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Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) —
also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., June 2,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-30; Montana
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from periarteritis
nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1950 (age 52 years, 277
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Patrick Nagle and Mary Ann (Toole) Nagle; married, October
5, 1925, to Margaret Ann Walsh. |
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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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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Knute Nelson (1843-1923) —
of Wisconsin; Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Vosse Elven, Norway,
February
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1868-69; Douglas
County Attorney, 1872-74; member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1875-78; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Minnesota; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1883-89; Governor of
Minnesota, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1895-1923; died in office 1923; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900,
1904.
Died on
a train near Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md., April
28, 1923 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment at Kinkead
Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
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Deeley K. Nice (1910-1956) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born January
5, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1947; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
judge, Baltimore City Supreme Bench, 1954-56.
Died November
23, 1956 (age 46 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) —
also known as Harry W. Nice —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1920;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936;
Governor
of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Knights
of Khorassan.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770-1817) —
of Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., May 15,
1770.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Queen Anne's County, 1796-98; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1799-1806 (6th District 1799-1801,
at-large 1801-06); Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1806-17; died in
office 1817; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore
County, Md., March 4,
1817 (age 46 years, 293
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Talbot County, Md.
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Michael Schall Niles (1887-1931) —
also known as Michael S. Niles —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Born in York
County, Pa., 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928.
Died, in Union Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., 1931
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (1908-1964) —
also known as A. Walter Norblad —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.; Stayton, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
12, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated in
primary, 1938; died in office 1964.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
20, 1964 (age 56 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Stayton, Ore.
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Daniel Sheldon Norton (1829-1870) —
also known as Daniel S. Norton —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, April
12, 1829.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1857-58, 1861, 1864-65; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1865-70; died in office 1870.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 13,
1870 (age 41 years, 92
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) —
also known as John J. O'Connor —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Raynham, Bristol
County, Mass., November
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated
(Andrew Jackson), 1938; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Phi
Kappa.
Died in 1960
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Joseph Patrick O'Hara (1895-1975) —
also known as Joseph P. O'Hara —
of Glencoe, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, January
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; McLeod
County Attorney, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1941-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 4,
1975 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) —
also known as Joseph C. O'Mahoney —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; vice-chair of
Wyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
1, 1962 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Catherine Curran O'Malley (b. 1962) —
also known as Katie O'Malley; Catherine
Curran —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
18, 1962.
Lawyer; district judge in Maryland 1st District, 2001-.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Martin Joseph O'Malley (b. 1963) —
also known as Martin J. O'Malley —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born, in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Maryland
state senate 43rd District, 1990; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1999-2007; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Maryland, 2007-15; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 2016.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Walter S. Orlinsky (1938-2002) —
also known as Wally Orlinsky; "Wally
Appleseed" —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 19,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city 2nd District,
1967-72; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; candidate
for Governor of
Maryland, 1978; pleaded
guilty to Federal charges
of accepting a bribe
from an FBI informant posing as a sludge hauler; served 4.5 months in
prison;
pardoned
by President Bill
Clinton in 2000.
Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died February
9, 2002 (age 63 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Holmes Overton (1875-1948) —
also known as John H. Overton —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., September
17, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; chief counsel defending Huey
Long during his 1929 impeachment trial; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48; died in office 1948; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Kappa Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 14,
1948 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Thomas Leonard Owens (1897-1948) —
also known as Thomas L. Owens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1897.
Republican. Machinist;
accountant;
salesman;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1947-48; died in
office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 7,
1948 (age 50 years, 169
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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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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Henry Page (1841-1913) —
also known as John Woodland Crisfield Jr. —
of Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md.
Born in Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., June 28,
1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; Somerset
County State's Attorney, 1870-84; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1891-92; district
judge in Maryland, 1892-1908.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., January
7, 1913 (age 71 years, 193
days).
Interment at Manokin
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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Vincent Luke Palmisano (1882-1953) —
also known as Vincent L. Palmisano —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Termini, Sicily, Italy,
August
5, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city 1st District,
1914-15; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1927-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Foresters.
Disappeared
from his home, and either died by suicide
or was murdered,
January
12, 1953 (age 70 years, 160
days). His body was recovered from Baltimore Harbor, March 5,
1953.
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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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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Robert Emory Pattison (1850-1904) —
also known as Robert E. Pattison —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Quantico, Wicomico
County, Md., December
8, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1883-87, 1891-95; defeated, 1902; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1895; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died August
1, 1904 (age 53 years, 237
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law
professor.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Yates Pennington (1871-1913) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March
29, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city 2nd District, 1896.
Died by suicide,
from inhaling illuminating
gas, in Baltimore,
Md., December
17, 1913 (age 42 years, 263
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Josias Pennington and Elizabeth Ann (Stirling) Pennington;
married, January
9, 1896, to Anna Genevieve Thompson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September
17, 1903 |
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Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1890.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; secretary
of state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1947-52.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1960 (age 70 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Anthony Peroutka (b. 1952) —
also known as Michael Peroutka —
of Millersville, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
7, 1952.
Lawyer; Constitution candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; Constitution candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California.
Bohemian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Arthur Peter (d. 1943) —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker).
Died October
25, 1943.
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank H. Peterson (born c.1862) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., about 1862.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1903-10, 1915-22 (60th District 1903-10, 49th
District 1915-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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George Plater (1735-1792) —
of Maryland.
Born near Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., November
8, 1735.
Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-90; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-80; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; Governor of
Maryland, 1791-92; died in office 1792.
Anglican.
Died in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., February
10, 1792 (age 56 years, 94
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, St. Mary's County, Md.
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Thomas Plater (1769-1830) —
of Maryland.
Born in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., May 9,
1769.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-05.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Poolesville, Montgomery
County, Md., May 1,
1830 (age 60 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Allan Poe (1871-1961) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1911-15.
Died in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1961 (age 90 years, 75
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Prentiss Poe and Anne Johnson (Hough) Poe; married to Annye T.
McCay and Marie Louise McIlhenny; grandnephew of Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849; poet and author). |
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Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger (1903-1983) —
also known as L. F. Poffenbarger —
of Dunbar, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Maryland, December
17, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1950.
Died in Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
20, 1983 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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James Harry Preston (1860-1938) —
also known as James H. Preston —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Harford
County, Md., 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1890-94; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1894; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1911-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1912
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died July 14,
1938 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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George Edmund Price (b. 1848) —
also known as George E. Price —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
9, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president,
Kanawha Banking &
Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land
Co.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price;
married, June 12,
1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey. |
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William Henry Purnell (1826-1902) —
also known as William H. Purnell —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., February
3, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; Maryland
state comptroller, 1856-61; resigned 1861; postmaster at Baltimore,
Md., 1861-66; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; college
professor; president,
Delaware College, 1870-85.
Died March
30, 1902 (age 76 years, 55
days).
Interment somewhere
in Annapolis, Md.
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