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Peter J. Abbate Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born March
22, 1949.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 49th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Civitan; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2008.
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A. David Abrams (b. 1919) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
19, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
merchant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961-64;
appointed 1961.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Civitan; Jaycees;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel I. Abrams and Esther (Block) Abrams; married, August
11, 1943, to Ruth R. Levy. |
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Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) —
also known as Clarence W. Allgood —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
12, 1902.
Lawyer;
trustee, Crippled Children's Hospital;
counsel, American Hospital
Association; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association; Elks; Blue
Key; Civitan.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
30, 1991 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) —
also known as W. R. Alstadt —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Thebes, Alexander
County, Ill., October
7, 1916.
Democrat. Dentist;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Dental Association; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died April 6,
1993 (age 76 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt; married, August
31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness. |
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James E. Altmeyer (b. 1938) —
also known as Jim Altmeyer —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., December
5, 1938.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1974-76 (Ohio County 1974, 3rd
District 1975-76); appointed 1974; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Civitan; Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Still living as of 1984.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Altmeyer and Evelyn (Showers) Altmeyer; married, November
30, 1963, to Edith Stoney. |
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Paul McManus Arant (1910-1963) —
also known as Paul M. Arant —
of Pageland, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born in Five Forks, Pageland Township, Chesterfield
County, S.C., November
1, 1910.
Lawyer;
farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chesterfield County,
1947-58; member of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1959-62.
Member, Civitan.
Died in December, 1963
(age 53
years, 0 days).
Interment at Pageland
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pageland, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter M. Arant and Lottie A. (McManus) Arant; married to Alma
Mangum. |
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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., March
20, 1907.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36; Georgia
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
Georgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate
1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944
(speaker);
president, Dixie Insurance
Co., 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Phi; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Eagles;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Civitan.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
13, 1992 (age 85 years, 268
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Victor Henderson Ashe II (b. 1945) —
also known as Victor Ashe —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
1, 1945.
Republican. Press aide and legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard
H. Baker, Jr., 1966-67; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1968-74; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1975-84; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1984; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1988-2003; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 2004-09.
Baptist.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March
10, 1882.
Republican. Bakery
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Civitan; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Edmund Roberts Blair (b. 1908) —
also known as Edmund Blair —
of Pell City, St. Clair
County, Ala.
Born in Leeds, Jefferson
County, Ala., July 29,
1908.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Civitan; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) —
also known as William H. Bobbitt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
18, 1900.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Civitan.
Died September
27, 1992 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) —
also known as William A. Bootle —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
19, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took
senior status 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died January
25, 2005 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) —
also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad
Bradley —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
27, 1912.
Republican. Accountant;
realtor;
real
estate developer; candidate for mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Civitan.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Charles Franklin Brannan (1903-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Brannan —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
23, 1903.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-53.
Quaker.
Member, Civitan; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1992 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene J. Bryan (b. 1889) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., June 25,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1915; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1921-25; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1923-25; member of Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1939; secretary, member
board of trustees, Baroness Erlanger Hospital.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Bryan and Carrie (Burg) Bryan; married, October
18, 1912, to Mary Ruth Bates. |
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Harry L. Buch (b. 1930) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
31, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1959-64;
defeated, 1964; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1969; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees;
Civitan.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry F. Buch and Marcella (Sonnefeld) Buch; married 1959 to
Patricia Griffith. |
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Thomas Lee Cummings (b. 1891) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinnville, Warren
County, Tenn., May 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Nashville, Tenn., 1938-47.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Martin Cummings and Mary Josephine (Brewer) Cummings;
married, November
17, 1915, to Ella Connell. |
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Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) —
also known as Marcy B. Darnall —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Edgar
County, Ill., January
27, 1872.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Key
West, Fla., 1913-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Civitan; Elks.
Died, in Coffee Memorial Hospital,
Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., January
18, 1960 (age 87 years, 356
days).
Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala.
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Relatives:
Married to Lutie Milliken. |
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Scott Eckstein —
of Bloomfield, San Juan
County, N.M.
Deputy
sheriff; mayor
of Bloomfield, N.M., 2006-.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2015.
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Image source:
City of Bloomfield |
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards; Dan
Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married, December
24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin. |
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William Paul Faust (1929-1995) —
also known as William Faust —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, March
29, 1929.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; supervisor
of Nankin Township, Michigan, 1963-65; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state senate, 1967-94 (13th District 1967-82, 12th District
1983-94).
Catholic.
Member, Civitan.
Died in 1995
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Joseph Faust and Teresa (Johnson) Faust. |
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Lynn O. Francis (1906-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Sanford, Midland
County, Mich., August
7, 1906.
Republican. Midland
County Treasurer, 1935-40; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1952; member
of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1955-62; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Civitan.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Interment at New
Jerome Township Cemetery, Sanford, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
22, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Civitan; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1968
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Denzil Lee Gainer (1913-1972) —
also known as Denzil L. Gainer —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
12, 1913.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; West
Virginia state auditor, 1961-72; defeated, 1972; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in 1972
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonidas 'Lee' Gainer and Laura (Elliott) Gainer; married, March 9,
1935, to Lucille Reading. |
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1951 |
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Patricia A. Gibbons (b. 1947) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 3,
1947.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District, 2000.
Female.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2000.
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Bernard Francis Grabowski (b. 1923) —
also known as Bernard F. Grabowski —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 11,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
municipal judge in Connecticut, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1963-67 (at-large 1963-65, 6th
District 1965-67); defeated, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Civitan; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Othniel D. Hall (1902-1983) —
also known as O. D Hall —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Odd, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
9, 1902.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1941-42,
1959-60; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kappa
Delta Pi; Civitan; Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Died in July, 1983
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey J. Hall and Emma B. (Cooper) Hall; married, June 9,
1926, to Irene Herndon. |
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Bolling Hall Handy (b. 1891) —
also known as Bolling H. Handy —
of Bristol,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Spring City, Rhea
County, Tenn., February
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1920; member, Virginia
State Industrial Commission, 1922-29; chairman, Mutual Insurance
Company of Richmond.
Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas R. Handy and Caroline S. (Hall) Handy; married, October
9, 1917, to Ann Roy Johnston. |
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Kenneth William Hechler (1914-2016) —
also known as Ken Hechler —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1914.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1980,
1984;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Civitan; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Slanesville, Hampshire
County, W.Va., December
10, 2016 (age 102 years,
81 days).
Interment at Branch Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery, Three
Churches, W.Va.
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Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., July 29,
1914.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
17, 2001 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
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Francis Cyril Jones (b. 1919) —
also known as Francis C. Jones —
of Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington
County, S.C., October
10, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of
Lexington County Democratic Party, 1952; member of South
Carolina state senate from Lexington County, 1957-64.
Baptist.
Member, Civitan; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyril E. Jones and Freida (Rutland) Jones; married, November
12, 1949, to Marguerite Marshall Watson. |
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Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-1955) —
also known as Charles B. Kennamer —
of Guntersville, Marshall
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., November
25, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Marshall
County Solicitor, 1905-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1906, 1919, 1920;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1922-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-36; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-55; died
in office 1955.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., June 3,
1955 (age 80 years, 190
days).
Interment at Guntersville
City Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala.
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Thomas Edmund Knight Jr. (b. 1898) —
also known as Thomas E. Knight, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., June 19,
1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama
state attorney general, 1931-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1935-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks;
Civitan; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward McIver Leppard (1924-1985) —
of Chesterfield, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield
County, S.C., November
5, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1963-66.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Civitan; Moose.
Died February
15, 1985 (age 60 years, 102
days).
Interment at Chesterfield Cemetery, Chesterfield, S.C.
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William John Leppien (1894-1979) —
also known as William J. Leppien —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born October
7, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream
business; Saginaw
County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1963-64.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V.
Sheriff. |
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Shirley Love (b. 1933) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va., May 15,
1933.
Democrat. Television
journalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1994-2008; appointed 1994;
chair
of Fayette County Democratic Party, 1998-99; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 32nd District, 2017-; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2018.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Civitan; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Armstrong MacKay (1919-2004) —
of Georgia.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 25,
1919.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-64; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Civitan.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., July 2,
2004 (age 85 years, 7
days).
Cremated.
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Carrington Tanner Marshall (b. 1869) —
also known as Carrington T. Marshall —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, June 17,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; chief
justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1921-26; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1928.
Member, Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Marshall and Rachel Ann (Tanner) Marshall; married 1900 to Dora
Foltz. |
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Frank Jarvis Maxwell Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 13,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Civitan; Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) —
of Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Lake City, Craighead
County, Ark., November
3, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge in
Arkansas, 1959-79.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
15, 2001 (age 80 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) —
also known as Ogden L. Mills —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
23, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1926; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.
Member, Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1937 (age 53 years, 49
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruth (Livingston) Mills and Ogden Mills; married 1911 to
Margaret S. Rutherfurd; married 1924 to
Dorothy (Randolph) Fell; nephew of Elizabeth Mills (who married Whitelaw
Reid); great-grandson of Maturin
Livingston; great-grandnephew of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson of Morgan
Lewis; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of Francis
Lewis and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Ogden
Mills Reid; first cousin once removed of Ogden
Rogers Reid; first cousin four times removed of Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter
Goelet Gerry; second cousin twice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and John
Jacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler and Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Matthew
Clarkson and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Gerrit
Smith and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay, Charles
Ludlow Livingston and Hamilton
Fish; fourth cousin of William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and Robert
Reginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | | Image source: Federal Reserve
History |
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George Washington Oakes (b. 1861) —
also known as George W. Oakes; George Washington Ochs;
George W. Ochs —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1861.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1892;
mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Tennessee, 1896; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Civitan; American
Historical Association.
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Giles Jared Patterson (b. 1885) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., October
19, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Chester County Democratic Party, 1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Civitan; Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March
31, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen Margaret
Collins. |
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Roland Savilla (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Savilla —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 13,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.
Christian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
Italy.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married, May 12,
1973, to Betty Jo Martin. |
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Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) —
also known as H. Floyd Sherrod —
of Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., December
2, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher
and principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1932
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1968.
Church
of Christ; later Methodist.
Member, Civitan; Kappa
Delta Pi; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died December
1, 1977 (age 86 years, 364
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
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David Shumaker —
of Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn.
Mayor
of Bristol, Tenn., 2003.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married
1944 to
Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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Samuel Martin Smith (1903-1963) —
also known as Samuel M. Smith —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., February
2, 1903.
Republican. Mayor
of Three Rivers, Mich., 1955-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Civitan; Rotary;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack, at Three Rivers Hospital,
Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich., September
19, 1963 (age 60 years, 229
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, Mich.
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Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) —
also known as Melvin E. Thompson —
of Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 1,
1903.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1946-47; Governor of
Georgia, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Civitan; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Phi Kappa.
Died October
3, 1980 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Valdosta, Ga.
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Curtis B. Trent Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monclo, Logan
County, W.Va., July 1,
1919.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;
resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov. William
Wallace Barron, 1961; parliamentarian
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Delta Pi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Civitan.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent; married 1936 to Ruth
M. Howard. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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George Corley Wallace Jr. (1919-1998) —
also known as George C. Wallace —
of Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Clio, Barbour
County, Ala., August
25, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58; Governor of
Alabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated in
Democratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1964,
1972,
1976;
American Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Woodmen;
Civitan; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Worked as a professional boxer
in the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, was
shot
by Arthur Bremer; the injury paralyzed
both legs. Along with Ohio's James
A. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died in Jackson Hospital,
Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
13, 1998 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married, June 4,
1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (niece of James
Elisha Folsom; first cousin of James
Elisha Folsom Jr.); married 1981 to Lisa
Taylor; married, May 21,
1943, to Lurleen
Brigham Burns; father of George
C. Wallace Jr.. |
| | | Political family: Wallace-Folsom
family of Montgomery, Alabama. |
| | | Cross-reference: Seybourn
H. Lynne |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about George C. Wallace: Stephan
Lesher, George
Wallace : An American Populist — Dan T. Carter, The
Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New
Conservatism, and the Transformation of American
Politics — Lloyd Rohler, George
Wallace : Conservative Populist — Jeff Frederick, Stand
Up for Alabama: Governor George C. Wallace |
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Philip Bailey Whitaker (b. 1891) —
also known as Phil B. Whitaker —
of Riverview (now part of Chattanooga), Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Tennessee; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Civitan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matt N. Whitaker and Florence (Griffin) Whitaker; married to Hilda
Perry. |
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E. Dennis White Jr. (b. 1937) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Peytona, Boone
County, W.Va., December
28, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1971-72;
defeated, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Moose;
Civitan.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl D. White and Rotha Mae (Edleman) White; married, September
25, 1965, to Betty Ann Collinsworth. |
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Robert L. Wiedebusch (1936-1997) —
also known as Larry Wiedebusch —
of Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., March 6,
1936.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 4th District, 1975-86; member
of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1989-97; died in office 1997.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; American
Legion; Lions; Elks;
Civitan; Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
25, 1997 (age 61 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Wiedebusch and Clara (Bunner) Wiedebusch; married, February
26, 1959, to Mary Archer. |
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