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Ben Shouse Adams (b. 1914) —
also known as Ben S. Adams —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., April 7,
1914.
Democrat. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Kentucky
state senate 6th District, 1950-51; Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-55.
Christian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Adams and Vyra E. (Shouse) Adams; married, September
5, 1934, to Mildred Keller Stone. |
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James Calhoun Adkins Jr. (1915-1994) —
also known as James C. Adkins, Jr. —
of Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., January
18, 1915.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1964-69; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Woodmen;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1994 (age 79 years, 157
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Calhoun Adkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Adkins; married,
July
15, 1952, to Ethel Fox. |
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Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) —
also known as Clarence W. Allgood —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
12, 1902.
Lawyer;
trustee, Crippled Children's Hospital;
counsel, American Hospital
Association; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association; Elks; Blue
Key; Civitan.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
30, 1991 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Aldon Junior Anderson (1917-1996) —
also known as Aldon J. Anderson —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, January
3, 1917.
Lawyer;
district judge in Utah, 1957-71; U.S.
District Judge for Utah, 1971-84; took senior status 1984.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
24, 1996 (age 79 years, 81
days).
Interment at Wasatch
Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.
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LeRoy Hagen Anderson (1906-1991) —
also known as LeRoy H. Anderson —
of Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont.
Born in Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak., February
2, 1906.
Democrat. Rancher;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of Montana
state senate, 1949-56, 1967; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1957-61; defeated,
1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Tau Beta
Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Chi Sigma; Pi Kappa Alpha; American
Chemical Society.
Died, in a hospital
at Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., September
25, 1991 (age 85 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Oscar Andrews (1877-1946) —
also known as Charles O. Andrews —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes
County, Fla., March 7,
1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1910-11; circuit judge in
Florida, 1919-25; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936-46; died in office 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
18, 1946 (age 69 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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R. F. Arledge (1907-1968) —
also known as Deacon Arledge —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1946; member of New Mexico
Democratic State Central Committee, 1946; district judge in New
Mexico 2nd District, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1948.
Church
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died June 16,
1968 (age 61 years, 15
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard F. Arledge and Ellen (Henderson) Arledge; married to Helen
Jean Floyd. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Richard Keith Armey (b. 1940) —
also known as Dick Armey —
of Arlington, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Born in Cando, Towner
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1940.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Texas 26th District, 1985-2003.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Arthur Arnold (b. 1884) —
of Piedmont, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Piedmont, Mineral
County, W.Va., September
21, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Mineral
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-12, 1921-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1926-34;
candidate for circuit judge in West Virginia for the 21st Judicial
Circuit, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stewart Baldwin Arnold and Hannah (Elliott) Arnold; married, June 26,
1918, to Mabel Helen Shook. |
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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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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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Raymond Lee Beuhring (1891-1970) —
also known as R. Lee Beuhring;
"Cannonball" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
1, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929-30;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., December
30, 1970 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Tom Bevill (1921-2005) —
also known as "The King of Pork" —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Townley, Walker
County, Ala., March
27, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4th
District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died, of heart
failure, in Jasper, Walker
County, Ala., March
28, 2005 (age 84 years, 1
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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William T. Bodenhamer (1905-1984) —
of Ty Ty, Tift
County, Ga.; Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., November
19, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister;
Tift
County Superintendent of Schools, 1937-39; president,
Nordman College, 1944-49; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1953-56.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Pi Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Woodmen.
Died in October, 1984
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Edgar Bodenhamer and Katherine (Hunt) Bodenhamer; married,
January
27, 1935, to Mariam Cornelia Brooks. |
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Berl Boyd (1896-1988) —
of Graves
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Farmington, Graves
County, Ky., March
15, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
25, 1988 (age 92 years, 224
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ether Boyd and Virginia Emma (Dulaney) Boyd; married to
Bettye Wolfe. |
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memorial |
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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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Edgar Bernard Brossard (b. 1889) —
also known as Edgar B. Brossard —
of Utah; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oxford, Bannock
County, Idaho, April 1,
1889.
Republican. College
professor; economist;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1925-45; chair, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1930.
Mormon.
Member, American
Economic Association; Grange;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Zeta; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amable Alphonse Brossard and Mary Catherine (Hobson) Brossard;
married, August
25, 1915, to Laura P. Crowley. |
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George Landon Browning —
also known as George L. Browning —
of Orange, Orange
County, Va.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Armistead Browning and Mary Lewis (Willis) Browning; married,
February
28, 1906, to Eva Byrd Hill Ransom. |
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Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) —
also known as H. Truman Chafin —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born July 10,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Pi Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Presumably named
for: Harry
S. Truman |
| | | Relatives: Son of Tom C. Chafin and
Hazel Marie Chafin; married to Letitia Neese. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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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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Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) —
also known as J. Bayard Clark —
of Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C.; Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., April 5,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bank of
Elizabethtown, 1910-22; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,
1915-16; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District
1929-33, 7th District 1933-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
26, 1959 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cross
Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Earle Chester Clements (1896-1985) —
also known as Earle C. Clements —
of Morganfield, Union
County, Ky.
Born in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., October
22, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Union
County Sheriff, 1922-26; county judge in Kentucky, 1934; member
of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1945-48; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1948-50; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950-57; defeated, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., March
12, 1985 (age 88 years, 141
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky.
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William Thad Cochran (1937-2019) —
also known as Thad Cochran —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss.
Born in Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss., December
7, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1973-79; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1979-2018; resigned 2018; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008,
2012.
Baptist.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died, from renal
failure, in Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss., May 30,
2019 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Holmes Cochran and Emma Grace (Berry) Cochran; married 1964 to Rose
Clayton; married, May 23,
2015, to Kay Webber. |
| | | The Thad Cochran U.S.
Courthouse, in Jackson,
Mississippi, is named for
him. — The Thad Cochran Center building,
at the University
of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
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William Meyers Colmer (1890-1980) —
also known as William M. Colmer —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.
Born in Moss Point, Jackson
County, Miss., February
11, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Jackson
County Attorney, 1921-27; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1933-73 (6th District 1933-63,
5th District 1963-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1936,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary;
Pi Kappa Alpha; Elks.
Died in Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss., September
9, 1980 (age 90 years, 211
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Pascagoula, Miss.
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Glenn Clarence Cunningham (1912-2003) —
also known as Glenn Cunningham —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
10, 1912.
Republican. Insurance
agent; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1948-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1957-71.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
18, 2003 (age 91 years, 99
days).
Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest
Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Harry Shuler Dent (1930-2007) —
also known as Harry S. Dent —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
21, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel and
political advisor to President Richard
M. Nixon; pleaded
guilty in 1974 to a federal campaign
finance violation, and sentenced
to one month probation.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
28, 2007 (age 77 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent; married to Betty
Francis. |
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dossier |
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William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) —
also known as William C. Dixon —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Dexter, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 1,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1939.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon; married, November
20, 1934, to Arvilla Pratt. |
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John Wood Fishburne (1868-1937) —
also known as John W. Fishburne —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle
County, Va., March 8,
1868.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Albemarle County & Charlottesville
city, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1912;
circuit judge in Virginia 8th Circuit, 1913-30; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1931-33.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Ivy Depot, Albemarle
County, Va., June 24,
1937 (age 69 years, 108
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
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Beebe Ray Frederick Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Beebe R. Frederick, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Fort Deposit, Lowndes
County, Ala., October
12, 1938.
Republican. Insurance
agent; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Pi Kappa Alpha; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Beebe Ray Frederick and Emma Lou (Golson)
Frederick. |
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Marshall Hicks (b. 1865) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Rusk, Cherokee
County, Tex., August
26, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 49th Judicial District, 1891-95; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1892-94; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1899-1903; member of Texas
state senate 24th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Hicks and Anne Ellen (McDougald) Hicks; married, December
30, 1891, to Lauraine Sedgwick Cooke. |
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Laurance Mastick Hyde (1892-1978) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., February
2, 1892.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1942-55; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1949-51.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Freemasons;
American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1978
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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W. Broughton Johnston (b. 1905) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., May 21,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-52 (7th District 1937-38, 10th
District 1939-52).
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Walter Lee Johnston and Nell Florence (Keating) Johnston;
married to Louise N. White. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Paul Caruthers Jones (1901-1981) —
also known as Paul C. Jones —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., March
12, 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; radio station
manager; mayor
of Kennett, Mo., 1933-35; resigned 1935; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1935-36;
member of Missouri
state senate 21st District, 1937-44; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1948-69; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Pi Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Died February
10, 1981 (age 79 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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John Richard Jordan Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Winton, Hertford
County, N.C., January
16, 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan; married 1949 to
Patricia Exum Weaver. |
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James Cullen Looney (1903-1977) —
also known as J. C. Looney —
of Edinburg, Hidalgo
County, Tex.
Born in Kossuth, Alcorn
County, Miss., May 18,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director of many firms involved in activities such as banking,
bus transit, concrete,
lumber,
radio
broadcasting, automobile
service, and operating a hotel;
chair
of Hidalgo County Democratic Party, 1932-40, 1954-68; Hidalgo
County Judge, 1941-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Protestant.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners.
Died in March, 1977
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Owen Looney and Virginia (Dean) Looney; married, June 15,
1933, to Margaret Estelle Montgomery. |
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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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Grant MacFarlane (b. 1899) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, April 1,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Utah Democratic Party, 1928; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1929, 1935; member of Utah
state senate, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Utah, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); Utah
Democratic state chair, 1948-49.
Mormon.
Member, Exchange
Club; Pi Kappa Alpha; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William McCoy Jr. (1921-2008) —
of Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., May 14,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-66 (Pendleton County
1953-64, 3rd District 1965-66).
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., June 2,
2008 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Franklin, W.Va.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Neil Metcalf (b. 1921) —
of Geneva, Geneva
County, Ala.
Born in Hartford, Geneva
County, Ala., November
10, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1954, 1962-66; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen of
the World; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ramsey L. Metcalf and Jimmilee M. Metcalf. |
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Ira Judson Partlow (b. 1876) —
also known as Ira J. Partlow —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Rappahannock
County, Va., February
20, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1945-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Burrell T. Partlow and Ruth (Updike) Partlow; married, May 23,
1905, to Andrea Martin. |
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Robert Obadiah Purdy (1857-1935) —
also known as Robert O. Purdy —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., February
11, 1857.
Mayor
of Sumter, S.C., 1890; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1902-07.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died January
29, 1935 (age 77 years, 352
days).
Interment at Sumter
Cemetery, Sumter, S.C.
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Harold E. Rainville (b. 1907) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
30, 1907.
Republican. Public
relations executive; campaign manager in many elections for U.S.
Sen. Everett
M. Dirksen; also special assistant to the Senator; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Van Buren Rainville and Agnes Marie (Ward) Rainville;
married, August
6, 1932, to Mariann Rita Pack. |
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Donald Thomas Regan (1918-2003) —
also known as Donald T. Regan; Don Regan —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
21, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85; White House Chief of Staff
for President Ronald
Reagan, 1985-87.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died, of cancer
and heart
failure, in a hospital
at Williamsburg,
Va., June 10,
2003 (age 84 years, 171
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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James Robert Rogers (b. 1940) —
also known as J. Robert Rogers —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., February
6, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1975-86.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers; married, October
22, 1970, to Rita S. Caudill; married to Belinda
Loftis. |
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Kelley R. Smith (b. 1946) —
of Florida.
Born in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., October
25, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 21st District, 1991-.
Methodist.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Jackson Sparkman (1899-1985) —
also known as John J. Sparkman —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born near Hartselle, Morgan
County, Ala., December
20, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1937-46; resigned 1946;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1946-79; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Junior
Order; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., November
16, 1985 (age 85 years, 331
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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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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James Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) —
also known as Strom Thurmond —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.; Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.; Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., December
5, 1902.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Edgefield County, 1933-38; resigned
1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,
1936,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
circuit judge in South Carolina, 1938-46; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
South Carolina, 1947-51; States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1948; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1954-56, 1956-2003; received 14
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1960;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972,
1988.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Pi Kappa Alpha.
Died in Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C., June 26,
2003 (age 100 years,
203 days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C.; statue erected 1999 at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Thurmond; married 1968 to Nancy
Janice Moore; married 1947 to Jean
Crouch. |
| | | Cross-reference: Charles
E. Simons, Jr. — Joe
Wilson — John
Light Napier — Robert
Adams |
| | | Strom Thurmond Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Columbia,
South Carolina, is named for
him. — Strom Thurmond High
School, in Johnston,
South Carolina, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Strom Thurmond: Essie May
Washington-Williams, Dear
Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond —
Jack Bass & Marilyn W. Thompson, Strom:
The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom
Thurmond — R. J. Duke, The
Centennial Senator: True Stories of Strom Thurmond from the People
Who Knew Him Best — Joseph Crespino, Strom
Thurmond's America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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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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Milo Joseph Warner (1891-1968) —
also known as Milo J. Warner —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ottawa Hills, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Lime City, Wood
County, Ohio, November
11, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1932,
1948,
1952,
1956;
elected National Commander of the American Legion, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
4, 1968 (age 76 years, 54
days).
Interment at Fort
Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.
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