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Gene Archer (1913-1978) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brookeville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio show
host; singer;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
board member, Washington Redskins football
team, 1956-73; also provided halftime entertainment at games;
president, Washington-Baltimore local, American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists, 1969-70.
Died, from cancer,
in the Montgomery General Hospital,
Olney, Montgomery
County, Md., October
4, 1978 (age 65 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ulysses Grant Archer and Alice (Jarett) Archer; married to Juanita
White. |
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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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Barbara A. Bullock (born c.1939) —
also known as Barbara Bullock —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1939.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1996,
2000.
Female.
President of the Washington Teachers Union, 1994-2002; pleaded
guilty in 2003 to federal charges
of embezzlement
from a labor union, over her use of a union credit card to
purchase costly costly luxury items including jewelry, furs and
clothing; she and two co-conspirators also wrote union checks to
themselves and to intermediaries who shared the proceeds, amounting
to millions of dollars. Her chauffeur pleaded guilty to money
laundering on her behalf. Sentenced to nine years in prison;
the sentence was later reduced to six and a half years.
Still living as of 2007.
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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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Relatives:
Married 1985 to Robert
Thompson. |
| | | Campaign slogan (2010): "Standing up
for the next generation - standing up for Texas' economic
future." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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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John Bernard Colpoys (1876-c.1944) —
also known as John B. Colpoys —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Massachusetts, June 17,
1876.
Democrat. Publisher of weekly newspaper,
The Trade Unionist; president, Washington (D.C.)
Central Labor Union; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia, 1934-44.
Died about 1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Evelyn Dubrow (1917-2006) —
also known as Evy Dubrow —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., May 6,
1917.
Democrat. Labor organizer; vice president and lobbyist
for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union for many years;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996.
Female.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., June 20,
2006 (age 89 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) —
also known as Arthur J. Goldberg —
of Illinois; New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
8, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; general counsel,
Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge that group with
the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO, 1955; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960;
U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1961-62; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-78.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1978.
Died of coronary
artery disease, in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1990 (age 81 years, 164
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) —
also known as Terence Powderly —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., January
22, 1849.
Machinist;
mayor
of Scranton, Pa., 1878-84; one of the founders of the
Knights of Labor; U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration, 1897-1902.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1924 (age 75 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Epitaph: "That
is the most perfect government in which an injury to one is the
concern of all." |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, August 1897 |
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Victor George Reuther (1912-2004) —
also known as Victor G. Reuther —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
1, 1912.
Democrat. Director of the Education Department, United Auto
Workers; later, International Director; in 1949, at his home
in Detroit, he was shot
through the window by an unknown gunman, badly injured, and lost an
eye; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1968.
German
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
2004 (age 92 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Reuther and Anna (Stocker) Reuther. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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William H. Simons —
also known as Bill Simons —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1968,
1980,
1996,
2000;
president, Washington Teachers Union; vice-president,
American Federation of Teachers; arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984; candidate for Presidential Elector for District
of Columbia.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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