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Shirley Levoy Abbott (1924-2013) —
also known as S. L. Abbott —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Fairview, Major
County, Okla., July 23,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; optometrist;
rancher;
candidate for Texas
state senate, 1962, 1964, 1966; chair of
El Paso County Republican Party, 1965-66; candidate for Texas
state comptroller, 1970; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1977-78; U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho, 1984-86.
Catholic.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., April
23, 2013 (age 88 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James O. Andreatta (1912-1964) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Thurber, Erath
County, Tex., February
10, 1912.
Democrat. Stock clerk in electric
power plant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1945-46.
Catholic.
Died March
21, 1964 (age 52 years, 40
days).
Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
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Howell Redus Appling Jr. (1919-2002) —
also known as Howell Appling, Jr. —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Carthage, Panola
County, Tex., September
5, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1959-65; appointed 1959; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1960,
1964,
1968.
Catholic.
Died October
16, 2002 (age 83 years, 41
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Carthage, Tex.
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William Reynolds Archer Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Bill Archer —
of Hunters Creek Village, Harris
County, Tex.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., March
22, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1971-2001; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1988.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kenneth L. Armbrister (b. 1946) —
also known as Ken Armbrister; "Too Much
Testosterone"; "T.M.T." —
of Victoria, Victoria
County, Tex.
Born June 19,
1946.
Democrat. Police
officer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1983-86; member of
Texas
state senate 18th District, 1987-2006.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees;
Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2006.
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Phil E. Baer (b. 1866) —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.; Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., April
24, 1866.
Republican. Employed by Texas & Pacific Railway,
1882-1912, 1916-21; chair of
Bowie County Republican Party, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1912,
1916,
1920;
U.S.
Marshal.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Severin Baer and Catherine (Weidner) Baer. |
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Gonzalo Barrientos Jr. (b. 1941) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 20,
1941.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1975-84 (37th District 1975-82,
51st District 1983-84); member of Texas
state senate 14th District, 1985-2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2006.
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Calvin Joseph Bierschwale (1923-1990) —
also known as Calvin J. Bierschwale —
of Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex.
Born in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., July 24,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., March
30, 1990 (age 66 years, 249
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Tex.
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Max Jacob Bierschwale (1887-1967) —
also known as Max J. Bierschwale —
of Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex.
Born in Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., January
4, 1887.
Republican. Insurance
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1936, 1938; chair of
Gillespie County Republican Party, 1950.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died, following a series of strokes,
due to arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in the Kopp Nursing
Home, near Fredericksburg, Gillespie
County, Tex., May 27,
1967 (age 80 years, 143
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Tex.
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Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) —
also known as Kevin Brady —
of The Woodlands, Montgomery
County, Tex.
Born in Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., April
11, 1955.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 15th District, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-; arrested
on October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., and charged
with driving
while intoxicated.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Thomas Browne (1845-1941) —
also known as John T. Browne; "The Fighting
Irishman"; "Honest John" —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland,
March
23, 1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; grocer; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1892-96; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1897-99, 1907.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1941 (age 96 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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George Prescott Bush (b. 1976) —
also known as George P. Bush —
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., April
24, 1976.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Texas land
commissioner, 2015-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2022.
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John Ellis Bush (b. 1953) —
also known as Jeb Bush —
of Florida.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Tex., February
11, 1953.
Republican. Real estate
business; Governor of
Florida, 1999-2007; defeated, 1994; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 2016.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2022.
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Albert Garza Bustamante (b. 1935) —
also known as Albert G. Bustamante —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Asherton, Dimmit
County, Tex., April 8,
1935.
Democrat. School
teacher; Bexar
County Commissioner, 1973-78; Bexar
County Judge, 1979-84; U.S.
Representative from Texas 23rd District, 1985-93; defeated, 1992.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Convicted
in 1993 on racketeering and bribery
charges,
and sentenced
to prison.
Still living as of 2014.
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James W. Byrne (c.1787-1862) —
of Texas.
Born in Ireland,
about 1787.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Goliad, Refugio and San
Patricio, 1840-43.
Catholic.
Died in Lamar, Aransas
County, Tex., September
10, 1862 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Callaghan (b. 1890) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March
30, 1890.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1947-49.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bryan Callaghan and Adele (Guilbeau) Callaghan; married, September
17, 1947, to Anna Cadena. |
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Julián Castro (b. 1974) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
16, 1974.
Lawyer;
mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 2009-14; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2014-17.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Simon Celaya (1824-1908) —
of Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Spain,
September
28, 1824.
Merchant;
promoter and builder, Rio Grande Railroad;
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Brownsville,
Tex., 1900-07.
Catholic. Spanish
ancestry.
Died in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., November
25, 1908 (age 84 years, 58
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Brownsville, Tex.
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Henry Cuellar (b. 1955) —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., September
19, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1987-2001; secretary
of state of Texas, 2001; U.S.
Representative from Texas 28th District, 2005-; defeated, 2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jo Anne Darcy (b. 1931) —
also known as Jo Anne Hall —
of Santa Clarita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex., May 2,
1931.
Republican. Mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1991, 1995, 1999-2000.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Melvin C. Hall and Elleen P. (Miller) Hall; married, July 21,
1950, to Curtis Darcy. |
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Thomas Joseph Davis (b. 1963) —
also known as Tom Davis —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born, in Webb Air Force Base Hospital,
Big Spring, Howard
County, Tex., January
25, 1963.
Republican. Chair of
Tarrant County Republican Party, 1988-2000; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 89th District, 1992; vice-chair of
Texas Republican Party, 2002.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Wallace Dean (b. 1953) —
also known as Jay Dean —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., March 5,
1953.
Republican. Mayor
of Longview, Tex., 2005-15; member of Texas
state house of representatives 7th District, 2017-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2022.
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Jacob Carl Maria DeGress (1842-1894) —
also known as Jacob Carl DeGress —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Cologne (Köln), Germany,
April
23, 1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Texas
superintendent of public instruction, 1871-74; mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1877-80; postmaster at Austin,
Tex., 1881-85, 1889-93.
Catholic.
Died, of complications of his Civil War
wounds, in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., March
21, 1894 (age 51 years, 332
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Eligio de la Garza II (1927-2017) —
also known as E. 'Kika' de la Garza —
of Mission, Hidalgo
County, Tex.; McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Mercedes, Hidalgo
County, Tex., September
22, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1952-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1965-97.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Kiwanis;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in McAllen, Hidalgo
County, Tex., March
13, 2017 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Tex.
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Dawnna Mathilda Dukes (b. 1963) —
also known as Dawnna Dukes —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.; Pflugerville, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., September
3, 1963.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1995-2013 (50th District
1995-2002, 46th District 2003-13); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing
Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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George Dudley FitzSimmons (1860-1942) —
also known as George D. FitzSimmons —
of Monterrey, Nuevo
León.
Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
16, 1860.
Grocer;
U.S. Consular Agent in Monterrey, 1893-97; U.S. Vice Consul in Monterrey, 1917-26.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
28, 1942 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph FitzSimmons and Eleanor (Leonard) FitzSimmons; married, October
19, 1893, to Genevieve Roberts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1918) |
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Christopher Stephen Flanagan (1876-1943) —
also known as Christopher S. Flanagan —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Quebec,
December
26, 1876.
Stevedoring
business; bank
director; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Port
Arthur, Tex., 1911-42; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Brazil in Port
Arthur, Tex., 1935.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex., February
16, 1943 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Beaumont, Tex.
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Thomas Gallagher (1850-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 6,
1850.
Democrat. Hat
business; bank
director; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1909-21.
Catholic.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
4, 1930 (age 79 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Boniface Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edward D. Garza (b. 1969) —
also known as Ed Garza —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., 1969.
Democrat. Urban
planner; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 2001-05.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Alberto R. Gonzales (b. 1955) —
also known as Al Gonzales;
"Fredo" —
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
4, 1955.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Texas, 1997-99; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1999-2000; U.S.
Attorney General, 2005-07.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Charles A. Gonzalez (b. 1945) —
also known as Charlie Gonzalez —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 5,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1983-87; district judge in Texas, 1989-97; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (1916-2000) —
also known as Henry B. Gonzalez —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., May 3,
1916.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1961-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964,
1996.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Was in the motorcade in Dallas, Tex., when President John
F. Kennedy was shot. In a San Antonio restaurant in 1986, he
punched a man who called him a communist; he was charged
with assault,
but acquitted.
Died, in Downtown Baptist Hospital,
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
28, 2000 (age 84 years, 209
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Cemetery #2, San Antonio, Tex.
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James Callan Graham (1914-2006) —
also known as Callan Graham —
of Junction, Kimble
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Del Rio, Val Verde
County, Tex., October
2, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1949-52; co-founder of the KMBL
radio
station, 1950.
Catholic.
Died in Junction, Kimble
County, Tex., July 23,
2006 (age 91 years, 294
days).
Interment at Junction
Cemetery, Junction, Tex.
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Rubén Hinojosa (b. 1940) —
of Mercedes, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Edcouch, Hidalgo
County, Tex., August
20, 1940.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 15th District, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Abraham Kazen Jr. (1919-1987) —
also known as Chick Kazen —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., January
17, 1919.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1947; member of Texas
state senate, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 23rd District, 1967-85.
Catholic. Lebanese
ancestry.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
29, 1987 (age 68 years, 316
days).
Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Tex.
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E. James Kazen (1912-2003) —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., December
27, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
District Attorney 49th District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic. Lebanese
ancestry.
Died in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., February
25, 2003 (age 90 years, 60
days).
Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Tex.
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Terrence McCauley Keel (b. 1958) —
also known as Terry Keel —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., January
13, 1958.
Republican. Lawyer; Travis
County Sheriff, 1992-96; member of Texas
state house of representatives 47th District, 1997-2006.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) —
also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K.";
"Lancer" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 29,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
received a 1957 Pulitzer
Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President
of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963.
Shot
by a sniper,
Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a
motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital,
Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177
days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John
F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy;
step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton
Ivan Steers Jr.); brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia
Joan Bennett); married, September
12, 1953, to Jaqueline
Lee Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal Jr. and Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss III); father of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who
married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: John
B. Connally — Henry
B. Gonzalez — Henry
M. Wade — Walter
Rogers — Gerry
E. Studds — James
B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark
Dalton — Waggoner
Carr — Theodore
C. Sorensen — Pierre
Salinger — John
Bartlow Martin — Abraham
Davenport |
| | | The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
(opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River from
Jeffersonville,
Indiana, to Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appears on the U.S. half dollar coin. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles
in Courage (1956) |
| | | Books about John F. Kennedy:
Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK
: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An
Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael
O'Brien, John
F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK,
LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask
Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed
America — Thomas Reeves, A
Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —
Chris Matthews, Jack
Kennedy: Elusive Hero — Shelley Sommer, John
F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:
Seymour Hersh, The
Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK:
the Man and the Myth |
| | | Image source: Warren Commission report
(via Wikipedia) |
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Paul Joseph Kilday (1900-1968) —
also known as Paul J. Kilday —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Sabinal, Uvalde
County, Tex., March
29, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 20th District, 1939-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1961-67.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
12, 1968 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Hubert Kurth (1857-1930) —
also known as Joseph H. Kurth; Simon Joseph
Kurth —
of Keltys (now part of Lufkin), Angelina
County, Tex.
Born in Endenich, Germany,
July
3, 1857.
Republican. Lumberman;
railroad
builder; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,
1904;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1924.
Catholic; later Methodist.
Died June 16,
1930 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lufkin, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Johann Adam Kurth and Martha (Brenig) Kurth; married 1882 to Hattie
Martin Glenn. |
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Nicholas V. Lampson (b. 1945) —
also known as Nick Lampson —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., February
14, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; Jefferson
County Tax Assessor-Collector, 1977-95; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1997-2005; defeated, 2004
(2nd District), 2008 (22nd District), 2012 (14th District); delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (1859-1930) —
also known as Octaviano A. Larrazolo; O. A.
Larrazolo —
of San Elizario, El Paso
County, Tex.; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Allende, Chihuahua,
December
7, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; Governor of
New Mexico, 1919-21; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1927; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1928-29.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died April 7,
1930 (age 70 years, 121
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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George Thomas Leland (1944-1989) —
also known as Mickey Leland —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex., November
27, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1972-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1980,
1988
(speaker);
delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1979-89; died in office
1989.
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Died in an airplane
crash near Gambela, Ethiopia,
August
7, 1989 (age 44 years, 253
days).
Interment at Golden
Gate Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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James Ross Lightfoot (b. 1938) —
also known as Jim Lightfoot —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
27, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1985-97 (5th District 1985-93, 3rd
District 1993-97); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1996; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Mike McKool (1918-2003) —
of Texas.
Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, December
30, 1918.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army Air Force
in World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate, 1969-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1974; chair of
Dallas County Democratic Party, 1984-86.
Catholic. Lebanese
ancestry.
As state senator, set a filibuster record by speaking nonstop for 42
hours and 33 minutes in support of funding for mental health and
retardation.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
22, 2003 (age 84 years, 54
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary
Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Grace Flores Napolitano (b. 1936) —
also known as Grace F. Napolitano —
of Norwalk, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Brownsville, Cameron
County, Tex., December
4, 1936.
Democrat. Mayor
of Norwalk, Calif., 1989-90; member of California
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from California, 1999-2019 (34th District
1999-2003, 38th District 2003-13, 32nd District 2013-19); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2019.
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José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
27, 1795.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1838-39; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1845; member of Texas
state senate, 1846-49.
Catholic. Member, Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1871 (age 75 years, 320
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Tex.; statue at Navarro
County Courthouse Grounds, Corsicana, Tex.
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Clemente Nicolini (1853-1938) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy,
January
13, 1853.
Steamship
agent; importer
and exporter; Consular
Agent for Italy in Galveston,
Tex., 1887-1903; Consul
for Mexico in Galveston,
Tex., 1895-96.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer and senility,
in St. Mary's Infirmary,
Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., July 9,
1938 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Calvary
Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Nicolini and Rosa (Rossi) Nicolini; married to Carmelita
Linaro. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Aaron Peña Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Lionel Aron Peña Jr. —
of Edinburg, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., June 8,
1959.
Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives 40th District, 2003-12; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004,
2008;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2012.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Dan R. Ponder (b. 1907) —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
7, 1907.
Democrat. Mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1947-49.
Catholic. Member, Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. D. Ponder and Fannie (Gemoets) Ponder. |
| | | Image source: El Paso Herald-Post,
January 9, 1947 |
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Silvestre Reyes (b. 1944) —
of Canutillo, El Paso
County, Tex.; El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Canutillo, El Paso
County, Tex., November
10, 1944.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1997-; defeated in
primary, 2012; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ciro D. Rodriguez (b. 1946) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila,
December
9, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 118th District, 1987-97; U.S.
Representative from Texas 28th District, 1997-; defeated, 2006,
2010, 2012; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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José Francisco Ruiz (1783-1840) —
also known as Francisco Ruiz —
of Texas.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
29, 1783.
Delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Bexar, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1836-37.
Catholic.
First
schoolmaster in San Antonio, Texas.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
19, 1840 (age 56 years, 355
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Tex.
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Mary A. Ryan (1940-2006) —
of Texas.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
1, 1940.
U.S. Consul General in Monterrey, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland, 1988-90.
Female.
Catholic.
Died, of myelofibrosis,
in Washington,
D.C., April
25, 2006 (age 65 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Pedro Ignacio Saenz Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Pete Saenz —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., 1951.
Mayor
of Laredo, Tex., 2014-.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Antonin Gregory Scalia (1936-2016) —
also known as Antonin Scalia —
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March
11, 1936.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1982-86; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-2016; died in office 2016.
Catholic. Italian
ancestry.
Died in Shafter, Presidio
County, Tex., February
13, 2016 (age 79 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John William Smith (1792-1845) —
also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith;
"El Colorado" —
of Ralls
County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Virginia, March 4,
1792.
Ralls
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant;
surveyor;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office
1845.
Catholic.
In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,
before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., January
12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314
days).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to
Harriet Stone; married 1830 to Maria
de Jesús Delgado Curbelo. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Gus James Strauss (b. 1912) —
also known as Gus J. Strauss —
of Hallettsville, Lavaca
County, Tex.
Born in Shiner, Lavaca
County, Tex., February
12, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1952.
Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond L. Telles Jr. (1915-2013) —
also known as Raymond Telles —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., September
5, 1915.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; El
Paso County Clerk, 1949-57; mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1961-67.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died in 2013
(age about
97 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner III (1944-1993) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner III; Bobby
Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born January
6, 1944.
Democrat. Candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1977.
Catholic.
Died in his room at the Embassy Suites Hotel,
San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., November
15, 1993 (age 49 years, 313
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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George T. Walsh (1873-1933) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 25,
1873.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; pastor, Church of the Annunciation, Houston, Tex.,
1914-33; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1928.
Catholic.
Died November
25, 1933 (age 60 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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