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Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) —
also known as Spiro T. Agnew; Spiro Theodore
Anagnostopoulos; "Spiro T. Eggplant";
"Nixon's Nixon"; "The White
Knight" —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
9, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1962-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
Governor
of Maryland, 1967-69; Vice
President of the United States, 1969-73.
Episcopalian.
Greek
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; American
Legion; Order of
Ahepa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Was charged
with accepting bribes
and falsifying federal income
tax returns; pleaded no
contest to tax
evasion and resigned
as Vice-President, October 10, 1973; disbarred
by a Maryland court in 1974.
Died, of leukemia,
in Atlantic General Hospital,
Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
17, 1996 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Interment at Dulaney
Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
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John Finley Baldwin Jr. (1915-1966) —
also known as John F. Baldwin, Jr. —
of Martinez, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 28,
1915.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63,
14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966.
Member, Sierra
Club; Kiwanis.
Died, of cancer,
at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 9,
1966 (age 50 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oakmont
Memorial Park, Lafayette, Calif.
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John William Boehne Jr. (1895-1973) —
also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March 2,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District).
Lutheran.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Irvington, Baltimore
County, Md., July 5,
1973 (age 78 years, 125
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961) —
also known as Overton Brooks —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born near Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
21, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1937-61; died in
office 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
16, 1961 (age 63 years, 269
days).
Interment at Forest
Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) —
also known as George E. Brown, Jr. —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Holtville, Imperial
County, Calif., March 6,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member of California
state assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972,
1988,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District
1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District
1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis; American
Legion; Amvets.
Died, of an infection
following earlier heart
valve replacement surgery, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 15,
1999 (age 79 years, 131
days).
Cremated.
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William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) —
also known as William D. Burlison; Bill
Burlison —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Advance, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
15, 1933.
Democrat. Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated,
1980; candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Jaycees;
Toastmasters;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Wardell, Pemiscot
County, Mo., March
17, 2019 (age 86 years, 2
days).
Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bell City, Mo.
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Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) —
also known as Earl L. Butz —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., July 3,
1909.
Economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis.
Resigned
in 1976 following a furor
over a racist
joke. In 1981, he pleaded
guilty to income
tax evasion; sentenced
to five years in prison
(served 30 days) and fined
$10,000.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
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Albert Sidney Camp (1892-1954) —
also known as A. Sidney Camp —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born near Moreland, Coweta
County, Ga., July 26,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Coweta County Democratic Party, 1915-20; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1923; resigned
1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1939-54; died in office
1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1954 (age 61 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Henry N. Gorrell (b. 1893) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Darlington, Harford
County, Md., November
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert N. Gorrell and Sallie (Whiteford) Gorrell; married, September
25, 1924, to Virginia E. Johnson. |
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William Newton Jackson (b. 1893) —
also known as W. Newton Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
21, 1893.
Republican. Insurance
business; director, Salisbury National Bank;
director, Peninsula General Hospital;;
member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1932-50; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) —
also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
19, 1915.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in
office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Hervey Gilbert Machen (1916-1994) —
also known as Hervey Machen —
of Hyattsville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-chair of
Maryland Democratic Party, 1953-57; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1965-69; defeated,
1968, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis; Moose.
Died in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., November
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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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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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks;
Kiwanis; Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) —
also known as William H. Natcher —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., September
11, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Warren
County Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney,
8th District, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in
office 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
29, 1994 (age 84 years, 199
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married, June 17,
1937, to Virginia Reardon. |
| | | The William H. Natcher Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Bowling
Green, Kentucky, is named for
him. — The William H. Natcher Parkway
(opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated
2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran through
Warren,
Butler,
Ohio,
and Daviess
counties, Kentucky, was named for
him. — The William H. Natcher Bridge
(opened 2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River,
between Daviess
County, Kentucky and Spencer
County, Indiana, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
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Ross Zimmerman Pierpont (1917-2005) —
also known as Ross Z. Pierpont —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Woodlawn, Baltimore
County, Md., September
7, 1917.
Physician;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1966 (Democratic primary), 1978 (Republican primary),
1990 (Republican primary), 2002 (Republican primary); candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1968 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Republican primary), 1992 (Republican primary), 1994 (Republican
primary), 1998 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1970 (2nd District), 1984 (3rd
District), 1986 (3rd District), 1988 (3rd District); Republican
candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1971; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Died September
30, 2005 (age 88 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (1893-1964) —
also known as Lansdale G. Sasscer —
of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
30, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1939-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions;
Kiwanis.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., November
5, 1964 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Willis Smith (1887-1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
19, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 26,
1953 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Lynn Ellsworth Stalbaum (1920-1999) —
also known as Lynn E. Stalbaum —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Waterford, Racine
County, Wis., May 15,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 21st District, 1955-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 27,
1999 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Norway
Lutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.
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Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) —
also known as Charles H. Wilson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Magna, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a $1,000
wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagate scandal;
censured
by the House of Representatives in 1980 for financial
misconduct; no criminal charges were filed.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Southern Maryland Hospital,
Clinton, Prince
George's County, Md., July 21,
1984 (age 67 years, 157
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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