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Sammie A. Abbott (1908-1990) —
of New York; Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born April
25, 1908.
Communist. Activist and labor organizer; arrested
about 50 times in connection with demonstrations
and strikes; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1934; mayor
of Takoma Park, Md., 1980-85; defeated, 1985.
Died December
15, 1990 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1938 to Ruth
Gracie Yalsic. |
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Gene Archer (1913-1978) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Brookeville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
15, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio show
host; singer;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
board member, Washington Redskins football
team, 1956-73; also provided halftime entertainment at games;
president, Washington-Baltimore local, American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists, 1969-70.
Died, from cancer,
in the Montgomery General Hospital,
Olney, Montgomery
County, Md., October
4, 1978 (age 65 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ulysses Grant Archer and Alice (Jarett) Archer; married to Juanita
White. |
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Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) —
also known as Jack Kemp —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1935.
Republican. Professional football
player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70;
cofounder and president, American Football League
Players Association; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,
38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of cancer,
in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2009 (age 73 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Thomas David Nicholls (1870-1931) —
also known as Thomas D. Nicholls —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., September
16, 1870.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president, District 1, United Mine Workers of America,
1899-1909; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1907-11.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died in 1931
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Antioch
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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William Wayne Winpisinger (1924-1997) —
also known as William W. Winpisinger;
"Wimpy" —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Columbia, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
10, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mechanic;
president, International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers, 1977-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Member, International
Association of Machinists; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of cancer,
in the Howard County Memorial Hospital,
Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
11, 1997 (age 73 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) —
also known as Frederick N. Zihlman —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Carnegie, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
2, 1879.
Republican. Glass
blower; president, Maryland Federation of Labor, 1906-07;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated,
1914, 1930; investigated
in 1924 by the U.S. House over an accusation
that he accepted a
bribe of $5,000 from a "fixer"; the charges were not
substantiated; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); in December 1929, he, Daniel
R. Crissinger, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith
Company, which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities,
were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Zihlman and Crissinger
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
Methodist.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Moose.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April
22, 1935 (age 55 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
John the Evangelist Cemetery, Forest Glen, Md.
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