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George Whelan Anderson Jr. (1906-1992) —
also known as George W. Anderson, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1906.
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1963-66.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights of Columbus.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in the Arleigh Burke Pavilion nursing
home, McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., March
20, 1992 (age 85 years, 96
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) —
also known as Timothy T. Ansberry —
of Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, December
24, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904;
Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924
(alternate), 1928;
law partner of Joseph
E. Davies.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died following a gall
bladder operation complicated by heart
disease, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1943 (age 71 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1968;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair, 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane
crash, somewhere in Alaska, October
16, 1972 (age 58 years, 244
days). The wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;
married, January
22, 1938, to Corinne
Claiborne; father of Barbara
Boggs Sigmund, Thomas
Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts. |
| | | Boggs Peak
in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: Gary
Boulard, The
Big Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander
Perez |
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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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Joseph Crowley (b. 1962) —
of Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
16, 1962.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 30th District, 1987-98; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Anthony Danaher (1899-1990) —
also known as John A. Danaher —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., January
9, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1933-35; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1939-45; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1953-.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Grange;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Litchfield
County, Conn., September
22, 1990 (age 91 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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John David Dingell (1894-1955) —
also known as John D. Dingell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1894.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died in
office 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; International
Typographical Union.
Died at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
19, 1955 (age 61 years, 229
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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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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Martin Patrick Durkin (1894-1955) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
18, 1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1955 (age 61 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Aloysius Feighan (1905-1992) —
also known as Michael A. Feighan —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
16, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1943-71; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles;
Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
19, 1992 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Joseph Kilday (1900-1968) —
also known as Paul J. Kilday —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Sabinal, Uvalde
County, Tex., March
29, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1939-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1961-67.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus.
Died October
12, 1968 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dale Edward Kildee (b. 1929) —
also known as Dale E. Kildee —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
16, 1929.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 81st District, 1965-74; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1975-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1977-2013 (7th District 1977-93,
9th District 1993-2003, 5th District 2003-13).
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights of Columbus; American
Federation of Teachers; Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nicholas V. Lampson (b. 1945) —
also known as Nick Lampson —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., February
14, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; Jefferson
County Tax Assessor-Collector, 1977-95; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1997-2005; defeated, 2004
(2nd District), 2008 (22nd District), 2012 (14th District); delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Ross Obey (b. 1938) —
also known as David R. Obey —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., October
3, 1938.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1969-2011; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) —
also known as James G. O'Hara —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th
District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from lung
cancer, in the George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March
13, 1989 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John James Rooney (1903-1975) —
also known as John J. Rooney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
29, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-74 (4th District 1944-45, 12th
District 1945-53, 14th District 1953-74).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1975 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John George Schmitz (1930-2001) —
also known as John G. Schmitz —
of California.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
12, 1930.
Member of California
state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S.
Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated
in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972; reprimanded
by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his
office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude
slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; John
Birch Society; National Rifle
Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Toastmasters.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Constantine Joseph Smyth (1859-1924) —
also known as Constantine J. Smyth —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
December
4, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1887; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1897-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); Chief
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1917-24;
died in office 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died April
14, 1924 (age 64 years, 132
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (b. 1952) —
also known as Bart Stupak —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
29, 1952.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1989-90; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 38th District, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1993-2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Edward Talbot (1901-1966) —
also known as Joseph E. Talbot —
of Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., March
18, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1932, 1934; county
judge in Connecticut, 1935-37; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1939-41; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1942-47; candidate
for Governor of
Connecticut, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1950.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Knights of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
30, 1966 (age 65 years, 43
days).
Interment at St.
James' Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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