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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
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Ross H. Beville (born c.1911) —
of Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born about 1911.
Radio station technical director; mayor
of Takoma Park, Md., 1950-54.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (1924-2010) —
also known as Alexander M. Haig, Jr. —
Born in Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
2, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; target of an assassination
attempt in Belgium, June 25, 1979; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1981-82; candidate for Republican nomination
for President, 1988;
host, World Business Review television news show.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from an infection,
at John Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., February
20, 2010 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Alan Lee Keyes (b. 1950) —
also known as Alan L. Keyes —
of Maryland.
Born in the St. Albans Naval Hospital,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
7, 1950.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1988, 1992; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2004; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 2008.
African
ancestry.
Syndicated newspaper
columnist;
radio talk show host.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) —
also known as Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter
Lantos —
of Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
February
1, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; television news commentator; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1976,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,
12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Mu.
Arrested
for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil
disobedience action to protest
genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy
in Washington, D.C.
Died, of cancer
of the esophagus, in Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
11, 2008 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) —
also known as Frank Mankiewicz —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
California
state assembly, 1950; lawyer; author;
press secretary for Robert
F. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
campaign manager for George
McGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,
National Public Radio, 1977-83.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
failure while suffering from lung
problems, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., October
23, 2014 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Kweisi Mfume (b. 1948) —
also known as Frizzell Gerard Tate; Frizzell Gerard
Gray —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
24, 1948.
Democrat. University
professor; program director for a radio station; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1987-96; resigned
1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988;
chief executive officer of the NAACP.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Daniel Goeb Patrick (b. 1950) —
also known as Dan Patrick; Dannie Scott
Goeb —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 4,
1950.
Republican. Radio show host; member of Texas
state senate 7th District, 2007-14; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 2008,
2012;
Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 2015-.
Still living as of 2021.
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