lawyer;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1928.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Police commissioner of San Francisco 1901-03.
Died, in Mount Zion Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., December
9, 1940 (age 87 years, 77
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Olivet Mausoleum, Colma, Calif.
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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 William Pugsley (1878-1940) —
also known as Charles W. Pugsley —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Woodbine, Harrison
County, Iowa, 1878.
Farmer;
editor, Nebraska Farmer weekly
newspaper; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; assistant
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-23; president,
South Dakota State College (later University), 1923-40.
Died, in a hospital at Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
17, 1940 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
American Review of Reviews, February 1922 |
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Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) —
also known as Herschel W. Arant —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 18,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Order of
the Coif; Rotary.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in a hospital at Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Tuck Sherman (1866-1941) —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, August
13, 1866.
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Antwerp, 1901-07; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Antwerp, 1907-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Antwerp, 1916-32; Ghent, 1932.
Died, in Orange Memorial Hospital, Orange, Essex
County, N.J., March 5,
1941 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herschel L. Carnahan (c.1879-1941) —
also known as H. L. Carnahan —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., about 1879.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1920;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1928-31; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound in the head, at his downtown law
office and died shortly afterward, at Georgia Street Receiving
Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
13, 1941 (age about 62
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Stuart Worthington Smyth (1879-1941) —
also known as Stuart W. Smyth —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
22, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died, in St. Joseph Hospital, Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 3,
1941 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Gair Blue (1882-1941) —
also known as Alexander G. Blue —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 5,
1882.
Progressive. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 1st District, 1912; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1930-32.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, in Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
11, 1941 (age 59 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Gair Blue and Isabella McFarlane (Black) Blue; married,
October
13, 1906, to Alma E. Smith. |
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John G. Moore (c.1869-1941) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1869.
First
selectman of Stamford, Connecticut, 1916-22.
Died, in Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 29,
1941 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bird Sim Coler (1868-1941) —
also known as Bird S. Coler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
9, 1868.
Democrat. Stockbroker;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1904;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1902; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1906-09; candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1918.
Died, in Caledonia Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 12,
1941 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Cordelia Shipley (Sim) Coler and William Nichols Coler; married,
October
10, 1888, to Emily Moore. |
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Andrew Jackson Houston (1854-1941) —
of La Porte, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Independence, Washington
County, Tex., June 21,
1854.
Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1892 (Republican), 1910 (Prohibition), 1912 (Prohibition);
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1941; died in office 1941.
Died in a hospital at Baltimore,
Md., June 26,
1941 (age 87 years, 5
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Sol Ullman (c.1893-1941) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1923; indicted
by a Federal grand jury in 1921 on charges
of conspiring to create a falsified income tax return for a
manufacturing company; a trial
resulted in a directed verdict of acquittal due to insufficient
evidence; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Arrested
and indicted
in 1939 on charges
of protecting a physician who performed illegal
abortions; in 1941, a dentist was convicted as Ullman's agent in
soliciting
protection money from physicians, and during the pendency of the
criminal charges, disbarment
proceedings were brought against him. However, he was never tried,
and his obituary states that he was "exonerated".
Died, in Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 6,
1941 (age about 48
years).
Entombed at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ullman and Kate Ullman; married to Esther or Estelle
Blau. |
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Archie Dovell Sanders (1857-1941) —
also known as Archie D. Sanders —
of Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y., June 17,
1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1896-97; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1924,
1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate); member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1900-01; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 28th New York District, 1909; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 39th District, 1917-33; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1929-39.
Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 15,
1941 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Stafford
Rural Cemetery, Stafford, N.Y.
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John Fitzgibbons (1868-1941) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Glenmore, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 10,
1868.
Democrat. Railway
trainman; mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1910-11, 1918-21; chair of
Oswego County Democratic Party, 1932; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1933-35; defeated, 1914.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died in a hospital at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
4, 1941 (age 73 years, 25
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Oswego, N.Y.
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Jason Elihu Payne (1874-1941) —
also known as Jason E. Payne —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, S.Dak., January
22, 1874.
Republican. Lost his
right arm as a youth, in an accident with a runaway team of
horses; college
instructor; lawyer; law
professor; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1903-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
An enraged litigant, Ozzie Kirby, tried to
kill him in in 1940; Kirby also shot and killed Payne's law
partner.
Injured in an automobile
accident, and died several weeks later as a result, in a
hospital at Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., September
11, 1941 (age 67 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Spencer Payne and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne;
brother of Byron
Samuel Payne; married, July 20,
1905, to Iwae E. Sheppard. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) —
also known as S. Abbot Maginnis —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Emergency Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1941 (age 55 years, 337
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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John Harvey Lowery (1860-1941) —
also known as J. H. Lowery —
of Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La.
Born in Plaquemine, Iberville
Parish, La., October
18, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
sugar grower;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1940.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Flint-Goodridge Hospital, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
25, 1941 (age 80 years, 342
days).
Interment at Ascension
Catholic Cemetery, Donaldsonville, La.
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James Linville Bumgarner Jr. (1867-1941) —
also known as Linville Bumgarner —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born in Millers Creek, Wilkes
County, N.C., July 7,
1867.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilkes County,
1913-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1915-16, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Died, following an attack of
apoplexy, in Wilkes Hospital, Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
1, 1941 (age 74 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mountain
Park Cemetery, Wilkesboro, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James L. Bumgarner and Phoebe Hincher Bumgarner; married 1889 to Bessie
R. McNeil. |
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Edward Elwell Spafford (1878-1941) —
also known as Edward E. Spafford —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., March
12, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
National Commander, American Legion, 1927-28; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1930.
Member, American
Legion.
In 1941, during divorce proceedings, he was accused
of conspiring with German
agents in America; in an interview published in 1943 by
journalist John Roy Carlson, he espoused strongly antisemitic
and pro-Hitler
views.
Died, in the Naval Academy Hospital, Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., November
13, 1941 (age 63 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Duncan Spafford and Georgia F. Spafford; married, May 22,
1912, to Lucille M. Stevens; married 1922 to
Lillian Mercer Pierce. |
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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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Rena McFadzean (1872-1941) —
also known as Rena A. Palmer; Mrs. John
McFadzean —
of Del Norte, Rio Grande
County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., March
26, 1872.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1924.
Female.
Died in a hospital at Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., December
18, 1941 (age 69 years, 267
days).
Interment at Del Norte Cemetery, Del Norte, Colo.
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John Weston Allen (1872-1942) —
also known as J. Weston Allen —
of Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
19, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915-18; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1920-22.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion.
Prosecuted Charles Ponzi and other famous criminals.
Died in a hospital at Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
1, 1942 (age 69 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Allen and Grace Mason (Weston) Allen; married, June 12,
1901, to Caroline Cheney Hills. |
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August Carl Polster (1885-1942) —
also known as August Polster —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., September
24, 1885.
Railway
freight clerk; banker; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1938-42; died in office 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
1, 1942 (age 56 years, 130
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Polster and Anna (Rubritins) Polster. |
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Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ill., August
29, 1870.
Mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died, of injuries sustained in an automobile
accident, in Thompson Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
15, 1942 (age 71 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Andrew Houston Longino (1855-1942) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Lawrence
County, Miss., May 16,
1855.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1880-84; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1888-89; Governor of
Mississippi, 1900-04.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Baptist Hospital, Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., February
24, 1942 (age 86 years, 284
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
18, 1868.
Republican. Steelworker;
member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Stephen J. Stilwell (1866-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, | |
