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Israel Amter (1881-1954) —
of Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Denver,
Colo., March
26, 1881.
Communist. Musician; Workers Communist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1930 (23rd District), 1938
(at-large); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1932, 1934, 1942; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1933.
Indicted
in 1951 for conspiring to teach and advocate the violent
overthrow of the government, but due to poor health, was never
tried.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in Columbus Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1954 (age 73 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903 to Sadie
Van Veen. |
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Clyde Barrie (1901-1945) —
also known as Cecil Burrows —
of Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgetown, Barbados,
October
11, 1901.
Republican. Baritone singer for CBS radio; performed, Republican National Convention, 1940.
African
ancestry.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Harlem Hospital,
Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
4, 1945 (age 44 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Percival Leon Burrows and Cecilia Burrows. |
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter; furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer; music educator;
director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian
Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Plandome Manor, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paris, France,
April
5, 1876.
Newspaper
reporter; author; editor;
music composer; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Scientist.
Model for the title character in his mother's book, Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
While sailing his
yawl, Delight III, he helped rescue people from an
overturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of a heart
attack, on Long Island
Sound, July 25,
1937 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at Roslyn
Cemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.
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Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) —
also known as Samuel George Davis —
Born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; singer;
dancer; actor;
injured in an automobile accident in 1954, and lost his
left eye; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Jewish.
African
and Cuban
ancestry.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1968.
Died, from complications of throat
cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 16,
1990 (age 64 years, 159
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Actress
and opera singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(speaker),
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Remington Fairlamb (1838-1908) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
23, 1838.
Organist; composer;
U.S. Consul General in Zurich, 1862-65.
Died in Ingleside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April
16, 1908 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonas Preston Fairlamb and Hannah Kennedy
Fairlamb. |
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Clarence Howard Flint (1895-1971) —
also known as Clarence H. Flint —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
7, 1895.
Democrat. Musician; music teacher; candidate for New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1927, 1928.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
20, 1971 (age 75 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, N.Y.
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Vincent Gallo (b. 1962) —
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
11, 1962.
Republican. Rock musician; movie
actor/director; artist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Muriel A. Garypie (1898-1980) —
also known as Muriel Anderson —
of Nassau
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
29, 1898.
Socialist. Singer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1935, 1936.
Female.
Died in September, 1980
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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August H. Goetting (1856-1920) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1856.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1880;
music publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1904;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1913.
Died, from heart
dilation, in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
3, 1920 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Waldo Green (1908-1989) —
also known as Johnny Green;
"Beulah" —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
10, 1908.
Democrat. Songwriter; music composer; musical
arranger; band and orchestra leader; music director at
Metro Goldwin Mayer (MGM)m 1949-59; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 15,
1989 (age 80 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Hall (b. 1948) —
of Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 23,
1948.
Democrat. Musician; songwriter; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marilyn Hare (1923-1981) —
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
13, 1923.
Democrat. Singer; actress;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Female.
Died, from cancer,
in a hospital
at Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 1981 (age 57 years, 361
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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George Albert Jessel (1898-1981) —
also known as George Jessel; "Toastmaster General of
the United States" —
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., April 3,
1898.
Democrat. Actor;
songwriter; movie
producer; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 23,
1981 (age 83 years, 50
days).
Entombed at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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Allan Jones (1907-1992) —
also known as Theodore Allen Jones —
Born in Moosic, Lackawanna
County, Pa., October
14, 1907.
Republican. Actor;
singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 27,
1992 (age 84 years, 257
days).
Cremated.
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Dennis W. Keating (1869-1934) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Clermont, McKean
County, Pa., 1869.
Democrat. Tanner;
violinist; band leader; candidate for New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1928; chair of
Cattaraugus County Democratic Party, 1932-33; postmaster at Olean,
N.Y., 1933-34 (acting, 1933-34).
Died in Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
13, 1934 (age about 65
years).
Interment at St.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, N.Y.
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Antonio Lombardo (born c.1910) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1910.
Communist. Violinist; candidate for mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1935; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1936 (25th District), 1940 (24th
District).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford T. McAvoy (1904-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
3, 1904.
College
instructor; concert violinist; legislative
representative, College Teachers Union;; American Labor candidate
for New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1938; New York
City Deputy Welfare Commissioner, 1938-41; legislative
director, Greater New York CIO Council, 1941-44; legislative
representative, political action
director, and later international
representative, United Electrical Workers; American Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1952; American Labor
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Died, from nephritis,
in Cape Cod Hospital,
Hyannis, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
9, 1957 (age 52 years, 310
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Melton (1904-1961) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Moultrie, Colquitt
County, Ga., January
2, 1904.
Republican. Professional singer; actor;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Died, from lobar
pneumonia, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
21, 1961 (age 57 years, 109
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Ocala, Fla.
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Bess Myerson (1924-2014) —
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Miss America, 1945; first
and only Jewish woman to win the pageant; musician; television
personality; New York City commissioner of consumer affairs,
1969-73, and commissioner of cultural affairs, 1983-87; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1980; accused in 1987 of bribing
Justice Hortense
Gabel by giving her daughter
a city job; meanwhile, the judge reduced child support payments for
Carl Andrew Capasso, Myerson's married
lover; the scandal
was called the "Bess Mess"; she was forced to resign as city consumer
affairs commissioner; indicted
on federal bribery
charges in 1988, along with Capasso and Gabel; tried
and found not guilty.
Female.
Jewish.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
14, 2014 (age 90 years, 151
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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John C. Niglutsch (d. 1887) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Clerk at Castle Garden; organist; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1882.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, apparently while in a paranoid state, and died soon after,
in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1887.
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Phil Regan (1906-1996) —
also known as Philip Joseph Christopher Aloysius Regan;
"The Singing Cop" —
of Summerland, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 28,
1906.
Democrat. Detective;
singer; performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944,
1948;
arrested
in January 1973, and charged
with attempting to bribe
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Frank J. Frost $1,000 for his support
of a controversial rezoning; pleaded not guilty; tried and convicted;
sentenced to prison;
released after one year.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., February
11, 1996 (age 89 years, 259
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Harper Garcia Smyth (1873-1945) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1873.
Republican. Organist; composer;
honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
25, 1945 (age 72 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 17,
1914.
Democrat. Opera singer; performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in the Attleboro Nursing
Home, Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa., October
3, 1990 (age 76 years, 78
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Alton R. Waldon, Jr. —
of Cambria Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., December
21, 1936.
Democrat. Professional singer; police
officer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1996
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 2000.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
songwriter; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) —
also known as William Warfield —
Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional
singer; actor;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
university
professor.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Broke his neck in an accidental fall, and
died a few weeks later, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 2002 (age 82 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
7, 1883.
Republican. Opera singer; honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1936.
Danish
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Physicians' Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
12, 1953 (age 70 years, 36
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; chairman, American Locomotive
Company; music composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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