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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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Willard Martin Albury (1885-1973) —
also known as Willard M. Albury —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., March 6,
1885.
Mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1937-45; resigned 1945; superintendent
of schools.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., September
22, 1973 (age 88 years, 200
days).
Entombed at Key
West Cemetery, Key West, Fla.
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Lawyer;
interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, as of 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Interment at Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery, Greensboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman; married 1920 to Mary
Louise Hamilton; married to Dorothy Dennis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) —
also known as Charles O. Andrews —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes
County, Fla., March 7,
1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in
Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
18, 1946 (age 69 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Rotary; Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Winston Eugene Arnow (1911-1994) —
also known as Winston E. Arnow —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Micanopy, Alachua
County, Fla., March
13, 1911.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in Florida, 1940-42, 1946-49; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1967-81;
took senior status 1981.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., November
28, 1994 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Interment at Roberts
Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Horace Cameron Avery (b. 1874) —
also known as Horace C. Avery —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., July 1,
1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
11, 1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Gus Michael Bilirakis (b. 1963) —
also known as Gus Bilirakis —
of Palm Harbor, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., February
8, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 48th District, 1999-2006; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 2007-.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Freemasons;
Rotary; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Bitner (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., December
11, 1948.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 71st District, 1993-.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions;
Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married, June 16,
1931, to Myra Llewelyn. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Fred Brummer (b. 1945) —
of Apopka, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
28, 1945.
Republican. Accountant;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 38th District, 1999-.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Cecil Farris Bryant (1914-2002) —
also known as C. Farris Bryant —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., July 26,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1942, 1946-55; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1953-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1968;
Governor
of Florida, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees;
Alpha
Kappa Psi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 1,
2002 (age 87 years, 218
days).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Park, Ocala, Fla.
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William Louden Burns (1913-2005) —
also known as William L. Burns —
of Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
24, 1913.
Republican. Mayor
of Amityville, N.Y., 1965; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-77 (7th District 1966, 5th District 1967-72,
9th District 1973-77).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died January
11, 2005 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Interment at Amityville Cemetery, Amityville, Long Island, N.Y.
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Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) —
also known as Courtney W. Campbell —
of Florida.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April
29, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business
executive; citrus
grower; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., December
22, 1971 (age 76 years, 237
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Roy H. Chapman (b. 1885) —
of Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Butler, Union
County, Fla., July 15,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1937-52.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Washington Chapman and Addie Mary (Owenby) Chapman;
married, June 17,
1930, to Edith L. Lanier. |
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Cynthia Moore Chestnut (b. 1949) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 25,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2008.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Junior
League; Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Altrusa;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Republican. Vegetable
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish
and German
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Linton McGee Collins (1902-1972) —
also known as Linton M. Collins —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., June 21,
1902.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-72; died in office 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
12, 1972 (age 69 years, 296
days).
Interment at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Helen, Ga.
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Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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Frederick Preston Cone (1871-1948) —
also known as Fred P. Cone —
of Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla.
Born in Benton, Columbia
County, Fla., September
28, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1907-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928,
1948;
Governor
of Florida, 1937-41.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died July 28,
1948 (age 76 years, 304
days).
Interment at Prospect
Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Near White Springs, Hamilton County,
Fla.
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D. Lee Constantine (b. 1952) —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
6, 1952.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 37th District, 1993-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League; Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Dickinson
College |
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Faye Culp (b. 1939) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born December
6, 1939.
Republican. School
teacher; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1987; member of Florida
state house of representatives 57th District, 1995-98, 2003-10;
defeated, 1992.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler III (1899-1951) —
also known as L. N. Dantzler Jr. —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
25, 1899.
Lumber
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Tampa,
Fla., 1928-47.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., March
30, 1951 (age 51 years, 186
days).
Interment at Griffin Cemetery, Moss Point, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler and Bessie (Hunt) Dantzler; married 1921 to Louise
Gay. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Tampa Morning Tribune,
March 31, 1951 |
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King Dixon (b. 1908) —
of near Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
2, 1908.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; ice and
fuel oil dealer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1955-56; member of South
Carolina state senate from Laurens County, 1960-64.
Baptist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary; Blue
Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Montgomery Dixon and Sarah Youmans (King) Dixon; married,
August
14, 1926, to Katharine Simmons. |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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James Burrows Edwards (1927-2014) —
also known as James B. Edwards; Jim
Edwards —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Hawthorne, Alachua
County, Fla., June 24,
1927.
Republican. Dentist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1971; member of South
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1972-74; resigned 1974; Governor of
South Carolina, 1975-79; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 1981-82.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; American
Dental Association.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston
County, S.C., December
26, 2014 (age 87 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lori Edwards (b. 1957) —
of Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 7,
1957.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 65th District, 1993-.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frank Farkas (b. 1956) —
of Florida.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1956.
Republican. Chiropractor;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 29,
1907.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County,
1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64,
55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Florida, June 26,
2003 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth; married to
Margery Meyle. |
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William R. Filbin (1921-2004) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
10, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; customhouse
broker; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1967.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2004 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Marco
Island Cemetery, Marco Island, Fla.
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N. David Flagg (b. 1937) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., July 28,
1937.
Mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1987-88; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-92.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Norman B. Flagg and Juanita (Cain) Flagg; married to Christina
Dietrich. |
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Don Fuqua (b. 1933) —
of Altha, Calhoun
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
20, 1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Florida
state house of representatives, 1959-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-87 (9th District 1963-67, 2nd
District 1967-87); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jaycees;
Woodmen;
Alpha
Gamma Rho; Gamma
Sigma Delta; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) —
also known as R. A. Gray —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Concord, Pike
County, Ga., August
2, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary
of state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1975
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward John Gurney (1914-1996) —
also known as Edward J. Gurney —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
12, 1914.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-69 (11th District 1963-67, 5th
District 1967-69); defeated, 1978; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1972
(speaker).
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., May 14,
1996 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Interment at Palm
Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
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Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) —
also known as Lee H. Hamilton —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., April
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1996;
received the Medal
of Freedom in 2015.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Trilateral
Commission; Rotary; Jaycees;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Still living as of 2018.
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George Wilder Hardee (1872-1943) —
also known as George W. Hardee —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
29, 1872.
Cigar
manufacturer; Vice-Consul
for Argentina in Jacksonville,
Fla., 1923-35.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in a hospital
at Baltimore,
Md., August
21, 1943 (age 70 years, 235
days).
Interment somewhere
in New Orleans, La.
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William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) —
also known as William H. Harrison —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August
10, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1945-50; member of Wyoming
Republican State Committee, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69;
defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1954.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
8, 1990 (age 94 years, 59
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Russell E. Hauck —
also known as Russ Hauck —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.
Republican. Mayor
of Altamonte Springs, Fla., 1999-2008.
Lutheran.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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John Horting Land (1920-2014) —
also known as John H. Land —
of Apopka, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla., November
5, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Apopka, Fla., 1950-67, 1971-2014; defeated, 2014.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Sertoma;
Toastmasters;
Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Longest serving mayor in Florida.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., November
22, 2014 (age 94 years, 17
days).
Interment at Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery, Apopka, Fla.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Edwin Hyland May Jr. (1924-2002) —
also known as Edwin H. May, Jr. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 28,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; defeated,
1958; Connecticut
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,
1965; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1968.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla., February
20, 2002 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wethersfield
Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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Jerry Louis Maygarden (b. 1948) —
also known as Jerry L. Maygarden —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., December
22, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1991-94; member of Florida
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1995-2002.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2002.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions;
Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa
state senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; took
senior status 1985.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank D. Moor —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Insurance
business; mayor-commissioner
of Tallahassee, Florida, 1931; resigned 1931.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
March
23, 1896.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
New
York state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Eagles;
National
Rifle Association; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Crystal River, Citrus
County, Fla., April
23, 1978 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elmlawn
Cemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y.
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Frederick Henry Mueller (1893-1976) —
also known as Frederick H. Mueller —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
22, 1893.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1945-57; appointed 1945; defeated,
1957; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died August
31, 1976 (age 82 years, 283
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Graceland
Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Frank Pate Jr. —
of Port St. Joe, Gulf
County, Fla.
Born in Paul, Conecuh
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Port St. Joe, Fla., 1966-97, 1999-2007.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Pat Patterson (b. 1948) —
of Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
12, 1948.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 26th District, 1999-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, of heart
failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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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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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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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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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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Donald D. Slesnick II —
also known as Don Slesnick —
of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate
for Florida
state house of representatives 114th District, 1978; mayor
of Coral Gables, Fla., 2003-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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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. |
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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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Robert J. Starks (b. 1945) —
also known as Bob Starks —
of Florida.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
14, 1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of
Florida
state house of representatives 34th District, 1987-.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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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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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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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:
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Marjorie R. Turnbull (b. 1940) —
of Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 4,
1940.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 9th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Zonta;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Frank Veltri (b. 1912) —
of Plantation, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 8,
1912.
Accountant;
volunteer
fire fighter; savings and
loan executive; mayor
of Plantation, Fla., 1975-99.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent Joseph Vidal (1858-1941) —
also known as Vincent J. Vidal; Vicente J.
Vidal —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Mahon, Minorca,
December
26, 1858.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
coffee
roaster; printing
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Guatemala in Pensacola,
Fla., 1900-31; Honorary
Consul for Cuba in Pensacola,
Fla., 1904-14; Commercial
Agent (Consul) for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1913-23; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1926-41; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Pensacola,
Fla., 1929.
Spanish
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., September
26, 1941 (age 82 years, 274
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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John Irving Whalley (1902-1980) —
also known as J. Irving Whalley —
of Windber, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., September
14, 1902.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-55; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 36th District, 1955-60; resigned 1960; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1960-73 (18th District 1960-63,
12th District 1963-73).
Member, Lions;
Rotary; Eagles.
Inducted, Automotive Hall of
Fame, 1982.
Died in Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla., March 8,
1980 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Southmont, Pa.
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Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. (1920-2006) —
also known as Vince Whibbs —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
8, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1978-91.
Catholic.
Member, Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 30,
2006 (age 86 years, 111
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Michael C. Wiggins —
also known as Mike Wiggins —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 2009-11.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2011.
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