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Robert C. Word Ramspeck (1890-1972) —
also known as Robert Ramspeck —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., September
5, 1890.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. William
S. Howard, 1912; lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1929-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died in Castor, Bienville
Parish, La., September
10, 1972 (age 82 years, 5
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Edward Hughes Randolph (b. 1858) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Bossier
Parish, La., March
12, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; director and general attorney, Louisiana Railway
and Navigation
Co.; director and attorney, Houston & Shreveport Railway;
divisional counsel, Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway;
general counsel, Shreveport Traction
Co.; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1884; member of Louisiana
Democratic State Central Committee, 1895-96; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1910-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward G. Randolph and Mary E. (Thompson) Randolph; married, October
14, 1884, to Annie M. Jeffries; married, July 22,
1911, to Mary Rose Youree. |
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Joseph Eugene Ransdell (1858-1954) —
also known as Joseph E. Ransdell —
of Lake Providence, East
Carroll Parish, La.
Born in Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., October
7, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1899-1913; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1913-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1928.
Died in Lake Providence, East
Carroll Parish, La., July 27,
1954 (age 95 years, 293
days).
Interment at Lake
Providence Cemetery, Lake Providence, La.
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John Richard Rarick (1924-2009) —
also known as John R. Rarick —
of Louisiana.
Born in Waterford, Elkhart
County, Ind., January
29, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; district
judge in Louisiana 20th District, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1967-75; American
Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1980.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Francisville, West
Feliciana Parish, La., September
14, 2009 (age 85 years, 228
days).
Interment at Star Hill Cemetery, St. Francisville, La.
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James Reily (1811-1863) —
of Texas.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811.
Lawyer; major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in St. Petersburg, as of 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Killed
in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April
14, 1863 (age 51 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Cedric Levon Richmond (b. 1973) —
also known as Cedric Richmond —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
13, 1973.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1999-2011; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 2004;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 2011-; defeated in
primary, 2008.
Still living as of 2018.
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Eleazar Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839) —
also known as Eleazar W. Ripley —
Born in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., April
15, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1807-12; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1812; general
in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1820; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1835-39; died in
office 1839.
Slaveowner.
Died in West
Feliciana Parish, La., March 2,
1839 (age 56 years, 321
days).
Interment at Locust Grove Cemetery, St. Francisville, La.
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Lovell Harrison Rousseau (1818-1869) —
also known as Lovell H. Rousseau —
of Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., August
4, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1844-45; served in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1847-49; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1865-66, 1866-67;
resigned 1866; on June 14, 1866, he assaulted
Iowa Rep. Josiah
B. Grinnell with the iron handle of his cane; reprimanded
by the House of Representatives, and resigned,
but was elected to fill his own vacancy.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
7, 1869 (age 50 years, 156
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; reinterment in 1892 at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles A. Roxborough (b. 1888) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Louisiana, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1931-32; defeated, 1922, 1932; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1934, 1936, 1938;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) —
also known as Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April
20, 1892.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1928-32; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1933-34; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1934-37, 1941-43;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Louisiana.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., November
29, 1960 (age 68 years, 223
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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John Nicholas Sandlin (1872-1957) —
also known as John N. Sandlin —
of Minden, Webster
Parish, La.
Born in McIntyre, Webster
Parish, La., February
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Minden,
La., 1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); district judge in Louisiana 2nd
District, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1921-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died December
25, 1957 (age 85 years, 304
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, La.
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James Patrick Screen Jr. (1943-1994) —
also known as Pat Screen —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born May 13,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor-president
of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1981-88; indicted,
along with an aide, in 1987, on a felony malfeasance
charge over management of a road improvement program; the charges
were dismissed three days later.
Catholic.
Died, from a drug
overdose, in a hotel
room at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
12, 1994 (age 51 years, 122
days).
Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, La.
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Frank Albert Sedita (1907-1975) —
also known as Frank A. Sedita —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 20,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1936; candidate for
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1952; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1958-61, 1966-73; resigned 1973; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1966.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 2,
1975 (age 67 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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John Malach Shaw (1931-1999) —
also known as John M. Shaw —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., November
14, 1931.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1979-96;
took senior status 1996; senior judge, 1996-99.
Died, following surgery for a ruptured
aortic aneurysm, in a hospital
at Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., December
24, 1999 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lionel Allen Sheldon (1828-1917) —
of Lorain
County, Ohio; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Worcester, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1856; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1869-75; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Louisiana; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1896.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1917 (age 88 years, 140
days).
Cremated.
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George Foster Shepley (1819-1878) —
also known as George F. Shepley —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
1, 1819.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1848-49, 1853-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1862; Governor of
Louisiana; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1868;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 1st Circuit, 1869-78; died in
office 1878.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 20,
1878 (age 59 years, 200
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Allen Sholars (1878-1950) —
also known as Lewis Allen Sholars —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., June 16,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1912,
1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1948.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., April
30, 1950 (age 71 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Oramel Hinckley Simpson (1870-1932) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La., March
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1924-26; Governor of
Louisiana, 1926-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Methodist.
Died, from a heart
seizure, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
17, 1932 (age 62 years, 242
days).
Entombed at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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John Slidell (1793-1871) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1793.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1829-33; member
of Louisiana state legislature, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1843-45; resigned
1845; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61; Confederate
States Envoy to France, 1861.
Scottish
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England,
July
29, 1871 (age about 78
years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Walter Byers Sommerville (b. 1854) —
also known as Walter B. Sommerville —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
7, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Louisiana, 1900-11; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1911-16.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Byers Sommerville and Eleanor (Casey) Sommerville;
married, November
15, 1906, to Fannie Palmer Caldwell. |
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William E. Spell (1864-1931) —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in DeSoto
Parish, La., April
19, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1900.
Died, from acute dilation
of heart, in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., February
28, 1931 (age 66 years, 315
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex.
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William Brainerd Spencer (1835-1882) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Catahoula
Parish, La., February
5, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1876-77; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1877-80.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jalapa, Veracruz,
February
12, 1882 (age 47 years, 7
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.
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Benjamin Stark (1820-1898) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 26,
1820.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; member of Oregon
territorial House of Representatives, 1852; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1861-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1868;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1874.
On June 6, 1862, a resolution
to expel him from the U.S. Senate for alleged disloyalty
to the Union, requiring two-thirds to pass, failed on a vote of
21 in favor to 16 opposed.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., October
10, 1898 (age 78 years, 106
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Edmond Earl Talbot (b. 1897) —
also known as Edmond E. Talbot —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Gansville, Winn
Parish, La., January
2, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1928-33.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Horace Talbot and Katherine Eleanor (McBride) Talbot;
married, December
3, 1924, to Jacinta Margaret Lobrano. |
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Wilbert Joseph Tauzin (b. 1943) —
also known as W. J. 'Billy' Tauzin —
of Thibodaux, Lafourche
Parish, La.; Chackbay, Lafourche
Parish, La.
Born in Chackbay, Lafourche
Parish, La., June 14,
1943.
Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1972-80; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1980-2005; defeated
(Republican), 2004; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1987.
Catholic.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) —
also known as James Thomson; "Landslide
Jim" —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
9, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., July 22,
2001 (age 76 years, 347
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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John H. Thorington —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1840-41.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Interment somewhere
in New Orleans, La.
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Richard Alvin Tonry (1935-2012) —
also known as Richard A. Tonry —
of Arabi, St.
Bernard Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 25,
1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1977.
Catholic.
Died in Lumberton, Lamar
County, Miss., July 3,
2012 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tilghman Mayfield Tucker (1802-1859) —
of Mississippi.
Born in North Carolina, February
5, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1831-36; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1838-42; Governor of
Mississippi, 1842-44; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1843-45.
Slaveowner.
Died near Bexar, Marion
County, Ala., April 3,
1859 (age 57 years, 57
days).
Interment at Lake
Providence Cemetery, Lake Providence, La.
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James Peter Van Ness (1808-1872) —
also known as James P. Van Ness —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; San
Francisco, Calif.; San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1808.
Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1855-56; member of California
state senate, 1871.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in San Luis Obispo, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., December
28, 1872 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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David Bruce Vitter (b. 1961) —
also known as David Vitter; "Diaper
Dave" —
of Metairie, Jefferson
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 3,
1961.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1992-99; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1999-2005; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 2005-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Augustus Waggaman (c.1782-1843) —
also known as George A. Waggaman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Caroline
County, Md., about 1782.
Lawyer; sugar cane
planter;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; circuit judge in
Louisiana, 1818; secretary
of state of Louisiana, 1830-32; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1831-35.
Slaveowner.
Mortally
wounded in a duel, and
died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March
31, 1843 (age about 61
years).
Original interment at Girod
Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), New Orleans, La.;
reinterment in 1957 at Hope
Mausoleum, New Orleans, La.
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Rene Joseph Waguespack (1897-1981) —
also known as Rene J. Waguespack —
of St. James, St. James
Parish, La.
Born in Louisiana, November
12, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Louisiana, 1924.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 30,
1981 (age 83 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Raymond Joseph Waguespack and Eva Delphine (Waguespack)
Waguespack; married to Bertha Gerson; nephew of Leonard
Waguespack. |
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University (1928) |
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Arthur M. Wallace (b. 1895) —
of Benton, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in Heflin, Webster
Parish, La., March 3,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940;
District Attorney, 26th District, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. E. Wallace and Lilla B. (Barron) Wallace; married to Era
Hays. |
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Thomas Ross Wallace (1848-1929) —
also known as Thomas R. Wallace —
of Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
20, 1848.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1901-07; Jerusalem, 1907-10; Martinique, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
8, 1929 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace and Jane (Ross) Wallace; married, October
6, 1874, to Margaret Gill. |
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T. Semmes Walmsley (1889-1942) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 10,
1889.
Lawyer; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1929-30, 1930-36; resigned 1936.
Died June 17,
1942 (age 53 years, 7
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Lloyd Franklin Wheat (b. 1922) —
also known as Lloyd F. Wheat —
of Coushatta, Red River
Parish, La.
Born in Bonham (unknown
parish), La., April
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1948-50.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895) —
also known as Robert C. Wickliffe —
of Bayou Sara, West
Feliciana Parish, La.
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., January
6, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1850; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1854-56; Governor of
Louisiana, 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1876,
1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., April
18, 1895 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Bardstown
Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
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Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912) —
also known as Robert C. Wickliffe —
of St. Francisville, West
Feliciana Parish, La.
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., May 1,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; district attorney, 24th
Judicial District, 1902-06; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1909-12; died in
office 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1912.
While walking on the Southern Railway track in Potomac Park, was struck and
killed by a train, in a train, Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1912 (age 38 years, 41
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847) —
also known as Richard H. Wilde —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
September
24, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1811-13; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1815-17, 1825, 1827-35.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
10, 1847 (age 57 years, 351
days).
Original interment somewhere
in New Orleans, La.; reinterment 1854 in private or family graveyard;
reinterment in 1886 at City
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (c.1948-2000) —
also known as Pinkie Wilkerson —
of Grambling, Lincoln
Parish, La.
Born about 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives 11th District, 1992-2000; died in
office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1996,
2000.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Killed in a six-car automobile
accident, on Interstate 20 at Bossier City, Bossier
Parish, La., August
1, 2000 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George McWillie Williamson (1829-1882) —
also known as George Williamson —
of Louisiana.
Born in Fairfax, Allendale
County, S.C., September
29, 1829.
Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1873-79; Salvador, 1873-79; Guatemala, 1873-79; Honduras, 1873-79; Nicaragua, 1873-79.
Died in 1882
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Riley Joseph Wilson (1871-1946) —
also known as Riley J. Wilson —
of Harrisonburg, Catahoula
Parish, La.; Ruston, Lincoln
Parish, La.
Born in Winn
Parish, La., November
12, 1871.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; newspaper
editor; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1900-04; district judge in
Louisiana 8th District, 1910-14; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1915-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Columbian
Woodmen.
Died in Ruston, Lincoln
Parish, La., February
23, 1946 (age 74 years, 103
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Ruston, La.
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John Minor Wisdom (1905-1999) —
also known as Minor Wisdom —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 17,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1952
(speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1957-77; took
senior status 1977.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 15,
1999 (age 93 years, 363
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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John G. Woods (b. 1921) —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
1, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; village
president of Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1961-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847-1930) —
also known as A. P. Wooldridge —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April
13, 1847.
Lawyer; bank
president; mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1909-19.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., September
8, 1930 (age 83 years, 148
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) —
also known as Hamilton M. Wright —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1852.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1883-86; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan,
1889-1900.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright; married 1871 to Anne
Dana Fitzhugh. |
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