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Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (1917-2006) —
also known as Tom Adams —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March
11, 1917.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Florida
state senate, 1956-60; secretary
of state of Florida, 1961-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1974.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Killed in an automobile
accident on I-10, in Suwannee
County, Fla., May 22,
2006 (age 89 years, 72
days).
Interment at Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla.
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Robert Altobello (born c.1945) —
also known as Bob Altobello —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born about 1945.
Insurance business; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1983, 1989.
Still living as of 1989.
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Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Bayamo, Cuba,
November
27, 1936.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984,
1988,
1992;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,
1976.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry.
Died, of respiratory
arrest and cancer,
in Zion, Lake
County, Ill., March
24, 2003 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at Miami
Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.
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Katharine Eleanor Ausherman (1872-1961) —
also known as Katharine E. Ausherman; Katharine Eleanor
Sheeler —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born June 24,
1872.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Florida.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Died February
27, 1961 (age 88 years, 248
days).
Interment at Lauderdale
Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Poplar
Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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Laurence Powers Bonfoey (1884-1948) —
also known as Laurence P. Bonfoey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo., June 29,
1884.
Democrat. Insurance business; vice-president, Monroe Drug
Company; president, Monroe Color and
Chemical Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Illinois Aeronautics
Commission, 1933-37.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 12,
1948 (age 64 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Beverly Holcumb Bonfoey and Anna May (Webb) Bonfoey; married, June 17,
1908, to Octavia Rebecca Monroe. |
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Richard Calhoun (1934-1985) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
13, 1934.
Democrat. Insurance business; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1960-75; defeated, 1975.
Member, Moose.
Died, from diabetes,
in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., May 27,
1985 (age 51 years, 44
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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Rene Armand Carreau (1901-1980) —
also known as Rene A. Carreau —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
26, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; liquor
store owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1942; chair of
Nassau County Democratic Party, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Died, following heart
surgery, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
8, 1980 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sidney Johnston Catts (1863-1936) —
also known as Sidney J. Catts —
of Florida.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas
County, Ala., July 31,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; pastor;
insurance agent; Governor of
Florida, 1917-21; defeated in primary, 1924, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Lost
his right eye in a childhood accident.
Died in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Fla., March 9,
1936 (age 72 years, 222
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance and real
estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) —
also known as Tom Easterly —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Florida; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
21, 1940.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
insurance agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car
crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age 65 years, 55
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Easterly. |
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Leon E. Giuffreda (1913-1999) —
of Centereach, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
1, 1913.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1966-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Died November
8, 1999 (age 86 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose M. Gazzano. |
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Fran Hancock —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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William Luther Hill (1873-1951) —
of Florida.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., October
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
insurance business; secretary to U.S. Sen. Duncan
U. Fletcher, 1917-36; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936; appointed 1936.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
5, 1951 (age 77 years, 80
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
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William S. Hults Jr. (1906-1999) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 18,
1906.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1943-44; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1945-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1999
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Lake Worth Beach, Fla.
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Edward John Jirovec (1918-1993) —
also known as Edward J. Jirovec; "Mr.
J" —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., April 7,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance broker;
candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983.
Presbyterian.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., July 8,
1993 (age 75 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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Claude Roy Kirk Jr. (1926-2011) —
also known as Claude R. Kirk, Jr. —
of Florida.
Born in San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., January
7, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; insurance
business; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1964; Governor of
Florida, 1967-71; defeated in Democratic primary, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., September
28, 2011 (age 85 years, 264
days).
Interment at South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth Beach, Fla.
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East
Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Joseph William Martin Jr. (1884-1968) —
also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Joe
Martin —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., November
3, 1884.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; insurance business; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Bristol District, 1915-18; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1936,
1940
(Permanent
Chair), 1944
(Permanent
Chair), 1948,
1952
(Permanent
Chair; speaker),
1956,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District
1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Grange.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March 6,
1968 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
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Edwin Hyland May Jr. (1924-2002) —
also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 28,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
insurance business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; defeated,
1958; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,
1965; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wethersfield
Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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Frank D. Moor —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Insurance business; mayor-commissioner
of Tallahassee, Florida, 1931; resigned 1931.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Fernando J. Moreno (1822-1905) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., 1822.
Democrat. Insurance agent; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1852-53.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1905
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Churchill Oliver (1895-1986) —
also known as James C. Oliver —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
6, 1895.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1937-43, 1959-61;
defeated, 1942 (Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1956
(Democratic), 1960 (Democratic); served in the U.S. Coast Guard
during World War II; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
25, 1986 (age 91 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Poe —
also known as Bill Poe —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Insurance executive; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1974-79.
Still living as of 1979.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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Albert W. Robert (b. 1864) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1864.
Real
estate and insurance business; U.S. Consul in Algiers, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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Thomas Campbell Watson (1846-1918) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Scotland,
March
15, 1846.
Timber
merchant; collection
agent; real
estate and insurance business; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1877-1903.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
3, 1918 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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