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Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (1928-2019) —
also known as Birch Bayh —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January
22, 1928.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1954-62; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1963-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Jaycees;
Farm Bureau; Elks; Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., March
14, 2019 (age 91 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) —
also known as Louis L. Goldstein —
of Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., March
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Maryland.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions;
Farm Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, of apparent cardiac
arrest, at Calvert Memorial Hospital,
Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., July 3,
1998 (age 85 years, 111
days).
Interment at Wesley
Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md.
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Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., August
3, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; Mineral
County Sheriff, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1949-81; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1972,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Farm Bureau; Moose; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sacred Heart Hospital,
Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
20, 1991 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Mineral County, W.Va.
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Craig Lyle Thomas (1933-2007) —
also known as Craig Thomas —
of Wyoming.
Born in Cody, Park
County, Wyo., February
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1985-88; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1989-95; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007; died in office 2007.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Chi.
Died, of leukemia,
in the Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 4,
2007 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cody, Wyo.
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