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David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) —
also known as David C. Ahearn —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rotherham, England,
November
4, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital,
1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale
industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining
Corporation.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Crippled
as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in Framingham, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December
27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. |
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Michael Alarid (1919-2007) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., March
13, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; supermarket
owner; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1965-66; member of New
Mexico state senate, 1967-72, 1985-92 (34th District 1967-72,
12th District 1985-92).
Catholic. Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died August
1, 2007 (age 88 years, 141
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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Robert Louis Beauprez (b. 1948) —
also known as Bob Beauprez —
of Arvada, Jefferson
County, Colo.; Lafayette, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Lafayette, Boulder
County, Colo., September
22, 1948.
Republican. Farmer; business
owner; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1999-2002; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Colorado; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 7th District, 2003-07; candidate for
Governor
of Colorado, 2006; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 2012.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Peter Lawrence Buback (1910-1987) —
also known as Peter L. Buback —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Genoa Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo., March
22, 1910.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1963-68.
Catholic.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., May 5,
1987 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Buback and Veronica (Mecar) Buback; married to Mary A.
Simon. |
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Edward Charles Day Jr. (b. 1908) —
also known as Edward C. Day, Jr. —
of Colorado.
Born in Denver,
Colo., December
21, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; municipal judge in
Colorado, 1947-48; district judge in Colorado, 1948-56; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1957-76; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1962-63.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) —
also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";
"The Truck" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 8,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,
16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Polish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., February
7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John
David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen
Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah
Ann Insley; father of Christopher
D. Dingell. |
| | | Political family: Dingell
family of Detroit, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Doug
Ross |
| | | John Dingell Drive,
in Detroit Metro Airport,
Romulus,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell VA
Medical Center, in Detroit,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges,
which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor
Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, are named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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John Baron Farley (1901-1973) —
also known as John B. Farley —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., October
26, 1901.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died in October, 1973
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Francis Farley and Edna (Webster) Farley; married, May 21,
1932, to Mary Tancred. |
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Albert Thibault Frantz (1903-1966) —
also known as Albert T. Frantz —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., December
9, 1903.
Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1952-56; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1957-66; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1963-66.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Urban
League; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in November, 1966
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Robert G. Frie —
also known as Bob Frie —
of Arvada, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Arvada, Colo., 1981-89, 1991-99, 2007-11.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2011.
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Leo Omar Gatewood (1910-1989) —
also known as Leo O. Gatewood —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
20, 1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chairman,
United Labor League for 3rd Congressional District of Colorado;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1948.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Fort Lyon, Colo.
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James Hurley (1858-1939) —
of Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo.
Born in New York, 1858.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1936.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Woodmen.
Died December
11, 1939 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Colo.
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Edward Keating (1875-1965) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., July 9,
1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1913-19 (at-large 1913-15, 3rd
District 1915-19); defeated, 1918.
Catholic.
Died March
18, 1965 (age 89 years, 252
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) —
also known as John F. Kerry;
"Liveshot" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital,
Aurora, Adams
County, Colo., December
11, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-2013; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Catholic. English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull
and Bones.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Rosemary Isabel (Forbes) Kerry and Richard John Kerry; married, May 23,
1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne; married, May 26,
1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry
John Heinz III); second great-grandson of Robert
Charles Winthrop; third great-grandson of Thomas
Lindall Winthrop and Jeremiah
Mason; fourth great-grandnephew of George
Cabot; fifth great-grandson of James
Bowdoin; fifth great-grandnephew of Timothy
Pickering; sixth great-grandnephew of Fitz-John
Winthrop; seventh great-grandson of John
Winthrop (1606-1676); first cousin four times removed of David
Sears and Jane
Pierce; first cousin seven times removed of John
Alsop; second cousin twice removed of John
Lee Saltonstall; second cousin five times removed of Dudley
Leavitt Pickman; third cousin once removed of Leverett
Saltonstall, Richard
Saltonstall, William
Gurdon Saltonstall and John
Lee Saltonstall Jr.; third cousin twice removed of William
Cameron Forbes; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Cabot Lodge, John
Gardner Coolidge and Augustus
Peabody Gardner; fourth cousin of William
Amory Gardner Minot and William
Lawrence Saltonstall; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Francis Adams; eighth great-grandson of John
Winthrop (1588-1649). |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; King-Hazard
family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman
family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Leslie
L. Farr II |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kerry: A
Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America
(2003) — The
New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security
(1997) — Our
Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with
John Edwards (2004) |
| | | Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas
Brinkley, Tour
of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — Michael
Kranish et al, John
F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who
Know Him Best — Paul Alexander, The
Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White
House — George Butler, John
Kerry: A Portrait — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:
John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit
for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John
Kerry — David N. Bossie, The
Many Faces of John Kerry |
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Furniture
upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
National
Rifle Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Scott Steve McInnis (b. 1953) —
also known as Scott McInnis —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo., May 9,
1953.
Republican. Police
officer; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1993-2005.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) —
also known as Stephen L. R. McNichols; Steve
McNichols —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March 7,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
state senate, 1949-54; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1955-57; Governor of
Colorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1960,
1968;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1963-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1968.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of heart
failure, at University Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1997 (age 83 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Miguel Antonio Otero (1829-1882) —
also known as Miguel A. Otero —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Valencia, Valencia
County, N.M., June 21,
1829.
Member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1852-54; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1853; New
Mexico territory attorney general, 1854; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1856-61; secretary
of New Mexico Territory, 1861-62.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M., May 30,
1882 (age 52 years, 343
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William Forrester Owens (b. 1950) —
also known as Bill Owens —
of Colorado.
Born October
22, 1950.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1982-88; Colorado
state treasurer, 1995-99; Governor of
Colorado, 1999-2007.
Catholic. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2014.
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John R. Petrus (1923-1983) —
of Highland, Iowa
County, Wis.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., October
23, 1923.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Iowa County, 1953-54; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Vernon
W. Thomson, 1965-66.
Catholic. Member, Lions.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., October
2, 1983 (age 59 years, 344
days).
Interment at Highland Public Cemetery, Highland, Wis.
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Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) —
also known as Dan Schaefer —
of Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa, January
25, 1936.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees.
Died, of cancer,
in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo., April
16, 2006 (age 70 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert W. Schaffer (b. 1962) —
also known as Bob Schaffer —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Greenwood Village, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 24,
1962.
Republican. Business
owner; member of Colorado
state senate, 1987-96; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1997-2003; member of
Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 2008; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert Jack Tomsic (b. 1925) —
also known as Albert J. Tomsic —
of Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo.
Born in Delagua, Las Animas
County, Colo., April
26, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1953-62; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1961-62; Huerfano
County Attorney; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1962.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Tomsic and Mary (Jerman) Tomsic; married, August
20, 1955, to Patricia Ann Sudar. |
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Josef Winkler III (1928-2002) —
also known as Joe Winkler —
of Douglas
County, Colo.
Born in Douglas
County, Colo., April
23, 1928.
Rancher;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1973-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-86.
Catholic. Austrian
ancestry.
Died, from an infection,
in Porter Adventist Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., July 18,
2002 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Josef Winkler II and Rose Paoli Winkler; married, February
11, 1966, to Lois Simon. |
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