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Politician members in Kentucky

  Thomas Austin Ballantine Jr. (1926-1992) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 22, 1926. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1964-77; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1977-91; took senior status 1991. Catholic. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Urban League; American Bar Association. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 18, 1992 (age 65 years, 149 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas A. Ballantine and Marie (Peiffer) Ballantine; married, June 10, 1953, to Nancy Adair Armstrong.
  Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) — also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., November 5, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi Phi. First Black mayor of Cincinnati. Died October 15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry; married 1938 to Johnnie Mae Newton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) — also known as Elmer A. Carter — of Prairie View, Waller County, Tex.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 19, 1890. College teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor of Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1950; Republican candidate for borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1953. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP; American Legion; Alpha Phi Alpha. Died January 16, 1973 (age 82 years, 181 days). Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married 1922 to Edna Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma Charles Johnson.
  William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) — also known as William O. Cowger — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Hastings, Adams County, Neb., January 1, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker; candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Urban League; American Legion. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger; married 1945 to Cynthia Thompson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Graham (b. 1901) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, January 12, 1901. Democrat. Business executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; candidate for mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Urban League; Sigma Chi; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Thomas J. Graham and Elizabeth Malcolm (Connor) Graham; married, June 20, 1931, to Charlotte Lawrence Henriques.
  Gerald A. Neal (b. 1945) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born September 22, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate 33rd District, 1989-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2004, 2008. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; Urban League. Still living as of 2008.
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