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Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) —
also known as Watkins M. Abbitt —
of Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va.
Born in Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va., May 21,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; Appomattox
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; delegate
to Virginia limited constitutional convention 11th District,
1945; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1964,
1972;
Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1964-70.
Baptist.
Member, Ruritan;
Lions;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Forestry Association.
Died, of leukemia,
at Virginia Baptist Hospital,
Lynchburg,
Va., July 13,
1998 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Liberty
Baptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, Va.
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Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) —
also known as Morris Abram —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga., June 19,
1918.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served on
prosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representative
to United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan for
postwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate for
nomination for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1968; president
of Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil Rights
Commission, 1984-86.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Jewish Committee; Urban
League; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from a viral
infection, in a hospital
at Geneva, Switzerland,
March
16, 2000 (age 81 years, 271
days).
Interment at Woodside
Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married, December
23, 1944, to Jane Isabella Maguire; married, January
25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher; married, August
26, 1990, to Bruna Molina. |
| | | Epitaph: He established "one man, one
vote" as a principle of American law. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert George Allbee (b. 1928) —
also known as Robert G. Allbee —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa, December
14, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 5th District, 1975-76; Judge,
Iowa Court of Appeals, 1976-78; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1978-82; resigned 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Still living as of 1983.
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Bond Almand (1894-1985) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga., January
13, 1894.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1935-36;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1942-43, 1945-49; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1949-69; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1969-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 13,
1985 (age 91 years, 120
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander James Almand and Clara Emily (Bond) Almand; married, June 18,
1932, to Helen Whitefoot Barnett; grandson of William
Parks Bond. |
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James Lindsay Almond Jr. (1898-1986) —
also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., June 15,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia
state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of
Virginia, 1958-62; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died
in office 1986.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Pi; United
Commercial Travelers; Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died in Richmond,
Va., April
14, 1986 (age 87 years, 303
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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George William Andrews (1906-1971) —
also known as George W. Andrews —
of Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala.
Born in Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala., December
12, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1944-71 (3rd District 1944-63,
at-large 1963-65, 3rd District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
25, 1971 (age 65 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Ala.
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James F. Antonio (b. 1939) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born June 30,
1939.
Republican. Accountant;
Missouri
state auditor, 1979-.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1981.
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Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) —
of Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J.; Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., April
22, 1904.
Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony Vacuum Oil
Company, 1930-34; vice-president, Vick Chemical
Company, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Ward department
stores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,
1948-68; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., April 4,
1997 (age 92 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley; married, September
1, 1927, to Ruth G. Wilson. |
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Richard Marshall Bagley Sr. (1927-2001) —
also known as Richard M. Bagley, Sr.; Dick
Bagley —
of Hampton,
Va.
Born in Hampton,
Va., May 14,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1966-85.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
Omicron Delta Kappa; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of pneumonia,
at a hospital
in Newport
News, Va., December
13, 2001 (age 74 years, 213
days).
Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.
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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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Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) —
also known as Josiah W. Bailey —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., September
14, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for the 4th North Carolina District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1931-46; died in office 1946;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
15, 1946 (age 73 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) —
also known as Wade H. Ballard III; Jim
Ballard —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born November
30, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964; chair of
Monroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov.
Arch
A. Moore, 1968; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died June 29,
2006 (age 81 years, 211
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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James Arden Barnett (b. 1924) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
4, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1960;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1964-68; member of Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1968-71; chancery judge in
Mississippi, 1971-73.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arden Barnett and Vera (Turner) Barnett; married, March 4,
1945, to Lucy Owen. |
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Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) —
also known as Luther E. Barnhardt —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., November
29, 1903.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1945-56; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died June 1,
1980 (age 76 years, 185
days).
Interment at Carolina
Memorial Park, Concord, N.C.
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Joseph Moran Barr (1906-1982) —
also known as Joseph M. Barr —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 28,
1906.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1936-40; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 43rd District, 1941-59; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1954-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1959-70; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Theta.
Died August
26, 1982 (age 76 years, 90
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pa.
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Herbert Harvell Bateman (1928-2000) —
also known as Herbert H. Bateman —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
7, 1928.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1968-82 (27th District 1968-71, 2nd District
1972-82); resigned 1982; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1983-2000; died in
office 2000.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of lung
cancer and prostate
cancer, at Loudoun Hospital
Center, Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., September
11, 2000 (age 72 years, 35
days).
Interment at Peninsula
Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
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Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) —
also known as Laurie C. Battle —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Wilsonville, Shelby
County, Ala., May 10,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1956;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing
business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility
to waive the ban.
Died, from cancer,
at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2000 (age 87 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Beall (b. 1937) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., August
17, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1968;
U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1970-75.
Episcopalian.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1975.
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Christie Benet (1879-1951) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., December
26, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., March
30, 1951 (age 71 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917-1994) —
also known as W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.; Tap
Bennett —
of Georgia.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., April 1,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1964-66; Portugal, 1966-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Council on
Foreign Relations; Sphinx;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1994
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1968;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair, 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane
crash, somewhere in Alaska, October
16, 1972 (age 58 years, 244
days). The wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;
married, January
22, 1938, to Corinne
Claiborne; father of Barbara
Boggs Sigmund, Thomas
Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts. |
| | | Boggs Peak
in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: Gary
Boulard, The
Big Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander
Perez |
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Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (1924-2003) —
also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned
Breathitt —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., November
26, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of
Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1964,
1972,
1980;
counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway
System.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Collapsed while making a
speech at Lexington Community College, and died a few days later,
from heart
disease, in the University of Kentucky Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., October
14, 2003 (age 78 years, 322
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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Willey Richard Broaddus Jr. (1895-1982) —
also known as W. R. Broaddus, Jr. —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born in West Point, King
William County, Va., December
30, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Henry
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1929-46; director, First National
Bank of
Martinsville; director, Bassett Furniture
Industries, Inc.; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1947-53; delegate
to Virginia limited constitutional convention 13th District,
1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., September
14, 1982 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Martinsville, Va.
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James Edward Bromwell (1920-2009) —
also known as James E. Bromwell —
of Center Point, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March
26, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 2009 (age 89 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence J. Brown Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Bud Brown —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 18,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) —
also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy
Chandler —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., July 14,
1898.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of
Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1939; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939; Commissioner of Baseball
1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., June 15,
1991 (age 92 years, 336
days).
Interment at Pisgah
Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
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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 |
| | | Image source: Dickinson
College |
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John Cosgrove (b. 1949) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 21,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 119th District, 1981-84,
1987-2000; candidate for Florida
state treasurer, 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Nichols Dalton (1931-1986) —
also known as John N. Dalton —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Emporia,
Va., July 11,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); treasurer of
Virginia Republican Party, 1960-61; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1966-72 (Montgomery County & Radford
city 1966-71, Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery & Wythe counties & Radford
city 1972); member of Virginia
state senate 37th District, 1972-73; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1974-78; Governor of
Virginia, 1978-82.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Radford,
Va., July 30,
1986 (age 55 years, 19
days).
Interment at Sunrise
Burial Park, Fairlawn, Va.
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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August
8, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Patrick Henry Drewry (1875-1947) —
also known as Patrick H. Drewry —
of Petersburg,
Va.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., May 24,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate 29th District, 1912-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1916,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1920-47 (4th District 1920-33,
at-large 1933-35, 4th District 1935-47); died in office 1947.
Methodist.
Member, American
Historical Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Petersburg,
Va., December
21, 1947 (age 72 years, 211
days).
Interment at Blandford
Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.
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Horace Hall Edwards (b. 1902) —
also known as Horace H. Edwards —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Isle of Wight, Isle of
Wight County, Va., August
21, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1934-38; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1944;
mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1946-48; Richmond city manager, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Edwards and Helen Hope (Hall) Edwards; married, December
22, 1927, to Mary Olive Lynch. |
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William Jackson Edwards (b. 1928) —
also known as Jack Edwards —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
20, 1928.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; lawyer;
general attorney for Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
1958-64; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1965-85; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) —
also known as Carl Elliott —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Vina, Franklin
County, Ala., December
20, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942-50; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1949-65 (7th District 1949-63,
at-large 1963-65); candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died January
5, 1999 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Richard William Ervin (b. 1905) —
also known as Richard W. Ervin —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Carrabelle, Franklin
County, Fla., January
26, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; Florida
state attorney general, 1949-64; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1964-75.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard William Ervin and Carrie Marvin (Phillips ) Ervin;
married, November
23, 1933, to Frances Blois Baker. |
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William Nathaniel Ethridge Jr. (1912-1971) —
of Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., August
3, 1912.
Lawyer;
law
professor; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1950-71; died in office 1971; chief
justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1966-71; died in
office 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died July 29,
1971 (age 58 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.
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Don Evans (b. 1946) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., 1946.
CEO of Tom Brown Inc. oil
company, 1985-2001; chairman of the 2000 campaign for George
W. Bush and Dick
Cheney; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 2001-.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2003.
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Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) —
also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie
Farnsley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
28, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in
primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Upsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing
Home, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 19,
1990 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue at West
Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
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Charles Rogers Fenwick (1900-1969) —
also known as Charles R. Fenwick —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., August
11, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Arlington County, 1940-45; member
of Virginia
state senate, 1948-69 (22nd District 1948-55, 9th District
1956-69); died in office 1969; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
22, 1969 (age 68 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
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Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) —
also known as Arthur S. Flemming —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., June 12,
1905.
Republican. Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1939-48; president,
Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1960;
president,
University of Oregon, 1961-68; president,
Macalester College, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Member, American
Society for Public Administration; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1994.
Died of acute renal
failure, at a retirement
home in Alexandria,
Va., September
7, 1996 (age 91 years, 87
days).
Interment at Montrepose
Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
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John G. Fox (1923-1992) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va., April
27, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1951-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Died March
25, 1992 (age 68 years, 333
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. O. Fox and Emily (Vawter) Fox; married, September
29, 1946, to Millicent Brazie Hill. |
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1951 |
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian,
Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) —
also known as Louis L. Goldstein —
of Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., March
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Maryland.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died, of apparent cardiac
arrest, at Calvert Memorial Hospital,
Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., July 3,
1998 (age 85 years, 111
days).
Interment at Wesley
Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md.
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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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Fred Latimer Hadsel (b. 1916) —
also known as Fred L. Hadsel —
of Washington,
D.C.; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, March
11, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, 1969-71; Ghana, 1971.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) —
also known as Clyde R. Hoey —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., December
11, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of
North Carolina, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in
office 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Died from a stroke,
at his desk in his congressional office,
in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1954 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October
16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. |
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William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) —
of Marion, Smyth
County, Va.
Born in Camp, Smyth
County, Va., August
20, 1919.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Smyth
County Sheriff, 1948-54; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Zeta; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving overturned
and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., August
2, 1994 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) —
also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry
Jones —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, June 27,
1939.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1991-95.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Quince Jones (b. 1930) —
also known as Robert Q. Jones —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
4, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1972.
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Benjamin Everett Jordan (1896-1974) —
also known as B. Everett Jordan —
of Saxapahaw, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Ramseur, Randolph
County, N.C., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1949-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1954-58; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1958-73.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died March
15, 1974 (age 77 years, 188
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Burlington, N.C.
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (1924-2009) —
also known as Horace R. Kornegay —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., March
12, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
21, 2009 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Thomas Laney (b. 1927) —
also known as James T. Laney —
of Georgia.
Born in Wilson, Mississippi
County, Ark., December
24, 1927.
Ordained
minister; president,
Emory University, 1977-93; U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1993-96.
Methodist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Allen Legaré Jr. (1915-2010) —
also known as T. Allen Legaré, Jr. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.; Wadmalaw Island, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., July 22,
1915.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1947-48, 1951-53; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1953-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 11,
2010 (age 94 years, 324
days).
Interment at Second Presbyterian Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
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Jerry Lon Litton (1937-1976) —
also known as Jerry Litton —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born near Lock Springs, Daviess
County, Mo., May 12,
1937.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1973-76; died in
office 1976.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
While running
for U.S. Senator, died in the crash of a
private plane, shortly after takeoff from the Municipal Airport,
Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., August
3, 1976 (age 39 years, 83
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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James Kenneth Logan (b. 1929) —
also known as James K. Logan —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Quenemo, Osage
County, Kan., August
21, 1929.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Walter
Huxman, 1955-56; lawyer; law
professor; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1968; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1977-94; took
senior status 1994.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gillis William Long (1923-1985) —
also known as Gillis W. Long —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., May 4,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1963-65, 1973-85;
died in office 1985; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
20, 1985 (age 61 years, 261
days).
Interment at Alexandria
National Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) —
also known as Russell B. Long; Huey Pierce Long
III —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
3, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1952,
1960,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
2003 (age 84 years, 187
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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John Arthur Love (1916-2002) —
also known as John A. Love —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Gibson City, Ford
County, Ill., November
29, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; Governor of
Colorado, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died January
21, 2002 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Cremated.
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Richard Green Lugar (1932-2019) —
also known as Richard G. Lugar —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 4,
1932.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1972;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1977-; defeated, 1974; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Beta
Theta Pi; Rotary;
Blue
Key.
Died in Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va., April
28, 2019 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) —
also known as Seybourn H. Lynne —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., July 25,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73;
took senior status 1973.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Blue
Key; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kiwanis.
In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George
C. Wallace from barring two Black students from attending the
University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in
Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
10, 2000 (age 93 years, 47
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ala.
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Howard Perry Mace (1916-1996) —
also known as Howard P. Mace —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, May 19,
1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Consul General in
Istanbul, as of 1972-76.
Episcopalian.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Citrus
County, Fla., December
8, 1996 (age 80 years, 203
days).
Interment at Fountains Memorial Park, Homosassa Springs, Fla.
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Marvin Mandel (1920-2015) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April
19, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Maryland
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1952-69; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1963-69; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964,
1976;
Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1968-69; Governor of
Maryland, 1969-77, 1979.
Jewish.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Charged
with mail fraud, over his acceptance
of gifts from owners of the Marlboro Race Track, in return for
his support for legislation benefiting the track; tried
and convicted
in 1977; sentenced
to prison;
his conviction was later overturned.
Died in St. Mary's
County, Md., August
30, 2015 (age 95 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Otho Marsh Jr. (1926-2019) —
also known as John O. Marsh, Jr. —
of Strasburg, Shenandoah
County, Va.
Born in Winchester,
Va., August
7, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1963-71; U.S.
Secretary of the Army, 1981-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Raphine, Rockbridge
County, Va., February
4, 2019 (age 92 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Eugene Masters (1924-2014) —
also known as Edward E. Masters —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, June 21,
1924.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, 1976-77; Indonesia, 1977-81.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in 2014
(age about
90 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Justin Miller (1888-1973) —
also known as Justin Miller —
of Hanford, Kings
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Crescent City, Del Norte
County, Calif., November
17, 1888.
Lawyer;
Kings
County District Attorney, 1915-18; law
professor; Associate
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1937-45;
resigned 1945; chairman and general counsel, National Association of
Radio and
Television Broadcasters.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Chi; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died, in a hospital
at Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
17, 1973 (age 84 years, 61
days).
Interment at Grangeville
Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
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S. Watkins Overton (b. 1894) —
also known as Watkins Overton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927; mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1928-39, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Watkins Overton and May (Hill) Overton; married, January
18, 1937, to Bessie Ganong. |
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Floyd E. Page (1896-1967) —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Arthur, Ida
County, Iowa, November
5, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Acacia.
Died in 1967
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) —
also known as Claude Pepper —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born near Dudleyville, Chambers
County, Ala., September
8, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944;
speaker, 1944,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th
District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died
in office 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Upsilon; Kappa
Alpha Order; United
World Federalists.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1989 (age 88 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Thomas Harrington Pope Jr. (1913-1999) —
also known as Thomas H. Pope —
of Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C.
Born in Kinards, Newberry
County, S.C., July 28,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1937-40, 1946-50; Speaker of
the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1949-50;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Governor of
South Carolina, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital,
Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., August
23, 1999 (age 86 years, 26
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry, S.C.
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William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) —
also known as Chapman Revercomb —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Covington,
Va., July 20,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,
1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,
1944,
1956
(speaker),
1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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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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Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
26, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1988;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-.
Female.
Christian.
African
ancestry. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1999.
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Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) —
also known as A. Willis Robertson —
of Lexington,
Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., May 27,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th
District 1935-46); U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died in Lexington,
Va., November
1, 1971 (age 84 years, 158
days).
Interment at Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
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Eugene Peter Ruehlmann (b. 1925) —
also known as Eugene P. Ruehlmann —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
23, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-71; resigned 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Claud Napoleon Sapp (1886-1947) —
also known as Claud N. Sapp —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., February
11, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1920-24
(Lancaster County 1912-14, Richland County 1920-24); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
South
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1930-34; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, 1934-47;
died in office 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., February
3, 1947 (age 60 years, 357
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Armistead I. Selden, Jr. —
of Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., February
20, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1953-69 (6th District 1953-63,
at-large 1963-65, 5th District 1965-69); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1968 (Democratic primary), 1980 (Republican
primary); U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1974-79; New Zealand, 1974-79; Tonga, 1974-79; Western Samoa, 1974-79.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
14, 1985 (age 64 years, 267
days).
Interment at Greensboro
Cemetery, Greensboro, Ala.
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Willis Smith (1887-1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
19, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 26,
1953 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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William Belser Spong Jr. (1920-1997) —
also known as William B. Spong, Jr. —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., September
29, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1954-55; member of Virginia
state senate, 1956-66; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1966-73; defeated, 1972; trustee,
Portsmouth General Hospital.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died of a ruptured
aneurysm, at Maryview Medical
Center, Portsmouth,
Va., October
8, 1997 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at University
of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890-1970) —
also known as Thomas B. Stanley —
of Stanleytown, Henry
County, Va.
Born near Spencer, Henry
County, Va., July 16,
1890.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-46; Speaker of
the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1942-46; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1946-53; resigned
1953; Governor of
Virginia, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., July 10,
1970 (age 79 years, 359
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roselawn
Burial Park, Martinsville, Va.
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Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) —
also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., July 17,
1907.
Republican. Realtor;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate); secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966;
defeated, 1974; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
NAACP;
Omicron Delta Kappa; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer; married 1933 to
Lillian R. Hitchman. |
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Richard Charles Stoll (1876-1949) —
also known as Richard C. Stoll —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March
21, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1920-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died June 26,
1949 (age 73 years, 97
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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William Corwin Stuart (1920-2010) —
also known as William C. Stuart —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, April
28, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1953-61; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 1971-86; took
senior status 1986.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Lions.
Died in Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa, August
12, 2010 (age 90 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) —
also known as William M. Tuck —
of South Boston, Halifax
County, Va.
Born near High Hill, Halifax
County, Va., September
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1924-32; member of Virginia
state senate 10th District, 1932-41; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1942-46; Governor of
Virginia, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Woodmen;
Moose;
Redmen;
Lions;
Ruritan.
Died in South Boston, Halifax
County, Va., June 9,
1983 (age 86 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Va.
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Kenneth Herndon Tuggle (1904-1978) —
also known as Kenneth H. Tuggle —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., June 12,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Union National Bank of
Barbourville, 1934-53; candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1939; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953-75.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Clinton Turk (1923-2014) —
also known as James C. Turk —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Roanoke
County, Va., May 3,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1960-72 (21st District 1960-63, 20th District
1964-65, 13th District 1966-71, 37th District 1972); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1964;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1972-2002;
took senior status 2002.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif.
Died in Radford,
Va., July 6,
2014 (age 91 years, 64
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006) —
also known as Jackie Vaughn III —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
17, 1917.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72,
18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of Michigan
state senate, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District
1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002).
Baptist
or Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Omicron Delta Kappa; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Botsford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 2006 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) —
also known as Fred B. Wachs —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., October
22, 1897.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; treasurer of
Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in 1974
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Deborah Wasserman=Schultz (b. 1966) —
also known as Debbie Wasserman=Schultz; Deborah
Wasserman —
of Davie, Broward
County, Fla.; Weston, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
27, 1966.
Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep. Peter
Deutsch, 1989-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 97th District, 1993-2000; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Florida
state senate, 2001-04; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2005-18 (20th District 2005-13, 23rd
District 2013-18); Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2011-16.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; National
Organization for Women; American
Jewish Congress.
Youngest woman ever elected to the Florida legislature.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Stephen Watkins (b. 1892) —
also known as J. Stephen Watkins —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
14, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; Kentucky Highway Commissioner, 1943-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960.
Christian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Sigma
Nu; Omicron Delta Kappa; Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Watkins and Dorcas (Chesnut) Watkins; married, June 21,
1923, to Martha Willis. |
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
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Lloyd Franklin Wheat (b. 1922) —
also known as Lloyd F. Wheat —
of Coushatta, Red River
Parish, La.
Born in Bonham (unknown
parish), La., April
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1948-50.
Protestant.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cicero Preston Yow (1914-1990) —
also known as Cicero P. Yow —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., December
24, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., July 5,
1990 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos H. Yow and Cassie (Langley) Yow; married 1948 to Mary
Elizabeth Hardwicke. |
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