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  Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known as Francis Biddle — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born, in Paris, France, of American parents, May 9, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned 1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41; U.S. Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union; Freemasons. Died, of a heart attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Mass., October 4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148 days). Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson of Edmund Jenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; third great-grandson of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edmund Randolph and Thomas Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin five times removed of Richard Bland and Benjamin Harrison; second cousin once removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke and John Cadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose and Peter Myndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph, Carter Bassett Harrison, John Randolph of Roanoke and William Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of Harry Bartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Henry St. George Tucker and John Scott Harrison; fourth cousin of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; fourth cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936).
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Walker Bolling (1916-1991) — also known as Richard Bolling — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 17, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1949-83. Episcopalian. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1991 (age 74 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Walker Bolling (1882-1929) and Florence (Easton) Bolling; married, June 7, 1945, to Barbara Stratton; married, February 29, 1984, to Nona (Goddard) Herndon; grandnephew of Richard Wilde Walker (1857-1936); great-grandson of Richard Wilde Walker (1823-1874); great-grandnephew of Percy Walker and Leroy Pope Walker; second great-grandson of John Williams Walker; first cousin once removed of Douglass Townshend Bolling; first cousin twice removed of John Williams Walker Fearn; first cousin four times removed of Beverley Randolph; second cousin thrice removed of John Wayles Eppes; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick Bland; third cousin twice removed of Francis Wayles Eppes; third cousin thrice removed of John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) — also known as Charles F. Brannan — of Denver, Colo.; Washington, D.C. Born in Denver, Colo., August 23, 1903. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53. Quaker. Member, Civitan; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Americans for Democratic Action; American Bar Association. Died in Denver, Colo., July 2, 1992 (age 88 years, 314 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Brannan and Ella Louise (Street) Brannan; married, June 29, 1932, to Eda V. Seltzer.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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
  Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) — also known as Paul H. Douglas — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892. Democrat. University professor; economist; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1942, 1966. Unitarian or Quaker. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Americans for Democratic Action; American Economic Association; American Philosophical Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., September 24, 1976 (age 84 years, 182 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of James Howard Douglas and Annie (Smith) Douglas; married 1915 to Dorothy S. Wolff; married 1931 to Emily Taft.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Paul H. Douglas: Roger Biles, Crusading Liberal: Paul H. Douglas of Illinois
Robert F. Drinan Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) — also known as Robert F. Drinan; "Our Father Who Art In Congress" — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 15, 1920. Democrat. Catholic priest; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73, 4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972; law professor. Catholic. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, from pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 28, 2007 (age 86 years, 74 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James J. Drinan and Ann (Flanigan) Drinan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Robert Drinan: Raymond A. Schroth, Bob Drinan: The Controversial Life of the First Catholic Priest Elected to Congress
  Image source: Public Officers of Massachusetts, 1979-80
  Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) — also known as Arthur J. Goldberg — of Illinois; New York; Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 8, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; general counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge that group with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO, 1955; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1961-62; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of New York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-78. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Americans for Democratic Action. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1978. Died of coronary artery disease, in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1990 (age 81 years, 164 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1931, to Dorothy Kurgans.
  Cross-reference: Stephen G. Breyer
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Donald Hayworth (1898-1982) — also known as Don Hayworth — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, January 13, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1955-57; defeated, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1962. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1982 (age 84 years, 43 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Melvin D. Hildreth — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1936 (alternate), 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Burial location unknown.
  Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) — also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean Gene" — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Watkins, Meeker County, Minn., March 29, 1916. Democrat. School teacher; university professor; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952 (alternate), 1960, 1964; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968, 1972, 1992; candidate for President of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent). Catholic. Irish and German ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Phi Kappa Theta. Died, from complications of Parkinson's disease, in the Georgetown Retirement Residence, Washington, D.C., December 10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Michael J. McCarthy and Anna (Baden) McCarthy; married 1945 to Abigail Quigley.
  Cross-reference: Gerry E. Studds — Thomas A. Hutto
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Eugene J. McCarthy: Up 'Til Now : A Memoir of the Decline of American Politics (1987)
  Books about Eugene J. McCarthy: Dominick Sandbrook, Eugene McCarthy : The Rise and Fall of Postwar American Liberalism
  Frederick Thayer Merrill Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as Rick Merrill — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., December 17, 1938. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Americans for Democratic Action. Still living as of 1973.
  Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) — also known as Pat Moynihan — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; New York City (unknown county), N.Y.; Pindars Corners, Delaware County, N.Y. Born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., March 16, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; political scientist; university professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960 (alternate), 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1973-75; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1975-76; U.S. Senator from New York, 1977-. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of infection from a ruptured appendix, in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2003 (age 76 years, 10 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, May 29, 1955, to Elizabeth Therese Brennan.
  Cross-reference: John Westergaard — Dan Maffei
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Daniel Patrick Moynihan: Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy (1997) — On the Law of Nations (1990) — Secrecy : The American Experience (1998) — Pandaemonium: Ethnicity in International Politics (1993) — Maximum Feasible Misunderstanding: Community Action in the War on Poverty (1970)
  Books about Daniel Patrick Moynihan: Godfrey Hodgson, The Gentleman From New York: Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- A Biography — Robert A. Katzmann, Daniel Patrick Moynihan: The Intellectual in Public Life
  Jerrold Lewis Nadler (b. 1947) — also known as Jerrold Nadler — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 13, 1947. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1977-92 (69th District 1977-82, 67th District 1983-92); U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1992-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Congress; Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union; National Organization for Women. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Matthew M. Neely Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) — also known as Matthew M. Neely — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Grove, Doddridge County, W.Va., November 9, 1874. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47; defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated, 1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952, 1956; Governor of West Virginia, 1941-45. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Delta Chi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Americans for Democratic Action; United Spanish War Veterans. Died, from cancer, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Newlon Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely; married, October 21, 1903, to Alberta Claire Ramage; grandfather of Richard Neely.
  Cross-reference: George Arnold — Charles Lively
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1919)
  Joseph L. Rauh Jr. (1911-1992) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 3, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1980 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for District of Columbia. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died September 3, 1992 (age 81 years, 244 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Thomas Rowan (1925-2000) — also known as Carl T. Rowan — of Washington, D.C. Born in Ravenscroft, White County, Tenn., August 11, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; syndicated newspaper columnist, author, biographer, television and radio commentator; U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1963-64; in 1988, he shot and wounded an intruder in his backyard in Washington, D.C.; he was arrested, charged with a weapons violation, and tried; the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared; received the Spingarn Medal in 1997. African ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of heart and kidney ailments and diabetes, at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., September 23, 2000 (age 75 years, 43 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Harriet R. Taylor (c.1932-1997) — of District of Columbia. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., about 1932. Superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1979-97. Female. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died of cancer, August 18, 1997 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) — also known as Robert C. Weaver — of Washington, D.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1907. Democrat. Economist; received the Spingarn Medal in 1962; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966-68; first African-American cabinet member; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1968 ; president, Baruch College, 1969; trustee, Mount Sinai Medical Center. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 17, 1997 (age 89 years, 200 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mortimer G. Weaver and Florence (Freeman) Weaver; married, July 19, 1935, to Ella V. Hiath.
  The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (opened 1968; named 2000; headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Jerry Wurf (b. 1919) — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 18, 1919. Democrat. President, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, from 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972, 1980. Jewish. Member, Urban League; Americans for Democratic Action; American Arbitration Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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