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Beverly Victor Baranco Jr. (1869-1933) —
also known as B. V. Baranco —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., March
20, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1900,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924;
notary public.
African
ancestry.
Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., October
30, 1933 (age 64 years, 224
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.
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William Preston Blocker (1892-1947) —
also known as William P. Blocker —
of Hondo, Medina
County, Tex.
Born in Hondo, Medina
County, Tex., September
30, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; salesman; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Piedras Negras, 1916-19; U.S. Consul in Piedras Negras, 1919-23; Guaymas, 1923-24; Mazatlan, 1925-29; Ciudad Juarez, 1929-32; Monterrey, as of 1938; U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez, 1938-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack, on
board the U.S. Transport St. Mihiel, on which he had been
scheduled to sail to Panama, at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
28, 1947 (age 54 years, 151
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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John Nichols Boozman (b. 1950) —
also known as John Boozman —
of Rogers, Benton
County, Ark.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., December
10, 1950.
Republican. Optometrist;
business owner; rancher; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 2001-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 2011-.
Still living as of 2014.
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