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Morton Bahr (1926-2019) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 18,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1976,
1980,
1984;
president,
Communication Workers of America, 1985-2005; president,
Jewish Labor Committee, 1999-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004.
Jewish.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
2019 (age 93 years, 12
days).
Cremated.
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Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) —
also known as Paul J. Bailey —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1905.
Republican. Musician; lawyer; farmer; theater
owner; member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland
state senate, 1946-67; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1956.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died November
30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31
days).
Interment at All
Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey; married to Verna
(Putnam) Virts. |
| | | Epitaph: "STATE SENationalOR,
CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's CountyNTY AND
MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REstate, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LOrder
HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE." |
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memorial |
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John Mahlon Barnes (1866-1934) —
also known as J. Mahlon Barnes —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 22,
1866.
Socialist. Cigar
maker; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Member, Knights of Labor.
Died, from a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Cremated.
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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.
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Debra DeLee (b. 1948) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1948.
Democrat. School
teacher; lobbyist;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1994-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996,
2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004,
2008;
president, Americans for Peace Now.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, National Education Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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William Nuckles Doak (1882-1933) —
also known as William N. Doak —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Washington,
D.C.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Rural Retreat, Wythe
County, Va., December
12, 1882.
Republican. Vice-president,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 1916-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1916
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1924; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1930-33.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of heart
disease, in McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., October
23, 1933 (age 50 years, 315
days).
Entombed at Black Lick Cemetery, Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va.
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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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John Edward Fogarty (1913-1967) —
also known as John E. Fogarty —
of Harmony, Glocester, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March
23, 1913.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1941-44, 1945-67;
died in office 1967; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1967 (age 53 years, 293
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) —
Born in London, England,
January
27, 1850.
Democrat. Cigar
maker; Founder and
president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
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Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) —
also known as Leonard Irving —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
24, 1898.
Democrat. Railroad
work; theater
manager; hotel
manager; construction
worker; president
and business
agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,
1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1962 (age 63 years, 349
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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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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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
10, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Aaron Ruby (born c.1960) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1960.
Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1994.
Member, United Food and Commercial Workers.
Still living as of 1994.
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Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) —
also known as Harry R. Sheppard —
of Yucaipa, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., January
10, 1885.
Democrat. Railroad
worker; beverage
business; U.S.
Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43,
21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1956,
1960.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Died of pneumonia
at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1969 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Herbert John Spiro (b. 1924) —
also known as Herbert Spiro —
of Washington,
D.C.; Texas.
Born in Hamburg, Germany,
September
7, 1924.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; university
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, 1975; Equatorial Guinea, 1975; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1992, 1994 (primary);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1993.
Member, American Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Castle Turner (c.1917-1996) —
also known as J. C. Turner; "Mr.
Labor" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., about 1917.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964.
Member, Urban
League.
President
of the International Union of Operating Engineers, 1975-85.
Died, after a series of strokes,
in Day Shore Convalescent
Center, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April
13, 1996 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Leon Paul Weaver (1912-1995) —
also known as George L. P. Weaver —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 8,
1912.
Democrat. Railroad
worker; director,
civil rights committee, CIO; executive
secretary, civil rights committee, AFL-CIO, 1955-58; assistant to
the president, International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs,
1961-69; special assistant to the Director-General, International
Labor Organization; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1960,
1964.
African
ancestry.
Died, from complications of emphysema
and asthma,
in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1995 (age 83 years, 67
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George J. Weaver and Josephine (Snell) Weaver; married, September
7, 1941, to Mary F. Sullivan. |
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