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Politician members in Virginia

  Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) — also known as Frederick C. Belen — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1913. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew J. Transue and George D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Federal Bar Association. U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created the ZIP code. Died, of complications from Parkinson's disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292 days). Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth Lehman Belen; brother of Lucile Elizabeth Belen; married, February 7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets.
  Political family: Belen family of Lansing, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Brown (1944-2002) — Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 27, 1944. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1993-97; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996. African ancestry. Member, Disabled American Veterans. His arm was partially paralyzed as a result of a combat injury in Vietnam, 1965. Died, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va., August 15, 2002 (age 58 years, 141 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of David Brown and Lucille (Marsh) Brown.
  Epitaph: "Champion of Veterans. Beloved son, brother, husband, father and grandfather."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) — also known as Joel T. Broyhill — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Hopewell, Va., November 4, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; taken prisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escaped after six months; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Optimist Club; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Freemasons; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Izaak Walton League; Kappa Alpha Order. Died, of congestive heart failure and pneumonia, in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., September 24, 2006 (age 86 years, 324 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Talmadge Broyhill and Nellie Magdalene (Brewer) Broyhill; married, May 17, 1942, to Jane Marshall Bragg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Levering Early (1896-1999) — also known as John L. Early — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Staunton, Va., December 19, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1933-39; municipal judge in Florida, 1944-46; mayor of Sarasota, Fla., 1951-52. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., March 9, 1999 (age 102 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Edward Early and Ida (Clark) Early; married, June 2, 1924, to Maebelle Claire Brooks.
  Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known as Lake J. Frazier — of Winchester, Va.; Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Born near Danville, Montour County, Pa., December 11, 1898. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948; mayor of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen P. Holshue.
  Sidney Harrison Kelsey (b. 1910) — also known as Sidney H. Kelsey — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Norfolk, Va., November 29, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1946. Episcopalian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Henry Michel (1923-2017) — also known as Robert H. Michel — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., March 2, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Harold Velde, 1949-56; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1957-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964, 1968, 1972. Member, Order of Ahepa; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Sigma Nu; Pi Kappa Delta; Purple Heart; Jaycees. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., February 17, 2017 (age 93 years, 352 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles John Michel; married, December 26, 1948, to Corinne Woodruff.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
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