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James Walter Kehoe (1870-1938) —
also known as Walter Kehoe —
of Florida.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., April
25, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1917-19.
Died in Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., August
20, 1938 (age 68 years, 117
days).
Interment at Graceland Memorial Park North, Coral Gables, Fla.
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Richard Keller (b. 1964) —
also known as Ric Keller —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., September
5, 1964.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 2001-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Kelly (1924-2005) —
of Florida.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 31,
1924.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1960-74; U.S.
Representative from Florida 5th District, 1975-81.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
June 13, 1980, and convicted
January 26, 1981, on charges of bribery
conspiracy, and interstate travel to further illegal activities; the
conviction was overturned on appeal, then reinstated; served 13
months in prison.
Died in Stevensville, Ravalli
County, Mont., August
22, 2005 (age 81 years, 22
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carleton James King (1904-1977) —
also known as Carleton J. King —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 15,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in New York, 1936-41; Saratoga
County District Attorney, 1951-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-75 (31st District 1961-63,
30th District 1963-73, 29th District 1973-75); defeated, 1974.
Died in Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., November
19, 1977 (age 73 years, 157
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Gulf of Mexico.
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Ron J. Klein (b. 1957) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 10,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1993-96; member of Florida
state senate, 1996-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 2000,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2007-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bruce Kyle (b. 1969) —
of Florida.
Born in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., May 30,
1969.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Carlos A. Lacasa (b. 1963) —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., December
6, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1995-.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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William Bailey Lamar (1853-1928) —
also known as William B. Lamar —
of Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.
Born near Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla., June 12,
1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Florida, 1883-86; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1887; Florida
state attorney general, 1889-99; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1903-09.
Died September
26, 1928 (age 75 years, 106
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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Joseph Bradford Lancaster (1790-1856) —
also known as Joseph B. Lancaster —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Kentucky, 1790.
Whig. Lawyer; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1846-47; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1848-50; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1856; died in office 1856.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., November
25, 1856 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Cary Dayton Landis (1873-1938) —
also known as Cary D. Landis —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Claypool, Kosciusko
County, Ind., May 10,
1873.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
professor; Florida
state attorney general, 1931-36; appointed 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died May 10,
1938 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Ball Hill Cemetery, Cutler, Ind.
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Joseph Aaron Lazarow (1923-2008) —
also known as Joseph Lazarow —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born December
17, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1976-82.
Jewish.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
3, 2008 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment at Beth
Kehillah Cemetery, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, N.J.
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Howard Burton Lee (1879-1985) —
also known as Howard B. Lee —
of Putnam
County, W.Va.; Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sanoma, Wirt
County, W.Va., October
27, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1909-10; Mercer
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-24; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in the Hobe Sound Geriatric Village nursing
home, Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., May 24,
1985 (age 105 years,
209 days).
Interment at Fairview Church Cemetery, Centerville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Sullivan Lee and Virginia (Quick) Lee; married, March 5,
1907, to Ida Lenore Hamilton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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George S. LeMieux (b. 1969) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., May 21,
1969.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Florida
state house of representatives, 1998; chair of
Broward County Republican Party, 2000-02; chief of staff for Gov.
Charlie
Crist, 2007; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 2008;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2009-11; appointed 2009.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry W. Lengyel (1920-1999) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April
28, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; legislative counsel to State Senator Henry
A. Wise, 1955-58; chair of
Jefferson County Republican Party, 1958-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
26, 1999 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Guyer Leslie (1878-1937) —
also known as Harry G. Leslie —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., April 6,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1925-27; Governor of
Indiana, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., December
10, 1937 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Curtis Levine (b. 1947) —
also known as Curt Levine —
of Florida.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., November
21, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 89th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 2000.
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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married, March
10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
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Frederick Lichtman (1928-2007) —
also known as Fred Lichtman —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born January
12, 1928.
Lawyer; mayor
of Farmington Hills, Mich., 1974-75.
Died January
20, 2007 (age 79 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,
15th District 1967-68); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969-75.
Jewish.
Member, Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 24,
1998 (age about 92
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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John Gore Long (1846-1903) —
also known as John G. Long —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., August
19, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; State's Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit,
1870-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1876,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1896-1901; U.S. Diplomatic Agent
to Egypt, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1899-1902.
Suffered an accidental
fall from the front steps of the house where he was staying,
fractured his skull, and died soon after, in Dunbar, Scotland,
July
28, 1903 (age 56 years, 343
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Archibald Lybrand (1840-1910) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Tarlton, Pickaway
County, Ohio, May 23,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; partner, Delaware Chair
Company; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1869-71; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Daytona (now part of Daytona Beach), Volusia
County, Fla., February
7, 1910 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio.
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Roger Lea MacBride (1929-1995) —
also known as Roger MacBride —
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
6, 1929.
Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1962; candidate in Republican
primary for Governor of
Vermont, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia;
Libertarian candidate for President
of the United States, 1976.
Heir to the estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House
on the Prairie.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 5,
1995 (age 65 years, 211
days).
Interment at Wicks Cemetery, Halifax, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of William Burt MacBride and Elise Fairfax (Lea)
MacBride. |
| | | Epitaph: "The only force that can ever
defend freedom is an individual." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clark MacGregor (1922-2003) —
of Plymouth, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 12,
1922.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1961-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1964,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Chairman of President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign, July to November 1972.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in a hospital
at Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., February
10, 2003 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Kenneth Hood Mackay Jr. (b. 1933) —
also known as Buddy Mackay, Jr. —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., March
22, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1968-74; elected Florida
state senate 6th District 1978; U.S.
Representative from Florida 6th District, 1983-89; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1988; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1991-98; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Florida; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,
1996,
2000;
Governor
of Florida, 1998-99; defeated, 1998.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 2014.
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Melvin Magidson Jr. —
also known as Mel Magidson —
of Port St. Joe, Gulf
County, Fla.
Born in Port St. Joe, Gulf
County, Fla.
Lawyer; mayor
of Port St. Joe, Fla., 2007-.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
City of Port St. Joe |
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Raymer Francis Maguire (b. 1890) —
also known as Raymer F. Maguire —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ocoee, Orange
County, Fla., November
30, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
17th Circuit State's Attorney, 1923-27; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Oscar Maguire and Margaret Martha (Francis) Maguire;
married, January
8, 1920, to Ruth Mabel McCullough. |
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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David L. Malbin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1970; indicted
in 1973, along with the Chief Clerk of of the Brooklyn criminal
court, Joseph
E. Parisi, on federal charges
of aiding and abbetting an embezzlement
scheme, involving officials of the International Production, Service
and Sales Employees Union; in 1975, he was aquitted on motion soon
after the trial began.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Daily News, January 23, 1956 |
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Stephen Russell Mallory Jr. (1848-1907) —
also known as Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., November
2, 1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1876; member of Florida
state senate, 1880-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1891-95; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1897-1907; died in office 1907.
Catholic.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
23, 1907 (age 59 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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William H. Malone (1876-1944) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., 1876.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1910; member of Florida
state senate, 1920; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1933-35; defeated, 1935.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 28,
1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter C. Maloney (1813-1884) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Darien, McIntosh
County, Ga., February
7, 1813.
Lawyer; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1846-49; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1850.
Died in 1884
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter C. Maloney Jr. (d. 1894) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Florida.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1889-91.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., June, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Mangan (1908-1988) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
1, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1951-55;
resigned 1955; New York City Municipal Court Justice, appointed 1955;
later, Judge of District Civil Court.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
14, 1988 (age 80 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Mangan and Bridget (Corr) Mangan. |
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Kenneth Marchman —
also known as Kip Marchman —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Lawyer; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 2003-06.
Still living as of 2006.
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Image source:
Winter Park Library |
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John Robert Marks III (b. 1947) —
also known as John Marks —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born July 25,
1947.
Lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 2003-14.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Marquis (b. 1820) —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.; Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.
Born November
19, 1820.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1881-83; county judge in Florida,
1885-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Vance Marquis; married, May 18,
1854, to Mary Robert Jones. |
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John Wellborn Martin (1884-1958) —
also known as John W. Martin —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Plainfield, Marion
County, Fla., June 21,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1917-23; Governor of
Florida, 1925-29; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
22, 1958 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Melquiades R. Martinez (b. 1946) —
also known as Mel Martinez —
of Florida.
Born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba,
October
23, 1946.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Florida; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2001-03; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2005-09; resigned 2009; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alexander J. Matturri (1913-1992) —
also known as Alex Matturri; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1952; member of New
Jersey state senate District 11, 1968-71; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1977-83.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
14, 1992 (age 78 years, 51
days).
Interment somewhere
in Montclair, N.J.
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Augustus Emmet Maxwell (1820-1903) —
also known as Augustus E. Maxwell —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga., September
21, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; Florida
state attorney general, 1846-47; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1847; secretary
of state of Florida, 1848-49; member of Florida
state senate, 1849-50; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1853-57 (1st District 1853-55,
at-large 1855-57); Senator
from Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1865-66, 1887-91; circuit judge in
Florida, 1877-85; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885.
Slaveowner.
Died in Chipley, Washington
County, Fla., May 5,
1903 (age 82 years, 226
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Evelyn C. Maxwell —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Alabama.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1890; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1902-04; resigned 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry McChesney (born c.1905) —
also known as William McChesney —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Cherry Lake, Madison
County, Fla.
Born in Iowa, about 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1948.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James McChesney and Florence McChesney; married to Ruby
McChesney. |
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Ira William McCollum Jr. (b. 1944) —
also known as Bill McCollum —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.; Longwood, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla., July 12,
1944.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam
War; chair of
Seminole County Republican Party, 1976-80; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1981-2001 (5th District 1981-93, 8th
District 1993-2001); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2000; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) —
also known as Charles L. McNary —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near Salem, Marion
County, Ore., June 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; law school
dean; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1913-14; appointed 1913; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1916-17; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1917-18, 1918-44; appointed 1917, 1918; died
in office 1944; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., February
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Original interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.; reinterment at Belcrest
Memorial Park, Salem, Ore.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Benjamin A. Meginniss —
also known as B. A. Meginniss —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Lawyer; mayor-commissioner
of Tallahassee, Florida, 1923-27.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Joseph Meskill (1928-2007) —
also known as Thomas J. Meskill; "Tough
Tom" —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., January
30, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1962-64; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1967-71; defeated,
1964; Governor of
Connecticut, 1971-75; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1972
(delegation chair); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1975-93; took
senior status 1993.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Bethesda Memorial Hospital,
Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
29, 2007 (age 79 years, 272
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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Herman Methfessel (1900-1963) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1900.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1948-51.
In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigating
rackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.
Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in a gambling
house, which implied that he was protecting
vice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her with
perjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citing abuse
of power, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to the
investigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In
1952, he and a subordinate were charged
with official
misconduct, but found not guilty.
Injured in a one-car
accident, and died the next day, in North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 7,
1963 (age 62 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) —
also known as Howard M. Metzenbaum; "Senator
No"; "Headline Howard" —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 4,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; airport
parking
lot and car
rental business; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Ohio
state senate, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1952
(alternate), 1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1974, 1977-95; defeated, 1970.
Jewish.
Died in Aventura, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
12, 2008 (age 90 years, 282
days).
Interment at Mayfield
Cemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa
state senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; took
senior status 1985.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Milton (1807-1865) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., April
20, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Florida; member of Florida
state senate, 1848-49; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1860;
Governor
of Florida, 1861-65; died in office 1865.
At the end of the Civil War, believing that "death would be
preferable to reunion," he killed
himself by gunshot,
Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla., April 1,
1865 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Fla.
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William Hall Milton (1864-1942) —
also known as William H. Milton —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.
Born near Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla., March 2,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; U.S. Surveyor-General
for Florida, 1895-97; mayor
of Marianna, Fla., 1898-99; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1900, 1912 (Democratic primary); alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1908;
member of Florida state legislature, 1900; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1908-09.
Died in Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla., January
4, 1942 (age 77 years, 308
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Fla.
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William Edwin Minshall Jr. (1911-1990) —
also known as William E. Minshall, Jr. —
of Rocky River, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
24, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 23rd District, 1955-74; resigned 1974;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1964,
1972.
Died October
15, 1990 (age 78 years, 356
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jacob Mishler (1911-2004) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1944; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1959; defeated, 1959; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1960-80;
took senior status 1980.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
26, 2004 (age 92 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kevin Michael Moore (b. 1951) —
also known as K. Michael Moore —
Born in Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., 1951.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1982-83, 1987-89;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1992-.
Still living as of 2017.
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James Ward Morris (1890-1960) —
also known as James W. Morris —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., November
14, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1916,
1936
(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1939-60; died in office 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died November
15, 1960 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) —
also known as F. Bradford Morse —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
7, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned
1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died, of heart
failure, in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., December
18, 1994 (age 73 years, 133
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Grover M. Moscowitz Jr. (1916-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 8th District, 1948; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1952.
Jewish.
Died December
26, 1998 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Star of David Memorial Garden, North Lauderdale, Fla.
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Jacob P. Nathanson (1901-1986) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Russia,
February
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1927-33; defeated
in primary, 1933.
Jewish.
Charged
in 1930 with professional
misconduct by the Brooklyn Bar Association, over his handling of
a client's $500 bail payment; suspended
from the practice of law in 1931, and ordered to pay
restitution. Indicted
in October and November 1938 on charges
of forgery,
grand
larceny, and subornation
of perjury, over his involvement in fraudulent
bail bonds; pleaded
guilty to subornation
of perjury, and testified against other conspirators; disbarred
in 1939.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 2,
1986 (age 85 years, 9
days).
Interment somewhere
in Palm Beach County, Fla.
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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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Lenore Carrero Nesbitt (1932-2001) —
of Florida.
Born in 1932.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1983.
Female.
Inducted into Florida Women's Hall of Fame, 2001.
Died, of cancer,
2001
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elliott Northcott (1869-1946) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April
26, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1900-08; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1904-08; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-09,
1922-27; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1909-10; Nicaragua, 1911; Venezuela, 1911-13; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1927-39.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Arcadia, DeSoto
County, Fla., January
3, 1946 (age 76 years, 252
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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David K. Oaks —
of Alger, Arenac
County, Mich.; Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1976;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1984.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stephen Cornelius O'Connell (1916-2001) —
also known as Stephen C. O'Connell —
of Florida.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
22, 1916.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1955-67; appointed 1955; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1966-67; first
Catholic to win a statewide election in Florida, 1956; president,
University of Florida, 1967-73.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., April
13, 2001 (age 85 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert Jr. (1909-1985) —
also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.; Georgia.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1909.
Lawyer; vice-president, Coca-Cola
Company; president, Minute
Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Xi.
Died in 1985
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (1867-1955) —
also known as Woodson R. Oglesby —
of Tuckahoe, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., February
9, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1906; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1913-17; defeated,
1916.
Died in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla., April
30, 1955 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Entombed at Eastern
Cemetery, Quitman, Ga.
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Thomas Ward Osborn (1836-1898) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Scotch Plains, Union
County, N.J., March 9,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,
1868; member of Florida
state senate, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1868-73; member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1870-72.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1898 (age 62 years, 284
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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Donald Lawrence O'Toole (1902-1964) —
also known as Donald L. O'Toole —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
1, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-53 (8th District 1937-45, 13th
District 1945-53); defeated, 1952, 1954, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., September
12, 1964 (age 62 years, 42
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Owen Hendricks Page Jr. (1915-1999) —
also known as Owen H. Page, Jr. —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
11, 1915.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Georgia
state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1949-52;
member of Georgia
state senate 1st District, 1955-56.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Hospice
Savannah, Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., January
8, 1999 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at Greenwich Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Willis Lucullus Palmer (1854-1912) —
also known as W. L. Palmer —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born December
13, 1854.
Lawyer; president,
Hamilton College; mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1891-93.
Died October
30, 1912 (age 57 years, 322
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Alexander Palmer and Emily Geary (Cotton) Palmer; married to
Martha Bayne McAlister. |
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memorial |
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Vincent R. Panaro (1910-1998) —
of Ewing, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, October
10, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1956-64;
resigned 1964; mayor of
Ewing, N.J., 1958; Mercer
County Prosecutor.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Hallandale (now Hallandale Beach), Broward
County, Fla., September
6, 1998 (age 87 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Park (1864-1925) —
of Sylvester, Worth
County, Ga.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., March 3,
1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1913-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November
20, 1925 (age 61 years, 262
days).
Interment at White
Springs Cemetery, White Springs, Fla.
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Charles Breckinridge Parkhill (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles B. Parkhill —
of Florida.
Born in Leon
County, Fla., June 23,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1888-90; circuit judge in Florida, 1904-05; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1905-11; appointed 1905.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Parkhill and Elizabeth (Bellamy) Parkhill; married 1884 to
Genevieve Perry; married, November
30, 1891, to Helen Wall. |
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Samuel Pasco (1834-1917) —
of Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.
Born in London, England,
June
28, 1834.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Florida
Democratic State Committee, 1872-80; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1876-88; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1880-90; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Florida; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1886-87; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1887-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., March
13, 1917 (age 82 years, 258
days).
Interment at Roseland
Cemetery, Monticello, Fla.
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Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., October
19, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Civitan;
Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Malcolm Rice Patterson (1861-1935) —
also known as Malcolm R. Patterson —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., June 7,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Shelby
County District Attorney, 1894-1900; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1901-06; resigned
1906; Governor of
Tennessee, 1907-11.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., March 8,
1935 (age 73 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932) —
also known as W. B. Pedigo; "Bill
Bob" —
of Stuart, Patrick
County, Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born, in a log
cabin, at Elamsville, Patrick
County, Va., January
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Patrick
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1895-99; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1906; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1907-11.
Baptist.
French
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
23, 1932 (age 62 years, 269
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lewis Pedigo and Sarah Amanda (Taylor) Pedigo; married 1896 to Lena
Attaway. |
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memorial |
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Alexander Penelas (b. 1961) —
also known as Alex Penelas —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., December
18, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Miami-Dade County, Fla., 1996-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2004.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) —
also known as J. Hardin Peterson —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., February
11, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
citrus
grower; Polk
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman,
First State Bank of
Lakeland.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., March
28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Charles Phelps (1852-1940) —
of Rockville, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
10, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1885; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1893-94; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1897-99; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1899-1903; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention from Vernon, 1902;
Tolland
County State's Attorney, 1904-15; bank
director.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
3, 1940 (age 87 years, 177
days).
Entombed at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
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Clarence Elwyn Pitts (1876-1928) —
also known as Clarence E. Pitts —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.
Born in New Jersey, March
27, 1876.
Lawyer; New York Prohibition state chair, 1909-11; Prohibition
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1909, 1910, 1913;
Prohibition candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; Florida
Republican state chair, 1927.
Died in his law
office, Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., December
22, 1928 (age 52 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fernhill Memorial Gardens, Stuart, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Edwin Basil Pitts and Jennie Irene (Scouton) Pitts; married
1899 to
Pearle Stranahan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August
7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, of heart
failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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