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Protestant Politicians in the District of Columbia
(unspecified denomination)

  Thomas Hodge Allen (b. 1945) — also known as Tom Allen — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 16, 1945. Democrat. Staff, Maine Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis, 1968; staff, U.S. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, 1970-71; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1991-92; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maine, 2008. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Brian Norton Baird (b. 1956) — also known as Brian Baird — of Vancouver, Clark County, Wash. Born in Chama, Rio Arriba County, N.M., March 7, 1956. Democrat. Psychologist; university professor; U.S. Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1999-; defeated, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000, 2004, 2008. Protestant. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of William N. 'Bill' Baird and Edith S. Baird; married to Rachel Nugent.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
William E. Borah 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.
  Relatives: Son of William N. Borah and Eliza Borah; married, April 21, 1895, to Mamie McConnell (daughter of William John McConnell).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922
  Edward Espenett Case (b. 1952) — also known as Ed Case — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, September 27, 1952. Democrat. Lawyer; staff member for U.S. Rep. Spark M. Matsunaga, 1975-77; member of Hawaii state house of representatives, 1994-2002; candidate for Governor of Hawaii, 2002; U.S. Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2002-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2004; candidate for U.S. Senator from Hawaii, 2006. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Wilfred Cobey Jr. (b. 1939) — also known as William W. Cobey, Jr.; Bill Cobey — of Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in Washington, D.C., May 13, 1939. Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1985-87; defeated, 1986. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Charles Curtis (1860-1936) — also known as "Square Shooter"; "The Whisperer" — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in a log cabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka), Shawnee County, Kan., January 25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian. Republican. Lawyer; Shawnee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1st District 1899-1907); resigned 1907; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1908; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1924, 1928; Vice President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932. Protestant. English, French, and Kansa/Osage Indian ancestry. Died of a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., February 8, 1936 (age 76 years, 14 days). Interment at Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Oren A. Curtis and Helen (Pappan) Curtis; married, November 27, 1884, to Annie E. Baird; father of Leona Curtis Knight; third great-grandson of "White Hair" Pawhuska.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Ronald Vernie Dellums (1935-2018) — also known as Ronald V. Dellums — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 24, 1935. Democrat. Social worker; U.S. Representative from California, 1971-98 (7th District 1971-75, 8th District 1975-93, 9th District 1993-98); arrested during an anti-apartheid protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 1996, 2008; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 2007-11. Protestant. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha. Died in Washington, D.C., July 30, 2018 (age 82 years, 248 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Leola Roscoe Higgs.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arrington Liggins Dixon (b. 1942) — also known as Arrington Dixon — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., December 3, 1942. Democrat. City council member, Washington, D.C.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004-08. Protestant. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Son of James Washington Dixon and Sallie Arrington Dixon; married 1966 to Sharon Pratt.
  Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) — also known as Clarence E. Gauss — of Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born in Washington, D.C., January 12, 1887. Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1907-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1915; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1915-16; Tientsin, 1916; Amoy, 1916-19; Tsinan, 1919-23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923-24; Tsinan, 1924-26; Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38; Tientsin, 1927-31; Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister to Australia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1941-44. Protestant. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 8, 1960 (age 73 years, 87 days). Interment at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Herman Gauss and Emile J. (Eisenman) Gauss; married 1917 to Rebecca Louise Barker.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred Latimer Hadsel (b. 1916) — also known as Fred L. Hadsel — of Washington, D.C.; Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, March 11, 1916. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, 1969-71; Ghana, 1971. Protestant. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Latimer Hadsel and Mary (Perine) Hadsel; married, October 21, 1942, to Winifred Nelson.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Rush D. Holt (b. 1948) — of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, N.J.; Pennington, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., October 15, 1948. Democrat. College professor; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 2013. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Rush Dew Holt.
  Political family: Holt family of Weston, West Virginia.
  Campaign slogan (2013): "Teacher, Scientist, Progressive."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Michael M. Honda (b. 1941) — also known as Mike Honda — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Walnut Grove, Solano County, Calif., June 27, 1941. Democrat. Served in the Peace Corps; member of California state assembly, 1996-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Representative from California 15th District, 2001-; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 2004; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 2008. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Jay Robert Inslee (b. 1951) — also known as Jay Inslee — of Selah, Yakima County, Wash.; Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Washington, February 9, 1951. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1988-92; U.S. Representative from Washington, 1993-95, 1999- (4th District 1993-95, 1st District 1999-2006); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000, 2004, 2008; Governor of Washington, 2013-; defeated in primary, 1996. Protestant. Still living as of 2019.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
William P. Kent William Patton Kent (1857-1936) — also known as William P. Kent — of Wytheville, Wythe County, Va.; Staunton, Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., March 8, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; livestock raiser; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1906-09; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1906; candidate for Governor of Virginia, 1909; U.S. Consul in Newchwang, 1910-14; Leipzig, as of 1916-17; Berne, as of 1919; Belfast, 1920-23; Hamilton, 1923-24. Protestant. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, from pneumonia, in the Mount Alto Veterans Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1936 (age 78 years, 361 days). Interment at East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Craig Kent and Elizabeth Ann Woods (Patton) Kent; married 1906 to Annie Hendron Patrick.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1918)
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. Robert Marion LaFollette Jr. (1895-1953) — also known as Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., February 6, 1895. Wisconsin Republican state chair, 1925; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1925-47; defeated in Republican primary, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1932. Protestant. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in the bathroom of his home, in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1953 (age 58 years, 18 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Marion LaFollette and Belle (Case) LaFollette; brother of Philip Fox LaFollette; married, September 17, 1930, to Rachel Wilson Young; father of Bronson Cutting LaFollette.
  Political family: LaFollette family of Madison, Wisconsin (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.: Roger T. Johnson, Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. and the Decline of the Progressive Party in Wisconsin — Bernard A. Weisberger, The LaFollettes of Wisconsin : Love and Politics in Progressive America — Patrick J. Maney, Young Bob : A Biography of Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Hyrum Rex Lee (1910-2001) — also known as H. Rex Lee — of Washington, D.C.; La Mesa, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, April 8, 1910. Democrat. Economist; Governor of American Samoa, 1961-67, 1977-78; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1968-73. Protestant. Died in La Jolla, San Diego County, Calif., July 26, 2001 (age 91 years, 109 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hyrum Lee and Eliza (Farnsworth) Lee; married, May 29, 1937, to Lillian Carlson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Dennis Moore (b. 1945) — of Lenexa, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Anthony, Harper County, Kan., November 8, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2000, 2004, 2008. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Claude VanCleve Parsons (1895-1941) — also known as Claude V. Parsons — of Golconda, Pope County, Ill. Born near McCormick, Pope County, Ill., October 7, 1895. Democrat. Farmer; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1930-41; defeated, 1940. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1941 (age 45 years, 228 days). Interment at Zion Church Cemetery, Near Ozark, Johnson County, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) — also known as Stanley F. Reed — of Maysville, Mason County, Ky.; Washington, D.C. Born in Minerva, Mason County, Ky., December 31, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; counsel, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920, 1936; U.S. Solicitor General, 1935-38; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Phi. Died in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2, 1980 (age 95 years, 93 days). Interment at Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. John A. Reed and Frances (Forman) Reed; married, May 11, 1908, to Winifred Elgin.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Stanley Reed: John D. Fassett, New Deal Justice: The Life of Stanley Reed of Kentucky
  John Jacob Rhodes III (1943-2011) — also known as John J. Rhodes III — of Mesa, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Safford, Graham County, Ariz. Born in Mesa, Maricopa County, Ariz., September 8, 1943. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1987-93; defeated, 1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 2008. Protestant. Member, Rotary. Suffered injuries in an automobile accident, and died three months later as a result, in Washington, D.C., January 20, 2011 (age 67 years, 134 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Jacob Rhodes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bobby Lee Rush (b. 1946) — also known as Bobby L. Rush — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., November 23, 1946. Democrat. Candidate for Illinois state house of representatives, 1978; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1999. Protestant. African ancestry. As a Black Panther, spent six months in prison on a weapons charge. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
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