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Iorwith Wilbur Abel (1908-1987) —
also known as I. W. Abel —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Magnolia, Stark
County, Ohio, August
11, 1908.
Democrat. President, United Steelworkers, 1965-77;
vice-president, AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1968,
1972.
Died, of cancer,
in Malvern, Carroll
County, Ohio, August
10, 1987 (age 78 years, 364
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Magnolia, Ohio; cenotaph at Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Ariz.
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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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Joseph Ellis Blackburn (1860-1928) —
also known as Joseph E. Blackburn —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in a log
cabin in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, June 30,
1860.
Republican. Glass mold
maker; organizer, president, and secretary,
mold-maker's union; druggist;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1895; Ohio dairy
and food commissioner, 1897-1901.
Died in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, 1928
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Masonic Home Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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William A. Burga —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. President, Ohio AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 2004-08.
Still living as of 2008.
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Thomas Henry Burke (1904-1959) —
also known as Thomas H. Burke —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, May 6,
1904.
Democrat. Official, United Auto Workers union, 1938-48; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
12, 1959 (age 55 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Donald K. Day —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio Building
and Construction Trades Council; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2001.
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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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William Green (1872-1952) —
of Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March 3,
1872.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president, Ohio District, United Mine Workers Union, 1906-10;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1912,
1920
(alternate); president, American Federation of Labor, 1924-52.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, November
21, 1952 (age 80 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Green and Jane (Oran) Green; married 1894 to Jennie
Mobley. |
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Congress |
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Gus Hall (1910-2000) —
also known as Arvo Kustaa Halberg —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
8, 1910.
Communist. Steelworker;
union organizer and one of the leaders of the steelworkers'
strike in 1937; candidate for mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1937; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; indicted
in 1948, and convicted
in 1949, under the Smith
Act, of conspiring to teach the violent
overthrow of the U.S. government; fled
to Mexico; arrested
in 1951 and sent back; spent eight years in prison;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 2000 (age 90 years, 5
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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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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Harry McLaughlin (d. 1933) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
President, Ohio State Federation of Labor; president,
Cleveland Federation of Labor; elected (Wet) delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but died before
taking office.
Died in 1933.
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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Dave Regan —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Reynoldsburg, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. President, Service Employees International Union,
Local 1199; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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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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Warren Stanford Stone (1860-1925) —
also known as Warren S. Stone —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Ainsworth, Washington
County, Iowa, February
1, 1860.
Progressive. Locomotive
engineer; Grand Chief, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, 1903-25; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in a hospital
at Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1925 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Carrie
E. Newell. |
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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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Danny Lee Winslow —
also known as Danny L. Winslow; Dan
Winslow —
of Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Assistant director, United Steelworkers of America;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2001.
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