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William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) —
also known as William H. Ayres —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt
County, Va., February
5, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Eagles; Moose.
Died, of heart and
kidney
ailments, at Vantage House retirement
home, Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) —
also known as Laurie C. Battle —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Wilsonville, Shelby
County, Ala., May 10,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1956;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Gamma Mu; Elks;
Eagles; Lions.
Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing
business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility
to waive the ban.
Died, from cancer,
at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2000 (age 87 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
27, 1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) —
also known as Goodloe E. Byron —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., June 22,
1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick
County Attorney, 1959-62; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate District 2, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; defeated,
1968; died in office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; Redmen;
Optimist
Club; Ruritan;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died near Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., October
11, 1978 (age 49 years, 111
days).
Interment at Antietam
National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, 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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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Eagles; Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) —
also known as Harry L. Englebright —
of Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif., January
2, 1884.
Republican. Mining engineer;
U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died in
office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Redmen;
Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of an acute heart
condition, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 13,
1943 (age 59 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
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Olen Gunnett (1876-1956) —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Maryland, July 17,
1876.
Plasterer;
grocer; hardware
dealer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1920; mayor
of Frostburg, Md., 1939-42; defeated, 1942.
Member, Eagles.
Died, in Miners Hospital,
Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., May 22,
1956 (age 79 years, 310
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Madison Gunnett and Anna Gunnett; first cousin once removed of Samuel
Gunnett Neff. |
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family of Frostburg, Maryland. |
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Darlington Hoopes (1896-1989) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Vale, Harford
County, Md., September
11, 1896.
Socialist. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1930-36; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1944; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1952, 1958;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Eagles; NAACP.
Died September
25, 1989 (age 93 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Lloyd Meeds (1927-2005) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont., December
11, 1927.
Democrat. Gasoline
station business; lawyer; Snohomish
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1965-79.
Member, Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Died, of cancer,
in Church Creek, Dorchester
County, Md., August
17, 2005 (age 77 years, 249
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Mary Morin (1868-1942) —
also known as John M. Morin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
18, 1868.
Republican. Steelworker;
member,
Central Trades Council of Pittsburgh; director of public
safety, Pittsburgh, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-29 (at-large 1913-15, 31st
District 1915-23, 34th District 1923-29).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Died in Marine Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., March 3,
1942 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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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.
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John William Wright Patman (1893-1976) —
also known as Wright Patman —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born near Hughes Springs, Cass
County, Tex., August
6, 1893.
Democrat. Cotton farmer; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1929-76; died in office
1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1976 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
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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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John Gillis Townsend Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bishopville, Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,
1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles; Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
10, 1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Selbyville
Redmens Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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