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Thomas Gerstle Abernethy (1903-1998) —
also known as Thomas G. Abernethy; Tom
Abernethy —
of Eupora, Webster
County, Miss.; Okolona, Chickasaw
County, Miss.
Born in Eupora, Webster
County, Miss., May 16,
1903.
Democrat. Mayor of Eupora, Miss., 1927-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1943-73 (4th District 1943-53,
1st District 1953-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1948,
1956
(alternate), 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lambda Chi Alpha; Exchange
Club.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., June 11,
1998 (age 95 years, 26
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.
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Lincoln Carter Almond (b. 1936) —
also known as Lincoln Almond —
of Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., June 16,
1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1968; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1969-73, 1981-93; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1995-2003; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bennett Archambault —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Republican. Manufacturer;
president, Stewart-Warner Corp.; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Lambda Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Joseph Archambault and May (Smales) Archambault; married to
Margaret Henrietta Morgan. |
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Samuel Shaw Arentz (1913-1994) —
also known as Samuel S. Arentz; Sam Arentz —
of Pioche, Lincoln
County, Nev.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 9,
1913.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Member, American
Legion; Lambda Chi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died January
6, 1994 (age 80 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda Chi Alpha; Kappa
Delta Pi; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Poplar
Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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Richard Martin Baner (b. 1936) —
also known as Richard Baner —
of Eureka, Woodford
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Christian.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Alpha Delta; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Martin Baner and Ella (Detweiler) Baner; married 1955 to Janet
Mae Eastman. |
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George F. Beneke (1914-2001) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
9, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56,
1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1961-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose;
Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died September
11, 2001 (age 87 years, 245
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Alan Harvey Bible (1909-1988) —
also known as Alan Bible —
of Storey
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Lovelock, Pershing
County, Nev., November
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Storey
County District Attorney, 1935-38; Nevada
state attorney general, 1943-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1952,
1956;
speaker, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1954-74; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Lambda Chi Alpha.
Died in Auburn, Placer
County, Calif., September
12, 1988 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Harry Gordon Black (1907-1985) —
of Hawesville, Hancock
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
12, 1907.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Daviess
County, Ky., May 7,
1985 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Henry Bottum (1903-1984) —
also known as Joe H. Bottum —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak., August
7, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Faulk
County State's Attorney, 1933-36; South Dakota director of
taxation, 1937-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1940
(alternate), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); nominated in primary for Governor of
South Dakota 1942, inconclusive primary; member of South Dakota
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1961-63; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1962-63.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lambda Chi Alpha.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., July 4,
1984 (age 80 years, 332
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Howard W. Carson (b. 1910) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., April
30, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1945-46; Fayette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1957-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1961-63; Clerk of the West
Virginia Senate, 1972-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Lions;
Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence W. Carson and Alice (Montgomery) Carson; married, November
22, 1939, to Sunny N. Hill. |
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Robert K. Casey (b. 1931) —
also known as Bob Casey —
of Florida.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., July 22,
1931.
Republican. Physician;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1993-.
Baptist.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; American Medical
Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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Clarence M. Davis (b. 1894) —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., July 12,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa C. Davis and Sarah Amanda (Gifford) Davis; married to Ida A.
Bakker. |
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Frederick Harold Dubord (b. 1891) —
also known as F. Harold Dubord —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
14, 1891.
Democrat. Clothing
and shoe
business; lawyer; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1932-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1938; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1956-62; resigned 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry M. Dubord and Mary (Poulin) Dubord; married, May 14,
1917, to Blanche Letourneau. |
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Claud Robert Erickson (1900-1993) —
also known as Claud R. Erickson —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., January
8, 1900.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Tau Beta
Pi; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Windsor Township, Eaton
County, Mich., December
18, 1993 (age 93 years, 344
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944, 1948 (primary); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown. |
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Henry Francis Grady (1882-1957) —
also known as Henry F. Grady —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
12, 1882.
Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to India, 1947-48; Greece, 1948-50; Iran, 1950-51; U.S. Minister to Nepal, 1948.
Member, American
Economic Association; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Gamma Mu.
Died, of a heart
attack, on the
ocean liner President Wilson, in the Pacific
Ocean, September
14, 1957 (age 75 years, 214
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) —
also known as Howell T. Heflin —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Poulan, Worth
County, Ga., June 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Died in Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala., March
29, 2005 (age 83 years, 283
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.; statue at Colbert
County Courthouse Grounds, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) —
also known as Warren G. Hooper —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta Kappa Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking
bribes and was given immunity
from prosecution in return for his testimony against others;
however, four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed
in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Amos Wade Jackson (b. 1904) —
of Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., June 25,
1904.
Lawyer;
Ripley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40; president, Bank of
Versailles; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1959-.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rowland H. Jackson and Georgia W. (Frohlinger) Jackson; married,
August
20, 1927, to Lola M. Raper. |
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Harold Terry Johnson (1907-1988) —
also known as Harold T. Johnson; Bizz
Johnson —
of Roseville, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Broderick, Yolo
County, Calif., December
2, 1907.
Democrat. Mayor
of Roseville, Calif., 1941-49; member of California
state senate, 1949-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; U.S.
Representative from California, 1959-81 (2nd District 1959-75,
1st District 1975-81); member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Lambda Chi Alpha.
Died in a hospital
at Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March
16, 1988 (age 80 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Douglas Johnson (1924-2010) —
also known as James D. Johnson; Jim Johnson;
"Justice Jim" —
of Crossett, Ashley
County, Ark.; Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark.
Born in Crossett, Ashley
County, Ark., August
20, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate 22nd District, 1950-54; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1956 (primary), 1966; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1959-66; candidate in Democratic
primary for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Diehard segregationist.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., February
13, 2010 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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John Heddens Kingston (b. 1955) —
also known as Jack Kingston —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Bryan, Brazos
County, Tex., April
24, 1955.
Republican. Business
executive; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1985-93; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1993-2015; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2014.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2015.
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John Horting Land (1920-2014) —
also known as John H. Land —
of Apopka, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla., November
5, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Apopka, Fla., 1950-67, 1971-2014; defeated, 2014.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Sertoma;
Toastmasters;
Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lambda Chi Alpha.
Longest serving mayor in Florida.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., November
22, 2014 (age 94 years, 17
days).
Interment at Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery, Apopka, Fla.
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John Edward Longworth (1910-1985) —
also known as John E. Longworth; Jack
Longworth —
of Petersburg, Petersburg
census area, Alaska.
Born in Prescott, Pierce
County, Wis., December
10, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; commercial
fisherman; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-64 (3rd District 1959-62,
2nd District 1963-64); defeated in primary, 1968; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964.
Member, Elks;
Lambda Chi Alpha; American
Legion.
Died in Petersburg, Petersburg
census area, Alaska, May 14,
1985 (age 74 years, 155
days).
Interment at Petersburg Memorial Cemetery, Petersburg, Alaska.
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Harold Orrin Lovre (1904-1972) —
also known as Harold O. Lovre —
of Hayti, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Toronto, Deuel
County, S.Dak., January
30, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1941-44; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1949-57; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., January
17, 1972 (age 67 years, 352
days).
Interment at Parklawn
Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Herman Tsui Fai Lum (1926-2009) —
also known as Herman T. F. Lum —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
5, 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1961-67; circuit judge in Hawaii, 1967-74;
chief
justice of Hawaii state supreme court, 1983.
Asian/Pacific
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Lambda Chi Alpha.
Died January
26, 2009 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of K. P. Lum and Helen (Tom) Lum; married, June 17,
1949, to Almira Ahn. |
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William Casey Marland (1918-1965) —
also known as William C. Marland —
of Glen Rogers, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Johnston City, Williamson
County, Ill., March
26, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1948-52; Governor of
West Virginia, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Lambda Chi Alpha; United
Mine Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Died of pancreatic
cancer, in Barrington, Cook
County, Ill., November
26, 1965 (age 47 years, 245
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Alfred Paul Murrah (1904-1975) —
also known as Alfred P. Murrah —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Tishomingo, Johnston
County, Okla., October
27, 1904.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1940-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died, in University Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
30, 1975 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Ronald Ernest Paul (b. 1935) —
also known as Ron Paul —
of Lake Jackson, Brazoria
County, Tex.; Surfside Beach, Brazoria
County, Tex.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
20, 1935.
Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1976-77, 1979-85, 1997- (22nd District
1976-77, 1979-85, 14th District 1997-2004); defeated (Republican),
1974, 1976; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1984; candidate for President
of the United States, 1988 (Libertarian), 2008 (Constitution);
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008,
2012;
received one electoral vote for President, 2016.
Lutheran;
later Baptist.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2019.
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James M. Petro (b. 1948) —
also known as Jim Petro —
of Rocky River, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Brooklyn, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
25, 1948.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1981-91; Ohio
auditor of state, 1995-2003; Ohio
state attorney general, 2003-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 2004,
2008
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 2006.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carl West Rich (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl W. Rich —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
12, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947, 1951-53, 1954; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1963-65.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Eagles.
Chairman and president of the Cincinnati Royals professional basketball
team.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 26,
1972 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Thomas J. Rooney (b. 1970) —
also known as Tom Rooney —
of Tequesta, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
21, 1970.
Republican. Staff to U.S. Sen. Connie
Mack III; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-13 (16th District 2009-13, 17th
District 2013).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Dave Sypolt (b. 1964) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born September
28, 1964.
Republican. Surveyor;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 2007-.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; National Rifle
Association; Farm
Bureau.
Ham radio operator KC8YSO.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles R. Sypolt and Alice Sypolt. |
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Dan R. Tonkovich (b. 1946) —
of Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born April
17, 1946.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; public
relations business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972, 1974; member of
West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1977-88.
Catholic.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Nancy Miller. |
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; American
Legion; Eagles;
Elks;
Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital
and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married, June 28,
1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace and Elizabeth
Virginia Wallace (granddaughter of Benjamin
Franklin Wallace); grandnephew of James
C. Chiles. |
| | | Political family: Truman-Wallace
family of Independence, Missouri. |
| | | Cross-reference: Andrew
J. May — Milton
Lipson — Samuel
I. Rosenman — Stephen
J. Spingarn — James
M. Curley — George
E. Allen — George
E. Allen — Jonathan
Daniels |
| | | Truman State
University, Kirksville,
Missouri, is named for
him. — Truman College,
Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — Harry S. Truman High
School, in Levittown,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: H.
Truman Chafin
— Harry
Truman Moore
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| | | Personal motto: "The Buck Stops
Here." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Harry S. Truman: The
Autobiography of Harry S. Truman |
| | | Books about Harry S. Truman: David
McCullough, Truman —
Alonzo L. Hamby, Man
of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.
Savage, Truman
and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working
With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House
Years — Alan Axelrod, When
the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on
Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The
Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William Lee
Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —
Matthew Algeo, Harry
Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road
Trip — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in United
States Politics (1950) |
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Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) —
also known as Buford C. Tynes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va., May 3,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Theta Kappa Nu; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge)
Tynes. |
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Arnold M. Vickers (b. 1908) —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
8, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1941-48; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles M. Vickers and Helen (Montgomery) Vickers; married, December
22, 1932, to Nettie Margaret Hess. |
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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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