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Madeleine Korbel Albright (b. 1937) —
also known as Madeleine K. Albright; Marie Jana
Korbelova; Madeleine Korbel —
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czechia),
May
15, 1937.
University
professor; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1993; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1997-2001.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Czech and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
First
woman to serve as Secretary of State. Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1998.
Still living as of 2020.
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Michael Badnarik (b. 1954) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., August
1, 1954.
Libertarian. Software
engineer;
candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 2000 (47th District), 2002 (48th
District); candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 2006.
Slovak ancestry.
Arrested,
in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Green Party
presidential nominee David
Cobb, while protesting
their exclusion from presidential debates.
Still living as of 2007.
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Charles H. Beranck —
of Illinois.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czechia).
Socialist. Editor;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1920.
Bohemian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Joseph Berka (1889-1943) —
also known as Frank J. Berka —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
January
20, 1889.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commercial
artist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1933-38; defeated, 1928, 1938; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Czechoslovakian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Lions.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1943 (age 54 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Berka and Vobovil Berka; married, September
27, 1911, to Mabel Novak. |
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Carl Brablec (1908-1986) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
24, 1908.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; member
of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.
Methodist.
Moravian ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Delta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Vaclav Buresh (1859-1939) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czechia),
1859.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1901; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Nebraska.
Czech ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
7, 1939 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Bohemian
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Emanuel Castka —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1908.
Bohemian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Anton Josef Cermak (1873-1933) —
also known as Anton J. Cermak; "Pushcart
Tony" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kladno, Bohemia (now Czechia),
May
9, 1873.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1910; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933.
Bohemian ancestry.
On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board of
an open
car from which president-elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt had just given a speech, was shot and
badly
wounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who had
aimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound became infected,
and he died, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 6,
1933 (age 59 years, 301
days).
Entombed at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Erwin Ladislav Chloupek (1870-1948) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born October
8, 1870.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Consul
for Czechoslovakia in San
Francisco, Calif., 1935.
Czech and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in San
Francisco, Calif., August
28, 1948 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Chloupek and Mary (Sullivan) Chloupek. |
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Jules Filo (b. 1909) —
of West Mifflin, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
1909.
Democrat. Deputy
coroner; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 14th
District, 1949-60.
Lutheran.
Czechoslovakian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward John Jirovec (1918-1993) —
also known as Edward J. Jirovec; "Mr.
J" —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., April 7,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
broker; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983.
Presbyterian.
Bohemian ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., July 8,
1993 (age 75 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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Joseph Johanik (1927-2007) —
of Westmont, DuPage
County, Ill.; Lombard, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in 1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; carpenter;
hardware
store owner; village
president of Westmont, Illinois, 1961-65.
Czech ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from a brain
hemorrhage, in Central DuPage Hospital,
Winfield, DuPage
County, Ill., May 4,
2007 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Jonas (1840-1896) —
also known as Karel Jonas —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in 1840.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1883-85; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1891-95.
Czech ancestry.
Died in 1896
(age about
56 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew S. Kovacik (b. 1916) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born October
28, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1948-54; resigned 1954; Lake
County Auditor, 1955.
Czechoslovakian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kovacik, Sr. and Theresa (Dado) Kovacik; married, June 10,
1948, to Victoria Fliesher. |
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Joseph Manchin III (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Manchin —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., August
24, 1947.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1983-84; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-96 (14th District 1987-92, 13th
District 1993-96); secretary
of state of West Virginia, 2001-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2005-10; defeated in primary, 1996; member of
Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 2008; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 2010-.
Catholic.
Italian
and Czech ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2018.
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Robert Jan Mrazek (b. 1945) —
also known as Robert J. Mrazek —
of Centerport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., November
6, 1945.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1983-93.
Methodist.
Czech ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008) —
also known as Paul Newman; "King
Cool" —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
26, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; American actor
and film
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1968;
created the Newman's Own line of salad
dressing and other food
products, with all profits donated to charity.
Slovak and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
26, 2008 (age 83 years, 244
days).
Cremated.
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Michael Anthony Peroutka (b. 1952) —
also known as Michael Peroutka —
of Millersville, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
7, 1952.
Lawyer;
Constitution candidate for President
of the United States, 2004; Constitution candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California.
Bohemian ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Joseph James Rachac (1874-1947) —
also known as Joseph J. Rachac —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, December
1, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1920,
1924.
Czech ancestry.
Died August
25, 1947 (age 72 years, 267
days).
Interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) —
also known as Joseph H. Romig; "Dog-Team
Doctor" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Edwards
County, Ill., September
3, 1872.
Physician;
mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38.
Moravian ancestry.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., 1951
(age about
78 years).
Original interment somewhere
in Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) —
also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J.
Sabath —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Zabori, Bohemia (now Czechia),
April
4, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th
District 1949-52); died in office 1952.
Jewish.
Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Stephen F. Sisolak (b. 1953) —
also known as Steve Sisolak —
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
26, 1953.
Democrat. Governor of
Nevada, 2019-.
Czech ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Jaroslav Francis Smetanka (1881-1937) —
also known as Jaroslav F. Smetanka —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Horní Krupá, Bohemia (now Czechia),
September
19, 1881.
Consul-General
for Czechoslovakia in Chicago,
Ill., 1935-37.
Bohemian ancestry.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
27, 1937 (age 56 years, 99
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Stedronsky (b. 1872) —
of Wagner, Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Lakeport, Yankton
County, S.Dak., May 4,
1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; hardware
and farm
implement business; mayor of Wagner, S.D., 1911-14; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1915-18;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1922.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist.
Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Wenzel A. Tomek (b. 1869) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czechia),
May, 1869.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Manitowoc County 2nd District, 1938.
Bohemian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wenzel Tomek and Anna Tomek; married, November
24, 1892, to Theresa Mathiesen. |
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Judy Baar Topinka (1944-2014) —
also known as Judy Baar —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Riverside, Cook
County, Ill., January
16, 1944.
Republican. Public
relations business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1981-84; member of Illinois
state senate, 1985-94; Illinois
state treasurer, 1995-2007; Illinois
Republican state chair, 2002-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 2004,
2008
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 2006; Illinois
state comptroller, 2011-14; died in office 2014.
Female.
Czech and Slovak ancestry. Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho.
Died in Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill., December
10, 2014 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William D. Baar and Lillian Mary (Shuss) Baar; married 1965 to Joe
Topinka. |
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist.
German
and Czech ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer,
in a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March
25, 1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Charles Albert Vanik (1913-2007) —
also known as Charles A. Vanik —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 7,
1913.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state senate, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1955-81 (21st District 1955-69, 22nd
District 1969-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Czech ancestry.
Died in Jupiter, Palm Beach
County, Fla., August
30, 2007 (age 94 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Otto Henry Zacek (1879-1958) —
also known as Otto H. Zacek —
of West Point, Cuming
County, Neb.
Born in West Point, Cuming
County, Neb., May 29,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Cuming County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic.
Bohemian ancestry.
Died August
1, 1958 (age 79 years, 64
days).
Interment at St. Michael Cemetery, West Point, Neb.
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