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James Edward Day (1914-1996) —
also known as J. Edward Day —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
11, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Psi.
Implemented the ZIP code.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18
days).
Interment at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md.
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William Preston Lane Jr. (1892-1967) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., May 12,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for several railroads;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1928,
1940,
1944,
1948;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1930-34; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Maryland; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1940-50; Governor of
Maryland, 1947-51; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., February
7, 1967 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (1845-1905) —
of Maryland.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
21, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1880;
Governor
of Maryland, 1896-1900.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
8, 1905 (age 59 years, 322
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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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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Blanchard Randall Jr. (b. 1894) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md., March
28, 1894.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1935; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Richard Randall (b. 1864) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., December
25, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Anne
Arundel County State's Attorney, 1900-04; chair of
Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1907-09; postmaster at Annapolis,
Md., 1909-14.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Phi Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Randall and Elizabeth P. (Blanchard) Randall; married,
April
20, 1892, to Elizabeth W. Harding. |
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James Eli Watson (1864-1948) —
also known as James E. Watson —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.
Born in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., November
2, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1895-97, 1899-1909 (4th District
1895-97, 6th District 1899-1909); defeated, 1896; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1912,
1920
(chair, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1916-33; defeated, 1932; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1928.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 29,
1948 (age 83 years, 270
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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