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Loren H. Laughlin (1896-1966) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa, August
13, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1940; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; senior claims commissioner,
Manila, Philippines, 1947-48; hearing examiner, Federal Trade
Commission, 1953-66.
Scotch-Irish and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., June 21,
1966 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Sidney McCain III (1936-2018) —
also known as John S. McCain —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Coco Solo, Canal Zone (now Cativá, Panama),
August
29, 1936.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1983-87; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1987-; candidate for Republican nomination
for President, 2000;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish and English
ancestry.
Died in Cornville, Yavapai
County, Ariz., August
25, 2018 (age 81 years, 361
days).
Interment at Naval
Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of John S. McCain, Jr. and Roberta (Wright) McCain; married, July 3,
1965, to Carol Shepp; married, May 17,
1980, to Cindy Lou Hensley. |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Country
first." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John McCain: Faith
of My Fathers (1999) — Worth
the Fighting for: A Memoir, with Mark Salter (2002) —
Why
Courage Matters : The Way to a Braver Life, with Mark Salter
(2004) — Hard
Call: The Art of Great Decisions, with Mark Salter
(2008) |
| | | Books about John McCain: Robert
Timberg, John
McCain : An American Odyssey — Paul Alexander, Man
of the People: The Life of John McCain — Scott Farris,
Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation |
| | | Critical books about John McCain: Cliff
Schecter, The
Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents
Shouldn't — David Brock and Paul Waldman, Free
Ride : John McCain and the Media — Matt Welch, McCain
: The Myth of a Maverick |
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Eleazer McComb (1740-1798) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
11, 1740.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; merchant;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-84; Delaware
state auditor, 1787-93; bank
director.
Scotch-Irish ancestry.
Died, from yellow
fever, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., December, 1798
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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James McHenry (1753-1816) —
of Maryland.
Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), November
16, 1753.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Maryland
state senate, 1781-85, 1791-95; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1783-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1788-89; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1796-1800.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Baltimore (unknown
county), Md., May 3,
1816 (age 62 years, 169
days).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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William Watson McIntire (1850-1912) —
also known as William W. McIntire —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., June 30,
1850.
Republican. Machinist;
insurance
agent; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1897-99.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish and German
ancestry.
Died on
a boat while fishing
in the Middle River (or Gunpowder River), Baltimore
County, Md., March
30, 1912 (age 61 years, 274
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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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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