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Politician members in Georgia

  Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Harrison, Washington County, Ga., September 5, 1917. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1968, 1984; member of Pennsylvania state senate 3rd District, 1967-80; first Black member of the Pennsylvania state senate. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died November 9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65 days). Burial location unknown.
  Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., April 5, 1901. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor, producer, director of many motion pictures; worked in radio, television, and Broadway. Jewish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of pneumonia and cardiac complications, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1981 (age 80 years, 121 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg; married, April 5, 1931, to Helen Gahagan.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Morris W. Hood Sr. (1908-2001) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in LaGrange, Troup County, Ga., September 22, 1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; NAACP. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 14, 2001 (age 92 years, 114 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Wheeler Hood and India (Benton) Hood; married to Ruth E. Stevenson; father of Morris W. Hood Jr. and Raymond W. Hood; grandfather of Morris W. Hood III.
  Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Marvin Dawson Mathis (b. 1940) — also known as Dawson Mathis — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in Nashville, Berrien County, Ga., November 30, 1940. Democrat. Television news director, WALB-TV, 1964-70; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1971-81. Member, Fraternal Order of Police; Elks; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin W. Mathis and Nell Dawson (Abel) Mathis; married, July 26, 1959, to Patricia Ann Connell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Horace L. Sheffield (b. 1916) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Vienna, Dooly County, Ga., 1916. Democrat. International Representative, United Auto Workers, 1942-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) — also known as John G. Tower — of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., September 29, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university professor; candidate for Texas state house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 (delegation chair), 1980; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis; American Political Science Association; American Association of University Professors. Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amid allegations of heavy drinking and womanizing. Killed in the crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of the runway of Glynco Airport, near Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., April 5, 1991 (age 65 years, 188 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joe Z. Tower and Beryl Tower; married 1952 to Lou Bullington; married 1977 to Lila Burt Cummings.
  Cross-reference: Larry Combest
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Bauchop Wilson (1862-1934) — also known as William B. Wilson — of Blossburg, Tioga County, Pa. Born in Blantyre, Scotland, April 2, 1862. Democrat. Miner; secretary-treasurer, United Mine Workers of America, 1900-08; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1907-13; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1913-21; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1926. Member, United Mine Workers. Died on a train near Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., May 25, 1934 (age 72 years, 53 days). Interment at Arbon Cemetery, Blossburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Wilson and Helen (Bauchop) Wilson; married to Agnes Williamson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Joseph F. Young Sr. (1927-1993) — also known as Joe Young, Sr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., July 15, 1927. Democrat. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1974-78, 1983-93 (15th District 1974-78, 14th District 1983-92, 3rd District 1993); defeated in primary, 1964, 1966; died in office 1993; candidate for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1978. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; United Auto Workers. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 9, 1993 (age 65 years, 268 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Joseph F. Young Jr..
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