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Michael James Lowrey (b. 1953) —
also known as Michael J. Lowrey; "Orange
Mike"; "Inali of Tanasi" —
of Henderson, Chester
County, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in a hospital,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
25, 1953.
Democratic candidate for Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1974; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 2004.
Baptist;
later Quaker.
Irish and Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Industrial
Workers of the World; AFSCME;
American
Civil Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2004.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; founder and editor, Minnesota
Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John Burke Powers (1868-1944) —
also known as John B. Powers —
of Eagle, Southeast
Fairbanks census area, Alaska.
Born in Tennessee, 1868.
Democrat. Gold miner;
mail
carrier; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alaska Territory, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1944
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Birch
Hill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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John Knight Shields (1858-1934) —
also known as John K. Shields —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Clinchdale, Grainger
County, Tenn., August
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1902-13; chief
justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-13; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913-25.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Highland
Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Samuel Alphonsus Stritch (1887-1958) —
also known as Samuel Stritch —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
17, 1887.
Catholic
priest; bishop of Toledo, 1921-30; archbishop of Milwaukee,
1930-39; archbishop of Chicago, 1940-58; cardinal, 1946-58; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1952 ; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1952.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Rome, Italy,
May
27, 1958 (age 70 years, 283
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.; cenotaph at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Wis.
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