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Benjamin W. Alpiner (1867-1946) —
also known as Ben W. Alpiner —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in 1867.
Democrat. Tobacco dealer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1924;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 20th District; elected 1934;
elected unopposed 1940.
Died July 15,
1946 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Kankakee
Memorial Garden, Kankakee, Ill.
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John Mahlon Barnes (1866-1934) —
also known as J. Mahlon Barnes —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., June 22,
1866.
Socialist. Cigar maker; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Member, Knights
of Labor.
Died, from a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Cremated.
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Bernard Berlyn —
of Illinois.
Born in Netherlands.
Socialist. Cigar maker; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) —
also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham"
tobacco; founder of the Durham Cotton
Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery
Mills; involved in railroads,
utilities,
and banking;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1888,
1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900.
Methodist.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) —
Born in London, England,
January
27, 1850.
Democrat. Cigar maker; Founder and
president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
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Samuel Gompers High
School (built 1930, closed about 2012), in Bronx, New
York, was named for
him. — Gompers School
(also known as Eastern High School), Baltimore,
Maryland, was named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Samuel Gompers (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; torpedoed and lost in the South
Pacific Ocean) was named for
him; a second Liberty
ship, SS Samuel Gompers II, (built 1944 at Richmond,
California; scrapped 1960) was also named for
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article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Julius Happel (1857-1929) —
also known as Charles J. Happel —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
27, 1857.
Republican. Cigar manufacturer; warden, Cook County Hospital;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
27, 1929 (age 72 years, 31
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Michael Kenna (1857-1946) —
also known as "Hinky-Dink" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1857.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; cigar dealer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940.
Died, in the Blackstone Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
9, 1946 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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