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Talbot Jones Albert (1847-1919) —
also known as Talbot J. Albert —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
16, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Brunswick, 1897-1916; Hanover, 1916.
German and English
ancestry.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., March
18, 1919 (age 72 years, 30
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Henry Robert Baird (1876-1936) —
also known as Henry R. Baird —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in East China, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
20, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
German and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 7,
1936 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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T. Franklin Bayer (b. 1863) —
also known as T. Frank Bayer —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa.
Born in Antrim Township, Franklin
County, Pa., April 1,
1863.
Republican. Wholesale
grocer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908.
Christian
Reformed. German ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Valentine Brother (1773-1820) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Fredericktown (now Frederick), Frederick
County, Md., April 3,
1773.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1809-10, 1811-12, 1819-20;
died in office 1820.
German ancestry.
Died in Stanley, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
9, 1820 (age 46 years, 281
days).
Interment at Old Number Nine Cemetery, Seneca town, Ontario County, N.Y.
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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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John Hubner (1840-1920) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Lonnerstadt, Bavaria, Germany,
December
26, 1840.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; brick
manufacturer; real estate
developer; bank
director; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1887-92; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1891-92; member of Maryland
state senate, 1893-96, 1901-04.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., September
8, 1920 (age 79 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Olney, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March
15, 1874.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944;
newspaper
columnist.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and German ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
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John Elwin Kehl (1870-1936) —
also known as John E. Kehl —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
10, 1870.
Bookkeeper;
printer;
U.S. Consul in Stettin, 1897-1908; Sydney, 1908-11; Salonika, 1911-18; Aarhus, 1918-20; Stuttgart, as of 1926-29; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, as of 1931-32.
German ancestry.
Died, in Johns Hopkins University Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 2,
1936 (age 65 years, 175
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kehl and Louise (Buckley) Kehl. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1921) |
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Augustus Kohler (born c.1827) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Germany,
about 1827.
Commission
merchant; Vice-Consul
for Russia in Baltimore,
Md., 1864-77; business partner of Emil
O. Nolting.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish
and German ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Richard James Leupold (1870-1928) —
also known as Richard J. Leupold —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Genoa (Genova), Italy,
August
31, 1870.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission
merchant; importer;
Consul
for Chile in Baltimore,
Md., 1895-1907; Vice-Consul
for Argentina in Baltimore,
Md., 1916-25; general manager, Garrison Fire Detection System.
German ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Baltimore,
Md., December
7, 1928 (age 58 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman Otto Heinrich Leupold and Eliza Charlotte (Dobree) Leupold;
married, April
20, 1895, to Elizabeth Gibson Cunningham. |
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John Alexander Luetkemeyer (1910-1998) —
also known as John Luetkemeyer —
of Homeland, Baltimore,
Md.; Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
12, 1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; banker; Maryland
state treasurer, 1963-73.
German ancestry.
Died in Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md., September
17, 1998 (age 88 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustave Luetkemeyer and Julie (Lueke) Luetkemeyer; married to Anne
McLanahan. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September
20, 1998 |
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William Watson McIntire (1850-1912) —
also known as William W. McIntire —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 30,
1850.
Republican. Machinist;
insurance
agent; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1897-99.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and German ancestry.
Died on
a boat while fishing
in the Middle River (or Gunpowder River), Baltimore
County, Md., March
30, 1912 (age 61 years, 274
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles Nitze (1830-1909) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Magdeburg, Germany,
August
18, 1830.
Banker;
Vice-Consul
for Russia in Baltimore,
Md., 1879-1903.
German ancestry.
Died, from a stroke of
paralysis, in Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md., October
21, 1909 (age 79 years, 64
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Hermann Oelrichs (1850-1906) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 8,
1850.
Democrat. Steamship
agent; banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1888.
German ancestry.
Died, from liver
trouble, on
board the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, September
1, 1906 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Ferdinand Oelrichs and Julia Matilda (May) Oelrichs; married
1890 to
Theresa Alice 'Tessie' Fair (daughter of James
Graham Fair). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Washington Times,
September 4, 1906 |
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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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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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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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John Lewis Thomas Jr. (1835-1893) —
also known as John L. Thomas, Jr. —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1835.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1865-67; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1868;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1869-73, 1877-82.
Methodist.
French
and German ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
15, 1893 (age 58 years, 148
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William H. Volkmar (1845-1904) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Maryland, 1845.
Contractor;
U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1888-1904, died in office 1904.
German ancestry.
Died in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela,
April
20, 1904 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives:
Father of Luz Maria Volkmar (who married of Eleazer López
Contreras). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frederick von Versen (b. 1847) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Germany,
1847.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; shipping
business; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Berlin, 1887-89; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Berlin, 1894-1911; U.S. Vice Consul in Berlin, as of 1916.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Charles Wachter (1861-1910) —
also known as Frank C. Wachter —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
16, 1861.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1899-1907; candidate
for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1903.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 1,
1910 (age 48 years, 288
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William Wirt (1772-1834) —
of Virginia.
Born near Bladensburg, Prince
George's County, Md., November
8, 1772.
Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney at the treason trial of Aaron
Burr, 1807; U.S.
Attorney for Virginia, 1816-17; U.S.
Attorney General, 1817-29; Anti-Masonic candidate for President
of the United States, 1832.
Presbyterian.
German and Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1834 (age 61 years, 102
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Wirt and Henrietta Wirt; married, May 28,
1795, to Mildred 'Millie' Gilmer (niece of John
Walker and Francis
Walker; aunt of Thomas
Walker Gilmer); married, September
7, 1802, to Elizabeth Washington Gamble (sister-in-law of William
Henry Cabell); father of Catherine Gratten Wirt (who married Alexander
Randall); grandfather of John
Wirt Randall; great-grandfather of Hannah
Parker Randall (who married William
Bladen Lowndes). |
| | | Wirt County,
W.Va. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Wirt
Adams
— William
Wirt Virgin
— William
Wirt Watkins
— William
Wirt Vaughan
— William
W. Warren
— William
Wirt Culbertson
— William
Wirt Herod
— William
W. Dixon
— William
Wirt Henderson
— William
W. Hastings
— W.
Wirt Courtney
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| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about William Wirt: Gregory Kurt
Glassner, Adopted
Son: The Life, Wit & Wisdom of William Wirt,
1772-1834 |
| | | Image source: The South in the Building
of the Nation (1909) |
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