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  Carlos Alvarez (born c.1986) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born about 1986. Candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 2009; Peace and Freedom candidate for Governor of California, 2010. Hispanic ancestry. Member, United Food and Commercial Workers. Still living as of 2010.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Edward Arnold (1890-1956) — also known as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider — of Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 18, 1890. Republican. Actor; appeared in more than 150 movies, most during 1932-56; president, Screen Actors Guild, 1940-42; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. German ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 26, 1956 (age 66 years, 68 days). Interment at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, San Fernando, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Carl Schneider and Elizabeth (Ohse) Schneider; married 1917 to Harriet Marshall; married 1929 to Olive Emerson; married 1951 to Cleo McLain.
  Epitaph: "He is not dead - He is just away."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur A. Arvizu (1927-1997) — of Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif. Born in Arvin, Kern County, Calif., February 11, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; fire fighter; president, Kern County Fire Fighters Union; chair of Kern County Democratic Party, 1964-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1972 (alternate). Catholic. Died December 5, 1997 (age 70 years, 297 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Ortiz Arvizu and Rachel (Vargas) Arvizu; married, August 17, 1950, to Mary Frances Schemmel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Ballard (b. 1904) — also known as George W. Ballard — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Vinita, Cherokee Nation County, Indian Territory (now Craig County, Okla.), February 22, 1904. Democrat. Member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1952. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Charles Edward Bartlett (b. 1887) — also known as Charles E. Bartlett — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in San Francisco, Calif., June 16, 1887. Republican. Electrician; worked for the Chicago Telephone Company, the Michigan State Telephone Company, and Detroit Edison (electric utility); member, legislative committee, Detroit Federation of Labor and Michigan State Federation of Labor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1923-32; defeated, 1932, 1934; elected (Wet) delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 1st District 1933, but did not serve; candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1936. Member, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Burial location unknown.
  Ralph Rexford Bellamy (1904-1991) — also known as Ralph Bellamy — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 17, 1904. Democrat. Actor; appeared in more than 100 movies; his most famous role was as Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Sunrise at Campobello"; board member, Screen Actors Guild; president, Actors Equity; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Died, from a lung ailment, in St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 29, 1991 (age 87 years, 165 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Rexford Bellamy and Lilla Louise (Smith) Bellamy; married, December 28, 1927, to Alice Delbridge; married 1931 to Catherine Willard; married 1945 to Ethel Smith; married 1949 to Alice Murphy.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband of Alice"
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jack Tull Casey (b. 1909) — also known as Jack T. Casey — of Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., 1909. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California; member of California state assembly, 1960-66. Member, Native Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons; American Association of University Professors. Burial location unknown.
Edgar E. Clark Edgar Erastus Clark (1856-1930) — also known as Edgar E. Clark — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., February 18, 1856. Republican. Train conductor; Grand Senior Conductor (1889), and Grand Chief Conductor (1890-1906), of the Order of Railway Conductors of America; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1906-21; chair, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1913-14, 1918-21. Member, Order of Railway Conductors; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 1, 1930 (age 74 years, 286 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dean Clark and Nancy Elizabeth (Jones) Clark; married, September 1, 1880, to Lovenia Jenkins; married, June 28, 1911, to Agnes English Barnes.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Jeffery Cohelan (1914-1999) — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., June 24, 1914. Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Local 302, Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees union, 1942-58; U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1959-71; defeated in primary, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Moose; Eagles; Teamsters Union; Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of Parkinson's disease and cancer, in Washington, D.C., February 15, 1999 (age 84 years, 236 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Emerson Hugh De Lacy (1910-1986) — also known as Hugh De Lacy — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 9, 1910. Democrat. College instructor; machinist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940; U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; carpenter. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; International Association of Machinists. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., August 19, 1986 (age 76 years, 102 days). Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Byron De Lacy and Abigail Anna 'Abbie' (Green) De Lacy; married, December 23, 1932, to Betty Marie Jorgensen; married 1949 to Hester Holm Sondergaard; married, June 23, 1961, to Dorothy Rose Baskin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Farrell Dobbs Farrell Dobbs (1907-1983) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; New York. Born in Queen City, Schuyler County, Mo., July 25, 1907. Socialist. Truck driver; became involved with a militant Teamsters Union local in Minneapolis in the 1930s, and helped lead a general strike; joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1939; convicted in 1941 of treason under the anti-Communist Smith Act, and served one year in prison; Socialist Workers candidate for President of the United States, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, 1953-72; historian. Member, Teamsters Union. Died in Pinole, Contra Costa County, Calif., October 31, 1983 (age 76 years, 98 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac T. Dobbs.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: The Militant, July 2, 1956
  Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., April 5, 1901. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor, producer, director of many motion pictures; worked in radio, television, and Broadway. Jewish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of pneumonia and cardiac complications, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1981 (age 80 years, 121 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg; married, April 5, 1931, to Helen Gahagan.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) — also known as Harold J. Gibbons — of Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Archibald Patch, Lackawanna County, Pa., April 10, 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952, 1956. Irish ancestry. Member, Teamsters Union; NAACP; American Civil Liberties Union. The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St. Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J. Gibbons Field" for him. Died, from complications of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November, 1982 (age 72 years, 0 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jackie Goldberg — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. School teacher; member of California state assembly 45th District, 2001-. Female. Lesbian. Member, American Federation of Teachers. Still living as of 2002.
  Harold Terry Johnson (1907-1988) — also known as Harold T. Johnson; Bizz Johnson — of Roseville, Placer County, Calif. Born in Broderick, Yolo County, Calif., December 2, 1907. Democrat. Mayor of Roseville, Calif., 1941-49; member of California state senate, 1949-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952 (alternate), 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S. Representative from California, 1959-81 (2nd District 1959-75, 1st District 1975-81); member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1973. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in a hospital at Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., March 16, 1988 (age 80 years, 105 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Frank Leonard Kaminski (1897-1955) — also known as Frank L. Kaminski — of Calumet City, Cook County, Ill. Born in Melrose Park, Cook County, Ill., October 10, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of the peace; mayor of Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Lions; Polish National Alliance. Died November 23, 1955 (age 58 years, 44 days). Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Kaminski and Emilia (Ostrowski) Kaminski; married to Cecilia Walczak.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Frank Lovell Frank Lovell (1913-1998) — also known as Frederick J. Lang — of San Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Ipava, Fulton County, Ill., July 24, 1913. Socialist. Seaman; automobile worker; candidate for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Socialist Workers candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968. Member, United Auto Workers. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1998 (age 84 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1949 to Sarah Zucker.
  Image source: The Militant, October 27, 1958
Sarah Lovell Sarah Lovell (1922-1994) — also known as Sarah Rebecca Hellman; Sarah Zucker — of San Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 8, 1922. Socialist. Candidate for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1957; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Socialist Workers candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1968. Female. Jewish ancestry. Member, International Typographical Union; National Organization for Women. Died, of cancer, in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 14, 1994 (age 72 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Sol Hellman and Yetta (Yankowitz) Hellman; married 1949 to Frank Lovell; married to Frank Zucker.
  Image source: The Militant, January 6, 1958
  George Lloyd Murphy (1902-1992) — also known as George L. Murphy — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 4, 1902. Republican. Professional actor and dancer in 1934-52; appeared in films such as For Me And My Gal, Battleground; president, Screen Actors Guild, 1944-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948, 1952 (speaker), 1956, 1960 (alternate); U.S. Senator from California, 1965-71; defeated, 1970. Irish ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Died, of leukemia, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., May 3, 1992 (age 89 years, 304 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Julie Henkel.
  Cross-reference: Dan Lungren
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  John Ignatius Nolan (1874-1922) — also known as John I. Nolan — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 14, 1874. Republican. Iron molder; officer, International Iron Moulders Union; secretary, San Francisco Labor Council, 1912; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1913-22; died in office 1922. Died November 18, 1922 (age 48 years, 308 days). Interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of James Nolan and Sarah Nolan; married, March 23, 1913, to Mae Ella Hunt.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John I. Nolan (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; wrecked and scrapped 1947) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Elmer Outland (1906-1981) — also known as George E. Outland — of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif.; San Fernando, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., October 8, 1906. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1943-47; defeated, 1946, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Member, American Association of University Professors; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons. Died in Anacortes, Skagit County, Wash., March 2, 1981 (age 74 years, 145 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Elmer Garfield Outland and Stella Martha (Faulkner) Outland; married 1928 to Virginia Stevenson; married, December 2, 1938, to Ruth Clara Merry.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Max Radin (1880-1950) — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Kempen, Poland, March 29, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; American Association of University Professors. Died, from an intestinal obstruction, in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., June 22, 1950 (age 70 years, 85 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin and Johanna (Theodor) Radin; married, July 2, 1909, to Rose Jaffe; married, June 30, 1922, to Dorothea Prall (sister-in-law of Sherwood Anderson).
  Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) — also known as Ronald Reagan; "Dutch"; "The Gipper"; "The Great Communicator"; "The Teflon President"; "Rawhide" — of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Tampico, Whiteside County, Ill., February 6, 1911. Republican. Worked as a sports broadcaster in Iowa in the 1930s, doing local radio broadcast of Chicago Cubs baseball games; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional actor in 1937-64; appeared in dozens of films including Kings Row, Dark Victory, Santa Fe Trail, Knute Rockne, All American, and The Winning Team; president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964 (alternate), 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of California, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; President of the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside the Washington Hilton hotel, he and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993. Disciples of Christ. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Lions; American Legion; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Died, from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 5, 2004 (age 93 years, 120 days). Interment at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married, January 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married, March 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923; actress) and Nancy Davis (1921-2016); father of Maureen Elizabeth Reagan.
  Political family: Reagan family of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California.
  Cross-reference: Katherine Hoffman Haley — Dana Rohrabacher — Donald T. Regan — Henry Salvatori — L. William Seidman — Christopher Cox — Patrick J. Buchanan — Bay Buchanan — Edwin Meese III
  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (opened 1941; renamed 1998), in Arlington, Virginia, is named for him.  — Mount Reagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Ronald Reagan: Ronald Reagan : An American Life
  Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon, President Reagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon, Governor Reagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer, Reagan's War : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism — Lee Edwards, Ronald Reagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor, God and Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary Beth Brown, Hand of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan — Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan, When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — Peter J. Wallison, Ronald Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency — Dinesh D'Souza, Ronald Reagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader — William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald Reagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley, Reagan's Revolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All — Richard Reeves, President Reagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan, My Father at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N. Bossie, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley, The Reagan I Knew — Chris Matthews, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
  Critical books about Ronald Reagan: Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years — William Kleinknecht, The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America
  Clara Lemlich Shavelson (1886-1982) — also known as Clara Shavelson; Clara Lemlich; Clara Goldman — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Gorodok, Ukraine, March 28, 1886. Communist. Labor organizer; candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1936. Female. Jewish ancestry. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., July 25, 1982 (age 96 years, 119 days). Interment at New Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Esther Lemlich and Simon Samuel Lemlich; married 1913 to Joseph 'Joe' Shavelson; married 1960 to Abe Goldman; mother of Irving Charles Velson.
  Political family: Velson-Shavelson family of Brooklyn, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) — also known as Harry R. Sheppard — of Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., January 10, 1885. Democrat. Railroad worker; beverage business; U.S. Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43, 21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940, 1944, 1956, 1960. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Died of pneumonia at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 28, 1969 (age 84 years, 108 days). Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Married, May 24, 1933, to Mary O'Keefe Olson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Ignatius Augustine Sullivan (1867-1928) — also known as Ignatius A. Sullivan — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., August 20, 1867. Democrat. President, Hartford Central Labor Union; president, Connecticut Federation of Labor; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1902-04; defeated, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 11, 1928 (age 60 years, 175 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Sullivan and Catharine Sullivan; married, September 29, 1891, to Sarah A. Clancy.
  Esteban Edward Torres (b. 1930) — also known as Esteban E. Torres — of La Puente, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Miami, Gila County, Ariz., January 27, 1930. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from California 34th District, 1983-99; defeated in primary, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1984, 1988 (co-chair, Rules Committee; speaker), 1996. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Norma Judith Torres (b. 1965) — also known as Norma Torres — of Pomona, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Escuintla, Guatemala, April 4, 1965. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from California, 2004-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2004, 2008; mayor of Pomona, Calif., 2006-08; member of California state assembly, 2008-13; member of California state senate, 2013-14; U.S. Representative from California 35th District, 2015-. Female. Guatemalan ancestry. Member, AFSCME. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Irving Charles Velson (1913-1976) — also known as Irving C. Velson; Irving Charles Shavelson; Charles Wilson; "Nick"; "Shavey" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 3, 1913. Machinist; boilermaker; shipfitter; president, Local 13, Shipbuilders Union; American Labor candidate for New York state senate 11th District, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; in 1951 and 1953, he was brought to testify before Congressional committees about his Communist and Soviet activities, including efforts to infiltrate the U.S. military with Soviet spies; he repeatedly refused to answer questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; as a result, he was "barred for life" by the Shipbuilders' union; later, served as international representative for the (West Coast) International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union. Venona Project documents (decrypted Soviet messages from the World War II era), released in 1995, show that he was an agent for Soviet military intelligence under the code name "Nick". Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 18, 1976 (age 62 years, 260 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay.
  Relatives: Son of Clara Lemlich Shavelson and Joseph 'Joe' Shavelson; married, January 26, 1937, to Ruth Young Velson.
  Political family: Velson-Shavelson family of Brooklyn, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald Edwin Young (b. 1933) — also known as Don Young — of Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk census area, Alaska. Born in Meridian, Sutter County, Calif., June 9, 1933. Republican. School teacher; member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1967-70; member of Alaska state senate, 1971-73; U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1973-. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; National Education Association; Elks; Lions; Jaycees. Still living as of 2019.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
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