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John Rhoderic McPherson (1833-1897) —
also known as John R. McPherson —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 9,
1833.
Democrat. Stockyard business; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1872-74; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1877-95.
Died, from heart
trouble, in his room at Taylor's Hotel,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
8, 1897 (age 64 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Roy R. Romer (b. 1928) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., October
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farm implement dealer; helped develop Centennial Airport;
ran a flying
school; owned a ski resort; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1966; Colorado
state treasurer, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
Governor
of Colorado, 1987-99; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1997-99; school superintendent
for Los Angeles, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Vilas Truax (1887-1935) —
also known as Charles V. Truax —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born near Sycamore, Wyandot
County, Ohio, February
1, 1887.
Democrat. Farm implement business; editor, Swine World
magazine, 1916-21; Ohio Director of Agriculture, 1923-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Ohio at-large, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
9, 1935 (age 48 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Sycamore, Ohio.
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