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Benjamin J. Rabin (1896-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1945-47; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1948-66.
Jewish.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
22, 1969 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N.J.
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George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich., May 30,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died February
16, 1958 (age 73 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun; married 1908 to Leila
M. Geddes. |
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John C. Rayson (b. 1949) —
of Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 90th District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leland H. Rayson (1921-2001) —
of Tinley Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., August
23, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-77 (at-large 1965-67, 9th
District 1967-77).
Methodist.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of metastatic
melanoma, in Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., January
8, 2001 (age 79 years, 138
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Aiken Reed (1880-1953) —
also known as David A. Reed —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
21, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Pennsylvania Industrial
Accidents Commission, 1912-15; major in the U.S. Army during World
War I; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., February
10, 1953 (age 72 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Janet Reno (1938-2016) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 21,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dade County State's Attorney, 1978-93; U.S.
Attorney General, 1993-2001; the first
female U.S. attorney general; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 2002.
Female.
Danish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Inducted, Florida Women's Hall of
Fame, 1993; inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2000.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
7, 2016 (age 78 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Irving Rinaker (1830-1915) —
also known as John I. Rinaker —
of Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
1, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1884;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1895-97.
Died in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., January
15, 1915 (age 84 years, 75
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
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Stacy Joy Ritter (b. 1960) —
also known as Stacy J. Ritter —
of Parkland, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 96th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2008.
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Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1988;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-.
Female.
Christian.
African
ancestry. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Bonny Kaslo Roberts (1907-1999) —
also known as B. K. Roberts —
of Florida.
Born in Sopchoppy, Wakulla
County, Fla., February
5, 1907.
Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1949-76.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., August
4, 1999 (age 92 years, 180
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Roberts and Florida (Morrison) Roberts; married to Mary
Newman. |
| | | The B.K. Roberts Main Classroom Building, at
Florida State University
College of Law, Tallahassee,
Florida, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "Qualis vita, finis eta." / As
the quality of life is, so the end will be. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Raymond Robins (1873-1954) —
of Nome, Nome
census area, Alaska; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; near Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
17, 1873.
Progressive. Coal miner;
lawyer; went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; pastor; social
worker; economist;
writer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1914; commissioner of American Red Cross
mission to Russia, 1917.
Died September
26, 1954 (age 81 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Grover C. Robinson III (c.1944-2000) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born about 1944.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; member
of Florida
state house of representatives, 1972-84.
Died in a helicopter
crash at Lake Manapouri, New
Zealand, March
28, 2000 (age about 56
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Edwin Rodham (b. 1950) —
also known as Hugh E. Rodham —
of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in 1950.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1994.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 2011.
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Dwight Laing Rogers (1886-1954) —
also known as Dwight L. Rogers —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born near Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., August
17, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1930-38; U.S.
Representative from Florida 6th District, 1945-54; died in office
1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Sphinx;
Kiwanis.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., December
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 106
days).
Interment at Lauderdale
Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Walter Edward Rogers (1908-2001) —
also known as Walter Rogers —
of Pampa, Gray
County, Tex.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., July 19,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1951-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
He was in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 when
President John
F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a hospital
in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2001 (age 92 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Luis Rojas (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
July
15, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1989-.
Christian.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Thomas J. Rooney (b. 1970) —
also known as Tom Rooney —
of Tequesta, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
21, 1970.
Republican. Staff to U.S. Sen. Connie
Mack III; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-13 (16th District 2009-13, 17th
District 2013).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harry Rosen (born c.1936) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born about 1936.
Lawyer; bank
director; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1975-79; defeated, 1979.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1979.
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Marco Rubio (b. 1971) —
of West Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 28,
1971.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 111th District, 2000-08; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 2007-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2011-.
Catholic;
later Evangelical
Christian. Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1890-1968) —
also known as Thomas J. Ryan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., November
10, 1968 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Tim Ryan (b. 1956) —
of Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dania (now Dania Beach), Broward
County, Fla., February
7, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 99th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frank J. Sanchez (b. 1959) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born June 16,
1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alfred Edward Santangelo (1912-1978) —
also known as Alfred E. Santangelo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50, 1953-56; defeated, 1950; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1957-63; defeated,
1962; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1966.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Phi Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
30, 1978 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles W. Sawyer (1887-1979) —
also known as "Buzz" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
10, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1933-35; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1934 (primary), 1938; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 1936-44; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1944-45; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53; part owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball
team.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 7,
1979 (age 92 years, 56
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Charles Joseph Scarborough (b. 1963) —
also known as Joe Scarborough —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 9,
1963.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1995-2001; resigned
2001; host of the television
news commentary show "Scarborough Country" on MSNBC.
Still living as of 2014.
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Errett Power Scrivner (1898-1978) —
also known as Errett P. Scrivner —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., March
20, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1943-59.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 5,
1978 (age 80 years, 46
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Florida
Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Fla.
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William Joseph Sears (1874-1944) —
also known as William J. Sears —
of Kissimmee, Osceola
County, Fla.
Born in Smithville, Lee
County, Ga., December
4, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Kissimmee, Fla., 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1915-29, 1933-37 (4th District
1915-29, at-large 1933-37).
Died in Kissimmee, Osceola
County, Fla., March
30, 1944 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Kissimmee, Fla.
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Harold Shapiro (1906-1981) —
of Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Pereyaslov, Russia,
May
1, 1906.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; mayor
of Miami Beach, Fla., 1953-55.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Zionist
Organization of America; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in May, 1981
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Shapiro and Fannie (Bernstein) Shapiro; married, June 14,
1953, to Sylvia Simha Chinio. |
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Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. (1939-2013) —
also known as E. Clay Shaw, Jr. —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., April
19, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1975-81; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1981-2007 (12th District 1981-83,
15th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-2007).
Catholic.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., September
10, 2013 (age 74 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bruce Armistead Smathers (b. 1943) —
also known as Bruce A. Smathers —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., October
3, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; secretary
of state of Florida, 1975-78; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1978; lobbyist.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) —
also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous
George" —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1951-69; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate), 1968;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1968;
lobbyist.
Methodist;
later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harold Hinsdill Smedley (1893-1980) —
also known as Harold H. Smedley; Dike
Smedley —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
29, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
Four time national flyrod accuracy champion; considered to be one of
the best flyrod fishermen in the country.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November, 1980
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Osmer Smedley and Lillian M. (Hinsdill)
Smedley. |
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Christopher Smith —
also known as Chris Smith —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1999; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lawrence Jack Smith (b. 1941) —
also known as Lawrence J. Smith; Larry
Smith —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
25, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1983-93.
Sentenced
in 1993 to three months in federal prison
for tax
evasion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marion Eugene Snyder (1928-2007) —
also known as Gene Snyder —
of Brownsboro Farms, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
26, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1963-65, 1967-87 (3rd District
1963-65, 4th District 1967-87); defeated, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
16, 2007 (age 79 years, 21
days).
Interment at Duncan
Memorial, Oldham County, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Marion Hustavus Snyder and Lois E. Snyder; married 1961 to Mary
Louise Hodges. |
| | | The Gene Snyder U.S.
Courthouse and Custom
House (opened 1932, renamed 1986), in Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. — The Gene Snyder Freeway
(I-265 and Ky-841), in Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. — The Gene Snyder Airport
(general aviation), in Pendleton
County, Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
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Alex J. Soled (b. 1926) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born May 18,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1950, 1952;
candidate for New York
state senate 26th District, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1958.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2001.
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Darren Michael Soto (b. 1978) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ringwood, Passaic
County, N.J., February
25, 1978.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 2007-12; member of Florida
state senate, 2012-16; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 2017-.
Puerto
Rican and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Stephen Milancthon Sparkman (1849-1929) —
also known as Stephen M. Sparkman —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Hernando
County, Fla., July 29,
1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1895-1917.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
26, 1929 (age 80 years, 59
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Arthur William Sprague (1902-1983) —
also known as Arthur W. Sprague —
of La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in DeKalb
County, Ill., August
2, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 7th District, 1939-42, 1951-57;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., January
18, 1983 (age 80 years, 169
days).
Interment at Parkholm Cemetery, La Grange Park, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur William Sprague (1856-1916) and Cora Sprague; married to
Louise Bliss Horr. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward John Stack (1910-1989) —
also known as Edward J. Stack; Ed Stack —
of Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April
29, 1910.
Lawyer; mayor
of Pompano Beach, Fla., 1965-69; Broward
County Sheriff, 1968-78; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 12th District, 1979-81.
Died November
3, 1989 (age 79 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tracy Stafford (b. 1948) —
of Wilton Manors, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., January
2, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1991-.
Protestant.
Member, Optimist
Club; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frederick Perry Stanton (1814-1894) —
also known as Frederick P. Stanton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), December
22, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1845-55; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1857; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1857, 1857.
Slaveowner.
Died near Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., June 4,
1894 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at South
Lake Weir Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
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John Paul Stevens (1920-2019) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
20, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1970-75; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1975-2010; took senior status 2010.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., July 16,
2019 (age 99 years, 87
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dorchester, Saline
County, Neb., September
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1948-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of a heart
attack, 1965
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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William Wallace Stickney (1853-1932) —
of Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Plymouth, Windsor
County, Vt., March
21, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1882-84, 1890-92; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1893-96; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1893-96; Governor of
Vermont, 1900-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1924.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
15, 1932 (age 79 years, 269
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Ludlow, Vt.; cenotaph at Tyson-Pollard Cemetery, Plymouth, Vt.
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Lackland McIntosh Stone (1801-1842) —
also known as Lackland M. Stone; Lachlan McIntosh
Stone —
of St. Joseph, Calhoun County (now Port St. Joe, Gulf
County), Fla.
Born in Georgia, September
11, 1801.
Lawyer; member
Florida territorial council, 1828-31.
Died, of yellow
fever, in St. Joseph, Calhoun County (now Port St. Joe, Gulf
County), Fla., April
11, 1842 (age 40 years, 212
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Suarez (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 35th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Bill Sublette (b. 1963) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Walnut Creek, Contra
Costa County, Calif., April
12, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 40th District, 1993-; candidate
for mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 2003.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Theta; Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2003.
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Charles Swayne (1842-1907) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Guyencourt, New Castle
County, Del., August
10, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1888; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1889-1907;
died in office 1907; impeached
by the U.S. House of Representatives in December 1904; acquitted in
the U.S. Senate.
Died July 5,
1907 (age 64 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hans Gearhart Tanzler Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March
11, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) —
also known as Art Teele —
of Florida.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., May 14,
1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; director, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation
Administration, 1981-83; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Florida; as Miami city commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA); an investigation
of corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led to charges
that he had accepted $135,000 in kickbacks
from two construction companies; as a result, he was removed from
office in 2004 by Gov. Jeb
Bush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were under
surveillance, he drove his
car at a police detective in an attempt to run him
over, and also threatened
to kill police officers who had been following his wife during
the investigation; convicted
in March 2005 on charges
related to this incident; indicted
on July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy and money
laundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtain
contracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airport
through a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reports
revealed that he had put his mistress
on the CRA payroll, that he regularly bought and used cocaine,
and that he frequently made use of a male prostitute.
Church
of God in Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP; Freemasons.
Came to the offices
of the Miami Herald newspaper, and shot himself
in the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later in
the trauma unit of Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 27,
2005 (age 59 years, 74
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Leslie A. Thompson (1806-1874) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
8, 1806.
Lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1830, 1832-33, 1840; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,
1838-39; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1851-53.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
23, 1874 (age 67 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Thrasher (b. 1943) —
of Florida.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., December
18, 1943.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 19th District, 1993-; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1999; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Florida.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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Clayton C. Townes (1888-1970) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
30, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1920,
1924;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Florida, February
24, 1970 (age 82 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Townes and Kate (Hoyt) Townes; married 1917 to Grace
Dix. |
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Park Trammell (1876-1936) —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Macon
County, Ala., April 9,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1900-02; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Florida
state senate 7th District, 1905-09; Florida
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Florida, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1917-36; died in office 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died May 8,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Edwin John Turanchik (born c.1956) —
also known as Ed Turanchik;
"Choo-Choo" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1956.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; lawyer; real estate
developer; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1990-2000; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2011.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Son
of John Turanchik; married 1992 to Jenny
Pierson. |
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Alfred Tweedy (1880-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Noroton, Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
24, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Connecticut, 1930; member
of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1945-46.
Died in November, 1967
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (b. 1960) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 9,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 9th District, 2008-16; candidate
in primary for mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 2018.
Female.
Still living as of 2018.
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J. Alex Villalobos (b. 1963) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
2, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 112th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Achibald Albert Wacker (1903-1994) —
also known as Achibald A. Wacker —
of Union, Union
County, N.J.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., June 29,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1942; municipal judge in New
Jersey, 1946-57.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died May 26,
1994 (age 90 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William F. Wacker and Annie E. (Hess) Wacker; married, May 14,
1932, to Wilma Ruth Domkos. |
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March
16, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Alton R. Waldon, Jr. —
of Cambria Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., December
21, 1936.
Democrat. Professional
singer; police
officer; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1996
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 2000.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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David Shelby Walker (1815-1891) —
also known as David S. Walker —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., May 2,
1815.
Lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1852; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1860-65; Governor of
Florida, 1865-68; defeated (American), 1856; circuit judge in
Florida, 1878-91.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 20,
1891 (age 76 years, 79
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of David
Walker; married to Philoclea Alston (sister of Augustus
A. Alston; niece of Willis
Alston); father of Courtney Walker (who married Robert
Spratt Cockrell) and David
Shelby Walker Jr.; nephew of George
Walker; uncle of James
David Walker; first cousin twice removed of Howell
Lewis; second cousin once removed of Meriwether
Lewis; second cousin twice removed of George
Washington, John
Walker and Francis
Walker; second cousin thrice removed of George
Madison; third cousin of Howell
Cobb (1772-1818); third cousin once removed of Robert
Brooke, Bushrod
Washington, Howell
Cobb (1815-1868) and Thomas
Reade Rootes Cobb; third cousin twice removed of James
Madison, William
Taylor Madison and Clement
F. Dorsey; fourth cousin of John
Thornton Augustine Washington, Francis
Taliaferro Helm and Thomas
Walker Gilmer; fourth cousin once removed of Andrew
Dorsey, Charles
John Helm, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden and Hubbard
Dozier Helm. |
| | | Political family: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The David S. Walker Library,
in Tallahassee,
Florida, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David Shelby Walker Jr. (1846-1889) —
also known as David S. Walker, Jr. —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Leon
County, Fla., October
10, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1875, 1878-79; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1883; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1887.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., December
6, 1889 (age 43 years, 57
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Samuel Walker (1825-1881) —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Londonderry Township, Chester
County, Pa., June 25,
1825.
Republican. Lawyer; Radical Republican candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1868; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1876.
Died in Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa., June 9,
1881 (age 55 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Elmer Ward (b. 1909) —
also known as David E. Ward —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, September
26, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in Florida, 1932-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948
(alternate), 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Thomas Ward and Mollie Ethel (Cox) Ward; married, June 3,
1937, to Martha Catherine Carlton. |
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Joseph D. Ward (1914-2003) —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., March
26, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1949-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1958; secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1960; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1963-72; law
professor.
Died in Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 10,
2003 (age 89 years, 45
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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Tom Warner (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
6, 1948.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 82nd District, 1993-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1999.
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Fuller Warren (1905-1973) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Blountstown, Calhoun
County, Fla., October
3, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1926-28, 1938-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928,
1956
(alternate); member Jacksonville city council, 1931-37; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Florida, 1949-53.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Theta
Chi; Elks.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., September
23, 1973 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Nettle
Ridge Cemetery, Blountstown, Fla.
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Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922) —
also known as Bartow S. Weeks —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Round Hill, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
25, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of George
Gordon Battle and H.
Snowden Marshall; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1898; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913, 1914-22; appointed
1913; defeated, 1913; appointed 1914; died in office 1922.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 284
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Astor Weeks and Aletha (White) Weeks; married 1900 to
Antoinette Mataran; married 1901 to Emma
B. Sears; married 1918 to
Josephine (de Martigny) Smith. |
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Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) —
also known as C. Maurice Weidemeyer —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Hebbville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
22, 1906.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1950 (Republican), 1966 (Democratic); Republican
candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1958; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated
(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Died of metastastic
liposarcoma, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
7, 1983 (age 76 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lorraine
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich)
Weidemeyer. |
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Moses M. Weinstein (1912-2007) —
also known as Morris Weinstein —
of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-69 (Queens County 7th District 1959-65, 24th
District 1966, 25th District 1967-69); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1968; chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1962-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 10th District, 1967;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1970.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., November
30, 2007 (age 95 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Muriel
M. Marshall. |
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Robert Joseph Wells (1856-1941) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Mazomanie, Dane
County, Wis., October
4, 1856.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60, 1901-10.
Baptist.
Died in Winter Haven, Polk
County, Fla., February
12, 1941 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Winter Haven, Fla.
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George P. Wentworth (1877-1954) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Florida, June 18,
1877.
Lawyer; real estate
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940;
Florida
Republican state chair, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1932-33.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., August
24, 1954 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of George Edgar Wentworth and Susan (Weatherbee) Wentworth; married
to Anna Blanche Guttmann. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Diament Westcott Jr. (1802-1880) —
also known as James D. Westcott, Jr. —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., May 10,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of Florida Territory, 1830-34; member of Florida
territorial House of Representatives, 1832; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,
1838-39; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-49.
About 1832, he was wounded in a duel
with Thomas
Baltzell.
Slaveowner.
Died in Montreal, Quebec,
January
19, 1880 (age 77 years, 254
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Robert Wexler (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Mills White (1781-1839) —
also known as Joseph M. White —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Monticello, Jefferson
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1781.
Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1820; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1825-37.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
19, 1839 (age 58 years, 162
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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D. W. Whitehurst (b. 1807) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., 1807.
Lawyer; physician;
delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1865; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1868-69.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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James Mark Wilcox (1890-1956) —
also known as J. Mark Wilcox —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Willacoochee, Atkinson
County, Ga., 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Methodist.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
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Charles R. Wilson (b. 1954) —
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
14, 1954.
Lawyer; law clerk for Judge Joseph
W. Hatchett, 1979-80; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, 1994-98; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1999-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Emmett Wilson (1882-1918) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Belize,
September
17, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1907-09; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1913-17.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 29,
1918 (age 35 years, 254
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Francis B. Winthrop (born c.1885) —
also known as Frank B. Winthrop —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., about 1885.
Lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1909-10; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1920.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. John S. Winthrop; married, June 22,
1910, to Gertrude Chittenden. |
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Benjamin Drake Wright (1799-1874) —
also known as Benjamin D. Wright —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., January
23, 1799.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member
Florida territorial council, 1824, 1831-33, 1837; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1825, 1825-31; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1828-29, 1841-42; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1838-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1845; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1853; president, Alabama and Florida
Railroad,
1856; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,
1865; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1869.
Died April
28, 1874 (age 75 years, 95
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Louis Crosby Wyman (1917-2002) —
also known as Louis C. Wyman —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March
16, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1953-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1963-65, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1974-75; defeated, 1975; superior
court judge in New Hampshire, 1978-87.
Died, from cancer,
in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 5,
2002 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) —
also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's
Railroads" —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus
County, Fla.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, June 12,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61; imprisoned
as a Confederate
at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.
Jewish.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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