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Gene Archer (1913-1978) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brookeville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio
show host; singer;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
board member, Washington Redskins football
team, 1956-73; also provided halftime entertainment at games; president,
Washington-Baltimore local, American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists, 1969-70.
Died, from cancer,
in the Montgomery General Hospital,
Olney, Montgomery
County, Md., October
4, 1978 (age 65 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ulysses Grant Archer and Alice (Jarett) Archer; married to Juanita
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Leland Judd Barrows (1906-1988) —
also known as Leland J. Barrows —
of Kansas.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., October
27, 1906.
Newspaper
reporter; radio broadcaster; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Ambassador to Cameroon, 1960-66; Togo, 1960-61.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 3,
1988 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Madeleine Zeien Bordallo (b. 1933) —
also known as Madeleine Z. Bordallo; Madeleine Mary
Zeien —
of Hagatna, Guam.
Born in Graceville, Big Stone
County, Minn., May 31,
1933.
Democrat. Local news editor for KUAM radio/television;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic National Committee from Guam, 1965-93; member of
Guam
senate, 1981-82, 1987-94; candidate for Governor of
Guam, 1990; Lieutenant
Governor of Guam, 1995-2002; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Guam, 2003-19.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2019.
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Angela Marie Buchanan (b. 1948) —
also known as Bay Buchanan —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1948.
Republican. Treasurer for Ronald
Reagan's presidential campaigns, 1976-84; treasurer of the United
States, 1981-83; television commentator; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1988;
candidate for California
state treasurer, 1990.
Female.
Catholic;
later Mormon.
Irish,
English,
and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Patrick Joseph Buchanan (b. 1938) —
also known as Patrick J. Buchanan; Pat Buchanan;
"Pitchfork Pat" —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
2, 1938.
Advisor and speechwriter
to President Richard
Nixon and Vice President Spiro
Agnew; communications director for President Ronald
Reagan; newspaper
columnist,
radio and television commentator; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1992,
1996;
Reform candidate for President
of the United States, 2000.
Catholic.
Irish,
English,
and German
ancestry. Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Still living as of 2020.
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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 Hannum Grubb Bullard (1866-1927) —
also known as William H. G. Bullard —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., December
6, 1866.
Electrical
engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Navy Admiral; authority on
radio communications; member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927;
died in office 1927.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1927 (age 60 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donna Marie Christian-Christensen (b. 1945) —
also known as Donna M. Christian-Christensen; Donna
Christian; Donna Christian-Green —
of St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., September
19, 1945.
Democrat. Physician;
television journalist; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virgin Islands, 1984,
1988,
1992,
2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee); Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1997-2003.
Female.
African
ancestry.
First
female physician in the U.S. Congress.
Still living as of 2014.
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Emanuel Cleaver II (b. 1944) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., October
26, 1944.
Democrat. Pastor;
radio show host; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996
(speaker),
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 2004; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 2005-.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2017.
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Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven (b. 1893) —
also known as T. A. M. Craven —
of Washington,
D.C.; Virginia.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
31, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; radio engineer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1937-44, 1956-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. A. Craven and Harriet Baker (Austin) Craven; married, September
25, 1915, to Josephine La Tourette; married 1931 to Emma
Stoner. |
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Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) —
also known as Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter
Lantos —
of Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
February
1, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; television news commentator; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1976,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,
12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Mu.
Arrested
for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil
disobedience action to protest
genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy
in Washington, D.C.
Died, of cancer
of the esophagus, in Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
11, 2008 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) —
also known as Frank Mankiewicz —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
California
state assembly, 1950; lawyer; author;
press secretary for Robert
F. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
campaign manager for George
McGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,
National Public Radio, 1977-83.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
failure while suffering from lung
problems, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., October
23, 2014 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Neville Miller (1894-1977) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., February
17, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
first dean,
University of Louisville School of Law, 1930-33; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
president of the National Association of Broadcasters, 1938-44.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
27, 1977 (age 83 years, 38
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Robert Justin Miller (1888-1973) —
also known as Justin Miller —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Crescent City, Del Norte
County, Calif., November
17, 1888.
Lawyer;
Kings
County District Attorney, 1915-18; law
professor; Associate
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1937-45;
resigned 1945; chairman and general counsel, National Association of
Radio and Television Broadcasters.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Chi; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1973 (age 84 years, 61
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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George John Mitchell (b. 1933) —
also known as George J. Mitchell —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
20, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund
Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's
vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in
1972; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1974; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; resigned 1980; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chairman, Walt
Disney Company (major movie
studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC
television network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2008.
Catholic.
Lebanese
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carl Thomas Rowan (1925-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Rowan —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ravenscroft, White
County, Tenn., August
11, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; syndicated newspaper
columnist,
author,
biographer,
television and radio commentator; U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1963-64; in 1988, he shot
and wounded an intruder in his backyard in Washington, D.C.; he
was arrested,
charged
with a weapons
violation, and tried;
the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared;
received the Spingarn
Medal in 1997.
African
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments and diabetes,
at the Washington Hospital
Center, Washington,
D.C., September
23, 2000 (age 75 years, 43
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Republican. Radio announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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