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George Manlove Abbott (1904-1988) —
also known as George M. Abbott —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
5, 1904.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Calcutta, 1928-29; Oslo, 1930-34; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1938-41; Colombo, 1941; Paris, 1944; U.S. Consul General in Saigon, 1948-50.
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Died in Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., February
22, 1988 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Cremated.
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Walter Douglas Ackerman Jr. (1913-1967) —
also known as Walter D. Ackerman, Jr. —
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March
17, 1913.
Lawyer;
Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1947-52.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died December
1, 1967 (age 54 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Douglas Ackerman and Lucy (Woods) Ackerman; married, September
4, 1937, to Ella Brockie Fraser. |
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Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) —
also known as Julian P. Alexander —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
7, 1887.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Newcomen
Society; Kappa Sigma.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar Bowl football
game, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
1, 1953 (age 65 years, 25
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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William Vollie Alexander Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Edward Allen (1896-1973) —
also known as George E. Allen —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Booneville, Prentiss
County, Miss., February
29, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hotel
business; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40;
resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1936;
Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1943; speechwriter
for Pres. Harry
Truman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Close friend of presidents Roosevelt,
Truman,
and Eisenhower.
Died, following a heart
attack, in the Eisenhower Medical
Center, Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., April
23, 1973 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Booneville, Miss.
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John H. Anderson (1905-1974) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
18, 1905.
Building
contractor; mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1950-54, 1956-58.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in November, 1974
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson; married, June 15,
1928, to Caroline Parsons. |
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
12, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in July, 1966
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15,
1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. |
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Warren Robinson Austin (1877-1962) —
also known as Warren R. Austin —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Highgate Center, Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt., November
12, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County State's Attorney, 1904-06; mayor
of St. Albans, Vt., 1909; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1928
(speaker),
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1931-46; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1947-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
25, 1962 (age 85 years, 43
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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John Raymond Bahne (b. 1889) —
also known as J. R. Bahne —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
26, 1889.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate).
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob H. Bahne and Lenora (Richardson) Bahne; married, November
12, 1912, to Vera Shell. |
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Thomas Lowry Bailey (1888-1946) —
also known as Thomas L. Bailey —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born near Maben, Webster
County, Miss., January
6, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1916-40; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1924-36; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928,
1944;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1944-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Kappa Sigma; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in the Governor's
Mansion, Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., November
2, 1946 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment somewhere
in Meridian, Miss.
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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April
28, 1872.
Democrat. Physician;
stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932,
1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Ambassador to
Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
15, 1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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John Valentine Beamer (1896-1964) —
also known as John V. Beamer —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash
County, Ind., November
17, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-50; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1951-59; defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., September
8, 1964 (age 67 years, 296
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
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Charles Franklin Blackburn (b. 1925) —
also known as Charles F. Blackburn —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn., April
30, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa Sigma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cline Blackburn and Anne Rosson (Templeton)
Blackburn. |
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Hill Blackett (1892-1967) —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Juneau,
Alaska, March
13, 1892.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Died in December, 1967
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas DeWitt Bowman (b. 1886) —
also known as Thomas D. Bowman —
of Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo.; Smithville, Clay
County, Mo.
Born in Pacific, Franklin
County, Mo., March
14, 1886.
U.S. Vice Consul in Nogales, 1911-14; U.S. Consul in Fernie, 1914-16; Frontera, 1916-19; Monterrey, 1919; Mexico City, 1922-25; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, 1925-26; Belfast, 1926-31; Santiago, as of 1932; Naples, as of 1938; Johannesburg, as of 1943; Canton, as of 1947.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas A. Bowman and Emma (Gohlson) Bowman; married 1916 to
Lillian Parker Bowman. |
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Grover Lee Broadfoot (1892-1962) —
also known as Grover L. Broadfoot —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Independence, Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Buffalo
County District Attorney, 1923-35; mayor of Mondovi, Wis.,
1943-47; president, Mondovi State Bank;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1945-48; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1948; appointed 1948; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1948-62; appointed 1948; died in
office 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Kappa Sigma.
Died May 18,
1962 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Alexander Broadfoot and Celia (Tillotson) Broadfoot; married,
December
29, 1925, to Margaret Jacobi. |
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article |
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1954 |
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Chauncey H. Browning (1903-1971) —
also known as Chauncey Browning —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chauncey, Logan
County, W.Va., May 15,
1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Logan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1944-52; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1952-71; appointed 1952;
died in office 1971.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died June 24,
1971 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chauncey H. Browning Jr. (1934-2010) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
21, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1968, 1972; elected
unopposed 1976, 1980.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died January
1, 2010 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue
Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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Harlan Mayberry Calhoun (1903-1977) —
also known as Harlan M. Calhoun —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., October
25, 1903.
Democrat. Circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd Judicial
Circuit, 1937-58; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-72; resigned 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died April
17, 1977 (age 73 years, 174
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Stephen Fowler Chadwick (b. 1894) —
also known as Stephen F. Chadwick —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., August
14, 1894.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1926; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1932 (Democratic primary), 1940
(Republican).
Episcopalian.
Member, Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen James Chadwick and Emma (Plummer) Chadwick; married, July 2,
1919, to Margaret Gardiner Tyler. |
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6,
1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger. |
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Albert McDonald Cole (1901-1994) —
also known as Albert M. Cole —
of Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., October
13, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1945-53.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 5,
1994 (age 92 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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D. Lee Constantine (b. 1952) —
of Altamonte Springs, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
6, 1952.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 37th District, 1993-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Jere Cooper (1893-1957) —
of Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1929-57 (9th District 1929-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-53, 8th District 1953-57); died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa Sigma; Maccabees.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1957 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League; Rotary;
Kappa Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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College |
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James Harry Covington (1870-1942) —
also known as J. Harry Covington —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., May 3,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Talbot
County State's Attorney, 1903-09; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1909-14; resigned
1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912
(chair, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker);
justice
of District of Columbia supreme court, 1914-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1942 (age 71 years, 277
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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John W. Davis (b. 1918) —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 30,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1956-67;
defeated, 1967; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1962; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Warren Davis (1867-1945) —
also known as J. Warren Davis —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., March 4,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1913-16; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1916-20; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1920-39.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died February
21, 1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis; married, June 14,
1913, to Marguerite N. Gay. |
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Robert Joseph Dole (1923-2021) —
also known as Bob Dole —
of Russell, Russell
County, Kan.
Born in Russell, Russell
County, Kan., July 22,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1961-69 (6th District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-69); U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1969-96; resigned 1996; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1971-73; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1980,
1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Kappa Sigma.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1997.
Died, from lung
cancer, December
5, 2021 (age 98 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Quitman, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
20, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1941-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1980 (age 95 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Samuel Marion Driver (b. 1893) —
also known as Sam M. Driver —
of Douglas
County, Wash.; Chelan
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Wamic, Wasco
County, Ore., May 22,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-23; Chelan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-37; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1937-40; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1946.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Driver and Adelia (Lucas) Driver; married, March
21, 1922, to Sue Glascock. |
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Everett Francis Drumright (1906-1993) —
also known as Everett F. Drumright —
of Drumright, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Drumright, Creek
County, Okla., September
15, 1906.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1930-31; Hankow, 1931-32; Shanghai, 1934-37; U.S. Consul in Hankow, as of 1938; Shanghai, 1941; Chungking, 1942-44; London, 1946; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1954-58; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1958-62.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Boutwell Dunlap (1877-1930) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., November
14, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; historian;
nominated for U.S.
Representative from California 1st District 1904, but withdrew
before election; Vice-Consul
for Argentina in San
Francisco, Calif., 1909-30.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Delta
Chi; Society
of Colonial Wars; American
Political Science Association; American
Historical Association.
Died in his room at the Graystone Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., December
22, 1930 (age 53 years, 38
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of William Dunlap and Sarah Jane (Robinson) Dunlap. |
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William Robb Eaton (1877-1942) —
also known as William R. Eaton —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Pugwash, Nova
Scotia, December
17, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1915-18, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1929-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kappa Sigma.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
16, 1942 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Lynn Ramsay Edminster (b. 1893) —
also known as Lynn R. Edminster —
of Illinois; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chillicothe, Peoria
County, Ill., January
2, 1893.
University
professor; economist;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1942-45.
Member, American
Economic Association; Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard Simmons Edminster and Julia (Jones) Edminster; married, May 19,
1917, to Lucile Forsythe. |
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George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
6, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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John William Eggleston (1886-1976) —
also known as John W. Eggleston —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va., June 18,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate 2nd District, 1932-35; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1935-40; appointed 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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William T. Emblen (b. 1906) —
of Elm Grove, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
22, 1906.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-48;
defeated, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank J. Emblen and Ella Josephine (Miller) Emblen; married, October
3, 1931, to Celesta Richard. |
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Paul Jones Fannin (1907-2002) —
also known as Paul J. Fannin —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Chemical
and petroleum
business; Governor of
Arizona, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1965-77.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Kappa Sigma.
Died, from a stroke,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
13, 2002 (age 94 years, 349
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) —
also known as Dante B. Fascell —
of Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th
District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation vice-chair), 1968
(alternate).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Military
Order of the World Wars; Jaycees;
Kappa Sigma.
Received Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1998.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
28, 1998 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Harold R. Fatzer (b. 1910) —
of Kinsley, Edwards
County, Kan.
Born in Fellsburg, Edwards
County, Kan., August
3, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Kansas
state attorney general, 1949-56; appointed 1949; resigned 1956;
justice
of Kansas state supreme court, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa Sigma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Fatzer and Rella (Shannon) Fatzer; married 1936 to
Frances Josephine Schwaup. |
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Frank Lockhart Fetzer (1886-1955) —
also known as Frank L. Fetzer —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1940,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Denver,
Colo., 1955
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Fetzer and Lucretia (Elgin) Fetzer; married to Alma
Blood. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Hutchison Finch (1925-1995) —
also known as Robert H. Finch —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
9, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948,
1956;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1952, 1954; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1967-69; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969-70.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Kappa Sigma.
Died October
10, 1995 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Fleming (1903-1994) —
of Aspinwall, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1903.
Republican. Real estate
broker; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1939-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1951-74; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Kappa Sigma; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died August
15, 1994 (age 91 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert H. Fleming and Daisy (Doty) Fleming; married to D. Jean
Varner. |
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Wade H. Garrett (b. 1889) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshville, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 7,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; oil and gas
business; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1943-54 (acting, 1943-44); member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Kappa Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Herbert Bailey Gregory (b. 1884) —
also known as Herbert B. Gregory —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., April
10, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Virginia 20th Circuit, 1923-26; judge, Law and
Chancery Court, City of Roanoke, 1926-30; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Werter Hancock Gregory and Sallie James (Payne) Gregory; married,
October
26, 1916, to Margaret Kossen. |
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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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Justin Woodward Harding (b. 1888) —
also known as Justin W. Harding —
of Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, December
19, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-27; U.S.
Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1927-29; U.S.
District Judge for Alaska, 1929-33.
Protestant.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence H. Harding and Lilly (Woodward) Harding; married, September
4, 1912, to May Gaynor. |
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Horace H. Harned Jr. (b. 1920) —
of Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss.
Born in State College, Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss., July 27,
1920.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1952-56; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1960-64, 1966-.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Kappa Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Rude Harris (b. 1912) —
also known as James R. Harris —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., August
20, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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William Thornton Henshaw (1868-1949) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.; South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., March
20, 1868.
Physician;
mayor
of Martinsburg, W.Va., 1896-1902; major in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1901-02;
West Virginia State Health Commissioner, 1921.
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Died, from colon
cancer, in St. Francis Hospital,
Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
13, 1949 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Norborne
Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) —
also known as John H. Hougen —
of Fisher, Polk
County, Minn.; Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., July 14,
1978 (age 89 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Whitfield Jack (1875-1924) —
also known as George W. Jack —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Natchitoches, Natchitoches
Parish, La., November
1, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1913-17; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1917-24;
died in office 1924.
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., March
15, 1924 (age 48 years, 135
days).
Interment at Forest
Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Clark Jeary (1892-1959) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1920; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1953-56; resigned 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
27, 1959 (age 67 years, 124
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Beauford Halbert Jester (1893-1949) —
also known as Beauford Jester —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., January
12, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Texas, 1947-49; died in office 1949; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa Sigma; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Lions.
Died, aboard a Pullman railroad
car, near Houston, Harris
County, Tex., July 11,
1949 (age 56 years, 180
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Albert Williams Johnson (b. 1872) —
also known as Albert W. Johnson —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Born in Weikert, Union
County, Pa., November
28, 1872.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Union County, 1901-02;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1912-22; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1925-.
Lutheran.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alanson Johnson and Sarah Alice (Catherman) Johnson; married 1893 to Dora
Miller; married, December
13, 1913, to Mary C. Steck. |
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Luther Alexander Johnson (1875-1965) —
also known as Luther A. Johnson —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., October
29, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Navarro
County Attorney, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1923-46; resigned 1946;
federal
judge, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Died June 6,
1965 (age 89 years, 220
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate; speaker),
1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured
abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver;
married, August
8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed of
Joseph
Wingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed of Montgomery
Blair and Francis
Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of James
Lawrence Blair, Francis
Preston Blair Lee and Gist
Blair; fourth cousin once removed of Edward
Brooke Lee. |
| | | Political family: Lee-Randolph
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The Estes Kefauver Federal
Building, in Nashville,
Tennessee, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Estes Kefauver: Hugh
Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman, Kefauver:
A Political Biography |
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Clair John Killoran (1905-1975) —
also known as Clair J. Killoran —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Weiser, Washington
County, Idaho, April
12, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Delaware
Republican state chair, 1950; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Elks.
Died October
29, 1975 (age 70 years, 200
days).
Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Harry E. Kinney (1924-2006) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; engineer;
mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1974-77, 1981-85.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died May 9,
2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Kinney and Opal Kinney; married to Pamela
Tillery. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Randall R. Kitt (1905-1964) —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., April
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-36; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1939-46;
bank
director.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., March 1,
1964 (age 58 years, 322
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Powless William Lanier (b. 1885) —
also known as Powless W. Lanier —
of Covington, Tipton
County, Tenn.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in Fulton, Lauderdale
County, Tenn., March 7,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1911-12; juvenile court judge in
Tennessee, 1913-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1932; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1933-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Hill Lanier and Ellen (Cooper) Lanier; married, December
28, 1910, to Mary Louise Roberts. |
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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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Hugh Allen Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Hugh A. Locke —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Fayette
County, Tenn., February
9, 1885.
Lawyer;
Independent candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Locke and Susanna F. (Crenshaw) Locke; married, October
12, 1921, to Mabel Plosser. |
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Thomas Jamison MacBride (1914-2000) —
also known as Thomas J. MacBride —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March
25, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1961-66;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1966-79;
took senior status 1979.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Rotary.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., January
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 287
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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William Charles Manchester (1873-1943) —
also known as William C. Manchester —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Kappa Sigma.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 17,
1943 (age 69 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Mahoning County, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh A. Manchester and Rosannah (Squires) Manchester; married, December
27, 1898, to Margaret Katherine MacGregor. |
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O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines;
Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., January
7, 1879.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, as of 1938.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh; married 1905 to Tella
Dorothy Swem. |
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Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964) —
also known as Earle B. Mayfield —
of Meridian, Bosque
County, Tex.
Born in Overton, Rusk
County, Tex., April
12, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate, 1907-13; Texas
railroad commissioner, 1913-22; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1923-29; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., June 23,
1964 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
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Robert Evander McNair (1923-2007) —
also known as Robert E. McNair —
of Allendale, Allendale
County, S.C.
Born in Cades, Williamsburg
County, S.C., December
14, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1951-62; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1963-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1964;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1965-71.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Kappa Sigma; Blue
Key.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., November
17, 2007 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. (1916-2013) —
also known as Robert H. McWilliams —
of Colorado.
Born in Salina, Saline
County, Kan., April
27, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal judge in
Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado, 1952-60; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1970-84; took
senior status 1984; senior judge, 1984-2013.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April
10, 2013 (age 96 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy E.
McCorkell. |
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J. Howard Myers (b. 1901) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., October
24, 1901.
Democrat. Berkeley
County Sheriff, 1938-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1948, 1952-56; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1949; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Kappa Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Myers and Lillie E. Myers; married, February
6, 1937, to Elizabeth M. Trump. |
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1951 |
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Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) —
also known as Herron C. Pearson —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Taylor, Williamson
County, Tex., July 31,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April
24, 1953 (age 62 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
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George Campbell Peery (1873-1952) —
also known as George C. Peery —
of Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va.
Born in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell
County, Va., October
28, 1873.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
vice-president, Norton Hardware
Company; director of coal mining
companies and a railroad;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1923-29; Governor of
Virginia, 1934-38; delegate
to Virginia limited constitutional convention 18th District, 1945.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Richlands, Tazewell
County, Va., October
14, 1952 (age 78 years, 352
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
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Sonny Perdue (b. 1946) —
also known as George Ervin Perdue III —
Born in Perry, Houston
County, Ga., December
20, 1946.
Republican. Veterinarian;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1993; Governor of
Georgia, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 2004.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
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Xenophon Overton Pindall (1873-1935) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Middle Grove, Monroe
County, Mo., August
21, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1907-09; Governor of
Arkansas, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
2, 1935 (age 61 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Joseph Edwin Proffit (1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Proffit —
of Floyd, Floyd
County, Va.
Born in Floyd, Floyd
County, Va., March
24, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
U.S. Consul in Pretoria, 1904-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Virginia, 1928,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1956;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1944-47, 1952-57.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Kappa Sigma.
Died February
27, 1958 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Jacksonville
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Patterson Proffit and Mary Anne 'Polly' (Via) Proffit;
married, April
26, 1916, to Anne Weston Simmons. |
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Harold Barlow Quarton (1888-1981) —
also known as Harold B. Quarton —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa, February
8, 1888.
U.S. Vice Consul in Berlin, 1912-17; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1918; Malmo, 1918-19; Reval, 1922-25; Coblenz, 1925-27; Havana, 1927-33; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1933-34; St. John's, 1934-41; Malaga, 1942-46; Tampico, 1946-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died in September, 1981
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Algona, Iowa.
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Albert Lee Reeves Jr. (1906-1987) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves, Jr. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., May 31,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., April
15, 1987 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St.
Francis Church, Pauma Valley, Calif.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney in
Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married, July 12,
1926, to Inez Reams. |
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10,
1905, to Rosalie Pendleton. |
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Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (1890-1974) —
also known as Roy M. Shelbourne —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Bardwell, Carlisle
County, Ky., November
12, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1946-64;
took senior status 1964.
Christian.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
29, 1974 (age 84 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. |
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Henry Odin Tilton (b. 1885) —
also known as Henry O. Tilton —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 1,
1885.
Republican. Electrical
engineer;
local sales manager, General Electric; director, Stratton and Co.,
Concord, N.H.; director, New England Confectionary
Co., Cambridge, Mass.; candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1933; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Odin Tilton and Hattie (French) Tilton; married, September
30, 1914, to Olive Northrop Fobes. |
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John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) —
also known as John G. Tower —
of Wichita Falls, Wichita
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., September
29, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(delegation chair), 1980;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Political Science Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amid
allegations of heavy drinking and womanizing.
Killed in the crash
of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of the
runway of Glynco Airport,
near Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., April 5,
1991 (age 65 years, 188
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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William A. Wachenfeld (1889-1969) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
24, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa Sigma.
Died April
22, 1969 (age 80 years, 57
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Joe David Waggonner Jr. (1918-2007) —
also known as Joe Waggonner, Jr. —
of Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born near Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La., September
7, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; wholesale petroleum
products distribution business; member, Louisiana state board of
education, 1960-61; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961-79.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions;
Kappa Sigma.
Arrested
in Washington, D.C., 1976, for soliciting
a policewoman posing as a prostitute.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., October
7, 2007 (age 89 years, 30
days).
Interment at Plain
Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, La.
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