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Michael Aaronsohn (1896-1976) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 5,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; blinded
in action; rabbi; college
professor; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1940.
Jewish.
Died, in Jewish Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
25, 1976 (age 79 years, 235
days).
Interment at Clifton United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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S. Carroll Coale —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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T. O. Crouse —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Denton, Caroline
County, Md.
Democrat. Minister; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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William Meade Dame (1844-1923) —
also known as William M. Dame —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
17, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
Episcopal priest; rector of Memorial Protestant Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, 1878-1923; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
27, 1923 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles M. Elderdice —
of Pocomoke City, Worcester
County, Md.
Minister; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1914; Dry candidate
for delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882) —
Born in slavery
in New Market, Frederick
County, Md., December
23, 1815.
Minister; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1881-82, died in office 1882.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Anti-Slavery Society.
On February 12, 1865, was the first
Black person to make a speech to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Died in Liberia,
February
13, 1882 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at Palm Grove Cemetery, Monrovia, Liberia.
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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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Charles Waters Gilchrist (1936-1999) —
also known as Charles W. Gilchrist; Charlie
Gilchrist —
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
12, 1936.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate 17th District, 1975-78; Montgomery
County Executive, 1978; Episcopal priest.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., June 24,
1999 (age 62 years, 224
days).
Interment at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Eleanor Yates (Waters) Gilchrist and Ralph Alexander
Gilchrist. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Richmond Grose (1869-1953) —
also known as George R. Grose —
of Leicester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Baltimore,
Md.; Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Peiping (Beijing), China;
Altadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., July 14,
1869.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
DePauw University, 1912-1924; missionary bishop in China, 1924-29;
religious editor,
Pasadena Star-News.
Methodist.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1953 (age 83 years, 296
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.
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Adolph Guttmacher (1861-1915) —
also known as Adolf Guttmacher —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Jaraczewo, Silesia (now Poland),
January
7, 1861.
Democrat. Rabbi; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, aboard the
train Pennsylvania Limited, en route from Baltimore to
Chicago, near Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
17, 1915 (age 54 years, 10
days).
Interment at Baltimore
Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Carlton D. Harris —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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William Herbert Hudnut III (1932-2016) —
also known as William H. Hudnut III —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
17, 1932.
Republican. Ordained minister; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1973-75; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1976-91; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1990; mayor of the town of Chevy Chase, Md.,
2004-06.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 2016 (age 84 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oakland, Garrett
County, Md.; Charlottesville,
Va.; Stanardsville, Greene
County, Va.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, Va., November
14, 1878.
Democrat. Episcopal priest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal
Church, Barton Heights, Va., until 1908, when he resigned
following a widely
reported fist
fight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt; composer;
poet;
translator;
prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderate
pacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support of
Democratic presidential nominee Al
Smith; initially supported President Franklin
Roosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned toward
isolationism and anti-Communism.
Episcopalian.
Died, from cerebral
vascular accident, while suffering from chronic
brain syndrome due to cerebral
arteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, a mental
hospital, in Augusta
County, Va., December
21, 1964 (age 86 years, 37
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Edward Gardiner Latch (1901-1993) —
also known as Edward G. Latch —
of Washington,
D.C.; Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
14, 1901.
Minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1960 ; chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1966-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
In 1971, he officiated at the marriage of President Richard
Nixon's daughter Patricia, to Edward Cox, in the White House.
Died in Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md., April 9,
1993 (age 92 years, 85
days).
Interment at Flint Hill Cemetery, Oakton, Va.
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Albert Levitt (1887-1968) —
of Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Woodbine, Carroll
County, Md., March
14, 1887.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chaplain; lawyer; law
professor; Independent Republican candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Redding, 1930; Independent
candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1932; Independent Citizen candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1934; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1935-36; as judge in 1935,
ordered election officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands to allow women
to vote; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950; candidate in Republican primary
for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1960.
Died June 18,
1968 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Republican. Minister; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10; Consul-General
for Liberia in Washington,
D.C., 1911-13.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon; married to Marie
Wright. |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | | Image source: New York Public
Library |
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Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October, 1838.
Republican. Minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1876.
Methodist.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 21,
1909 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Democrat. Episcopal priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29;
Presiding Bishop of the United States, 1926-29; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
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Arthur Jerome Payne —
also known as Arthur J. Payne —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clayton H. Ranck —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Christian
Reformed.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry E. R. Reck —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment 3rd District,
1933.
Burial location unknown.
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John Plaster Richmond (1811-1895) —
also known as John P. Richmond —
of Schuyler
County, Ill.
Born in Middletown, Frederick
County, Md., August
11, 1811.
Democrat. Physician;
minister; in 1840, he officiated at the first
Protestant wedding in what is now the state of Washington; in 1841,
he delivered the first
Fourth of July oration on the Pacific coast; member of Illinois
state senate, 1849-52, 1859-60; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1855-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Schuyler County,
1862; postmaster.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in South Dakota, August
28, 1895 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment at Tyndall
Cemetery, Tyndall, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond;
married 1835 to
America Walker; married 1859 to Kitty
Gristy. |
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Leonard B. Smith —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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John Timothy Stone (1868-1954) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Stow, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
7, 1868.
Republican. Pastor; offered prayer, Republican National
Convention, 1916,
1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1954 (age 85 years, 293
days).
Interment at Graceland Memorial Park North, Coral Gables, Fla.
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John Roach Straton (1875-1929) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Norfolk,
Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 6,
1875.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National
Convention, 1912,
1924.
Baptist.
He was a creationist who led a campaign against the teaching of
evolution, and a strong supporter of alcohol prohibition. During the
1928 presidential campaign, he strongly opposed the candidacy of
Democratic nominee Al
Smith, who was Catholic and "wet" (anti-Prohibition).
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
29, 1929 (age 54 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James L. Walls Jr. —
of District Heights, Prince
George's County, Md.
Ordained minister; mayor
of District Heights, Md., 2006-13.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
City of District Heights |
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Henry Marvin Wharton —
also known as Henry M. Wharton —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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