Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Daniel Mace (1811-1867) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, September
5, 1811.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1845-48; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1851-57; postmaster at
Lafayette,
Ind., 1866-67.
Suffered a stroke in
1866, never completely recovered, and became depressed over his
condition; killed
himself by gunshot,
in the post office at Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 26,
1867 (age 55 years, 324
days).
Interment at Greenbush
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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John M. Lingle (1843-1889) —
of Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Pennsylvania, April 2,
1843.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Webb
City, Mo., 1885-89.
After being threatened with criminal
prosecution for allegedly misappropriating
funds as postmaster, he stepped out the back door of the post
office, and killed
himself by gunshot,
in Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo., January
4, 1889 (age 45 years, 277
days).
Interment at Webb
City Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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William Cassius Goodloe (1841-1889) —
also known as W. Cassius Goodloe —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., June 27,
1841.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1868,
1872
(delegation chair), 1884,
1888;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871; defeated, 1867; member of
Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1872-; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1873; candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1878-80.
Episcopalian.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
During a violent encounter in the lobby of the Lexington Post
Office, he repeatedly
stabbed and ultimately killed a political enemy, Col. Armistead
Swope, who meanwhile shot and
badly
wounded him; before any prosecution
could ensue, he died of his own wounds two days later, in the Phoenix
Hotel,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
8, 1889 (age 48 years, 134
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Frazier B. Baker (c.1857-1898) —
of Lake City, Florence
County, S.C.
Born about 1857.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster at Lake
City, S.C., 1897-98; his appointment as postmaster aroused
strenuous opposition among white residents; U.S. Senators Ben
Tillman and John
L. McLaurin, and U.S. Rep. James
Norton all demanded his removal from office "because of his
color"; many violent incidents followed.
African
ancestry.
Late at night, a mob of armed white men surrounded his home and
post office, and set it on fire; when the family awoke and
attempted to escape, they were met with a hail of bullets; Baker was
shot
and killed,
in Lake City, Florence
County, S.C., February
22, 1898 (age about 41
years). Federal prosecutors pressed charges against eleven men,
none of whom were convicted.
Burial location unknown.
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Adam Cyrus Reinoehl (1840-1900) —
also known as Adam C. Reinoehl —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., November
14, 1840.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1868,
1870-71; postmaster at Lancaster,
Pa., 1900.
Died by suicide,
with illuminating
gas, in his office
at the Lancaster post office, Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
14, 1900 (age 60 years, 30
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.
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Christian Widule (1845-1916) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
July
19, 1845.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1879; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1887-89.
Suffered a stroke
while at work as assistant postmaster of Milwaukee, and died in the
post office, Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
9, 1916 (age 71 years, 82
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Hillyer Rudisill (1875-1923) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Forsyth, Monroe
County, Ga., April
26, 1875.
Republican. Postmaster at Macon,
Ga., 1922-23 (acting, 1922).
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the post office at Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., February
16, 1923 (age 47 years, 296
days). A shortage
of about $86,000 was discovered
after his death.
Interment at Forsyth
Cemetery, Forsyth, Ga.
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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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Albert L. Redmon (1892-1934) —
also known as Bert Redmon —
of Sallisaw, Sequoyah
County, Okla.
Born in Arkansas, January
2, 1892.
Republican. Postmaster at Sallisaw,
Okla., 1932-34.
Member, Freemasons.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the vault at the post office, Sallisaw, Sequoyah
County, Okla., January
16, 1934 (age 42 years, 14
days).
Interment at Sallisaw City Cemetery, Sallisaw, Okla.
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George W. McCabe (1871-1935) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Antrim
County, Mich., February
22, 1871.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1922; postmaster at Petoskey,
Mich., 1933-35 (acting, 1933-34).
Irish
ancestry.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack at his
desk, in the Petoskey Post Office, Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., June 7,
1935 (age 64 years, 105
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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John W Martin (c.1890-1935) —
of Mena, Polk
County, Ark.
Born about 1890.
Postmaster at Mena,
Ark., 1933-35.
Shot
and killed
during an apparent robbery of the post office, in Mena, Polk
County, Ark., November
24, 1935 (age about 45
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Walter Dooling (1891-1949) —
also known as William W. Dooling —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 8,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general manager
of a necktie
manufacturing firm; postmaster at North
Adams, Mass., 1936-49.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his office,
at the North Adams Post Office, North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 26,
1949 (age 58 years, 48
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Dooling and Anna (Ryan) Dooling; married, October
12, 1921, to Ellen G. Curran. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: North Adams Transcript,
May 27, 1949 |
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Leon Chase Phillips (1890-1958) —
also known as Leon C. Phillips; Red
Phillips —
of Okemah, Okfuskee
County, Okla.
Born in Worth
County, Mo., December
9, 1890.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934, 1936; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1935; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1940.
Charged
with accepting
a bribe while governor; tried
twice and ultimately acquitted.
Died, of a heart
attack, while waiting for a client at the post office in
Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., March
27, 1958 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Weleetka, Okla.
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Robert L. Roberts (1922-1973) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster
at Kansas
City, Kan., 1959-68, 1970-73 (acting, 1959); served in the U.S.
Army during the Vietnam war.
Stabbed
and mortally
wounded by Carroll Edward Noel, Jr., a former mail handler, in
the office
of the assistant postmaster, at the main post office, and was
dead on arrival at Bethany Medical
Center, Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
29, 1973 (age about 51
years). Noel was tried for murder, and found not guilty by reason
of insanity.
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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