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Dorothy K. Adrounie (1891-1988) —
also known as Dorothy Kalaidjian; Mrs. H. A.
Adrounie —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Everek, Ankara, Turkey,
September
11, 1891.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Armenian ancestry.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., April 2,
1988 (age 96 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Nora Bullitt (1881-1976) —
also known as Nora Iasigi; Mrs. Marshall
Bullitt —
of Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Swampscott, Essex
County, Mass., August, 1881.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1944.
Female.
Armenian ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 26,
1976 (age 94 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oxmoor-Bullitt
Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Steven Boghos Derounian (1918-2007) —
also known as Steven B. Derounian —
of Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria,
April
6, 1918.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-65 (2nd District 1953-63, 3rd
District 1963-65); defeated, 1964, 1966; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1969-81.
Episcopalian.
Armenian ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., April
17, 2007 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Iasigi (1800-1877) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey,
August
20, 1800.
Merchant;
shipowner;
Consul
for Turkey in Boston,
Mass., 1864-77.
Armenian ancestry.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 22,
1877 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Joseph Andrew Iasigi (1848-1917) —
also known as Joseph A. Iasigi —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, January
15, 1848.
Consular
Agent for France in Boston,
Mass., 1873-77; Consul-General
for Turkey in Boston,
Mass., 1889-97; he failed to account for a trust fund, refused to
answer questions, and fled
to New York City; arrested
there in February 1897 and extradited
to Boston; charged
with embezzlement
of about $220,000; pleaded not guilty; tried and convicted
in November 1897; sentenced to 14-18 years in prison; pardoned
in 1909.
Armenian and French
ancestry.
Died in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
24, 1917 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Oscar Anthony Iasigi (1846-1884) —
also known as Oscar Iasigi —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
18, 1846.
Importer
and exporter; treasurer, Vassalboro woolen mills;
Vice-Consul
for Turkey in Boston,
Mass., 1871-77; Consul-General
for Turkey in Boston,
Mass., 1877-84.
Armenian and French
ancestry.
Perished
in the wreck
of the steamship SS City of Columbus, which hit a reef and
sank, in Vineyard
Sound, January
18, 1884 (age 37 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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George Keverian (1931-2009) —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 3,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1967-91; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1985-91;
candidate for Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1990.
Armenian ancestry.
Died in Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 6,
2009 (age 77 years, 276
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Everett, Mass.
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Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) —
also known as "Dr. Death" —
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 26,
1928.
Physician;
euthanasia advocate whose campaign of assisted
suicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought him
national publicity; his medical license was revoked
in 1990; he faced numerous murder
charges
starting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times; convicted
in 1999 and sentenced
to 10 to 25 years in prison;
released in 2007; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008.
Atheist.
Armenian ancestry.
Died, from kidney
and heart
problems, in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., June 3,
2011 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Nanig Manoukian (1934-2013) —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born June 8,
1934.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1984,
1992
(alternate), 1996,
2000.
Armenian ancestry.
Died December
7, 2013 (age 79 years, 182
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Juliet Minassian —
of Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2012.
Female.
Armenian ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) —
also known as "The Rock" —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., January
4, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; dry cleaning
business; acting postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1952-53; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977; bank
director; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1966.
Disciples
of Christ. Armenian ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
19, 1992 (age 76 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married, June 7,
1947, to Lorene Terrill; father of Robert
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Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (b. 1950) —
also known as Jackie Speier —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 14,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. Leo J.
Ryan, 1973-78; traveled on a mission to Guyana in 1978, to
investigate allegations of abuse and coercion in the People's Temple
settlement there; shot five
times by security guards, who also shot and killed Congressman
Ryan and four others; member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1986-98; member of California
state senate 8th District, 1998-2006; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2006; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Armenian and Jewish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Julia Harriet Tashjian (1938-2013) —
also known as Julia H. Tashjian; Julia Harriet
Zakarian —
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., June 8,
1938.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1983-91; defeated, 1990.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Armenian ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn., May 9,
2013 (age 74 years, 335
days).
Burial location unknown.
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