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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
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Harry Roe Hughes (b. 1926) —
also known as Harry R. Hughes —
of Denton, Caroline
County, Md.
Born in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., November
13, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-59; member of Maryland
state senate District 15, 1959-71; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1964,
1996;
Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1969-70; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1970-77; Governor of
Maryland, 1979-87; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Maryland.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion.
Professional baseball player, for New York Yankees' Easton
farm team and the Federalsburg Independent team.
Still living as of 2014.
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Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) —
also known as Walter P. Johnson —
of Germantown, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born near Humboldt, Allen
County, Kan., November
6, 1887.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940.
Professional baseball pitcher with Washington Senators,
1907-27; won 417 games, second only to Cy Young; held major league
record in career strikeouts (3508) from 1921 until 1983; holds record
for career shutouts (110) and other records; was pitcher at the 1910
baseball game at which William
H. Taft became the first
President to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the Washington
Senators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1936.
Died, of a brain
tumor in Georgetown Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1946 (age 59 years, 34
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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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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Charles Thomas McMillen (b. 1952) —
also known as C. Thomas McMillen; Tom
McMillen —
of Crofton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 26,
1952.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1987-93; defeated,
1992.
Catholic.
Professional basketball player, National Basketball
Association, 1975-86.
Still living as of 2014.
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