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Stanley G. Adams (1907-1954) —
of Isle
of Wight County, Va.; Colonial Beach, Westmoreland
County, Va.
Born in Eclipse, Nansemond County (now part of Suffolk),
Va., December
16, 1907.
Republican. Ferry boat
captain; farmer; real estate
business; hotel
owner; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1944-50; candidate for Virginia
state senate, 1947; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from an intestinal
blood clot, in Physicians Memorial Hospital,
La Plata, Charles
County, Md., November
7, 1954 (age 46 years, 326
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Quincy Adams and Cecil May (Barkelow) Adams; married to Marie
Miller. |
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memorial |
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Clarence Randolph Ahalt (1888-1962) —
also known as Clarence R. Ahalt —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.; Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., May 28,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; real estate
developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; secretary of
Virginia Republican Party, 1933-35; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1935-44; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1940,
1944;
vice-chair
of Virginia Republican Party, 1944-48.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., October
15, 1962 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
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Robert Alexander (c.1740-1805) —
of Maryland.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., about 1740.
Planter; lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1775-76.
Episcopalian.
When the Declaration of Independence was promulgated, fled
from Maryland to the British Fleet; in 1780, he was adjudged
guilty of high
treason, and his property was confiscated.
Died in London, England,
November
20, 1805 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard M. Allen —
also known as Dick Allen —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Republican. Nurseryman; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1968,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1971-73.
Still living as of 1973.
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Charles H. Alvord (1872-1955) —
of near Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
16, 1872.
Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1907-08.
Died February
22, 1955 (age 82 years, 129
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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John Miller Baer (1886-1970) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., March
29, 1886.
Civil
engineer; farmer; cartoonist;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated
(Non-Partisan League), 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) —
also known as Paul J. Bailey —
of Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1905.
Republican. Musician; lawyer;
farmer; theater
owner; member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland
state senate, 1946-67; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1956.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died November
30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31
days).
Interment at All
Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey; married to Verna
(Putnam) Virts. |
| | | Epitaph: "STATE SENationalOR,
CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's CountyNTY AND
MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REstate, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LOrder
HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE." |
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memorial |
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Louis Victor Baughman (1845-1906) —
also known as L. Victor Baughman; "Little Napoleon of
Western Maryland" —
of Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., April
11, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; farmer; horseman;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1888;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1886; Maryland
state comptroller, 1888-92; president, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company; president, Frederick, Northern & Gettysburg Electric
Railway Company.
Died near Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., November
30, 1906 (age 61 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Baughman and Mary Jane (Jamison) Baughman; married 1881 to Helen
Abell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Benjamin Thomas Biggs (1821-1893) —
also known as Benjamin T. Biggs —
of Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Summit Bridge, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1821.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
farmer; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1869-73; defeated, 1860;
president, Queen Anne and Kent Railroad,
1874; Governor of
Delaware, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 72 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
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David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) —
also known as David K. E. Bruce —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va.; Elkridge, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
12, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
farmer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, as of 1926; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1976.
Died, as a result of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1977 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956
(speaker).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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William Baruch Clagett (1854-1911) —
also known as William B. Clagett —
of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born near Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., August
13, 1854.
Tobacco
grower; Maryland
state comptroller, 1910-11; appointed 1910; died in office 1911.
Died, from Bright's
disease, July 25,
1911 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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J. P. Cooley (b. 1845) —
of Tabor, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rowlandsville, Cecil
County, Md., February
26, 1845.
Democrat. Farmer; livestock grower; banker; member
Dakota territorial council, 1872-73; member of South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1903-04, 1907-08, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John Dickinson (1732-1808) —
also known as "Penman of the
Revolution" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
13, 1732.
Planter; lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1781; President
of Delaware, 1781-83; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1793.
Quaker;
later Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808 (age 75 years, 93
days).
Interment at Friends
Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
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Caleb Dorsey (1833-1896) —
of Pike
County, Mo.; Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Patapsco, Anne
Arundel County, Md., September
7, 1833.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; livestock
raiser; bank
director; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
his mining partner, J. T. Newcomer, at Snell Mine, near Columbia, Tuolumne
County, Calif., April
21, 1896 (age 62 years, 227
days). Newcomer claimed self-defense, but was convicted of murder
and sentenced to prison.
Interment at Stockton
Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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Thomas Beale Dorsey (1780-1855) —
also known as Thomas B. Dorsey —
of Maryland.
Born in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., October
17, 1780.
Lawyer;
planter; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1810-12; Maryland
state attorney general, 1822-24; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1824-51.
Died in Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md., December
26, 1855 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
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Robert Lee Doughton (1863-1954) —
also known as Robert L. Doughton —
of Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., November
7, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 35th District, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1911-53 (8th District
1911-33, 9th District 1933-53); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Died in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., October
1, 1954 (age 90 years, 328
days).
Interment at Laurel
Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C.
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Allen Joseph Ellender (1890-1972) —
also known as Allen J. Ellender —
of Houma, Terrebonne
Parish, La.
Born in Montegut, Terrebonne
Parish, La., September
24, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1924-36; Speaker of
the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1932-36; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1937-72; died in office 1972; member of
Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1939-40.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1972 (age 81 years, 307
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Houma, La.
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Henry Joseph Emmel (1844-1927) —
also known as Henry J. Emmel —
of Spring Hill, Stearns
County, Minn.; Melrose, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., March
17, 1844.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1878, 1909-10 (District 31 1878,
District 54 1909-10).
German
ancestry.
Died September
8, 1927 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Spring Hill, Minn.
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Joshua Fulton Ensor (1834-1907) —
also known as Joshua F. Ensor —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Butler, Baltimore
County, Md., December
12, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
farmer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1890, 1892;
postmaster at Columbia,
S.C., 1897-1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Carolina, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
9, 1907 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Amos Garrett (1671-1727) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Surrey, England,
1671.
Merchant;
planter; justice of the peace; mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1708-20.
Anglican.
Died March 8,
1727 (age about 55
years).
Interment at St.
Anne's Churchyard, Annapolis, Md.
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Ransom Halloway (c.1793-1851) —
also known as Ransom Holloway —
of Beekman, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Beekman, Dutchess
County, N.Y., about 1793.
Whig. Farmer; hatter; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1849-51.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., April 6,
1851 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Dodge Family Burial Ground, Pawling, N.Y.
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John Hanson (1721-1783) —
of Maryland.
Born near Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md., April
14, 1721.
Planter; member of Maryland
state senate, 1757-73; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1779-82; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1781.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Oxon Hill, Prince
George's County, Md., November
22, 1783 (age 62 years, 222
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.; statue
at Frederick County Courthouse Grounds, Frederick, Md.
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David Garfield Harry (1880-1955) —
also known as David G. Harry —
of Pylesville, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Pylesville, Harford
County, Md., June 11,
1880.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
executive; member of Maryland
state senate, 1924-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1946.
Quaker.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died in York
County, Pa., December
12, 1955 (age 75 years, 184
days).
Interment at Fawn Grove Friends Cemetery, Fawn Grove, Pa.
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Frederick S. Heiskell (1786-1882) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., 1786.
Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1835.
Died in 1882
(age about
96 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Hindman (1743-1822) —
of Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Dorchester
County, Md., April 1,
1743.
Lawyer;
planter; Maryland
state treasurer of Eastern Shore, 1775-77; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-85, 1791-93, 1798-1800; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1784-86; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1789-92; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1793-99 (at-large 1793, 6th
District 1793-97, 7th District 1797-99); U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1800-01.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
19, 1822 (age 78 years, 293
days).
Interment at Old
St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Manford Latimer Hudson (1924-2012) —
also known as Manford L. Hudson —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., April
14, 1924.
Republican. Farmer; candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District,
1950.
Church
of Christ.
Died, in Peninsula Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., September
23, 2012 (age 88 years, 162
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Philip Key (1750-1820) —
of Maryland.
Born near Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., 1750.
Farmer; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1773-74, 1779-85, 1787-88, 1790,
1795-96; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1795-96; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1791-93.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in St. Mary's
County, Md., January
4, 1820 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Mackall IV (1745-1807) —
of Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., August
14, 1745.
Lawyer;
planter; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1768-71, 1774-76; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1778-1806.
Anglican;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Calvert
County, Md., 1807
(age about
61 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Calvert County, Md.
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Thomas Mackall (1751-1799) —
of Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., August
31, 1751.
Planter; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1779.
Anglican.
Died in Calvert
County, Md., 1799
(age about
47 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Miller (b. 1802) —
of Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Maryland, 1802.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857.
Burial location unknown.
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William Paca (1740-1799) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Abingdon, Baltimore County (now Harford
County), Md., October
31, 1740.
Lawyer;
planter; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-80; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-79; Governor of
Maryland, 1782-85; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1789-99; died in office 1799.
Anglican.
English
and Italian
ancestry.
Died in Queenstown, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
23, 1799 (age 58 years, 357
days).
Interment at Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Md.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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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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Byron Phelps (1858-1944) —
of Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md., November, 1858.
Farmer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Anne Arundel County, 1900-01.
Died in Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md., 1944
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth A. (Gaither) Phelps and Thomas A. Phelps; married 1887 to Addie
Lowman. |
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John Armfield Proctor (1880-1957) —
also known as John A. Proctor —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., October
27, 1880.
Democrat. Banker;
farmer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1923-24;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1939-42; chair of
Morgan County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
28, 1957 (age 77 years, 1
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Proctor and Sophia Elizabeth (Spencer) Proctor;
married 1908 to Mary
Edna Brady; married 1914 to Cecil
Alline Speer. |
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memorial |
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Oscar L. Pulse (1851-1923) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
14, 1851.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; lumber
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Methodist.
Dutch
and German
ancestry.
Died in Maryland, March
15, 1923 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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Robert John Reynolds (1838-1909) —
also known as Robert J. Reynolds —
of near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., March
17, 1838.
Democrat. Farmer; Delaware
state treasurer, 1879-83; Governor of
Delaware, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1892.
Methodist.
Died near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del., June 10,
1909 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Robert Lawson Rose (1804-1877) —
of New York.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
2, 1804.
Whig. Farmer; paper
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1847-51.
Died in Pleasant Grove, Washington
County, Md., March
14, 1877 (age 72 years, 163
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (1908-1982) —
of Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., May 12,
1908.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-59,
1961-63; defeated, 1948, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1962; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Member, Grange;
Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 9,
1982 (age 73 years, 332
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Conn.
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John Seney (1733-1795) —
of Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born near Church Hill, Queen
Anne's County, Md., 1733.
Farmer; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.
Died near Church Hill, Queen
Anne's County, Md., 1795
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Smallwood (1732-1792) —
of Charles
County, Md.
Born in Charles
County, Md., 1732.
Tobacco
grower; merchant;
general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of
Maryland, 1785-88; member of Maryland
state senate, 1791-92.
Anglican.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charles
County, Md., February
14, 1792 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Smallwood State Park, Rison, Md.
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J. Lowell Stoltzfus (born c.1949) —
of Marion Station, Somerset
County, Md.; Westover, Somerset
County, Md.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Nurseryman; member of Maryland
state senate 38th District; elected 1998; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Matthew Tilghman (1718-1790) —
of Maryland.
Born in Queen
Anne's County, Md., February
17, 1718.
Planter; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1751-58, 1760-61, 1768-71, 1773-74; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1773-74; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-76; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-83; orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1778.
Anglican.
Died near Claiborne, Talbot
County, Md., May 4,
1790 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Talbot County, Md.
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Tench Tilghman (1810-1874) —
of Oxford, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Talbot
County, Md., March
25, 1810.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; farmer;
brigadier general, Maryland militia, 1837-60; Maryland commissioner
of public works, 1841-51; president, Talbot Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., 1846-49; U.S. Consul in Mayagüez, 1849-52; president, Maryland and Delaware Railroad,
1855-61; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1857-60.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
22, 1874 (age 64 years, 272
days).
Interment at Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Md.
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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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Theodore Newton Vail (1845-1920) —
also known as Theodore N. Vail —
of Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 16,
1845.
Republican. General superintendent, U.S. Railway Mail Service,
1876-79; president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co., 1885-89 and 1907-19; founder of Western Electric and of Bell
Labs; built an electric
railway system in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1890-1904;
farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from kidney
and cardiac
complications, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April
16, 1920 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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George Augustus Waggaman (c.1782-1843) —
also known as George A. Waggaman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Caroline
County, Md., about 1782.
Lawyer;
sugar
cane planter; served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; circuit judge in Louisiana, 1818; secretary
of state of Louisiana, 1830-32; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1831-35.
Slaveowner.
Mortally
wounded in a duel, and
died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March
31, 1843 (age about 61
years).
Original interment at Girod
Street Cemetery (which no longer exists), New Orleans, La.;
reinterment in 1957 at Hope
Mausoleum, New Orleans, La.
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John W. Walker (b. 1849) —
of Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., October
29, 1849.
Democrat. Farmer; director, First National Bank of
Gaithersburg; mayor
of Gaithersburg, Md., 1906-08, 1918-24.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan J. Walker and Evelyn (King) Walker; married to Amanda C.
Thompson and Frances Elnora Sibley. |
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