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Paul Leon Aylward (1908-1996) —
also known as Paul L. Aylward —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Theta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died March
21, 1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Interment at Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery, Ellsworth, Kan.
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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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Joseph Davis DeBlieux (b. 1912) —
also known as J. D. DeBlieux —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., September
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1956-60, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1956,
1964,
1968.
Catholic.
Member, Theta Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Amvets;
Lions;
Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Honore Louis DeBlieux, Sr. and Ozet (Perot) DeBlieux; married, April
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John S. Gonas (b. 1907) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Crossfork, Potter
County, Pa., May 14,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1936-38; member of Indiana
state senate, 1940-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1960-72.
Ukrainian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi Kappa Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married 1937 to
Theodosia Bonder. |
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Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) —
also known as Richard J. Hughes —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Florence, Burlington
County, N.J., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1964,
1968
(chair, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1972;
county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New
Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of
New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-79.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Phi Kappa Theta.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
7, 1992 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Luke E. Linnan (b. 1895) —
of Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa.
Born in Maurice, Sioux
County, Iowa, April 8,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
justice
of Iowa state supreme court, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Q. Linnan and Kate (Fitzpatric) Linnan; married, July 6,
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) —
also known as Eugene J. McCarthy; "Clean
Gene" —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Watkins, Meeker
County, Minn., March
29, 1916.
Democrat. School
teacher; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1992;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent).
Catholic.
Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi Kappa Theta.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, in the Georgetown Retirement
Residence, Washington,
D.C., December
10, 2005 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Woodville, Va.
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John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) —
also known as John J. O'Connor —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Raynham, Bristol
County, Mass., November
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated
(Andrew Jackson), 1938; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Phi Kappa.
Died in 1960
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Robert Emmet Quinn (1894-1975) —
also known as Robert E. Quinn —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April 2,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1923-25, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928
(alternate), 1940;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1933-37; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; superior court judge in
Rhode Island, 1941-48.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa.
Died May 20,
1975 (age 81 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
Republican candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Theta Kappa Phi.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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