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John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) — also known as John E. Anderson — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Rockingham County, N.C., August 25, 1879. Mayor of El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947. Episcopalian. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, from a heart condition and pulmonary edema, in his room at the Hotel Paso del Norte, El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., February 4, 1947 (age 67 years, 163 days). Interment at Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married, November 19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell.   Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London, England, January 27, 1850. Democrat. Cigar maker; Founder and president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., December 13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.   Samuel Gompers High School (built 1930, closed about 2012), in Bronx, New York, was named for him.  — Gompers School (also known as Eastern High School), Baltimore, Maryland, was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Raymond Eugene Green (b. 1947) — also known as Gene Green — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., October 17, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; business executive; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1973-85; member of Texas state senate, 1985-92; U.S. Representative from Texas 29th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Optimist Club; Lions. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Theron Eads Roberts (1907-1968) — also known as Theron E. Roberts; Tex Roberts — of Diamond, Newton County, Mo. Born in Wheeler, Wheeler County, Tex., March 22, 1907. Democrat. Telegrapher; railway station agent; newspaper publisher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Newton County, 1935-38; member of Missouri state senate 18th District, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Died November 12, 1968 (age 61 years, 235 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Married, May 19, 1926, to Catherine L. Bone and Catherine L. Bone (1908-1987).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Herbert John Spiro (b. 1924) — also known as Herbert Spiro — of Washington, D.C.; Texas. Born in Hamburg, Germany, September 7, 1924. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; university professor; U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, 1975; Equatorial Guinea, 1975; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1992, 1994 (primary); candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993. Member, American Association of University Professors; Phi Beta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Albert John Spiro and Marianne (Stiefel) Spiro; married, June 7, 1958, to Elizabeth Anna Petersen.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) — also known as John G. Tower — of Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., September 29, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university professor; candidate for Texas state house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 (delegation chair), 1980; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis; American Political Science Association; American Association of University Professors. Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amid allegations of heavy drinking and womanizing. Killed in the crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of the runway of Glynco Airport, near Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., April 5, 1991 (age 65 years, 188 days). Interment at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Joe Z. Tower and Beryl Tower; married 1952 to Lou Bullington; married 1977 to Lila Burt Cummings.   Cross-reference: Larry Combest   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   James Castle Turner (c.1917-1996) — also known as J. C. Turner; "Mr. Labor" — of Washington, D.C. Born in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex., about 1917. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956, 1960, 1964. Member, Urban League. President of the International Union of Operating Engineers, 1975-85. Died, after a series of strokes, in Day Shore Convalescent Center, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fla., April 13, 1996 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.

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