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Politician members in Maryland

William Dean Burlison (1933-2019) — also known as William D. Burlison; Bill Burlison — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.; Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Md.; Advance, Stoddard County, Mo. Born in Wardell, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 15, 1933. Democrat. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1969-81; defeated, 1980; candidate for Maryland state house of delegates, 1986, 1990; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives, 2008, 2010, 2014. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Jaycees; Toastmasters; Sigma Chi. Died in Wardell, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 17, 2019 (age 86 years, 2 days). Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bell City, Mo.   Epitaph: "Loving Husband and Father. Here lies a politician and an honest man (no there are not two people buried here)."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) — also known as Brooks Hays — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in London, Pope County, Ark., August 9, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972. Baptist. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Lions; American Bar Association. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., October 11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.   Relatives: Son of Adelbert Steele Hays and Sallie (Butler) Hays; married, February 2, 1922, to Marian Prather.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) — also known as James W. Mott — of Clatsop County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born near New Washington, Clearfield County, Pa., November 12, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in primary, 1928; died in office 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Sigma Chi; Elks; Kiwanis; Acacia. Died in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0 days). Entombed in mausoleum at City View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Harry Stewart New (1858-1937) — also known as Harry S. New — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 31, 1858. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1896, 1912, 1920, 1924; member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1900-12; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1907-08; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1917-23; U.S. Postmaster General, 1923-29. Disciples of Christ. English and Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 9, 1937 (age 78 years, 129 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Son of John Chalfant New and Melissa (Beeler) New.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908

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