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Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Washington.
Born in Houstonia, Pettis
County, Mo., December
5, 1883.
Communist. Sawmill
worker; arrested
in Cleveland, 1919, on charges
of violating the state's criminal
syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; poet.
Member, Industrial Workers of the World.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., July 18,
1982 (age 98 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 13,
1895.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
National Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 104
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Mich.
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Andrew John Biemiller (1906-1982) —
also known as Andrew J. Biemiller —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, July 23,
1906.
College
instructor; Socialist Party educational director for Milwaukee,
1933-36; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1937-42; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated (Democratic), 1946, 1950, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Quaker.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; American Federation of Teachers.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 3,
1982 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Ellicott
Family Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
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Michael N. Billirakis —
also known as Mike Billirakis —
of Pickerington, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Democrat. President,
Ohio Education Association; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000.
Member, National Education Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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Homer M. Carr —
of Proctor, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; locomotive
engineer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 59, 1933-34; member of
Minnesota
state senate 59th District, 1935-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1952.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Burial location unknown.
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John Gordon Cooper (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Cooper —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
April
27, 1872.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1915-37.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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David Alan Curson (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Curson —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, November
4, 1948.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2012-13.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2014.
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James L. Davis (b. 1914) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 7,
1914.
Democrat. Machinist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1973-85; resigned 1985.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Okey Laurence Davis and Della (Wright) Davis; married, December
16, 1932, to Leona M. Barker. |
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Emerson Hugh De Lacy (1910-1986) —
also known as Hugh De Lacy —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 9,
1910.
Democrat. College
instructor; machinist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; carpenter.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; International Association of Machinists.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Dominican Hospital,
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., August
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Alvin Victor Donahey (1873-1946) —
also known as A. Vic Donahey; "Honest
Vic" —
of near Huntsville, Logan
County, Ohio.
Born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, July 7,
1873.
Democrat. Gosher Township Clerk, 1900-04; Tuscarawas
County Auditor, 1904-09; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; Ohio
auditor of state, 1913-21; Governor of
Ohio, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1935-41.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks;
International Typographical Union.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 8,
1946 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at East
High Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Ohio.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose;
Carpenters Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James B. Jerele —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Democrat. President,
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 880; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000.
Member, United Food and Commercial Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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Karl Moore Jones (b. 1908) —
also known as Karl M. Jones —
of Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Roy, Jackson
County, Ohio, May 13,
1908.
Democrat. Steelworker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles;
United Steelworkers of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Charles Jones and Minnie Camellia (Moore)
Jones. |
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Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) —
also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill
Kessel —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, November
22, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Moose;
National Education Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Andy Linko —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio; Brownstown Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Journeyman electrician
for Ford
Motor Company; supervisor
of Brownstown Township, Michigan, 2013.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry W. Maier (1918-1994) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
7, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1951-60; defeated, 1948; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1960-88; defeated, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; American Federation of Teachers.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Delafield, Waukesha
County, Wis., 1994
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Dan Marsh (b. 1970) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
17, 1970.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Andrew Martin (1868-1939) —
also known as John A. Martin —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
10, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-13, 1933-39 (2nd District
1909-13, 3rd District 1933-39); died in office 1939.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
23, 1939 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Walter T. McMahon (1897-1978) —
of Hazel Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
17, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-58 (Oakland County 5th
District 1949-54, Oakland County 6th District 1955-58); defeated in
primary, 1958, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Member, Teamsters Union; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Tom Mooney —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996
(alternate), 2000;
president,
United Federation of Teachers.
Member, American Federation of Teachers.
Still living as of 2001.
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Hiram Phillips (1894-1972) —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April
11, 1894.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president
of Mine Workers union local; grocer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,
1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Redmen;
United Mine Workers.
Died in Franklin
County, Ohio, September
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Phillips and Gillian (Whitely) Phillips; married, April 3,
1915, to Pricy Thelma Wells; third cousin once removed of John
T. Crisp. |
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family of Kentucky. |
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1951 |
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George John Schneider (1877-1939) —
also known as George J. Schneider —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Chute, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
30, 1877.
Republican. Papermaker;
second
vice-president, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-33, 1935-39 (9th District
1923-33, 8th District 1935-39); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924.
Died while attending a labor
meeting in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March
12, 1939 (age 61 years, 133
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
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Donna Edna Shalala (b. 1941) —
also known as Donna E. Shalala —
of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
14, 1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; university
professor; president,
Hunter College, City University of New York, 1980-88; chancellor,
University of Wisconsin, 1988-92; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993-2001; president,
University of Miami, 2001-15; U.S.
Representative from Florida 27th District, 2019-.
Female.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; American Federation of Teachers.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2011.
Still living as of 2019.
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Joseph Michael Snyder (1915-1995) —
also known as Joseph M. Snyder —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio, March
18, 1915.
Democrat. International
Representative, United Auto Workers; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
2nd District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1963-64, 74th District 1965-74); member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1975-78.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
United Auto Workers.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., June 21,
1995 (age 80 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mathew Snyder and Lucy (Konc) Snyder; married 1942 to Rita
Marie Kanthak. |
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Mickey Walsh (b. 1938) —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 4,
1938.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 2000.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Wayne Winpisinger (1924-1997) —
also known as William W. Winpisinger;
"Wimpy" —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.; Columbia, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
10, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mechanic;
president,
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,
1977-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Member, International Association of Machinists; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of cancer,
in the Howard County Memorial Hospital,
Columbia, Howard
County, Md., December
11, 1997 (age 73 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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