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Nicolas Rene Arroyo (1917-2008) —
also known as Nicolas R. Arroyo —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
August
31, 1917.
Republican. Architect;
Cuban minister of public works, 1952-58; Cuban ambassador to the
U.S., 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1988.
Cuban ancestry. Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 13,
2008 (age 90 years, 317
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Dionicio Chavez (1888-1962) —
also known as Dennis Chavez —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Los Chavez, Valencia
County, N.M., April 8,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1922; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1931-35; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1936-62; defeated, 1934; died in office
1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Mexico, 1940.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1962 (age 74 years, 224
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Nora Chavez —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Puerto Rico, 1944.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Linda Chavez-Thompson (b. 1944) —
also known as Linda Chavez —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lorenzo, Crosby
County, Tex., August
3, 1944.
Democrat. International
representative (1971) and international
vice-president (1988), American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME); executive
vice-president, AFL-CIO, 1995-2007; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1997-2005; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 2004.
Female.
Mexican ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Maria Echaveste (b. 1954) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Texas, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer;
assistant and Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill
Clinton, 1998-2001; member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Mexican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Garcia (1933-2017) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
9, 1933.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; computer
engineer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-67 (83rd District 1966, 77th District 1967);
resigned 1967; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1967-78; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1978-90 (21st District 1978-83,
18th District 1983-90); resigned 1990; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988;
indicted
in 1988, along with his wife, on federal bribery
and extortion
charges;
convicted
in October 1989 and sentenced
to three years in prison
(served 104 days); the conviction was reversed on appeal; retried
and again convicted
in 1991; the second conviction was also overturned, and prosecutors
dropped the case.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
25, 2017 (age 84 years, 16
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon (b. 1942) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
4, 1942.
U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1994-.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ladislas Lazaro (1872-1927) —
of Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born near Ville Platte, St. Landry Parish (now Evangeline
Parish), La., June 5,
1872.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1908; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
30, 1927 (age 54 years, 298
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
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Joseph Manuel Montoya (1915-1978) —
also known as Joseph M. Montoya; Joe M.
Montoya —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Penablanca, Sandoval
County, N.M., September
24, 1915.
Democrat. Member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1936; member of New
Mexico state senate, 1940-46, 1953-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1947-51, 1955-57; U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1957-64; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1964-77; defeated, 1976.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 5,
1978 (age 62 years, 254
days).
Interment at Rosario
Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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