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Music and Dance Politicians in Ohio

Israel Amter 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.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Sadie Van Veen.
  Image source: Marxists Internet Archive
  Rose Bampton (1907-2007) — Born in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 28, 1907. Opera singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952. Female. Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., August 21, 2007 (age 99 years, 266 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1937 to Wilfrid Pelletier.
  See also Wikipedia article
Benjamin F. Bowles Benjamin F. Bowles (1869-1928) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, April 3, 1869. Republican. School teacher and principal; lecturer; musician; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1922-23. African ancestry. Died September 29, 1928 (age 59 years, 179 days). Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Annie R. Anderson and Caroline 'Carrie' Johnson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1923
  Raymond Hugh Burke (1881-1954) — also known as Raymond H. Burke — of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Nicholsville, Clermont County, Ohio, November 4, 1881. Republican. University professor; insurance business; songwriter; mayor of Hamilton, Ohio, 1928-40; member of Ohio state senate, 1942-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1947-49. Member, Rotary. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, August 18, 1954 (age 72 years, 287 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Fletcher Burke and Mary Jane (McNair) Burke; married, June 24, 1908, to Daisy Minnich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Mary Carey (b. 1981) — also known as Mary Ellen Cook — of California. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 15, 1981. Actress in pornographic movies; Independent candidate for Governor of California, 2003; arrested in April 2005 during a raid on a strip club in Lakewood, Wash.; charged with touching herself while dancing; pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence. Female. Still living as of 2013.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Nancy C. Cosgrove (1922-2017) — also known as Nancy Carr — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; South Orleans, Orleans, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, March 24, 1922. Republican. Singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952. Female. Died in Massachusetts, July 22, 2017 (age 95 years, 120 days). Interment at Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
  Relatives: Married to Robert Chalmers Cosgrove.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Wayne De Bolt (b. 1939) — also known as Joe De Bolt — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Sebring, Mahoning County, Ohio, December 23, 1939. Democrat. Played saxophone in rock'n'roll band, The Twisting Countdowns, 1960-62; manager for performers and night club acts; sociologist; university professor; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 100th District, 1970. Eastern Orthodox. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Step-son of Melvin Blake; son of Joseph Whitlach and Dolores De Bolt; married, March 20, 1962, to Beverly Denise Gallagher.
  Caroline Harrison (1832-1892) — also known as Caroline Lavinia Scott — Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, October 1, 1832. Music teacher; First Lady of the United States, 1889-92; died in office 1892. Female. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died, in the White House, Washington, D.C., October 25, 1892 (age 60 years, 24 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Witherspoon Scott and Mary Potts (Neal) Scott; married, October 20, 1853, to Benjamin Harrison; mother of Russell Benjamin Harrison; grandmother of William Henry Harrison.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) — also known as Carroll D. Kearns — of Farrell, Mercer County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 7, 1900. Republican. Concert musician; orchestral conductor; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53, 24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Lions; Phi Mu Alpha. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 11, 1976 (age 76 years, 35 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Henry Kearns and Ida May (Carroll) Kearns; married, August 30, 1933, to Nora Lynch.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Rockport, Allen County, Ohio, April 4, 1895. Lawyer; piano player; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44. Methodist. Died, from a coronary thrombosis, in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 4, 1944 (age 49 years, 153 days). Interment at Rockport Cemetery, Rockport, Ohio.
  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.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile
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