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Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
30, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
clerk to U.S. Judge Martin
T. Manton; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;
took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1971 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Baer Jr. (1763-1834) —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., 1763.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1794-95, 1808-09; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1797-1801, 1815-17;
state court judge in Maryland, 1813; mayor
of Frederick, Md., 1820-23.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Hyattstown, Montgomery
County, Md., April 3,
1834 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) —
also known as Robert E. Bauman —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 4,
1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964,
1972
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated,
1971, 1980.
Catholic. Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; American Bar
Association; Elks; Humane
Society; Jaycees;
Izaak
Walton League; Gay.
Pleaded
guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation
charge.
Still living as of 1998.
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Joseph Robinette Biden III (1969-2015) —
also known as Beau Biden —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
3, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 2007-15; major in the U.S. Army during
the Iraq War; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008.
Catholic. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, from brain
cancer, in Walter
Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 30,
2015 (age 46 years, 116
days).
Interment at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery, Greenville, Del.
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Corinne Claiborne Boggs (1916-2013) —
also known as Corinne C. Boggs; Lindy Boggs; Marie
Corinne Morrison Claiborne; Corinne Claiborne; Mrs.
Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Pointe
Coupee Parish, La., March
13, 1916.
Democrat. School
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1973-91; speaker,
Democratic National Convention, 1984,
1988;
U.S. Ambassador to Vatican, 1997-2001.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
2013 (age 97 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. (1940-2014) —
also known as Tommy Boggs —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
18, 1940.
Democrat. Economist;
lawyer;
lobbyist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970.
Catholic. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., September
15, 2014 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William P. Bolton (1885-1964) —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born near Whiteford, Harford
County, Md., July 2,
1885.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-49; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1954.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
22, 1964 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt.
Maria Cemetery, Towson, Md.
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Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851-1921) —
also known as "Charlie the Crook
Chaser" —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 9,
1851.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney General, 1906-09.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore
County, Md., June 28,
1921 (age 70 years, 19
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Leo Brent Bozell (1926-1997) —
also known as L. Brent Bozell —
of Maryland.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
19, 1926.
Republican. Co-founded the Young Americans for Freedom; speechwriter
for Joseph
R. McCarthy and Barry
M. Goldwater; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1964.
Catholic. Member, Young
Americans for Freedom.
Died, of pneumonia,
at a nursing
home in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
15, 1997 (age 71 years, 86
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Francis B. Burch (1918-1987) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
28, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1966-78.
Catholic.
Died in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., June 1,
1987 (age 68 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. Claude Burch and Constance (Boucher) Burch; married to Mary
Patricia Howe. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) —
also known as Leo J. Callanan —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
18, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Genoa, 1924-26; Melbourne, 1926-27; Adelaide, 1926-29; Nassau, 1929-30; U.S. Consul in Port Said, as of 1931; Madras, as of 1932; Malaga, as of 1938; Oporto, as of 1940; Pernambuco, as of 1943; Victoria, as of 1947; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, as of 1949.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from chronic
emphysema, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
5, 1982 (age 81 years, 352
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward John Callanan and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan; married,
February
20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley. |
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832) —
of Maryland.
Born in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., September
19, 1737.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776-81; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-1800; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1789-92.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
14, 1832 (age 95 years, 56
days).
Interment at Doughoregan
Manor Chapel, Ellicott City, Md.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Carroll and Elizabeth (Brooke) Carroll; married, June 5,
1768, to Mary Darnell; father of Catharine 'Kitty' Carroll (who
married Robert
Goodloe Harper); grandfather of Louisa Carroll (who married Isaac
Rand Jackson), Mary Sophia Carroll (who married Richard
Henry Bayard) and Harriet Julianna Carroll (who married John
Lee); great-grandfather of John
Lee Carroll and Helen Sophia Carroll (who married Charles
Oliver O'Donnell); second great-grandfather of John
Howell Carroll; third great-grandfather of Suzanne Howell Carroll
(who married John
Boynton Philip Clayton Hill); third great-granduncle of John
Duffy Alderson; first cousin of Daniel
Carroll; second cousin of Charles
Carroll, Barrister; second cousin once removed of Thomas
Sim Lee, Alexander
Contee Hanson and Alexander
Contee Magruder; second cousin thrice removed of John
Read Magruder; third cousin twice removed of Reuben
Handy Meriwether; third cousin thrice removed of Carter
Henry Harrison and Levin
Irving Handy. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Carroll
family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Carroll counties in Ark., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Md., Miss., Mo., N.H., Ohio and Va., East Carroll
Parish, La. and West Carroll
Parish, La., are named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Charles
C. Walcutt
— Charles
C. Fitch
— Charles
C. Frick
— Charles
Carroll Glover, Jr.
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
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Daniel Carroll (1730-1796) —
of Maryland.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., July 22,
1730.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1781-90; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781-83; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1781; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91.
Catholic. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rock Creek, Montgomery
County, Md., May 7,
1796 (age 65 years, 290
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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John Lee Carroll (1830-1911) —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
30, 1830.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1868-74; Governor of
Maryland, 1876-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1880,
1884.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
27, 1911 (age 80 years, 150
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Digges (Lee) Carroll and Charles Carroll; brother of Helen
Sophia Carroll (who married Charles
Oliver O'Donnell); married to Anita Phelps; grandnephew of John
Lee; great-grandson of Benjamin
Chew, Charles
Carroll of Carrollton and Thomas
Sim Lee; first cousin once removed of George
Howard, Benjamin
Chew Howard, Sophia
Dallas and John
Howell Carroll; first cousin thrice removed of Daniel
Carroll; first cousin four times removed of Richard
Henry Lee, Francis
Lightfoot Lee and Arthur
Lee; second cousin twice removed of Outerbridge
Horsey; second cousin thrice removed of Charles
Carroll, Barrister, Alexander
Contee Hanson, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee and Alexander
Contee Magruder; third cousin once removed of John
Cadwalader (1805-1879) and Edward
Shippen; third cousin twice removed of John
Duffy Alderson; third cousin thrice removed of Zachary
Taylor; fourth cousin of John
Cadwalader (1843-1925) and Bertha
Shippen Irving; fourth cousin once removed of John
Read Magruder, Fitzhugh
Lee and Francis
Preston Blair Lee. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Carroll
family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article |
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Benjamin Richard Civiletti (b. 1935) —
also known as Benjamin Civiletti —
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 17,
1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1979-81.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2020.
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Charles Pearce Coady (1868-1934) —
also known as Charles P. Coady —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
22, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1913-21; defeated,
1920.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
16, 1934 (age 65 years, 359
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William Hinson Cole (1837-1886) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
11, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1857; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1885-86; died in
office 1886.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1886 (age 49 years, 178
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) —
also known as Silvio O. Conte —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died in
office 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1972,
1988.
Catholic.
Died, from complications of cancer,
in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
8, 1991 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Edward Francis Cooke (1923-2002) —
also known as Edward F. Cooke —
of Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962; mayor
of Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69; Allegheny
County Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1968.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes
and renal
failure, in a hospice
at Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md., August
12, 2002 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to Dorothy
Cleary. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Pittsburgh Press,
December 27, 1967 |
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J. Joseph Curran Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 7,
1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1959-63; member of Maryland
state senate, 1963-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1983-87; Maryland
state attorney general, 1987-2007; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1996,
2000.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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William Curran (1885-1951) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April
12, 1885.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1914, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928,
1936,
1944;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
4, 1951 (age 66 years, 175
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (1903-1987) —
also known as Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
1, 1903.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1927-33; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1939-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1964;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1947-59; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1958.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August
23, 1987 (age 84 years, 22
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro III (b. 1929) —
also known as Thomas D'Alesandro III —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 24,
1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1964;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1967-71.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Patrick Sinnott Devereux (1903-1988) —
also known as James P. Devereux —
of Stevenson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Cuba,
February
20, 1903.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1951-59; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland.
Catholic. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August
5, 1988 (age 85 years, 167
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph E. Dillon (d. 1990) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1954-60; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., April
17, 1990.
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Oliver Perry Ditch (b. 1937) —
also known as Oliver P. Ditch —
of Woodbridge, Prince
William County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La., September
29, 1937.
Republican. Colonel, U.S. Air Force; data systems
manager for Hughes Aircraft
Co.; web
site developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 2008;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
2012.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2012.
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Martin Patrick Durkin (1894-1955) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
18, 1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1953.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1955 (age 61 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Royden Patrick Dyson (b. 1948) —
also known as Roy Dyson —
of Great Mills, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in Great Mills, St. Mary's
County, Md., November
15, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1975-81; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1981-91; defeated,
1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988;
member of Maryland
state senate 29th District; elected 1994, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Hyde Fallon (1902-1980) —
also known as George H. Fallon —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 24,
1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1945-71; defeated,
1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
21, 1980 (age 77 years, 241
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas B. Finan (1914-1972) —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 30,
1914.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1956,
1964;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1961-66; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1966.
Catholic.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., May 6,
1972 (age 57 years, 311
days).
Interment at Sts.
Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Finan and Mary M. (Dolan) Finan; married to Isabel Jean
North. |
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Bernard Joseph Flynn (1888-1971) —
also known as Bernard J. Flynn —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
10, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1934-53.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; American
Judicature Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Order
of Alhambra.
Suffered a concussion and skull fracture in an accidental fall at
his home, and died eleven days later at Union Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1971 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Robert Foley (1917-2001) —
also known as John R. Foley —
of Maryland.
Born in Wabasha, Wabasha
County, Minn., October
16, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1954-58; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1959-61; defeated,
1960, 1962.
Catholic.
Sponsored legislation to authorize the interstate compact to build
the Metrorail
transit system in the Washington, D.C. area.
Died, of cardiac
arrest, in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., November
11, 2001 (age 84 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949) —
also known as James V. Forrestal —
of Beacon, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Matteawan (now part of Beacon), Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
15, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1944-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Jumped
from a window on the 16th floor, and fell to
his death, while a patient at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 22,
1949 (age 57 years, 96
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic. Italian,
Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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James Gibbons (1834-1921) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 23,
1834.
Catholic
priest; bishop of Richmond, Va., 1872-77; archbishop of
Baltimore, Md., 1877-1921; cardinal, 1886-1921; noted for his support
of the U.S. labor movement; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1920.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
24, 1921 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Basilica
of the Assumption, Baltimore, Md.
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Parris N. Glendening (b. 1942) —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.; University Park, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 11,
1942.
Democrat. Prince
George's County Executive, 1982-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Maryland, 1995-2003.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Harold Grady (b. 1917) —
also known as J. Harold Grady —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., February
27, 1917.
Mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1959-62; state court judge in Maryland, 1962.
Catholic. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo E. Green —
of Bowie, Prince
George's County, Md.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Bowie, Md., 1968-72; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1975-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1976;
member of Maryland
state senate 23rd District, 1983-.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Still living as of 2002.
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Raúl M. Grijalva (b. 1948) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., February
19, 1948.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 2003-18 (7th District 2003-13, 3rd
District 2013-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 2004,
2008.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Joseph George Groeninger (b. 1884) —
also known as Joseph G. Groeninger —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
22, 1884.
U.S. Vice Consul in Copenhagen, 1918-20; Berlin, 1920-25; U.S. Consul in Tallinn, 1925-26; Rotterdam, 1926-27; Batavia, 1927-31; Karachi, 1931-35; Bradford, as of 1943.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. Groeninger and Anne (Jennings) Groeninger; married 1921 to Ella
M. Ibsen. |
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Gilbert Gude (1923-2007) —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1953-58; member of Maryland
state senate, 1963-66; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1967-77; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1968,
1972.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Washington,
D.C., June 7,
2007 (age 84 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (1924-2010) —
also known as Alexander M. Haig, Jr. —
Born in Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
2, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; target of an assassination
attempt in Belgium, June 25, 1979; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1981-82; candidate for Republican nomination
for President, 1988;
host, World Business Review television
news show.
Catholic. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from an infection,
at John Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., February
20, 2010 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Andrew Peter Harris (b. 1957) —
also known as Andy Harris —
of Cockeysville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
25, 1957.
Republican. Physician;
anesthesiologist;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Gulf War; member of Maryland
state senate, 1999-2010 (9th District 1999-2002, 7th District
2003-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 2011-.
Catholic. Hungarian
and Polish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2018.
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Lawrence Joseph Hogan (1928-2017) —
also known as Lawrence J. Hogan —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.; Landover, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
30, 1928.
Republican. FBI
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1964
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1969-75; Prince
George's County Executive, 1978-82; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1982.
Catholic.
Died in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., April
20, 2017 (age 88 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Keating (1875-1965) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., July 9,
1875.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1913-19 (at-large 1913-15, 3rd
District 1915-19); defeated, 1918.
Catholic.
Died March
18, 1965 (age 89 years, 252
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Ambrose Jerome Kennedy (1893-1950) —
also known as Ambrose J. Kennedy —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
6, 1893.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1927-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1928,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1932-41.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., August
29, 1950 (age 57 years, 235
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Bozman Kerr (1809-1878) —
also known as John B. Kerr —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., March 5,
1809.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1836-37; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1849-51; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Nicaragua, 1851-53.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1878 (age 68 years, 328
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Talbot County, Md.
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John Lee (1788-1871) —
of Petersville, Frederick
County, Md.
Born near Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., January
30, 1788.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1823-25; member of Maryland
state senate, 1837; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1852-53.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1871 (age 83 years, 107
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819) —
of Maryland.
Born near Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1745.
Governor
of Maryland, 1779-82, 1792-94; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1782-83; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state senate, 1794.
Anglican;
later Catholic.
Died in Middleton Valley, Frederick
County, Md., November
9, 1819 (age 74 years, 11
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.;
reinterment in 1888 at Mt.
Carmel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Enoch Louis Lowe (1820-1892) —
of Maryland.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., August
10, 1820.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1845; Governor of
Maryland, 1851-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1856;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland.
Catholic.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
23, 1892 (age 72 years, 13
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) —
also known as Melvin J. Maas —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., May 14,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45;
defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th
District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Catholic. Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Woodmen;
Moose;
Eagles.
Stricken with total blindness
in August 1951.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
13, 1964 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Thomson Mason Jr. (1815-1873) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., May 9,
1815.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1838-39; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1841-43; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1851-57; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1857-61; secretary
of state of Maryland, 1872-73.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., March
28, 1873 (age 57 years, 323
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Joseph A. Mattingly (1916-1999) —
of St.
Mary's County, Md.
Born in Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., January
2, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1946-50; member of Maryland
state senate, 1954-58; circuit judge in Maryland, 1972-86.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died in Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., December
28, 1999 (age 83 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry May (1816-1866) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
13, 1816.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1853-55, 1861-63.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., September
25, 1866 (age 50 years, 224
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Raymond McCarthy (1908-1957) —
also known as Joseph R. McCarthy; Joe McCarthy;
"Tail-Gunner Joe" —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Chute, Outagamie
County, Wis., November
14, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Wisconsin 10th Circuit, 1940-46; served in the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57; died in office 1957; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948;
speaker, 1952.
Catholic.
Claimed in a 1950 speech that he had a list of 205 Communists
employed in the U.S. State Department; went on to conduct hearings
and investigations into alleged subersive activities and Communist
influence on society; with his sensationalist tactics and disregard
for fairness and due process, he dominated the American political
scene for a period of time, now called the McCarthy Era; public
opinion turned against him when he tried to investigate the Army; in
December 1953, the Senate voted 67-22 to censure
him for "contemptuous
conduct" and abuse
of select committee privilege.
Died of a liver
ailment at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
1957 (age 48 years, 169
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
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Gordon Leo McDonough (1895-1968) —
also known as Gordon L. McDonough —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
2, 1895.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1937; U.S.
Representative from California 15th District, 1945-63; defeated,
1962.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 25,
1968 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Charles Thomas McMillen (b. 1952) —
also known as C. Thomas McMillen; Tom
McMillen —
of Crofton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 26,
1952.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1987-93; defeated,
1992.
Catholic.
Professional basketball
player, National Basketball
Association, 1975-86.
Still living as of 2014.
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Hugh Allen Meade (1907-1949) —
also known as Hugh A. Meade —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Netcong, Morris
County, N.J., April 4,
1907.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1935-36; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936;
secretary
of Maryland Democratic Party, 1937; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1947-49.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1949 (age 42 years, 95
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Ambrose Meyer (1899-1969) —
also known as John A. Meyer —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 15,
1899.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1941-43.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
2, 1969 (age 70 years, 140
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Barbara Ann Mikulski (b. 1936) —
also known as Barbara A. Mikulski —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 20,
1936.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1977-87; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1987-2017; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2011.
Still living as of 2019.
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John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) —
also known as Joe Moakley —
of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
27, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1953-63; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1968,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001;
defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001.
Catholic.
Died, of leukemia,
at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
2001 (age 74 years, 31
days).
Interment at Blue
Hills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass.
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Constance Albanese Morella (b. 1931) —
also known as Constance A. Morella; Connie Morella;
Constance Albanese —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
12, 1931.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1987-2003; defeated,
2002.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Sydney Emanuel Mudd (1858-1911) —
also known as Sydney E. Mudd —
of Bryantown, Charles
County, Md.; La Plata, Charles
County, Md.
Born near La Plata, Charles
County, Md., February
12, 1858.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1880-82, 1896; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1896; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1890-91, 1897-1911;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1908.
Catholic.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
21, 1911 (age 53 years, 251
days).
Interment at St.
Ignatius' Catholic Church Cemetery, Chapel Point, Md.
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Sydney Emanuel Mudd II (1885-1924) —
also known as Sydney E. Mudd —
of La Plata, Charles
County, Md.
Born near La Plata, Charles
County, Md., June 20,
1885.
Republican. Candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1909; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1915-24; died in
office 1924.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
11, 1924 (age 39 years, 113
days).
Interment at St.
Ignatius' Catholic Church Cemetery, Chapel Point, Md.
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Robert C. Murphy (1926-2000) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
9, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1966; chief
judge of Maryland Court of Appeals, 1972-96.
Catholic.
Died October
31, 2000 (age 74 years, 22
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leo Joseph Murphy and Eva (LaFontaine) Murphy; married to Helen
Klopatch. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) —
also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 2,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-30; Montana
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from periarteritis
nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1950 (age 52 years, 277
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Patrick Nagle and Mary Ann (Toole) Nagle; married, October
5, 1925, to Margaret Ann Walsh. |
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Richard Edmund Neal (b. 1949) —
also known as Richard E. Neal —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
14, 1949.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1983-89; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1989-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raphael Neale (d. 1833) —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from St. Mary's County, 1810-12,
1814-15; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1819-25.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in St. Mary's
County, Md., October
19, 1833.
Burial location unknown.
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James Louis Oberstar (1934-2014) —
also known as James L. Oberstar —
of Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., September
10, 1934.
Democrat. Administrative assistant to U.S. Rep John
A. Blatnik, 1963-74; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1975-2011; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1984; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 3,
2014 (age 79 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Joseph O'Brien (1878-1964) —
also known as Thomas J. O'Brien; "Blind
Tom" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1878.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1933-39, 1943-64; died
in office 1964; arrested
in a police raid on a gambling
establishment, 1935; Cook
County Sheriff, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
14, 1964 (age 85 years, 350
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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William James O'Brien (1836-1905) —
also known as William J. O'Brien —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 28,
1836.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1873-77; state court
judge in Maryland, 1901-05; died in office 1905.
Catholic.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
13, 1905 (age 69 years, 169
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Herbert Romulus O'Conor (1896-1960) —
also known as Herbert R. O'Conor —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
17, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Maryland
state attorney general, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(chair, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952;
Governor
of Maryland, 1939-47; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1947-53.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 4,
1960 (age 63 years, 108
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles Oliver O'Donnell (1822-1877) —
also known as C. Oliver O'Donnell —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
20, 1822.
Commission
merchant; insurance
business; vice-president, Gaslight
Company of Baltimore; director, Union Bank of
Maryland; director, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Baltimore,
Md., 1864-76.
Catholic.
Died, from apoplexy,
in the Pequod House Hotel,
New London, New London
County, Conn., August
12, 1877 (age 55 years, 204
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) —
also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; vice-chair of
Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Catherine Curran O'Malley (b. 1962) —
also known as Katie O'Malley; Catherine
Curran —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
18, 1962.
Lawyer;
district judge in Maryland 1st District, 2001-.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Martin Joseph O'Malley (b. 1963) —
also known as Martin J. O'Malley —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born, in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Maryland
state senate 43rd District, 1990; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Maryland, 2007-15; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 2016.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Vincent Luke Palmisano (1882-1953) —
also known as Vincent L. Palmisano —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Termini, Sicily, Italy,
August
5, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city 1st District,
1914-15; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1927-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Foresters.
Disappeared
from his home, and either died by suicide
or was murdered,
January
12, 1953 (age 70 years, 160
days). His body was recovered from Baltimore Harbor, March 5,
1953.
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940) —
also known as Annunciata D'Alesandro —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March
26, 1940.
Democrat. California
Democratic state chair, 1981-83; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1984,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1987-2018 (5th District 1987-93,
8th District 1993-2013, 12th District 2013-18); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2013.
Still living as of 2019.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas
Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. and Annunciata (Lombardi)
D'Alesandro; sister of Thomas
Ludwig John D'Alesandro III; married, September
7, 1963, to Paul
Francis Pelosi (brother of Ronald
Virgil Pelosi); mother of Christine
Pelosi. |
| | | Political family: Pelosi-D'Alesandro
family of San Francisco, California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Cecile
Richards |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — National
Women's Hall of Fame |
| | | Books by Nancy Pelosi: Know
Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, with Amy Hill
Hearth (2009) |
| | | Books about Nancy Pelosi: Marc
Sandalow, Madam
Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to
Power — Ronald M. Peters, Speaker
Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics — Vincent
Bzdek, Woman
of the House: The Rise of Nancy Pelosi |
| | | Critical books about Nancy Pelosi:
Rochelle Schweizer, She's
the Boss: The Disturbing Truth About Nancy Pelosi |
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Charles Melvin Price (1905-1988) —
also known as Melvin Price —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
1, 1905.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Edwin
M. Schaefer, 1933-43; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1945-88 (22nd District 1945-49,
25th District 1949-53, 24th District 1953-73, 23rd District 1973-83,
21st District 1983-88); died in office 1988.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Camp Springs, Prince
George's County, Md., April
22, 1988 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Léonce Rabillon (c.1856-1929) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., about 1856.
Insurance
business; Consul
for Uruguay in Baltimore,
Md., 1892-1914; Consular
Agent for France in Baltimore,
Md., 1896-1907; Commercial
Agent (Consul) for Brazil in Baltimore,
Md., 1903-07.
Catholic. French
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
17, 1929 (age about 73
years).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Jacob Raskob (1879-1950) —
also known as John J. Raskob —
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
19, 1879.
Democrat. Executive at General
Motors and DuPont;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1928-32.
Catholic. German
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
15, 1950 (age 71 years, 210
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of John Raskob and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob; married 1906 to Helena
Springer Green. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) —
also known as John R. Reilly —
of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 24,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Federal Trade Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly; married,
January
17, 1953, to Susan Loosbrock. |
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Charles Boyle Roberts (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles B. Roberts —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Uniontown, Carroll
County, Md., April
19, 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1875-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1880;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1883-87; district judge in Maryland,
1891; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1892-99.
Catholic.
Died in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., September
10, 1899 (age 57 years, 144
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Westminster, Md.
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Loret Miller Ruppe (1936-1996) —
also known as Loret Ruppe; Loret Miller —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Maryland.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
3, 1936.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
director, Peace Corps, 1981-89; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1989-93.
Female.
Catholic. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died, of ovarian
cancer, August
7, 1996 (age 60 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Prospero Schiaffino (1846-1910) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Camoglia, Italy,
October
17, 1846.
Shipbroker;
steamship
agent; Consular
Agent for Italy in Baltimore,
Md., 1890-1907; Vice-Consul
for Spain in Baltimore,
Md., 1896-98, 1900-07.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Walbrook, Baltimore,
Md., November
12, 1910 (age 64 years, 26
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John George Schmitz (1930-2001) —
also known as John G. Schmitz —
of California.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
12, 1930.
Member of California
state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S.
Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated
in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972; reprimanded
by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his
office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude
slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982.
Catholic. Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; John
Birch Society; National Rifle
Association; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Toastmasters.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Benedict Joseph Semmes (1789-1863) —
also known as Benedict J. Semmes —
of Piscataway, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Charles
County, Md., November
1, 1789.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1821-23, 1825, 1827-28, 1842-43; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1825; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1829-33.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Piscataway, Prince
George's County, Md., February
10, 1863 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married, May 23,
1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; aunt of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger) and Mark
Kennedy Shriver; nephew of James
Causten Shriver; grandson of Thomas
Herbert Shriver; great-grandson of Thomas
Johns Perry. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Sargent Shriver Elementary
School, in Silver
Spring, Maryland, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about R. Sargent Shriver: Scott
Stossel, Sarge:
The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver,
A
Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent
Shriver |
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Thomas Herbert Shriver (1846-1916) —
also known as T. Herbert Shriver —
of Union Mills, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Union Mills, Carroll
County, Md., February
19, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
co-owner, later president, of the B. F. Shriver Company, canners
of fruits and vegetables; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878-80; member of Maryland
state senate, 1884; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1908.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Union Mills, Carroll
County, Md., December
31, 1916 (age 70 years, 316
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Westminster, Md.
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Carlton Ralph Sickles (1921-2004) —
also known as Carlton R. Sickles —
of Lanham, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn., June 15,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-62; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1963-67; defeated in
primary, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1964,
1968;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1966; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.
Catholic.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
17, 2004 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Interment at George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, Md.
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James T. Smith Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Smith —
of Reisterstown, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Reisterstown, Baltimore
County, Md., February
8, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1985-2001; Baltimore
County Executive, 2002-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2004.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2006.
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Michael S. Steele (b. 1958) —
of Largo, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., October
19, 1958.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Prince George's County Republican Party, 1994-2000; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004;
candidate for Maryland
state comptroller, 1998; Maryland
Republican state chair, 2000-02; Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 2003-.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights
of Columbus; Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Harrison Surratt (1813-1862) —
also known as John H. Surratt —
of Surrattsville (now Clinton), Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in 1813.
Hotelier;
postmaster at Surrattsville,
Md., 1854-62.
Catholic.
His widow, Mary Surratt, was a participant in the conspiracy to
assassinate President Abraham
Lincoln, and was tried, convicted, sentenced to death, and hanged
in 1865.
Died, from a stroke,
in Surrattsville (now Clinton), Prince
George's County, Md., August
25, 1862 (age about 49
years).
Burial location unknown.
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C. Ferdinand Sybert (1900-1982) —
of Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Loretto, Cambria
County, Pa., September
16, 1900.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1947-50; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1947-50; member of Maryland
state senate, 1951-54; Maryland
state attorney general, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1956;
Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1961-65; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.
Catholic.
Died in Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md., March
29, 1982 (age 81 years, 194
days).
Interment at St.
Augustine Cemetery, Elkridge, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Pius A. Sybert and Anna Marie (Haid) Sybert; married to Elizabeth
J. Johnson. |
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Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) —
also known as Roger B. Taney —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., March
17, 1777.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1799-1800; bank
director; member of Maryland
state senate, 1816-21; Maryland
state attorney general, 1827-31; U.S.
Attorney General, 1831-33; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-34; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-64; died in office 1864.
Catholic.
First
Catholic to hold a U.S. cabinet position.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
12, 1864 (age 87 years, 209
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.; statue at State
House Grounds, Annapolis, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Taney and Monica (Brooke) Taney; married, January
7, 1806, to Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (sister of Francis
Scott Key; niece of Philip
Barton Key (1757-1815); aunt of Philip
Barton Key (1818-1859)). |
| | | Political family: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: John
Merryman |
| | | Taney County,
Mo. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: "He was a profound and able
lawyer, an upright and fearless judge, a pious and exemplary
Christian." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Biographical
Directory of Federal Judges |
| | | Books by Roger Taney: Memoir
of Roger Brooke Taney : Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.
S. |
| | | Books about Roger Taney: Bernard
Christian Steiner, Life
of Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme
Court — Charles Smith, Roger
B. Taney : Jacksonian Jurist — Suzanne Freedman, Roger
Taney : The Dred Scott Legacy (for young readers) |
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Raymond L. Telles Jr. (1915-2013) —
also known as Raymond Telles —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., September
5, 1915.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; El
Paso County Clerk, 1949-57; mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1961-67.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died in 2013
(age about
97 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Walsh (1828-1892) —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in County Kings (now County Offaly), Ireland,
May
11, 1828.
Democrat. Delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1875-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1884.
Catholic.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., May 17,
1892 (age 64 years, 6
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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William Concannon Walsh (1890-1975) —
also known as William C. Walsh —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April 2,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in
Maryland, 1921-26; chair of
Allegany County Democratic Party, 1922-24; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1964;
Maryland state insurance commissioner, 1931-35; Maryland
state attorney general, 1938-45; member board of directors,
Allegany Hospital.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 17,
1975 (age 85 years, 76
days).
Interment at Sts.
Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of William Edward Walsh and Mary C. (Concannon) Walsh; married, June 1,
1929, to Sarah Elizabeth Nee; grandson of William
Walsh. |
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