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John Nichols Dalton (1931-1986) —
also known as John N. Dalton —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Emporia,
Va., July 11,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); treasurer of
Virginia Republican Party, 1960-61; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1966-72 (Montgomery County & Radford
city 1966-71, Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery & Wythe counties & Radford
city 1972); member of Virginia
state senate 37th District, 1972-73; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1974-78; Governor of
Virginia, 1978-82.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Radford,
Va., July 30,
1986 (age 55 years, 19
days).
Interment at Sunrise
Burial Park, Fairlawn, Va.
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Henry Martin Daniel (1829-1908) —
also known as Henry M. Daniel —
of Fillmore
County, Minn.; North Yamhill, Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Danville,
Va., March
26, 1829.
Democrat. Sawmill and
grist
mill owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 3, 1873.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died four days later, in McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore., December
16, 1908 (age 79 years, 265
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, McMinnville, Ore.
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Ralph Hunter Daughton (1885-1958) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1933-44; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1944-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., December
22, 1958 (age 73 years, 90
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) —
also known as Joe Daviess —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., March 4,
1774.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Around 1801, he served as a second to John
Rowan in his duel
with James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, he fled
to avoid
prosecution as accomplice to murder,
and became a fugitive,
but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legal
counsel.
Shot
and killed
in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is now Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
7, 1811 (age 37 years, 248
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Battlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind.
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James Keenan Davis (1790-1859) —
of Alabama; Texas.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 17,
1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; county
judge in Alabama, 1823; general in the Texas Army during the Texas
War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1843-44; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1848;
member of Texas
state senate, 1851-53.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died February
10, 1859 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (White), Coldspring, Tex.
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Robert William Davis (1932-2009) —
also known as Robert W. Davis; Bob Davis —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 31,
1932.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1967-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1971-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1979-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
16, 2009 (age 77 years, 77
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Thomas Terry Davis (1765-1807) —
Born in Fluvanna
County, Va., 1765.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795-97; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1797-1803; justice of
Indiana territorial supreme court, 1803-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
15, 1807 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Old City Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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Marion Lindsay Dawson —
of Richmond,
Va.; Suffolk
County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for
Gov. Cary
A. Hardee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903 to Alice
Taylor. |
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James Ozro Day (b. 1888) —
also known as James O. Day —
of Mississippi; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Decatur, Newton
County, Miss., November
30, 1888.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1928-32; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1933; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1942-45.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Marion Day and Eliza P. (Clark) Day; married, October
1, 1918, to Maude Barbara Reeves. |
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Joseph Thomas Deal (1860-1942) —
also known as Joseph T. Deal —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born near Surry, Surry
County, Va., November
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lumber
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1908;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Norfolk city, 1910-11; member of Virginia
state senate 31st District, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1921-29; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 7,
1942 (age 81 years, 108
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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William Nuckles Doak (1882-1933) —
also known as William N. Doak —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Washington,
D.C.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Rural Retreat, Wythe
County, Va., December
12, 1882.
Republican. Vice-president,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 1916-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1916
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1924; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1930-33.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died of heart
disease, in McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., October
23, 1933 (age 50 years, 315
days).
Entombed at Black Lick Cemetery, Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va.
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Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) —
also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs —
of Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., 1861.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sherman Square Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1931 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett)
Dobbs; married, June 7,
1884, to Mary Ready Ragland. |
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Clyde Gilman Doyle (1887-1963) —
also known as Clyde Doyle —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; South Gate, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 11,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1945-47, 1949-63 (18th District
1945-47, 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-63); defeated, 1946; died in
office 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948,
1960.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Kiwanis.
Died of a heart
attack in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March
14, 1963 (age 75 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Fred Duckworth (1899-1972) —
also known as W. Fred Duckworth —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., June 20,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plant manager for Ford Motor
Company, 1933-42; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Norfolk, Va., 1950-62.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
an unknown assailant, while walking on Major Avenue, Norfolk,
Va., March 4,
1972 (age 72 years, 258
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Relatives:
Married to Gertrude Summers. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edward Early and Ida (Clark) Early; married, June 2,
1924, to Maebelle Claire Brooks. |
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David Milton Easley (b. 1875) —
also known as D. M. Easley —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., March
10, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, October
16, 1907, to Maude Ella Oliver. |
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Horace Hall Edwards (b. 1902) —
also known as Horace H. Edwards —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Isle of Wight, Isle of
Wight County, Va., August
21, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1934-38; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1944;
mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1946-48; Richmond city manager, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Edwards and Helen Hope (Hall) Edwards; married, December
22, 1927, to Mary Olive Lynch. |
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John Edwards (1748-1837) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1748.
Planter;
miller;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1781-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1796-1800.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., 1837
(age about
89 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bourbon County, Ky.
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John William Eggleston (1886-1976) —
also known as John W. Eggleston —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va., June 18,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate 2nd District, 1932-35; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1935-40; appointed 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Charles Rogers Fenwick (1900-1969) —
also known as Charles R. Fenwick —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., August
11, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Arlington County, 1940-45; member
of Virginia
state senate, 1948-69 (22nd District 1948-55, 9th District
1956-69); died in office 1969; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
22, 1969 (age 68 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
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John Wood Fishburne (1868-1937) —
also known as John W. Fishburne —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle
County, Va., March 8,
1868.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Albemarle County & Charlottesville
city, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1912;
circuit judge in Virginia 8th Circuit, 1913-30; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1931-33.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Ivy Depot, Albemarle
County, Va., June 24,
1937 (age 69 years, 108
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Theodore Monroe Fisher (1891-1955) —
also known as T. Monroe Fisher —
of Strasburg, Shenandoah
County, Va.
Born in Strasburg, Shenandoah
County, Va., October
18, 1891.
U.S. Vice Consul in Halifax, 1917-18; Colón, 1918-20; Havana, 1920-24; Dundee, 1924-25; Malaga, 1925-26; Dakar, 1926; Dublin, 1926-27; Cartagena, 1927; Puerto Castilla, 1927-28; Tela, 1928-31; Santa Marta, 1931-32; Trieste, 1932-33; Leghorn, as of 1938; Bilbao, as of 1943.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
31, 1955 (age 63 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
Helena's Churchyard, Beaufort, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James W. Fisher and Susie G. Fisher; married, May 30,
1932, to Mary Louise Montague. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1917) |
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James Winright Flanagan (1805-1887) —
also known as James W. Flanagan —
of Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., September
7, 1805.
Merchant;
lawyer;
farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1851-52; member of Texas
state senate, 1856-58; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Texas; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869-70; resigned 1870; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1869-75.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Slaveowner.
Died near Longview, Gregg
County, Tex., September
19, 1887 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rusk County, Tex.
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Davis Floyd (1772-1834) —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, 1772.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1805-06; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; Indiana
territorial auditor, 1813-14; treasurer
of Indiana Territory, 1814-16; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1817-23; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1822.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Florida, 1834
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Floyd and Lillian Floyd; married 1794 to
Susanna Johnston Lewis. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Littleberry Stainback Foster (1856-1942) —
of Mathews
County, Va.; Williamsburg,
Va.
Born in Mathews
County, Va., February
23, 1856.
Democrat. Physician;
superintendent
of schools; bank
director; chair of
Mathews County Democratic Party, 1892-99; superintendent, Eastern
State Hospital at Williamsburg, 1899.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Williamsburg,
Va., September
23, 1942 (age 86 years, 212
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Foster and Nancy Jane (Holmes) Foster; married, December
21, 1881, to Agnes Virginia Dixon. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in Virginia
(1906) |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen
P. Holshue. |
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Leslie Coombs Garnett (1876-1958) —
also known as Leslie C. Garnett —
of Mathews, Mathews
County, Va.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mathews, Mathews
County, Va., December
15, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; Mathews
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1904-12; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1934-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1936,
1940.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
13, 1958 (age 81 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Joe Gregory Gentry (1893-1983) —
also known as Joe G. Gentry —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C., September
23, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; defeated (Democratic), 1928; Republican
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died September
6, 1983 (age 89 years, 348
days).
Interment at Elks Cemetery, Bedford, Va.
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Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) —
also known as Paul E. Gillmor —
of Old Fort, Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
1, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1967-88; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office
2007.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from an accidental fall down
stairs, in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
5, 2007 (age 68 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carter Glass (1858-1946) —
also known as George Carter Glass; "Father of the
Federal Reserve"; "Pluck" —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., January
4, 1858.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Virginia
state senate, 1899-1902; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Lynchburg city,
1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in his room at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1946 (age 88 years, 144
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Robert Edward Glover (1864-1957) —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., August
29, 1864.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Kecoughtan Veterans Administration Hospital,
Hampton,
Va., October
22, 1957 (age 93 years, 54
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va.
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Mills Edwin Godwin Jr. (1914-1999) —
also known as Mills E. Godwin, Jr. —
of Suffolk,
Va.
Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part of Suffolk,
Va.), November
19, 1914.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-52; member of Virginia
state senate 5th District, 1952-61; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1962-66; Governor of
Virginia, 1966-70, 1974-78.
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Rotary.
Died of complications of pneumonia,
January
30, 1999 (age 84 years, 72
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
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Philip Pittman Godwin Sr. (c.1924-2001) —
also known as Philip P. Godwin, Sr. —
of Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-72; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1971-72;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital,
Norfolk,
Va., December
12, 2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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Wrendo Marion Godwin (1896-1976) —
also known as Wrendo M. Godwin —
of Parksley, Accomack
County, Va.
Born in Poulson, Accomack
County, Va., September
22, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1948;
member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Accomack County, 1948-55.
Baptist.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Ruritan.
Died in 1976
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Newbern, Pulaski
County, Va., June 3,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1917; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1944 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Charles O'Conor Goolrick (1876-1960) —
also known as C. O'Conor Goolrick —
of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., November
25, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Spotsylvania County &
Fredericksburg city, 1908-09; member of Virginia
state senate 13th District, 1915-23; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1924;
delegate
to Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died June 4,
1960 (age 83 years, 192
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior
Order; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 6,
1953 (age 63 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Bailey Gregory (b. 1884) —
also known as Herbert B. Gregory —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., April
10, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Virginia 20th Circuit, 1923-26; judge, Law and
Chancery Court, City of Roanoke, 1926-30; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Werter Hancock Gregory and Sallie James (Payne) Gregory; married,
October
26, 1916, to Margaret Kossen. |
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John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) —
also known as J. O. Gunn —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Pelham, Caswell
County, N.C., December
27, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; Caswell
County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of
Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67;
secretary, Royal Hosiery
Mills.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Junior
Order.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Danville,
Va., February
18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53
days).
Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
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Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) —
also known as Robert S. Hall —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Williamsburg, Covington
County, Miss., March
10, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1906-08; Forrest
County Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District,
1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 10,
1941 (age 62 years, 92
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) —
also known as William M. Hargest —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester,
Va., August
5, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married
1895 to
Kingsley LeGalliene. |
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edwin Johnson Harvey (1864-1932) —
also known as E. J. Harvey —
of Stuart, Patrick
County, Va.; Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., October
5, 1864.
Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1899-1904, 1932 (Carroll, Grayson & Patrick
counties 1899-1904, 13th District 1932); died in office 1932; circuit
judge in Virginia 7th Circuit, 1906-18.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons.
Died, from cerebral
sclerosis, in Memorial Hospital,
Danville,
Va., May 7,
1932 (age 67 years, 215
days).
Interment at Highland
Burial Park, Danville, Va.
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John Henry Hatcher (1875-1950) —
also known as John H. Hatcher —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Bland, Bland
County, Va., June 29,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1903; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
10th Judicial Circuit, 1921-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924-40; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died June 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 356
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson Cary Hatcher and Anne (Bulman) Hatcher; married, April
12, 1900, to Leona Lyle Bowman. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) —
also known as Luther H. Hodges —
of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., March 9,
1898.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; Governor of
North Carolina, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956
(delegation chair), 1964;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; American
Legion; Moose.
Died October
6, 1974 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Overlook
Cemetery, Eden, N.C.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke,
in a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Houston (1793-1863) —
also known as Sam Houston —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex.
Born near Lexington, Rockbridge
County, Va., March 2,
1793.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7th
District 1825-27); Governor of
Tennessee, 1827-29; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833;
delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine,
1835; delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Refugio, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; President
of the Texas Republic, 1836-38, 1841-44; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1838; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1846-59; Governor of
Texas, 1859-61.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died of pneumonia,
in Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex., July 26,
1863 (age 70 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Huntsville, Tex.; statue erected 1925 at Herman
Park, Houston, Tex.
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Relatives:
Father of Andrew
Jackson Houston; second great-grandfather of Jean Houston Baldwin
(who married Marion
Price Daniel); third great-grandfather of Marion
Price Daniel Jr.; cousin *** of David
Hubbard. |
| | | Political family: Daniel-Houston
family of Texas. |
| | | Houston counties in Minn., Tenn. and Tex. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Houston,
Texas, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ships SS Sam Houston (built 1941, at Houston,
Texas; torpedoed and sunk 1942 in the Atlantic
Ocean) and SS Sam Houston II (built 1943 at the same
shipyard; scrapped 1959) were named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Houston
Justice
— Sam
H. Jones
— Sam
Houston Clinton, Jr.
— Sam
H. Melton, Jr.
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Sam Houston: James L.
Haley, Sam
Houston — Marquis James, The
Raven : A Biography of Sam Houston — Randolph B.
Campbell, Sam
Houston and the American Southwest — John F. Kennedy,
Profiles
in Courage — Jean Fritz, Make
Way for Sam Houston (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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William Lockhart Hunter (1809-1886) —
of Texas.
Born in Tinkling Spring, Augusta
County, Va., June 5,
1809.
Member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1839; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1843-44.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
28, 1886 (age 77 years, 145
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Adam Huntsman (1786-1849) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., February
11, 1786.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 12th District, 1835-37; defeated,
1836.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died August
23, 1849 (age 63 years, 193
days).
Interment at Old
Salem Cemetery, Near Jackson, Madison County, Tenn.
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Thomas G. Hutt (1817-1892) —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., May 21,
1817.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1876;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1881-84.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex., September
5, 1892 (age 75 years, 107
days).
Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
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John Jay Jackson (1800-1877) —
also known as John J. Jackson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
13, 1800.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-44; delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Wood County, 1861.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., January
1, 1877 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938-2003) —
also known as Maynard H. Jackson;
"Buzzy" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March
23, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1968; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1976,
1980,
1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1993.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed (heart
attack) after getting off a plane at Reagan National Airport,
and died soon after, at Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 23,
2003 (age 65 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) —
also known as Robert H. Jackson —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Spring Creek, Warren
County, Pa., February
13, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1938-40; U.S.
Attorney General, 1940-41; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
9, 1954 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Camp, Smyth
County, Va., August
20, 1919.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Smyth
County Sheriff, 1948-54; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Zeta; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving overturned
and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., August
2, 1994 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Perry Northen Jester (1902-1982) —
also known as Perry N. Jester —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in West Point, Troup
County, Ga., January
20, 1902.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Hong Kong, 1928-31; Barbados, 1933-34; U.S. Consul in Barbados, 1935-36; Southampton, 1937-39; Lagos, 1940-42; Colombo, 1947-48; U.S. Consul General in Dakar, as of 1949.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in July, 1982
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) —
also known as Louis A. Johnson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., January
10, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of
War, 1937-40; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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G. T. Johnston (1887-1970) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Giles
County, Va., July 24,
1887.
Democrat. Plumbing
and heating contractor; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in August, 1970
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston; married, February
4, 1914, to Sina Bagby. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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