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Ralph Nader (b. 1934) —
of Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
27, 1934.
Lawyer; university
professor; consumer advocate; candidate for President
of the United States, 1996 (Green), 2000 (Green), 2004
(Independent), 2008 (Independent).
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2020.
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Gilbert Owen Nations (b. 1866) —
also known as Gilbert O. Nations —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Perry
County, Mo., August
18, 1866.
Lawyer; probate judge in Missouri, 1903-11; university
professor; American candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James W. Nations and Caroline L. (Hart) Nations; married, December
5, 1886, to Sallie E. McFarland. |
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Clarence William Nelson (b. 1942) —
also known as Bill Nelson —
of Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., September
29, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; legislative assistant to Gov. Reubin
Askew, 1971; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1979-91 (9th District 1979-83, 11th
District 1983-91); candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2001-.
Presbyterian.
Flew on the space
shuttle Columbia in January 1986.
Still living as of 2014.
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Earl Benjamin Nelson (b. 1941) —
also known as Ben Nelson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., May 17,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
executive; Governor of
Nebraska, 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 2001-13; defeated, 1996.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Francis Griffith Newlands (1848-1917) —
also known as Francis G. Newlands —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., August
28, 1848.
Lawyer; trustee of the estate of U.S. Senator William
Sharon, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1903-17; died in office 1917; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1917 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Chevy
Chase Circle, Washington, D.C.
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Cleveland Alexander Newton (1873-1945) —
also known as Cleveland A. Newton —
of Hartville, Wright
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Wright
County, Mo., September
3, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Wright County, 1903-05;
resigned 1905; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1919-27; defeated,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 14
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Valhalla
Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) —
also known as Harry W. Nice —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1920;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936;
Governor
of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James Noble (1785-1831) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born near Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., December
16, 1785.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member
Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana,
1815; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1831 (age 45 years, 72
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Lawson Norris (1845-1910) —
also known as James L. Norris —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
15, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from District of Columbia, 1892,
1900,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1892-96; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1898-1900.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 5,
1910 (age 64 years, 141
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Sheldon Norton (1829-1870) —
also known as Daniel S. Norton —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, April
12, 1829.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1857-58, 1861, 1864-65; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1865-70; died in office 1870.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 13,
1870 (age 41 years, 92
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Barack Hussein Obama Jr. (b. 1961) —
also known as Barack Obama; "The Messiah";
"Renegade"; "The Loin
King" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
4, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1997-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 2004
(speaker),
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2005-08; resigned 2008; President
of the United States, 2009-17; received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2009.
United
Church of Christ. Kenyan
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama; married,
October
18, 1992, to Michelle
LaVaughn Robinson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Joe
Wilson — Philip
J. Berg — Rod
Blagojevich — Timothy
W. Jones |
| | | Barack Obama Elementary
School (formerly J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School; renamed 2018),
in Richmond,
Virginia, is named for
him. |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Yes We
Can!" |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Change We Can
Believe In." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Barack Obama: Dreams
from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance
(2004) — The
Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaimig the American Dream
(2006) |
| | | Books about Barack Obama: Steve
Dougherty, Hopes
and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama — David Mendell,
Obama:
From Promise to Power — John K. Wilson, Barack
Obama: This Improbable Quest — Shelby Steele, A
Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't
Win — Joseph Vogel, The
Obama Movement: Why Barack Obama Speaks to America's
Youth — Jodi Kantor, The
Obamas — David Maraniss, Barack
Obama: The Making of the Man — Jonathan Alter, The
Promise: President Obama, Year One — Pete Souza, The
Rise of Barack Obama — Jonathan Alter, The
Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies — Chuck Todd, The
Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House |
| | | Critical books about Barack Obama:
Webster Griffin Tarpley, Obama
- The Postmodern Coup: Making of a Manchurian
Candidate — Gordon Heslop, The
Hope of Audacity: Barack Obama, A Bad Choice — Edward
Klein, The
Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House — Michelle
Malkin, Culture
of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and
Cronies — David Limbaugh, The
Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic —
David Limbaugh, Crimes
Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack
Obama — Dinesh D'Souza, The
Roots of Obama's Rage — David Freddoso, Gangster
Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington
Thugocracy — Stanley Kurtz, Radical-in-Chief:
Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American
Socialism — Jerome R. Corsi, The
Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of
Personality — Jack Cashill, Deconstructing
Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern
President — Kate Obenshain, Divider-in-Chief:
The Fraud of Hope and Change — Dinesh D'Souza, Obama's
America: Unmaking the American Dream — Dinesh D'Souza,
The
Roots of Obama's Rage — Phyllis Schlafly & George
Neumayr, No
Higher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom |
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John Lord O'Brian (1874-1974) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
14, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1907-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1909-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1974
(age about
99 years).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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George Donoghue O'Brien (1900-1957) —
also known as George D. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1947;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1937-39, 1941-47,
1949-55; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1946, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944
(speaker).
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1957 (age 57 years, 297
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born near Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, July 9,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
work; assistant to postmaster general James
A. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;
First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1943-44; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., October
13, 1962 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ogle (1798-1841) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., 1798.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1837-41; died in
office 1841.
Noted for the "Gold Spoon Oration" which satirized President Martin
Van Buren's expensive tastes; though little of it was true, the
speech was widely reprinted and helped defeat Van Buren.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa., May 10,
1841 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) —
also known as James G. O'Hara —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th
District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from lung
cancer, in the George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March
13, 1989 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Martin Joseph O'Malley (b. 1963) —
also known as Martin J. O'Malley —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born, in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Maryland
state senate 43rd District, 1990; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Maryland, 2007-15; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 2016.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Emmet O'Neal (1887-1967) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April
14, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1935-47; defeated,
1946; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 18,
1967 (age 80 years, 95
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Ward Orme (1832-1866) —
also known as William W. Orme —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1832.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from McLean County,
1862; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died, probably from tuberculosis,
in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
13, 1866 (age 34 years, 208
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Robert Ould (1820-1882) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Georgetown (now part of Washington),
D.C., January
31, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1859-61; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Virginia
state senate, 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1872;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1874-75.
Died December
15, 1882 (age 62 years, 318
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Lee Slater Overman (1854-1930) —
also known as Lee S. Overman —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., January
3, 1854.
Democrat. School
teacher; private secretary to Gov. Z. B.
Vance, 1877-78, and to Gov. Thomas
J. Jarvis, 1879; lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County,
1883-88, 1893-94, 1899-1900; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893;
president, North Carolina Railroad,
1894; president, Saisbury Savings Bank;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1903-30; died in office 1930;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Died, from a stomach
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1930 (age 76 years, 343
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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Emmett Marshall Owen (1877-1939) —
also known as Emmett M. Owen —
of Zebulon, Pike
County, Ga.; Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Born near Hollonville, Pike
County, Ga., October
19, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
farmer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1933-39; died in office
1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1939 (age 61 years, 245
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Zebulon, Ga.
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William Paca (1740-1799) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Abingdon, Baltimore County (now Harford
County), Md., October
31, 1740.
Lawyer; planter; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-80; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-79; Governor of
Maryland, 1782-85; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1789-99; died in office 1799.
Anglican.
English
and Italian
ancestry.
Died in Queenstown, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
23, 1799 (age 58 years, 357
days).
Interment at Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Md.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Lemuel Phillips Padgett (1855-1922) —
also known as Lemuel P. Padgett —
of Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn.
Born in Columbia, Maury
County, Tenn., November
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1901-22; died in
office 1922.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
2, 1922 (age 66 years, 247
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
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Thomas Nelson Page (1853-1922) —
also known as Thomas N. Page —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oakland Plantation, Hanover
County, Va., April
23, 1853.
Lawyer; author;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1913-19.
Died in Oakland Plantation, Hanover
County, Va., November
1, 1922 (age 69 years, 192
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
11, 1731.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1777; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1777-90; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1804.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 12,
1814 (age 83 years, 62
days).
Interment at Old
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; statue at Church
Green, Taunton, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Paine and Eunice (Treat) Paine; married to Sarah Cobb;
great-grandson of Robert
Treat; second great-grandfather of Robert
Treat Paine Jr.; second cousin twice removed of John
Condit, Eli
Thacher Hoyt, Aurelius
Buckingham and Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed of Silas
Condit, Ira
Chandler Backus, Joshua
Perkins, Edward
Green Bradford, Philo
Beecher Buckingham, Bailey
Frye Adams, Henry
Sabin, Lee
Randall Sanborn, Alanson
B. Treat, Charles
M. Hotchkiss and David
Leroy Treat; second cousin four times removed of Albert
Pierson Condit, Edward
Green Bradford II, James
L. Sanborn and Warren
Walter Rich; second cousin five times removed of Clarence
Sidney Merrill, Simeon
Harrison Rollinson, Edward
Green Bradford Jr., Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard and Joseph
Clark Baldwin III; third cousin twice removed of Gershom
Birdsey, Benjamin
Hard and Alonzo
Sidney Upham; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Eli
Coe Birdsey, Lorenzo
Burrows, Nathan
Belcher, Russell
Sage, Gilbert
Carlton Walker, John
Ransom Buck and Benjamin
Baker Merrill; fourth cousin of Luther
Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of David
Waterman and Jonathan
Brace. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Pallone Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
30, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1984-88; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1988-2003 (3rd District 1988-93,
6th District 1993-2003); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2013.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) —
also known as A. Mitchell Palmer; "The Fighting
Quaker" —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Moosehead, Luzerne
County, Pa., May 4,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; member
of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S. Alien Property Custodian,
1917-19; U.S.
Attorney General, 1919-21; target of assassination
attempts in 1919; instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, in
which over 10,000 legal immigrants were arrested and held for
deportation; most were eventually released; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1932.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
condition following surgery for appendicitis,
in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 11,
1936 (age 64 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laurelwood
Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Tilman Bacon Parks (1872-1950) —
also known as Tilman B. Parks —
of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.
Born near Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., May 14,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Arkansas; prosecuting attorney; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1950 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Washington Paschal (1812-1878) —
also known as George W. Paschal; Lorenzo Columbus George
Washington Paschal —
of Van Buren, Crawford
County, Ark.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Greene
County, Ga., November
23, 1812.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1840; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1846; candidate for Texas
state attorney general, 1850; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1868.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
16, 1878 (age 65 years, 85
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Barton Payne (1855-1935) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pruntytown, Taylor
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
26, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1893-98; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; resigned
1920; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Sereno Elisha Payne (1843-1914) —
also known as Sereno E. Payne —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., June 26,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; Cayuga
County District Attorney, 1873-79; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-87, 1889-1914 (26th District
1883-85, 27th District 1885-87, 1889-93, 28th District 1893-1903,
31st District 1903-13, 36th District 1913-14); died in office 1914;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1914 (age 71 years, 167
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) —
also known as "Chub" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.; Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, from leukemia,
in Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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James Blackwood Pearson (1920-2009) —
also known as James B. Pearson —
of Shawnee Mission, Johnson
County, Kan.; Prairie Village, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 7,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; probate judge in Kansas, 1954-56; member of Kansas
state senate 10th District, 1956-60; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1960; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962-78; resigned 1978.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., January
13, 2009 (age 88 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr. (1838-1909) —
also known as Rufus W. Peckham —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
8, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; Albany
County District Attorney, 1869-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1883-86; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1886-95; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1895-1909; died in office 1909.
Episcopalian.
Died in Altamont, Albany
County, N.Y., October
24, 1909 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law
professor.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Christine Pelosi (b. 1966) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in California, May 5,
1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2008; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Still living as of 2019.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944;
speaker, 1944,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Bishop Walden Perkins (1841-1894) —
also known as Bishop W. Perkins —
of Oswego, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Rochester, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
18, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Labette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1869; Labette
County Probate Judge, 1870-82; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-91 (at-large 1883-85, 3rd
District 1885-91); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1892-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1894 (age 52 years, 245
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Breck Perkins (1847-1910) —
also known as James B. Perkins —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Paris, France.
Born in St. Croix Falls, Polk
County, Wis., November
4, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1898; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-10 (31st District 1901-03,
32nd District 1903-10); died in office 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1910 (age 62 years, 127
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1890.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; secretary
of state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1947-52.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1960 (age 70 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Peter (d. 1943) —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker).
Died October
25, 1943.
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Philip Phillips (1807-1884) —
of Cheraw, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield
County), S.C.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
13, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1833-34; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1844-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1852;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
14, 1884 (age 76 years, 32
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) —
also known as Samuel F. Phillips —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1824.
Lawyer; North
Carolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1871; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1872-85.
Presbyterian.
Represented Homer Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1903 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Wallace Edgar Pierce (1881-1940) —
also known as Wallace E. Pierce —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Black Brook, Clinton
County, N.Y., December
9, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1917-19; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the Congressional physician's
office, in the U.S.
Capitol, Washington,
D.C., January
3, 1940 (age 58 years, 25
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., February
5, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1895-99; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1899-1901; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-08; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1908-12; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1912-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
9, 1924 (age 66 years, 308
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Preston Bierce Plumb (1837-1891) —
also known as Preston B. Plumb —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, October
12, 1837.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1863, 1867-68; Lyon
County Prosecuting Attorney; banker; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1877-91; died in office 1891; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1880.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
20, 1891 (age 54 years, 69
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Richard Pollard (1790-1851) —
of Virginia.
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., 1790.
Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
U.S. Consul in Mexico City, 1833-34; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Chile, 1834-42.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1851 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Estate Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Va.
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Earl Ralph Pomeroy III (b. 1952) —
also known as Earl Pomeroy —
of Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak., September
2, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1981-85; North
Dakota insurance commissioner, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Claude R. Porter (1872-1946) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 8,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1896-1900; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for secretary
of state of Iowa, 1898; member of Iowa
state senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1906, 1910, 1918 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1912
(delegation chair; speaker),
1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1914-18; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1920, 1926; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1928-46.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1946 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Sidney Post (1833-1895) —
also known as P. Sidney Post —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Florida, Orange
County, N.Y., March
19, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S. Consul in Vienna, 1866-74; U.S. Consul General in Vienna, 1874-79; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1887-95; died in
office 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Nashville.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1895 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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William Wilson Potter (1792-1839) —
also known as William W. Potter —
of Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa.
Born in Potters Mills, Centre
County, Pa., December
18, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1837-39; died in
office 1839.
Died in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., October
28, 1839 (age 46 years, 314
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1934 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921) —
also known as Jeter C. Pritchard —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., July 12,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1885-88, 1891-92; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1892; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1903; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1903-04; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1904-21; died in
office 1921.
Died April
10, 1921 (age 63 years, 272
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Carlton Prouty (1864-1931) —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; real estate
dealer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1908.
In May, 1913, he was fined
$500, and sentenced
to three months in the county
jail, for having violated the Illinois law which prohibits the remarriage
of divorced persons within one year; he had married his former
stenographer four days after being divorced from his first wife.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., December
10, 1931 (age 67 years, 20
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Mark Lunsford Pryor (b. 1963) —
also known as Mark Pryor —
of Arkansas.
Born in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., January
10, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1991-94; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1999-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 2003-.
Still living as of 2014.
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