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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.
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Charles H. Duff (b. 1868) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Alameda
County, Calif., October
25, 1868.
Republican. Tool and die maker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1915-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1917 |
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George Albert Makinson (b. 1886) —
also known as George A. Makinson —
of San Anselmo, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March
18, 1886.
Machinist; U.S. Consular Agent in Sorau, 1909-11; Cardenas, 1918; U.S. Vice Consul in Tampico, 1915-16; Santo Domingo, 1919-22; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1922-25; Callao-Lima, 1925-29; Birmingham, as of 1932; U.S. Consul General in Osaka, as of 1938; Barcelona, as of 1943.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Henry Makinson and Mary (Saul) Makinson; married, March
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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.
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Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) —
also known as Everett R. Wilbur —
of Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Iowa, July 7,
1883.
Farmer;
automobile
mechanic; welder;
machinist; banker; mayor
of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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William Joseph Wynn (1860-1935) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 12,
1860.
Democrat. Machinist; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1903-05; insurance
business.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., January
4, 1935 (age 74 years, 206
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Milton Zaslow (1918-1997) —
also known as Michael Bartell —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; California.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 28,
1918.
Machinist; construction
worker; ran for office in New York under the name "Michael
Bartell"; Socialist Workers candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 1992.
Died August
8, 1997 (age 79 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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