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Carl Clyde Atkins (1914-1999) —
also known as C. Clyde Atkins —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1914.
Lawyer;
founder-trustee, Lawyers Title
Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99;
died in office 1999.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
11, 1999 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Walter Maximillian Bastian (1891-1975) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1950-54; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1954-65; took
senior status 1965.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March
12, 1975 (age 83 years, 116
days).
Interment somewhere
in Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Sandal Bastian and Katherine (Draeger) Bastian; married,
July
3, 1914, to Eva E. Alger. |
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Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) —
also known as Carroll L. Beedy —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, August
3, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis; Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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John William Boehne Jr. (1895-1973) —
also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March 2,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District).
Lutheran.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Irvington, Baltimore
County, Md., July 5,
1973 (age 78 years, 125
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922) —
also known as Alan S. Boyd —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., July 20,
1922.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1967-69; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2018.
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Lewis T. Breuninger Sr. (c.1893-1974) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., about 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1960-68.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died of a heart
attack, January
27, 1974 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944;
speaker, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Grange;
Rotary;
Kiwanis; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) —
also known as Earl L. Butz —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., July 3,
1909.
Economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis.
Resigned
in 1976 following a furor
over a racist
joke. In 1981, he pleaded
guilty to income
tax evasion; sentenced
to five years in prison
(served 30 days) and fined
$10,000.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March
21, 1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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William Patrick Connery Jr. (1888-1937) —
also known as William P. Connery, Jr. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August
24, 1888.
Democrat. Professional actor,
1908-16; candy
manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in
office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1937 (age 48 years, 295
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
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Richard Andrew Gephardt (b. 1941) —
also known as Richard A. Gephardt; Dick
Gephardt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1977-2005; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ronald Goodwin (b. 1943) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
18, 1943.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1972.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1973.
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John Kee (1874-1951) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., August
22, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1933-51;
defeated, 1928; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 8,
1951 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Hervey Gilbert Machen (1916-1994) —
also known as Hervey Machen —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-chair of
Maryland Democratic Party, 1953-57; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1965-69; defeated,
1968, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis; Moose.
Died in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., November
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Karl Earl Mundt (1900-1974) —
also known as Karl E. Mundt —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born in Humboldt, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., June 3,
1900.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1939-48; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1948-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Kiwanis; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Kappa Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
16, 1974 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Madison, S.Dak.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944;
speaker, 1944,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Kiwanis; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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William Joseph Posey (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Posey —
of Rockledge, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
18, 1947.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Florida
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1993-2000; member
of Florida
state senate, 2001-08 (15th District 2001-02, 24th District
2003-08); U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-20 (15th District 2009-13, 8th
District 2013-20).
Methodist.
English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2020.
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Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) —
also known as Charles E. Potter —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
30, 1916.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned
1952; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Wounded in World War II, and lost his
legs.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1979 (age 63 years, 24
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (1897-1971) —
also known as Richard B. Russell, Jr. —
of Winder, Barrow
County, Ga.
Born in Winder, Barrow
County, Ga., November
2, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Barrow County, 1921-31; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1927-31; Governor of
Georgia, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1933-71; died in office 1971; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President
KNDY, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
21, 1971 (age 73 years, 80
days).
Interment at Russell
Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard
Brevard Russell and Ina (Dillard) Russell; brother of Robert
Lee Russell; uncle of Robert
Lee Russell Jr.. |
| | | Political family: Russell
family of Winder, Georgia. |
| | | The Russell Senate Office
Building (built 1903-08; named 1972), in Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. — The Richard B. Russell Federal
Building and Courthouse
(built 1978-79), in Atlanta,
Georgia, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Richard B. Russell, Jr.:
Gilbert C. Fite, Richard
B. Russell, Jr., Senator from Georgia — Sally Russell,
Richard
Brevard Russell, Jr.: A Life of Consequence |
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kenneth Spicer Wherry (1892-1951) —
also known as Kenneth S. Wherry —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Liberty, Gage
County, Neb., February
28, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; furniture
merchant; funeral
director; automobile
dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1929-31; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1939-42; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1943-51; died in office 1951; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kiwanis; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1951 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Interment at Pawnee
City Cemetery, Pawnee City, Neb.
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