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Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) —
also known as Nathan L. Bachman —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District,
1908-12; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington,
D.C., April
23, 1937 (age 58 years, 264
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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André Louis Bagger (1846-1895) —
also known as André L. Bagger —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark,
1846.
Fought on the German side in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870; patent
attorney; during a controversy with D.C. Governor Alexander
R. Shepherd, challenged him to a duel,
but nothing came of it; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Washington,
D.C., 1886-95; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Washington,
D.C., 1887-95.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, reportedly from apoplexy,
in his room at the DeWitt House hotel,
Ocean Grove, Monmouth
County, N.J., May 23,
1895 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862-1929) —
also known as Joseph W. Bailey —
of Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., October
6, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Texas; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1901-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1920.
Died, from a coronary
embolism, in a courtroom
while defending a client, in the Grayson County
Courthouse, Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April
13, 1929 (age 66 years, 189
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Gainesville, Tex.
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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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Thomas Jennings Bailey (1867-1963) —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 6,
1867.
Lawyer; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1918-50; took senior status 1950.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1963 (age 95 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Thomas Baird (1861-1899) —
also known as Samuel T. Baird —
of Bastrop, Morehouse
Parish, La.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., May 5,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; District Attorney, 6th District, 1884-88;
district judge in Louisiana 6th District, 1888-92; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1897-99; died in
office 1899.
Died, from endocarditis
and rheumatism,
in Washington,
D.C., April
22, 1899 (age 37 years, 352
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Bastrop, La.
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Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) —
also known as Henry M. Baker —
of Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
11, 1841.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1912 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Alexander
Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
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Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
22, 1754.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1785; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785, 1787-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-99; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1799-1807; died in office 1807.
Congregationalist.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
One of the founders,
and first president,
of Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 4,
1807 (age 52 years, 102
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at Greenfield
Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
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Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1780.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
21, 1844 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Tammy Baldwin (b. 1962) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
11, 1962.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1993-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1999-.
Female.
Lesbian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) —
also known as William B. Bankhead —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar
County, Ala., April
12, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-02; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th
District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1940 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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John Strode Barbour Jr. (1820-1892) —
also known as John S. Barbour, Jr. —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., December
29, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria
Railroad,
1852; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1892 (age 71 years, 137
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
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Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841) —
of Luckettsville, Orange
County, Va.
Born near Gordonsville, Orange
County, Va., May 25,
1783.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1814-25, 1827-30 (10th District
1814-15, 11th District 1815-25, 1827-30); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1821-23; state court judge in Virginia, 1825-27;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1830-36;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1832;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-41; died in office 1841.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1841 (age 57 years, 276
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Judson Barker (b. 1884) —
also known as William J. Barker —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 14,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932;
New Mexico
Democratic state chair, 1930-33; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1933-37.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ralph Barker and Catherine (Douglas) Barker; married, June 1,
1915, to Ruth Laughlin. |
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Joel Barlow (1754-1812) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
24, 1754.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; chaplain;
writer;
poet;
lawyer; U.S. Consul in Cadiz, 1792-93; U.S. Consul General in Algiers, 1796-97; U.S. Minister to France, 1811-12, died in office 1812.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
He was sent to Algeria to negotiate for the release of those held
prisoner by the Barbary pirates, and was protected by a detachment of
U.S. Marines. The words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S.
Marine Hymn are a reference to this incident.
Died, of pneumonia
or exposure,
in Zarnowiec, Poland,
December
24, 1812 (age 58 years, 275
days).
Interment at Churchyard,
Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph at Great
Pasture Road Cemetery, Redding, Conn.
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George M. Barnard (1881-1949) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in New Castle, Henry
County, Ind., June 6,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Henry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1944-49; died in office 1949.
Quaker.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1949 (age 67 years, 210
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Pa.
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Job Barnard (1844-1923) —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Porter
County, Ind., June 8,
1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1899-1914.
Died February
28, 1923 (age 78 years, 265
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Barnard and Sally (Williams) Barnard; married, September
25, 1867, to Florence A. Putnam. |
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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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John Barrow (b. 1955) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, October
31, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 12th District, 2005-.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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William Brimage Bate (1826-1905) —
also known as William B. Bate —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Castalian Springs, Sumner
County, Tenn., October
7, 1826.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1868;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1876-80; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; Governor of
Tennessee, 1883-87; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1887-1905; died in office 1905.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1905 (age 78 years, 153
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Isaac Chapman Bates (1779-1845) —
also known as Isaac C. Bates —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Granville, Hampden
County, Mass., January
23, 1779.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1808-09; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1827-35;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1839 (Temporary Chair;
Convention Vice-President; speaker; member, Committee to Notify
Nominees); U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45; died in office 1845.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
16, 1845 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bridge
Street Cemetery, Northampton, Mass.
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Lucius Durham Battle (1918-2008) —
also known as Lucius D. Battle; Luke
Battle —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., June 1,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Foreign
Service officer; personal aide to Secretary of State Dean
Acheson; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1964-67.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., May 13,
2008 (age 89 years, 347
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Max Sieben Baucus (b. 1941) —
also known as Max Baucus; "Mad
Max" —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., December
11, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1973-74; U.S.
Representative from Montana 1st District, 1975-78; resigned 1978;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1978-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
United
Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2014.
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Birch Evans Bayh III (b. 1955) —
also known as Evan Bayh —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
26, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1986-89; Governor of
Indiana, 1989-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1999-2011.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas McKee Bayne (1836-1894) —
also known as Thomas M. Bayne —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bellevue, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 14,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Allegheny
County District Attorney, 1870-74; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1877-91;
defeated, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1884,
1888.
Alarmed about a tuberculosis-related
lung hemorrhage, he killed
himself, by gunshot
to the head, in Washington,
D.C., June 16,
1894 (age 58 years, 2
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) —
also known as David L. Bazelon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
3, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took
senior status 1979.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7,
1936, to Miriam M. Kellner. |
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1894-98; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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James Burnie Beck (1822-1890) —
also known as James B. Beck —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
February
13, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1867-75; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1877-90; died in office 1890.
Slaveowner.
Died suddenly, in the Baltimore & Potomac train
station, Washington,
D.C., May 3,
1890 (age 68 years, 79
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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James Montgomery Beck (1861-1936) —
also known as James M. Beck —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 9,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1896-1900;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1927-34 (1st District 1927-33,
2nd District 1933-34); resigned 1934.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
12, 1936 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ralph Elihu Becker Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as Ralph Becker, Jr. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; urban
planner; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1996-2007; mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008-16.
Still living as of 2019.
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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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William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) —
also known as William W. Belknap —
of Iowa.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76.
Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking
bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial
was held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Bell (1804-1857) —
of Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H.; Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.; Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
13, 1804.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1846, 1850; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate
for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1854, 1855; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1855-57; died in office 1857.
Died in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., May 26,
1857 (age 52 years, 194
days).
Interment at Exeter
Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Perry Belmont (1851-1947) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned
1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1912;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 25,
1947 (age 95 years, 148
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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John Forbes Benjamin (1817-1877) —
also known as John F. Benjamin —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cicero, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
23, 1817.
Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1850-52; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Missouri; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1865-71; defeated
(Republican), 1872.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1877 (age 60 years, 44
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Shelby County, Mo.
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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) —
also known as "Old Bullion" —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., March
14, 1782.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1809; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; Benton
Democrat candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1856.
Fought a duel
with Andrew
Jackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, he
caused a scandal
with his attempt to assault
Sen. Henry
Stuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor;
he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in his
hand and undoubtedly would have shot him.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1858 (age 76 years, 27
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) —
also known as Rochelle Levine —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Howard Lawrence Berman (b. 1941) —
also known as Howard L. Berman —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Valley Village, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
15, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-2008 (26th District
1983-2003, 28th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) —
also known as George M. Bibb —
of Yellow Banks (now Owensboro), Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
30, 1776.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1806, 1817; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45.
Slaveowner.
Died in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1859 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) —
also known as Francis Biddle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born, in Paris, France,
of American parents, May 9,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned
1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41; U.S.
Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1952.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April
27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew of Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson of Edmund
Jenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew of George
Nicholas, Wilson
Cary Nicholas and John
Nicholas; third great-grandson of Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew of Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin twice removed of John
Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edmund
Randolph and Thomas
Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed of
Edward
Biddle and Charles
Biddle; first cousin five times removed of Richard
Bland and Benjamin
Harrison; second cousin once removed of Edmund
Randolph Cocke and John
Cadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed of Charles
Bingham Penrose and Peter
Myndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed of James
Biddle, John
Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard
Biddle; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Beverley
Randolph, Carter
Bassett Harrison, John
Randolph of Roanoke and William
Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of Harry
Bartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Edward
MacFunn Biddle, James
Stokes Biddle and Charles
John Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Henry
St. George Tucker and John
Scott Harrison; fourth cousin of Boies
Penrose and Spencer
Penrose; fourth cousin once removed of John
Biddle (1859-1936). |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe Biden;
"Sleepy Joe" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
20, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009; resigned 2009; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2008;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice
President of the United States, 2009-17; President
of the United States, 2021-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Jesse Francis Bingaman Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Jeff Bingaman —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., October
3, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1979-83; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Franklin Bingham (1828-1907) —
also known as Edward F. Bingham —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in West Concord, Concord, Essex
County, Vt., August
13, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-55; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1856-57; common pleas court judge
in Ohio, 1873-87; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1881; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1887-1903.
Died in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
5, 1907 (age 79 years, 23
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Arthur Alexis Birney (1852-1916) —
also known as Arthur A. Birney —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Paris, France,
May
28, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Died September
4, 1916 (age 64 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Black (1879-1975) —
of Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex.
Born near Blossom, Lamar
County, Tex., July 2,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; wholesale
grocer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1975 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810-1883) —
also known as Jeremiah S. Black —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.; York, York
County, Pa.
Born in Stonycreek Township, Somerset
County, Pa., January
10, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1842-51; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851-54; U.S.
Attorney General, 1857-60; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1860-61; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1873.
Disciples
of Christ. Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry.
Died in York, York
County, Pa., August
19, 1883 (age 73 years, 221
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Loring Milton Black Jr. (1886-1956) —
also known as Loring M. Black, Jr.; "The Kid
Senator" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6th
District 1919-20); defeated, 1920; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933.
One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposed
Prohibition.
Died from a heart
attack, in a drugstore
at Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1956 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) —
also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born near Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;
brother of Luke
Pryor Blackburn; married, February
10, 1858, to Therese Graham; married, December
11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith
Alford Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles
Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel
Slaughter; third cousin of Charles
Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert
Pryor Henry, John
Flournoy Henry and Gustavus
Adolphus Henry. |
| | | Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Mount
Blackburn, the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains, in the Copper
River Census Area, Alaska, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Joe C. S. Blackburn (built 1943 at Brunswick,
Georgia; sold for scrap 1967) was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Parties and The Men
(1896) |
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Gist Blair (1860-1940) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
16, 1940 (age 80 years, 97
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) —
of Missouri; Maryland.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1813.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in
Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1844,
1852;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1883 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma
Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
3, 1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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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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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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David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) —
also known as David A. Bokee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1805.
Whig. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1849-51.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
15, 1860 (age 54 years, 161
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Cory Anthony Booker (b. 1969) —
also known as Cory A. Booker —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April
27, 1969.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 2006-13; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 2008;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2013-.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) —
also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of
Idaho" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., June 29,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1896; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1904,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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David Lyle Boren (b. 1941) —
also known as David L. Boren —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.; Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1941.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1967-75; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1975-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1976;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1979-94; resigned 1994.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
President,
University of Oklahoma.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Heron Bork (1927-2012) —
also known as Robert H. Bork —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 1,
1927.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S. Solicitor General, 1973-77; U.S.
Attorney General, 1973-74; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-88; resigned
1988.
Catholic.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1987;
rejected by the Senate.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., December
19, 2012 (age 85 years, 293
days).
Interment at Fairfax
Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
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Frederick C. Boucher (b. 1946) —
also known as Rick Boucher —
of Abingdon, Washington
County, Va.
Born in Washington
County, Va., August
1, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state senate 39th District, 1976-83; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2014.
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Michael Boudin (b. 1939) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1939.
Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John
Marshall Harlan, 1964-66; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1990-92; resigned
1992; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1992-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Jonathan Bourne Jr. (1855-1940) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
23, 1855.
Lawyer; mining
business; president, Bourne Cotton
Mills, New Bedford, Mass.; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1888,
1892,
1896
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
1, 1940 (age 85 years, 191
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Morgantown,
W.Va., 1911-15; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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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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William Marshall Boyle Jr. (1903-1961) —
also known as William M. Boyle, Jr.; Bill
Boyle —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
2, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Director, Kansas City Police,
1939; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1949-51; investigated
in 1951 by the Senate Investigating Committee over his acceptance of
fees from the American Lithifold Corporation of St. Louis, in return
for using his influence
as Democratic national chair to obtain loans for the company from the
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation; claimed to have been
vindicated, but ultimately resigned
under fire.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1961 (age 58 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clara Boyle; married to Genevieve Hayde. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Andrew Coyle Bradley (1844-1902) —
also known as Andrew C. Bradley —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1844.
Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1889-1902; died in office
1902.
Died May 15,
1902 (age 58 years, 92
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Philo Bradley (1813-1892) —
also known as Joseph P. Bradley —
Born in Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., March
14, 1813.
Lawyer; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.
Christian
Reformed.
As the only politically independent member of the Electoral
Commission to settle the disputed 1876 presidential election, he cast
the deciding vote to award all of the disputed electoral votes to the
Republican candidate, Rutheford
B. Hayes.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1892 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) —
also known as William O. Bradley —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., March
18, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1880,
1884,
1888
(speaker),
1892,
1900,
1904,
1912;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1888;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of
Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1914 (age 67 years, 66
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Ezra Brainerd Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; general counsel and vice-president, First
National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd; married, April
15, 1908, to Edith Maris Hubbard. |
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Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) —
also known as Frank B. Brandegee —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., July 8,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1889, 1899-1900;
Speaker
of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899-1900;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924.
Member, Union
League.
Killed
himself by inhaling from
a gaslight, in Washington,
D.C., October
14, 1924 (age 60 years, 98
days). Five years later, U.S. Sen. Cole
Blease of South Carolina received a letter from a woman alleging
that Brandegee had been murdered;
the letter was turned over to a Senate committee to investigate the
mystery,
but nothing came of it.
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) —
also known as Louis D. Brandeis —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1856.
Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace
Gray, 1879-80; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at University
of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Brandeis and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis; brother of
Fannie Brandeis (who married Charles
Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (brother-in-law of Walter
M. Taussig); married, March
23, 1891, to Alice Goldmark. |
| | | Political family: Taussig
family of St. Louis, Missouri. |
| | | Cross-reference: Dean
Acheson — James
M. Landis — Calvert
Magruder |
| | | Brandeis University,
in Waltham,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. — The Louis D. Brandeis School
of Law, in Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Louis D. Brandeis: Lewis J.
Paper, Brandeis:
An Intimate Biography of One of America's Truly Great Supreme Court
Justices — Stephen W. Baskerville, Of
Laws and Limitations : An Intellectual Portrait of Louis Dembitz
Brandeis — Philippa Strum, Louis
D. Brandeis: Justice for the People — Robert A. Burt,
Two
Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land |
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Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Brannan —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
23, 1903.
Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53.
Quaker.
Member, Civitan;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1992 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Gordon Brantley (1860-1934) —
also known as William G. Brantley —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Blackshear, Pierce
County, Ga., September
18, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia
state senate, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1934 (age 73 years, 358
days).
Interment at Blackshear
Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
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John Berlinger Breaux (b. 1944) —
also known as John B. Breaux —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., March 1,
1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1972-87; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1988
(speaker),
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Bayne Breckinridge (1913-1979) —
also known as John B. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971; defeated, 1963; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated in
primary, 1978.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 29,
1979 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Richard Brent (1757-1814) —
of Virginia.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1757.
Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1788, 1793-94, 1800-01; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1795-99, 1801-03 (18th District
1795-97, at-large 1797-99, 1801-03); member of Virginia
state senate, 1808-10; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1809-14; died in office 1814.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
30, 1814 (age about 57
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Stafford County, Va.
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
29, 1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Josiah Brewer (1837-1910) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey,
June
20, 1837.
Lawyer; county judge in Kansas, 1862-65; district judge in
Kansas 1st District, 1865-69; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1870-84; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1884-90; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1889-1910; died in office 1910.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1910 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan.
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Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-1901) —
also known as Mark S. Brewer —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Addison Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
22, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1877-81, 1887-91; U.S.
Consul General in Berlin, as of 1881-84; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, 1898-1901.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
18, 1901 (age 63 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas
10th District, 1909-19; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office
1933.
Episcopalian.
Died of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., April
29, 1933 (age 57 years, 111
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920) —
also known as J. Davis Brodhead; Joseph Davis
Brodhead —
of South Bethlehem (now part of Bethlehem), Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
12, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1892,
1904
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1907-09; state
court judge in Pennsylvania, 1914.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
23, 1920 (age 61 years, 102
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Edward William Brooke III (1919-2015) —
also known as Edward W. Brooke —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; candidate for secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1960; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1963-67; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Amvets;
Alpha
Phi Alpha.
First
Black U.S. Senator in the 20th century; recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1967.
Died in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
3, 2015 (age 95 years, 69
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) —
also known as Preston S. Brooks —
of Ninety Six, Edgefield District (now Greenwood
County), S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., August
5, 1819.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1844; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1853-56,
1856-57; died in office 1857.
Suffered a hip wound in a duel
with Louis
T. Wigfall, 1839, and could walk only with
a cane for the rest of his life. In May, 1856, furious over an
anti-slavery speech, he went to the Senate and beat
Senator Charles
Sumner with a cane, causing severe
injuries; an attempt to expel
him from Congress failed for lack of the necessary two-thirds vote,
but he resigned;
re-elected to his own vacancy.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1857 (age 37 years, 175
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jacob Broom (1808-1864) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 25,
1808.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1864 (age 56 years, 126
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859) —
also known as Aaron V. Brown —
of Tennessee.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., August
15, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of James
K. Polk; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1821-25, 1826-27; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1839-45 (10th District 1839-43,
6th District 1843-45); Governor of
Tennessee, 1845-47; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1857-59; died in office 1859.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1859 (age 63 years, 205
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Anson Brown (1800-1840) —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Charlton, Saratoga
County, N.Y., 1800.
Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State
Bank in
1830; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died in
office 1840.
Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 14,
1840 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Ballston
Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Arthur Brown (1843-1906) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March 8,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Utah, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
his relationship with Mrs. Anna Bradley gave rise to scandal;
in 1902, the two were arrested
and charged
with adultery;
she pleaded guilty, but he pleaded not guilty, was tried, and
acquitted by a jury; he fathered two children with her, but refused
to marry her.
Shot
and killed,
in his room at the Raleigh Hotel, by
his former
mistress Anna Bradley, in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1906 (age 63 years, 279
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) —
also known as Garry Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District
1965-66); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks; Jaycees.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Township Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
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Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) —
also known as Henry B. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1836.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.
Congregationalist.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ronald Harmon Brown (1941-1996) —
also known as Ronald H. Brown; Ron Brown —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
1, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; lobbyist;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1989-93; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1993-96; died in office 1996.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Killed in a plane
crash, during a storm,
in Croatia,
April
3, 1996 (age 54 years, 246
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Gay Brown Jr. (1856-1916) —
also known as William G. Brown, Jr. —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 7,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1911-16;
defeated, 1896; died in office 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1916 (age 59 years, 337
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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Winthrop Gilman Brown (1907-1987) —
also known as Winthrop G. Brown —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Seal Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 12,
1907.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1960-62; South Korea, 1964-67.
Member, Zeta
Psi.
Helped to coordinate the Lend-Lease program during World War II.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) —
also known as David K. E. Bruce —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
12, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
farmer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, as of 1926; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1976.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1977 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Page Bryan (1856-1918) —
also known as Charles P. Bryan —
of Colorado; Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
2, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1888-97; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1898-1902; Portugal, 1903-10; Belgium, 1909-11; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1911-12.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
13, 1918 (age 61 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Hudson Bryan (b. 1937) —
also known as Richard H. Bryan —
of Nevada.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 16,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nevada
state senate, 1972-78; Nevada
state attorney general, 1979-83; defeated, 1974; Governor of
Nevada, 1983-89; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1989-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1996,
2000.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Benson Bryant (1911-2005) —
also known as William B. Bryant —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wetumpka, Elmore
County, Ala., September
18, 1911.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-82; took senior
status 1982.
African
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 2005 (age 94 years, 57
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) —
also known as "The Sage of Wheatland";
"Buck"; "Old Buck" —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in a log
cabin near Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., April
23, 1791.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,
4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1832-33; Great Britain, 1853-56; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1848,
1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1845-49; President
of the United States, 1857-61.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 1,
1868 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Woodward
Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.; memorial monument at Meridian
Hill Park, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer)
Buchanan. |
| | | Cross-reference: David
Fullerton Robison — John
A. Quitman — John
Gallagher Montgomery |
| | | Buchanan counties in Iowa, Mo. and Va. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Buchanan,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James Buchanan (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
B. Duke
— James
B. Cullison
— James
B. Holland
— James
Buchanan Siggins
— J.
B. Marcum
— James
B. Searcy
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about James Buchanan: Philip S.
Klein, President
James Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker, James
Buchanan — R. G. Horton, The
Life And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To England
And Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative In
Congress, And Sec. Of State |
| | | Critical books about James Buchanan:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Thomas Chalmers Buchanan (1895-1958) —
also known as Thomas C. Buchanan —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., November
12, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944;
member, Federal Power Commission, 1948-53; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1952-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in 1958
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mill
Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown, Pa.
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Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (1789-1841) —
also known as D. Azro A. Buck —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt., April
19, 1789.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1816-26, 1828-30, 1833-35; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1820-22, 1825-26,
1829; Orange
County State's Attorney, 1819-22, 1830-34; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Vermont; U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1823-25, 1827-29 (4th District
1823-25, 5th District 1827-29).
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1841 (age 52 years, 249
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Henry Buck (1887-1942) —
also known as Frank H. Buck —
of Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif.
Born near Vacaville, Solano
County, Calif., September
23, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
grower;
director of oil and lumber
companies; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1933-42; died in
office 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Theta
Delta Chi.
Died, of "apoplexy" (stroke),
in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1942 (age 54 years, 359
days).
Interment at Vacaville-Elmira
Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.
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James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) —
also known as James L. Buckley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in an elevator at Women's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),
1976 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1980; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; took
senior status 1996.
Catholic.
Irish
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull
and Bones.
President, Radio Free
Europe/Radio
Liberty, 1982-85.
Still living as of 2018.
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William John Bulow (1869-1960) —
also known as William J. Bulow —
of Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born near Moscow, Clermont
County, Ohio, January
13, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1899-1900; Union
County Judge, 1918; Governor of
South Dakota, 1927-31; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1931-43.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1960 (age 91 years, 44
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Beresford, S.Dak.
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Dale Bumpers (1925-2016) —
of Charleston, Franklin
County, Ark.
Born in Charleston, Franklin
County, Ark., August
12, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; Governor of
Arkansas, 1971-75; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1975-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1996.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
1, 2016 (age 90 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Swinfin Burdett (1836-1914) —
also known as Samuel S. Burdett —
of Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Glencarlyn, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Leicestershire, England,
February
21, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1869-73; defeated,
1872; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1874-76.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Leicestershire, England,
September
24, 1914 (age 78 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) —
also known as Warren E. Burger —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
17, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Alexandria,
Va., June 25,
1995 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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James Francis Burke (1867-1932) —
also known as James F. Burke —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Petroleum Center, Venango
County, Pa., October
21, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 31st District, 1905-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908,
1932
(alternate).
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
8, 1932 (age 64 years, 292
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) —
also known as James N. Burnes —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ind., August
22, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; railroad
executive; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri;
common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died in
office 1889.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1889 (age 61 years, 154
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870-1923) —
also known as Sherman E. Burroughs —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
6, 1870.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Henry
M. Baker, 1894-97; lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-02; member, New
Hampshire state board of charities and corrections, 1901-17; member,
New Hampshire state board of equalization, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1917-23; died in
office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1923 (age 52 years, 355
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Silas Mainville Burroughs (1810-1860) —
also known as Silas M. Burroughs —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Ovid, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 16,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1837, 1850-51, 1853; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1857-60; died in
office 1860.
Died in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., June 3,
1860 (age 49 years, 323
days).
Interment at Boxwood
Cemetery, Medina, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional
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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Andrew Pickens Butler (1796-1857) —
also known as Andrew P. Butler —
of Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., November
18, 1796.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgefield, 1824-31;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield, 1832-33; resigned 1833;
common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1834-46; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1846-57; died in office 1857.
Slaveowner.
Died near Edgefield, Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., May 25,
1857 (age 60 years, 188
days).
Interment at Butler
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Butler and Behethland Foote (Moore) Butler; brother of William
Butler Jr. and Pierce
Mason Butler; married, December
5, 1829, to Susan Ann Simkins (daughter of Eldred
Simkins); married 1831 to
Rebecca Harriet Hayne; uncle of Matthew
Calbraith Butler. |
| | | Political family: Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell
family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Kan. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: "He was of very noble nature,
of high endowments, of lofty moral qualities. As a judge, the
Judicial Records of the State sho whis abilities. In the Senate of
the United States, that illustrious body was illustrated by his
creer. In all that he said and did, there was a dash of genius and
heroism. His fire seemed to be passed on a high stage of Public
Dalies, but his heart was always amidst tender and gentle affections.
He was prompt to weep with those who wept, he was equally ready to
rejoice with those who were in joy. His death, elicited lamentations
made of Public Expression to the circle of his intimacies. It spread
the deepest of affections." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) —
also known as Benjamin F. Butler; "The Bold and
Bilious Benjamin"; "Beast
Butler" —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deerfield, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
5, 1818.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1867-75, 1877-79 (5th District
1867-73, 6th District 1873-75, 7th District 1877-79); defeated, 1874;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1883-84; defeated, 1859 (Democratic), 1860
(Democratic), 1878 (Butler Democrat), 1879 (Butler Democrat), 1883
(Democratic); Greenback candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Died while attending court
in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1893 (age 74 years, 67
days).
Interment at Hildreth
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Pierce Butler (1866-1939) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., March
17, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ramsey
County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad,
1899-1905; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1939 (age 73 years, 244
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) —
also known as Robert R. Butler —
of Condon, Gilliam
County, Ore.; The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Born in Butler, Johnson
County, Tenn., September
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Oregon; circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member of Oregon
state senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office
1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died of heart
disease and pneumonia,
at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1933 (age 51 years, 105
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore.
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Thomas Stalker Butler (1855-1928) —
also known as Thomas S. Butler —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Uwchlan Township, Chester
County, Pa., November
4, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1928 (6th District
1897-1903, 7th District 1903-23, 8th District 1923-28); died in
office 1928.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 26,
1928 (age 72 years, 204
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as G. K. Butterfield —
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., April
27, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina,
1988-2001; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2004-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Maineville, Warren
County, Ohio, October
22, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1879-83, 1885-91; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1896-98.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
16, 1898 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns (1869-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Byrns; Jo Byrns —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Cedar Hill, Robertson
County, Tenn., July 20,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1895-1901; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1899-1901;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1901; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1909-36 (6th District 1909-33, 5th
District 1933-36); died in office 1936; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1936 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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