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Edgar C. Currie (1893-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Jackson
County, Ark., September
1, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (14th District);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Brethren.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died June 18,
1965 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isom P. Langley (1851-1930) —
of Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Clark
County, Ark., September
2, 1851.
Preacher;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1886 (Labor, 4th District), 1890
(Populist, 2nd District), 1890 (Republican, 2nd District); member of
Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1919-20.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Labor.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 13,
1930 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Theodore David McNeal (b. 1905) —
also known as Theodore D. McNeal —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. International
vice-president, Union of Sleeping Car Porters, 1950; chairman,
St. Louis Division, American Negro Labor Council, 1959; member of Missouri
state senate, 1961-65 (7th District 1961-62, 4th District
1963-65).
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. O'Malley (1868-1936) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1868.
Democrat. Railway
conductor; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Order of Railway Conductors.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 27,
1936 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African
ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Lee Williams (1933-2001) —
of Alexander, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Rolla, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
13, 1933.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1973-78.
Baptist.
Member, Teamsters Union.
Died, of complications from a stroke,
in Alexander, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 19,
2001 (age 67 years, 279
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Near Alexander, Saline County, Ark.
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