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Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (1917-2006) —
also known as Tom Adams —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March
11, 1917.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Florida
state senate, 1956-60; secretary
of state of Florida, 1961-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1974.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Killed in an automobile
accident on I-10, in Suwannee
County, Fla., May 22,
2006 (age 89 years, 72
days).
Interment at Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla.
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Carlotta Townsend Alderman (1882-1967) —
also known as Carlotta Latise Townsend; Mrs. J. D.
Alderman —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Liberty
County, Ga., March 1,
1882.
Democrat. Realtor; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died June 3,
1967 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Dekle
Cemetery, Lake Butler, Fla.
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Bruce Reynolds Alger (1918-2015) —
also known as Bruce Alger —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 12,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
realtor; real estate developer; builder;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1955-65; defeated, 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956
(speaker),
1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla., April
13, 2015 (age 96 years, 305
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Bayamo, Cuba,
November
27, 1936.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984,
1988,
1992;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,
1976.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry.
Died, of respiratory
arrest and cancer,
in Zion, Lake
County, Ill., March
24, 2003 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at Miami
Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.
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Katharine Eleanor Ausherman (1872-1961) —
also known as Katharine E. Ausherman; Katharine Eleanor
Sheeler —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born June 24,
1872.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Died February
27, 1961 (age 88 years, 248
days).
Interment at Lauderdale
Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Alfred S. Austin (born c.1929) —
also known as Al Austin —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1929.
Republican. Real estate developer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 1972,
2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939; postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1953-61 (acting, 1953-54).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
12, 1981 (age 87 years, 190
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) —
also known as Steven B. Ayres —
of New York.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
27, 1861.
Newspaper
editor; real estate business; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated
(Progressive), 1914.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, in Park West Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1929 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Clearwater
Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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George Lavan Baltzell (1848-1914) —
also known as George L. Baltzell —
of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., November
26, 1848.
Real estate agent; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1897; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Fernandina,
Fla., 1901-07.
Died in Fernandina Beach, Nassau
County, Fla., January
17, 1914 (age 65 years, 52
days).
Interment at St.
Peters Episcopal Cemetery, Fernandina Beach, Fla.
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Braxton Beacham (1864-1924) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, September
12, 1864.
Real estate developer; movie
theater owner; mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1906-07.
Died September
24, 1924 (age 60 years, 12
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Frank Boland (born c.1932) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born about 1932.
Real estate executive; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1971.
Still living as of 1971.
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Richard A. Brown (1908-1994) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant;
real estate business; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of New York
state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
24, 1994 (age 85 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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John Ellis Bush (b. 1953) —
also known as Jeb Bush —
of Florida.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Tex., February
11, 1953.
Republican. Real estate business; Governor of
Florida, 1999-2007; defeated, 1994; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 2016.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2022.
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David Carpenter (1815-1891) —
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April
19, 1815.
Republican. Real estate business; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-71.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Dora, Lake
County, Fla., December
22, 1891 (age 76 years, 247
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Blissfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter; married 1834 to Tibza
Pease; married 1840 to Mary
L. Ellis; married 1848 to
Hepsibeth Worth. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William H. Cates —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Realtor; bond
dealer; mayor-commissioner
of Tallahassee, Florida, 1951-52, 1966-67.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Victoria Coceano (1923-2005) —
also known as Vicki Coceano —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Italy,
August
15, 1923.
Real estate agent; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1989-99.
Female.
Italian
ancestry.
Died January
8, 2005 (age 81 years, 146
days).
Interment at South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth Beach, Fla.
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William S. Day —
also known as Bill Day —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Connecticut.
Real estate business; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1952-53, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roque de la Fuente (b. 1954) —
also known as Rocky de la Fuente —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Mercy Hospital,
San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
10, 1954.
Automobile
dealer; real estate developer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1992;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2016; candidate for President
of the United States, 2016 (American Delta), 2020 (Alliance);
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2018.
Still living as of 2020.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real estate business; orange
grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Lee A. Everhart —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Builder;
real estate developer; mayor-commissioner
of Tallahassee, Florida, 1970-71.
Still living as of 1971.
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Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) —
also known as Mark A. Foley —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1954.
Republican. Real estate agent; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member
of Florida
state senate, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned
2006.
Catholic.
Gay.
Forced to
resign in September, 2006, over sexually
explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no
criminal charges were filed.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; real estate dealer; orange
grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker),
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Spring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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Leon E. Giuffreda (1913-1999) —
of Centereach, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
1, 1913.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1966-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Died November
8, 1999 (age 86 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose M. Gazzano. |
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Charlene Glancy (born c.1960) —
of Casselberry, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born about 1960.
Realtor; mayor
of Casselberry, Fla., 2008-.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bob Goff (born c.1948) —
of Casselberry, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born about 1948.
School
teacher; real estate agent; mayor
of Casselberry, Fla., 2004-08; defeated, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Willard Gordon (1916-1986) —
also known as Robert W. Gordon —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, October
1, 1916.
Real estate developer; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1955-59.
Jewish.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., August
20, 1986 (age 69 years, 323
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Memorial Gardens, Davie, Fla.
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Katherine Harris (b. 1957) —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., April 5,
1957.
Republican. Real estate broker; member of Florida
state senate, 1994-98; secretary
of state of Florida, 1999-2002; U.S.
Representative from Florida 13th District, 2003-07; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2006.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2017.
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Abraham Jacob Hirschfeld (1919-2005) —
also known as Abraham J. Hirschfeld; Abe Hirschfeld;
"Honest Abe" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Tarnow, Poland,
December
12, 1919.
Real estate developer; hotel
owner; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1976
(Democratic primary), 2004 (Builders); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1992 (Independent
Fusion), 1994 (Democratic primary); Republican candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; Independence candidate
for New
York state comptroller, 1998.
In 1998, offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassment
lawsuit against President Bill
Clinton; later sued by Jones when he tried to back out of the
offer. Indicted
in 2000 of trying to hire
a hit man to kill
his former business partner Stanley Stahl; also charged
with tax
evasion; briefly jailed
for violating
a court order against discussing the trial with the media;
ultimately convicted,
and served two years in prison.
Died, from complications of cancer,
in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
9, 2005 (age 85 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Hults Jr. (1906-1999) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 18,
1906.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1943-44; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1945-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1999
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Lake Worth Beach, Fla.
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Thomas F. Lewis (1924-2003) —
also known as Tom Lewis —
of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
26, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; aircraft
industry executive, 1957-73; real estate and investments,
1972-82; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-81; member of Florida
state senate, 1981-83; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1983-95 (12th District 1983-93, 16th
District 1993-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
1, 2003 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jefferson Bingham Miller (b. 1959) —
also known as Jeff Miller —
of Chumuckla, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., June 27,
1959.
Republican. Real estate broker; sheriff's
deputy; member of Florida
state house of representatives 1st District, 1998-2001; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 2001-17.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2017.
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Jonas Cleveland Mitchell —
also known as Joe Mitchell —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Real estate business; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1938-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Brailey Odham (1919-1996) —
also known as Brailey Odham —
of Sanford, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, September
6, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile
dealer; oil
distributor; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1947-50; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1952, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1964; builder;
real estate broker.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 76 years, 290
days).
Interment at Palm
Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
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Andrew Scott Pollack (b. 1966) —
also known as Andrew Pollack —
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
18, 1966.
Republican. Scrap metal
business; real estate investor; father of Meadow Jade
Pollack, who was one of 17 killed in the 2018 mass shooting at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2020.
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William Joseph Posey (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Posey —
of Rockledge, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
18, 1947.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Florida
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1993-2000; member
of Florida
state senate, 2001-08 (15th District 2001-02, 24th District
2003-08); U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-20 (15th District 2009-13, 8th
District 2013-20).
Methodist.
English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2020.
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William J. Powers (born c.1922) —
also known as Bill Powers —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., about 1922.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; real estate
broker; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1959, 1960.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert W. Robert (b. 1864) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1864.
Real estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in Algiers, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Myron Rosner (born c.1960) —
of North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
about 1960.
General
contractor; realtor; mayor
of North Miami Beach, Fla., 2009-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Zabel. |
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Melvin Floyd Sembler (b. 1930) —
also known as Melvin F. Sembler; Mel
Sembler —
of Florida.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., 1930.
Republican. Chairman of the board of The Sembler Company, shopping
center developers; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1989-93; Nauru, 1989-93; Italy, 2001; member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1994-2000.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Leroy Shores —
also known as Leroy Shores —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Laundry
owner; real estate business; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1956-58.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James A. Stafford (d. 2002) —
of Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Williston, Levy
County, Fla.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
broker; appraiser;
mayor
of Lake Worth, Fla., 1954-55.
Died in Williston, Levy
County, Fla., August
2, 2002.
Interment at Willis
Family Cemetery, Williston, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Stafford. |
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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
(speaker),
1960;
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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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Summerfield and Cora Edith (Ellsworth) Summerfield;
married, July 22,
1918, to Miriam Wealthy Graim. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Allen Trovillion (b. 1926) —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., May 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
realtor; builder;
mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1962-67; member of Florida
state house of representatives 36th District, 1995-.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Image source:
Winter Park Library |
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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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Arthur Porter Waterman (1911-1990) —
also known as A. Porter Waterman —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
14, 1911.
Democrat. Real estate business; candidate for first
selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1947.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 8,
1990 (age 78 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Howard Waterman and Ethel (Porter) Waterman; married to
Dora Perot Oakley. |
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Thomas Campbell Watson (1846-1918) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Scotland,
March
15, 1846.
Timber
merchant; collection
agent; real estate and insurance
business; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1877-1903.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., October
3, 1918 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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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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