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Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) —
also known as A. Philip Randolph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., April
15, 1889.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president,
AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.
Died May 16,
1979 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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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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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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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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John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) —
also known as John S. Rice —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Brysonia, Adams
County, Pa., January
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
fruit
grower;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair), 1964,
1968;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1961-64.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., August
2, 1985 (age 86 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Paul Richman (1895-1959) —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
December
25, 1895.
Democrat. Ship supply
dealer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Panama in Hampton
Roads, Va., 1934-36.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from kidney
failure and diabetes,
in Riverside Hospital,
Newport
News, Va., September
16, 1959 (age 63 years, 265
days).
Interment at Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to Ruth
Lichtenberg. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, father and
grandfather." |
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memorial |
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George A. Robinson (1851-1908) —
of Sayville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newmarket, Ontario,
January, 1851.
Republican. Physician;
naturalized U.S. citizen; volunteer
fire fighter; director, Sayville Electric
Light and Power Company; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1901-02.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
22, 1908 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Islip, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Amelia A. Foster. |
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Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) —
also known as Richard L. Roudebush —
of Indiana.
Born near Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
18, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th
District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1970.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., January
28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Eaton Dudley Sargent (1870-1944) —
also known as Eaton D. Sargent —
of Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass.; Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla.
Born in Bradford, Orange
County, Vt., August
13, 1870.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1918; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1924-27; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1926, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1930.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died of heart
failure while pruning an orange tree, in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., March
27, 1944 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Nashua, N.H.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew P. Sargent and Mary Julina (Bean) Sargent; married, September
18, 1901, to Clara Josephine Marsh Gage; third cousin thrice
removed of Abel
Merrill; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin
Franklin Flanders. |
| | | Political families:Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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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;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1944;
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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Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) —
of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis., May 15,
1884.
School
teacher; newspaper
editor; stenographer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare; married, September
29, 1919, to Margaret B. Kloss. |
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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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Everett R. Shafer (1911-2005) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Esty, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., October
3, 1911.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52,
1955-58.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Moose;
Blue
Key; National
Education Association.
Died August
9, 2005 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Eden Cemetery, Crescent City, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Arthur Shafer and Lebertha Velmer (Hamrick) Shafer;
married, October
17, 1936, to Mary Alby Crizer. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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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Lawrence Yates Sherman (1858-1939) —
also known as Lawrence Y. Sherman —
of Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born near Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, November
8, 1858.
Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1886-90; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1897-1905; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1899-1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1920,
1924;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1913-21; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1916;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1916-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., September
15, 1939 (age 80 years, 311
days).
Interment at Montrose
Cemetery, Montrose, Ill.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair), 1960
(delegation chair); reprimanded
by the House of Representatives, 1976, over conflicts
of interest.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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Kelley R. Smith (b. 1946) —
of Florida.
Born in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., October
25, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 21st District, 1991-.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) —
also known as J. Franklin Spears —
of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas
County, Fla.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Darlington
County, S.C., October
6, 1899.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas
state senate, 1937-46.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 29,
1946 (age 46 years, 235
days).
Interment at Mission
Burial Park South, San Antonio, Tex.
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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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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March
10, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Henrik Ekroll Stafseth (1919-2011) —
also known as Henrik E. Stafseth; Hank
Stafseth —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
14, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil
engineer; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ottawa County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Florida, March
18, 2011 (age 91 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henrik J. Stafseth and Inger (Nordhem) Stafseth; married to
Lillian Mae Carisch. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John H. Stahlin (1914-1997) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Belding, Ionia
County, Mich., April 6,
1914.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1959-62; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1962; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla., April
14, 1997 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Cremated.
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Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) —
also known as Gale H. Stalker —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Long Eddy, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
4, 1985 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla.
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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Russell H. Strange II (1934-2001) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., September
18, 1934.
Republican. Tree
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District
1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Chi; American
Political Science Association; Rotary;
Grange;
Elks.
Died in North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden, Venice, Fla.
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Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) —
also known as Arthur E. Summerfield —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., March
17, 1899.
Republican. Real estate
business; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
speaker, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1953-61.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Kiwanis;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
26, 1972 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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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William John Hamilton Taylor (1853-1929) —
also known as William J. H. Taylor —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Turks and
Caicos Islands, December
12, 1853.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission
merchant; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Key
West, Fla., 1884-1904; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Key
West, Fla., 1887-1904.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., May 5,
1929 (age 75 years, 144
days).
Interment at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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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;
Republican Presidential Elector for Florida, 1992;
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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Pat Thomas (1933-2000) —
of Florida.
Born in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla., November
21, 1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1966-70; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1968;
candidate for nomination for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1970; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-74; member of Florida
state senate, 1975-2000.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of multiple
myeloma, in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla., June 21,
2000 (age 66 years, 213
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Quincy, Fla.
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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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Hu Swisher Vandervort (1886-1971) —
also known as H. S. Vandervort —
of Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born near Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., July 23,
1886.
Republican. County
agricultural extension agent; president and general manager,
Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream
Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1927-32; bank
director; member, Board of Directors, Monongalia General Hospital,
1943-71.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., February
28, 1971 (age 84 years, 220
days).
Interment at East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Virgil A. Vandervort and Mary Isabelle (Swisher) Vandervort;
married to Lydia Lucille Moore; married 1929 to Freda
Marie Tutwiler. |
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memorial |
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Wallace Jennings Varney (1905-1979) —
also known as Wallace J. Varney —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Ragland, Mingo
County, W.Va., February
19, 1905.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; postmaster at Williamson,
W.Va., 1948-72 (acting, 1948-50).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
27, 1979 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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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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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
Republican Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1909.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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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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Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) —
also known as Fred M. Warner —
of Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England,
July
21, 1865.
Republican. Cheese
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of
Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees.
Died of kidney
failure, in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., April
17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
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James Webb (1792-1856) —
of Florida; Texas.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., March
31, 1792.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; justice of
Florida territorial supreme court, 1828-38; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1839-41; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales and
Travis, 1841-42, 1842-44; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; secretary
of state of Texas, 1849-51; district judge in Texas, 1854-56;
died in office 1856.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
1, 1856 (age 64 years, 215
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Tex.
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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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Norman Henry Wiener (1891-1962) —
also known as Norman H. Wiener —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Russia,
May
12, 1891.
Scrap iron
business; coal
dealer; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1931-44, 1949-54; resigned 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in St. Francis Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
20, 1962 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mandel Wiener and Rivka Wiener; married, March
12, 1916, to Rose Stone. |
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James Green Willson (1858-1940) —
also known as James G. Willson —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
23, 1858.
First
selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Gulfport, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
23, 1940 (age 81 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Green Willson and Sarah Elizabeth (Smith) Willson; married
to Henrietta Husted. |
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Samuel Winfield (1897-1975) —
also known as Sam Winfield; Samuel
Weinfield —
of Opa-Locka, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
3, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; served in the
U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March
30, 1975 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Richland, Mo.
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Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 2,
1876.
Republican. Banker; stockbroker;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director,
Long Island Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Buchanan Winthrop and Sarah Helen (Townsend) Winthrop; married, October
3, 1905, to Alice Woodward Babcock. |
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William Wilson Wood III (1878-1954) —
also known as William W. Wood III —
of Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, March
19, 1878.
Republican. Tool
manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in the Miami Heart Institute hospital,
Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
18, 1954 (age 75 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Harley Kirk Wood and Frances Adeline 'Fannie' (Wilson) Wood;
married 1916 to Aileen
Frederick Boal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Augustus Brevoort Woodward (1774-1827) —
also known as Augustus B. Woodward; Elias Brevoort
Woodward; "Epaminondas" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1774.
Justice
of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1805-24; U.S.
District Judge for Florida, 1824-27.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 12,
1827 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Woodward and Ann (Silvester) Woodward. |
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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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