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Irish ancestry Politicians in Tennessee

George Roby Dempster (1887-1964) — also known as George R. Dempster — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., September 16, 1887. Democrat. Manufacturer; contractor; inventor of Dempster Dumpster; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1952-55. Scottish and Irish ancestry. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., September 18, 1964 (age 77 years, 2 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.   See also Wikipedia article   Samuel Gordon Heiskell (1858-1923) — also known as Samuel G. Heiskell — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Monroe County, Tenn., August 7, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; historian; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1892; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1896-97, 1900-01, 1906-07, 1910-12, 1912-15. Episcopalian. German and Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Sigma Kappa. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., September 17, 1923 (age 65 years, 41 days). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of William Heiskell and Julia Josephine (Gahagan) Heiskell; brother of Tyler Davis Heiskell (1823-1897); married to Irene Kuhn; nephew of Frederick Steidinger Heiskell; uncle of Tyler Davis Heiskell (1850-1921); first cousin of Joseph Brown Heiskell and Carrick White Heiskell; first cousin once removed of Harrison Holt Riddleberger and John Netherland Heiskell; first cousin thrice removed of James Williams Riddleberger and Raymond Walker Riddleberger; second cousin four times removed of Edgar Frank Heiskell III.   Political family: Heiskell-Riddleberger family of Knoxville, Tennessee.   Heiskell Elementary School (built 1897, now gone), in Knoxville, Tennessee, was named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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; Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1980; Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1984; 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.   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; Public Ownership candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908; 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.   See also Wikipedia article   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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of Judge James T. Shields and Elizabeth (Simpson) Shields; married 1883 to Mary Fulkerson; married, December 7, 1912, to Jeannette Swepson (Dodson) Cowan.   Cross-reference: John D. Erwin   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   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.   Relatives: Son of Garret Stritch and Katherine (O'Malley) Stritch.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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