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Politician members in Maryland

  William Loren Batt Jr. (b. 1916) — also known as William L. Batt, Jr. — of Montgomery County, Pa.; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 30, 1916. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1946. Protestant. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Andrew J. Biemiller Andrew John Biemiller (1906-1982) — also known as Andrew J. Biemiller — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, July 23, 1906. College instructor; Socialist Party educational director for Milwaukee, 1933-36; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1937-42; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-51; defeated (Democratic), 1946, 1950, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Quaker. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Eagles; Elks; Delta Kappa Epsilon; American Federation of Teachers. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 3, 1982 (age 75 years, 254 days). Interment at Ellicott Family Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Frederick Biemiller and Pearl (Weaver) Biemiller; married, December 20, 1929, to Hannah Perot Morris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Wilbur Joseph Cohen (1913-1987) — also known as Wilbur J. Cohen — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 10, 1913. U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-69. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Common Cause. Leading expert on Social Security. Died in a hotel room in Seoul, South Korea, May 17, 1987 (age 73 years, 341 days). Interment at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Tex.
  Relatives: Married, April 8, 1938, to Eloise Bittel.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) — also known as Estes Kefauver — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born near Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn., July 26, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944 (alternate; speaker), 1952; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952, 1956; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1956. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Bar Association; Rotary; Americans for Democratic Action; American Political Science Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., August 10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver; married, August 8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed of Joseph Wingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed of Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee and Gist Blair; fourth cousin once removed of Edward Brooke Lee.
  Political family: Lee-Randolph family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Estes Kefauver Federal Building, in Nashville, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Estes Kefauver: Hugh Brogan, All Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J. Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman, Kefauver: A Political Biography
Patrick V. McNamara Patrick Vincent McNamara (1894-1966) — also known as Patrick V. McNamara — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in North Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass., October 4, 1894. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1955-66; died in office 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 30, 1966 (age 71 years, 208 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Cross-reference: John Brademas
  The Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Matthew M. Neely Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) — also known as Matthew M. Neely — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Grove, Doddridge County, W.Va., November 9, 1874. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47; defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated, 1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952, 1956; Governor of West Virginia, 1941-45. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Delta Chi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Americans for Democratic Action; United Spanish War Veterans. Died, from cancer, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Newlon Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely; married, October 21, 1903, to Alberta Claire Ramage; grandfather of Richard Neely.
  Cross-reference: George Arnold — Charles Lively
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1919)
  William Proxmire (1915-2005) — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., November 11, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1952, 1954, 1956 (Democratic); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89. United Church of Christ. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Chi Psi. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Sykesville, Carroll County, Md., December 15, 2005 (age 90 years, 34 days). Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Stanley Proxmire and Adele (Flanigan) Proxmire; married 1946 to Elsie Rockefeller (third cousin of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller); married 1956 to Ellen Hodges Sawall.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Fitts Ryan (1922-1972) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., June 28, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1961-72; died in office 1972; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. First member of the U.S. House to speak out against the Vietnam War. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 17, 1972 (age 50 years, 81 days). Interment at St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Croom, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Ryan, Sr.; married to Priscilla Marbury Ryan; grandson of William Cochrane Fitts.
  Political family: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Deborah A. Vollmer (b. 1948) — of California; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born January 15, 1948. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 21st District, 1992, 1996; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1998, 2000, 2002. Female. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Daughter of Erwin P. Vollmer and Aline Fruhauf Vollmer.
  William Wayne Winpisinger (1924-1997) — also known as William W. Winpisinger; "Wimpy" — of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md.; Columbia, Howard County, Md. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 10, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mechanic; president, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, 1977-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Member, International Association of Machinists; Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of cancer, in the Howard County Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Howard County, Md., December 11, 1997 (age 73 years, 1 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Winpisinger and Edith (Knodel) Winpisinger; married, July 16, 1946, to Pearl Foster.
  See also Wikipedia article
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