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Susan Allen (b. 1963) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born March
27, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 2012-16 (District 61-B 2012,
District 62-B 2013-16).
Female.
Episcopalian.
American Indian ancestry. Lesbian.
Still living as of 2016.
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Frank Fulton Aplan (1900-1966) —
also known as Frank F. Aplan —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., May 21,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Stanley
County Attorney; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 54th District, 1931-32;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Norwegian,
Irish,
French
Canadian, and Sioux Indian ancestry.
Died in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., January
3, 1966 (age 65 years, 227
days).
Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Rushville, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Jens Olius Aplan and Marie (Lenagh) Aplan; married to Helen
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March
16, 1838.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
Black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia,
in Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
7, 1906 (age 68 years, 205
days).
Interment at Wilberforce
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Alexis C. Bailly (1798-1861) —
of Mendota, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in St. Joseph, Ontario,
December
14, 1798.
Fur trader;
member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 7th District, 1849-50.
French
and Ottawa Indian ancestry.
Died in Wabasha, Wabasha
County, Minn., June 13,
1861 (age 62 years, 181
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Wabasha, Minn.
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Alexis Phillip Bailly (1826-1899) —
also known as Alexis P. Bailly —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Mendota, Dakota
County, Minn., November
23, 1826.
Democrat. Postmaster at Hastings,
Minn., 1854; served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
French
and American Indian ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak., September
20, 1899 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Henry G. Bailly (1828-1865) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born October
29, 1828.
Democrat. Postmaster at Hastings,
Minn., 1854-55; member
Minnesota territorial council 6th District, 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 6th District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state senate 3rd District, 1857-58; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
French
and American Indian ancestry.
Died, from his war
wounds, in Minnesota, January
7, 1865 (age 36 years, 70
days).
Interment at Bellwood Cemetery, Near Hastings, Dakota County, Minn.
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Karla Ballard —
also known as Karla Ballard Williams —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2020.
Female.
African
and Shawnee-Cherokee ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett (1833-1908) —
also known as Ebenezer D. Bassett —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
16, 1833.
School
teacher; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General in Port-au-Prince, as of 1874; Vice-Consul
for Haiti in New
York, N.Y., 1898-1902, 1904-08.
African
and Pequot Indian ancestry.
First
Black American to be appointed a diplomat to a foreign country.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
14, 1908 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Mark Peter Begich (b. 1962) —
also known as Mark Begich —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born, in Old Providence Hospital,
Anchorage,
Alaska, March
30, 1962.
Democrat. Mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 2003-09; defeated, 1994, 2000; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2009-15; defeated, 2014; candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 2018.
Alaska Native and Croatian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) —
also known as Nick Begich —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., April 6,
1932.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
state senate, 1963-71; U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office
1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alaska, 1972.
Alaska Native and Croatian
ancestry.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane
crash, somewhere in Alaska, October
16, 1972 (age 40 years, 193
days). The wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Philip C. Bellfy (b. 1946) —
also known as Phil Bellfy —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born, in a hospital
at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1946.
College
teacher; Human Rights candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1976; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; after refusing to
remove his hat, was arrested
for trespassing in Michigan state capitol building, 1977; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1986; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Chippewa Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Elmer Peter Black Cloud (1953-2014) —
also known as Elmer Black Cloud; Woody Black
Cloud —
of Wakpala, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born March
24, 1953.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1992;
when his 14-year-old niece became pregnant, he was charged
with sexual
abuse of a minor and incest;
tried
and convicted;
in December 1996, the conviction was affirmed on appeal.
Sioux Indian ancestry.
Died, in the Mobridge Regional Hospital,
Mobridge, Walworth
County, S.Dak., March
10, 2014 (age 60 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Little Eagle, S.Dak.
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Elias Cornelius Boudinot (1835-1890) —
of Arkansas.
Born near Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., August
1, 1835.
Democrat. Delegate
to Arkansas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Tribal
Representative to Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1868.
Cherokee Indian ancestry.
Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., September
27, 1890 (age 55 years, 57
days).
Interment at Oak
Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Billy Michael Burrage (b. 1950) —
of Antlers, Pushmataha
County, Okla.
Born in Durant, Bryan
County, Okla., 1950.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1994-2001;
resigned 2001; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1994-2001;
resigned 2001; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1994-2001;
resigned 2001.
American Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Samuel Benton Callahan (1833-1911) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., January
26, 1833.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Tribal
Representative to Confederate Congress, 1864-65; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1891.
Creek Indian ancestry.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., February
17, 1911 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell (b. 1933) —
of Ignacio, La Plata
County, Colo.
Born in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., April
13, 1933.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1983-87; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1987-93; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1993-2005.
Cheyenne Indian ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bradley Rogers Carson (b. 1967) —
also known as Brad Carson —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Winslow, Navajo
County, Ariz., March
11, 1967.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 2004.
Southern
Baptist. Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles David Carter (1868-1929) —
also known as Charles D. Carter —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Boggy Depot, Atoka
County, Okla., August
16, 1868.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-27 (4th District 1907-15, 3rd
District 1915-27).
Choctaw Indian ancestry.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., April 9,
1929 (age 60 years, 236
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Travis Wayne Childers (b. 1958) —
also known as Travis W. Childers —
of Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss.
Born in Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss., March
29, 1958.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; Prentiss
County Chancery Clerk, 1991-2008; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 2008.
Baptist.
French,
English,
Spanish,
Italian,
Swiss,
Chickasaw Indian, and Choctaw Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Sharon Clahchischilliage (born c.1948) —
of Farmington, San Juan
County, N.M.
Born about 1948.
Republican. Candidate for secretary
of state of New Mexico, 2002; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 2004.
Female.
Navajo Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Tom Cole (b. 1949) —
of Moore, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., April
28, 1949.
Republican. University
faculty; staff, U.S. Rep. Mickey
Edwards, 1982-84; Oklahoma
Republican state chair, 1985-89; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1988-91; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1995-99; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 2003-.
Methodist.
Chickasaw Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles Curtis (1860-1936) —
also known as "Square Shooter"; "The
Whisperer" —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in a log
cabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka), Shawnee
County, Kan., January
25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian.
Republican. Lawyer; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1st
District 1899-1907); resigned 1907; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1924,
1928;
Vice
President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932.
Protestant.
English,
French,
and Kansa/Osage Indian ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1936 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Alexander Dimitry (1805-1883) —
also known as Tobias Guarneriius —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
7, 1805.
Newspaper
editor; college
professor; linguist;
as a young man, took part in several duels;
Louisiana
superintendent of public instruction, 1848-51; U.S. Minister to
Costa Rica, 1859-61; Nicaragua, 1859-61.
Greek
and Alabama Indian ancestry.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
30, 1883 (age 77 years, 357
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
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Larry Echo Hawk —
of Idaho.
Democrat. Idaho
state attorney general, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1994.
Pawnee Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 1995.
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William Eggers III (b. 1939) —
of Montana.
Born in 1939.
Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1999-.
Crow Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Alexander Faribault (1806-1882) —
of Mendota, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Prairie du Chien, Crawford
County, Wis., June 22,
1806.
Fur trader;
Founder
of the city of Faribault, Minnesota; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 7th District, 1851.
French
and Dakota Indian ancestry.
Died in Faribault, Rice
County, Minn., 1882
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Richard Dickerson Gholson (1802-1861) —
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper
County, Va., January
3, 1802.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1851-55; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1859-61.
English
and Cherokee Indian ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Tennessee, August
28, 1861 (age 59 years, 237
days).
Interment somewhere
in Troy, Tenn.
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian,
Irish,
and American Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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John Guevremont (born c.1952) —
of Mashantucket, New London
County, Conn.
Born about 1952.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Pequot Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Wirt Hastings (1866-1938) —
also known as William W. Hastings —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.
Born in Benton
County, Ark., December
31, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Attorney General for Cherokee Nation, 1891-95; national attorney for
Cherokee tribe, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1915-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 8,
1938 (age 71 years, 98
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Tahlequah, Okla.
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William L. Hensley (b. 1941) —
also known as Willie Hensley —
of Kotzebue, Northwest
Arctic Borough, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Kotzebue, Northwest
Arctic Borough, Alaska, June 17,
1941.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1968,
1984;
member of Alaska
state senate, 1970; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1974; member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska, 1984.
Alaska Native ancestry.
Still living as of 2013.
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Cheri Lynn Honkala (b. 1963) —
also known as Cheri Honkala —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., 1963.
Green. Candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2012.
Female.
Finnish
and Cheyenne Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Paul Oscar Adolph Husting (1866-1917) —
also known as Paul O. Husting —
of Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., April
25, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dodge
County District Attorney, 1903-06; member of Wisconsin
state senate 13th District, 1907-14; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1915-17; died in office 1917; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
French,
Luxemburgian,
and Menominee Indian ancestry.
Accidentally
shot
in the back by his brother Gustave, when he stood up in his
boat while duck
hunting on Rush Lake, and died soon after in a nearby farmhouse,
near Pickett, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
21, 1917 (age 51 years, 179
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Mayville, Wis.
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Robert McDonald Jones (1808-1872) —
Born in Mississippi, October
1, 1808.
Tribal
Representative to Confederate Congress, 1863-65.
American Indian ancestry.
Represented Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in Confederate Congress.
Died February
22, 1872 (age 63 years, 144
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Paulette E. Jordan (b. 1979) —
of Plummer, Benewah
County, Idaho.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, December
7, 1979.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 2008;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 2015-18; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 2018; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 2020.
Female.
American Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Carol Juneau (b. 1945) —
of Browning, Glacier
County, Mont.
Born in Elbowoods, McLean
County, N.Dak., April 5,
1945.
Democrat. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1999-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 2000,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 2004.
Female.
American Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Winona LaDuke (b. 1959) —
of Ponsford, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1959.
Green. Candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1996, 2000; received one
electoral vote for Vice-President, 2016.
Female.
Ojibwe Indian ancestry.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2007.
Still living as of 2016.
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Sylvia Laughter —
of Kayenta, Navajo
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1999-2004 (3rd District
1999-2002, 2nd District 2003-04).
Female.
Mormon.
Navajo Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Greenwood Leflore (1800-1865) —
of Mississippi.
Born in 1800.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1841.
Choctaw Indian ancestry.
Died in 1865
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; 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.
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Peter MacDonald (b. 1928) —
of Window Rock, Apache
County, Ariz.
Born in Teec Nos Pos, Apache
County, Ariz., December
16, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972.
Baptist.
Navajo Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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Beverly Masek (b. 1963) —
of Willow, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Anvik, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska, September
30, 1963.
Republican. Four time Iditarod Race finisher, 1990-93; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1995-2005 (28th District
1995-2003, 15th District 2003-05); pleaded
guilty in March 2009 to soliciting
and accepting at least $4,000 in bribes
from VECO Corporation; sentenced
to six months in jail and
three years probation.
Female.
Methodist.
Alaska Native ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clem Rogers McSpadden (1925-2008) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Oklahoma, November
9, 1925.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma state legislature, 1960; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1973-75.
Cherokee Indian ancestry.
Died July 7,
2008 (age 82 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Markwayne Mullin (b. 1977) —
of Westville, Adair
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., July 26,
1977.
Republican. Plumber;
rancher;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 2013-.
Cherokee Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Wendsler Nosie Sr. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona.
Apache Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) —
also known as Robert L. Owen —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., February
2, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Modern
Woodmen of America; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died July 19,
1947 (age 91 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Leonard Peltier (b. 1944) —
Born in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., September
12, 1944.
American Indian activist and member of the American Indian Movement;
alleged to have been involved in a shoot-out at the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation in South Dakota, June 26, 1975, in which three died,
including two FBI agents; fled
South Dakota, was arrested
in Canada, and extradited
to the U.S.; tried
and convicted
of murder
in 1977, and sentenced
to two life terms in prison;
Peace and Freedom candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; Socialism and Liberation candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 2020.
American Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Matthew Stanley Quay (1833-1904) —
also known as Matthew S. Quay —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Dillsburg, York
County, Pa., September
30, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; Beaver
County Prothonotary, 1856-61; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Beaver County, 1865-67; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1900;
secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873-78, 1879-82; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1878-79, 1902-03; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1886-87; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-99, 1901-04; died in office 1904;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1888-91; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1896.
Manx
and American Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1888 for action at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13,
1862.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., May 28,
1904 (age 70 years, 241
days).
Interment at Beaver
Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
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Lisa Marie Raine (b. 1969) —
also known as Lisa M. Raine —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Xavier Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, May 28,
1969.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1996;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2000.
Female.
Shoshone Indian ancestry. Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Benjamin Reifel (1906-1990) —
also known as Ben Reifel —
of South Dakota.
Born in a log
cabin near Parmelee, Todd
County, S.Dak., September
19, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1961-71.
Episcopalian.
German
and Sioux Indian ancestry.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., January
2, 1990 (age 83 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., September
27, 1827.
Republican. Minister;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71; secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1873.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
and Lumbee Indian ancestry.
First
Black member of the U.S. Senate.
Died, from a stroke,
while attending a church conference,
in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., January
16, 1901 (age 73 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Hollis Earl Roberts (1943-2011) —
also known as Hollis E. Roberts —
of Hugo, Choctaw
County, Okla.
Born in Hochatown, McCurtain
County, Okla., May 9,
1943.
Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1970; chief of the Choctaw
Nation, 1978-97.
Choctaw Indian ancestry.
Convicted
in 1997 of aggravated
sexual abuse and abusive
sexual contact, involving two female employees.
Died in Hugo, Choctaw
County, Okla., October
19, 2011 (age 68 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Laughing Horse Robinson (b. 1955) —
of Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif.
Born in 1955.
Democrat. Art
teacher; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Kawaiisu Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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William Vann Rogers Jr. (1911-1993) —
also known as Will Rogers, Jr. —
of Culver City, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, October
20, 1911.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1943-44; resigned
1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1946; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1948.
Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in in Tubac, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz., July 9,
1993 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Tubac
Cemetery, Tubac, Ariz.
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Frank Howell Seay (b. 1938) —
Born in Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., 1938.
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1979-2003;
took senior status 2003.
Cherokee Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (b. 1954) —
also known as Al Sharpton —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
3, 1954.
Democrat. Minister;
civil rights activist; radio talk
show host; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1988, 1992, 1994; stabbed
in the chest as he was about to lead a protest march in the
Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., January 12, 1991;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1997; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 2004.
Pentecostal;
later Baptist.
African
and Cherokee Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Spotted Crow —
of Pine Ridge, Shannon County (now Oglala
Lakota County), S.Dak.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1948.
American Indian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Grady Stigler (1891-1952) —
also known as William G. Stigler —
of Stigler, Haskell
County, Okla.
Born in Stigler, Choctaw Nation County, Indian Territory (now Haskell
County, Okla.), July 7,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1924-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1952;
speaker, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1944-52; died in
office 1952.
Choctaw Indian ancestry.
Died in Stigler, Haskell
County, Okla., August
21, 1952 (age 61 years, 45
days).
Interment at Stigler
Cemetery, Stigler, Okla.
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Asiba Tupahache —
Born in Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y.
School
teacher; Peace and Freedom candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1992.
Female.
Matinecoc Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 1992.
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Bluford Wilson (d. 1909) —
of Illinois.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1869-74.
Cherokee Indian ancestry.
He was part Cherokee, but the family kept this a secret until 1950.
Died in 1909.
Interment somewhere
in Sangamon County, Ill.
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