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Leonard Ackerman II (b. 1921) —
also known as Lee Ackerman —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo., October
29, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; airplane
pilot; newspaper
reporter; advertising business; real estate
investor; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Melville Ackerman and Ruth (Corday) Ackerman; married, December
22, 1943, to Leslie Rogers. |
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Harry James Allington (1872-1934) —
also known as Harry J. Allington —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Knightsville, Clay
County, Ind., October
3, 1872.
Advertising business; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
English
ancestry.
Died in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., October
25, 1934 (age 62 years, 22
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Allington and Anna Allington; married 1896 to
Lillian Maud Lineback (1874-1929). |
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Arthur Glenn Andrews (1909-2008) —
also known as Glenn Andrews —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala., January
15, 1909.
Republican. Advertising executive; chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1952; candidate for Alabama
state house of representatives, 1956; candidate for secretary
of state of Alabama, 1958; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1965-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in White Plains, Calhoun
County, Ala., September
25, 2008 (age 99 years, 254
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Grace
Episcopal Church Columbarium, Anniston, Ala.
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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
25, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance;
director of public relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Interment at Toledo
Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio.
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Thomas Edward Austin (1901-1965) —
also known as T. Edward Austin —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Born in Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., May 21,
1901.
Republican. Investment
banker; outdoor advertising business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1932; chair of
Effingham County Republican Party, 1944-50.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died, in a hospital
at Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., April
21, 1965 (age 63 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Winter Austin (1871-1937) and Mamie (Wade) Austin
(1874-1952); married to Frances Vivian Crews
(1905-2001). |
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Richard Kelly Ayers (b. 1907) —
also known as Richard K. Ayers —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lewisburg, Preble
County, Ohio, June 28,
1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) —
also known as Steven B. Ayres —
of New York.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
27, 1861.
Newspaper
editor; real estate
business; advertising business; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated
(Progressive), 1914.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, in Park West Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1929 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Clearwater
Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) —
also known as Alexander Gale Bainbridge;
"Buzz" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
advertising agent with Barnum & Bailey and other circuses;
manager of Shubert Theater
in Minneapolis, and of traveling
road shows; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Veterans Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
14, 1936 (age 50 years, 192
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1852-1925) and Ida Prescott
(Stewart) Bainbridge (1853-1906); married, August
27, 1917, to Marie Gale (1894-1972). |
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Bruce Barton (1886-1967) —
also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising
King"; "The Great Repealer" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbins, Scott
County, Tenn., August
5, 1886.
Republican. Author; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by
Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton,
Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising agency.
Congregationalist.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1967 (age 80 years, 334
days).
Interment at Rock
Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass.
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Raymond H. Bateman (1927-2016) —
also known as Ray Bateman —
of North Branch, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., October
29, 1927.
Republican. Public relations business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1958-67;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1968-77 (District 8 1968-73, 16th District
1974-77); delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1977.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., June 25,
2016 (age 88 years, 240
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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María Concepcíon Bechily (b. 1949) —
also known as María C. Bechily —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Matanzas, Cuba,
February
20, 1949.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980;
staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Alan
J. Dixon, 1981-83; host and assistant producer, WSNS television,
Chicago, 1984-85; public relations business.
Female.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 1985.
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William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) —
also known as William Benton —
of Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 1,
1900.
Democrat. Advertising business; introduced sound effects into
television commercials; popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show;
vice-president, University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the
Encyclopedia Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public
Affairs, 1945-47; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in the Waldorf Towers Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1973 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Max Berking (1917-1997) —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.; North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1917.
Democrat. Advertising executive; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1965; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1971-75.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Alford, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
24, 1997 (age 80 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Dorothy Noyes and Frances Bauman. |
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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising salesman who popularized the Yellow
Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956,
1972;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Ben Bezoff (1914-1979) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April
18, 1914.
Democrat. Radio
broadcaster; advertising business; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1947-54; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1950; member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1979
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Roy Blankenship (1892-1966) —
also known as W. R. Blankenship —
of Frankford, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Gap Mills, Monroe
County, W.Va., June 11,
1892.
Democrat. Public relations business; radio
commentator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Died in March, 1966
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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of John L. Blankenship and Jennie Susan (Fleshman) Blankenship;
married, May 2,
1926, to Marion Claflin Cook. |
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Chester Bliss Bowles (1901-1986) —
also known as Chester Bowles —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April 5,
1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; advertising business; Presidential Elector for
Connecticut, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1951-53, 1963-69; Nepal, 1951-53; , 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1959-61; author.
Unitarian.
Member, Urban
League; Grange;
Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 25,
1986 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Essex, Conn.
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Michael Drake Bradner (b. 1937) —
also known as Mike Bradner —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Washington,
D.C., 1937.
Democrat. Public relations business; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 17th District, 1967-76; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1975-76.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1976.
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Edward Brouwer (1892-1954) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
13, 1892.
Republican. Printing
and advertising business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1933-36;
defeated in primary, 1940, 1950; candidate for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1936.
Died in 1954
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) —
also known as Charles Brown —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Coweta, Wagoner
County, Okla., October
22, 1920.
Democrat. Radio station
program director; advertising business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; defeated,
1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960;
oil
executive.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Died in Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., June 10,
2003 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chip Brown (born c.1969) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born about 1969.
Republican. Public relations and marketing executive; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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George W. Brown (b. 1859) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenevus, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
14, 1859.
Republican. Produce
dealer; produce
dealer in Otsego County; later, employed by a hay, grain, and
produce
merchant in Brooklyn; bookkeeper
and manager for a carriage
painting and sign-making business; bookkeeper;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1907, 1909-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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of Carlton Brown. |
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Walter W. Carey (b. 1926) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
22, 1926.
Republican. Advertising business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58,
1963-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Still living as of 1968.
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Rodney Dennis Chandler (b. 1942) —
also known as Rod D. Chandler —
of Bellevue, King
County, Wash.; Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in La Grande, Union
County, Ore., July 13,
1942.
Republican. Television
reporter; public relations consultant; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1974-82; U.S.
Representative from Washington 8th District, 1983-93; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1992.
Still living as of 2014.
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James L. Cole —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Public relations consultant; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1950.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert John Conger (1924-2002) —
also known as Robert J. Conger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
advertising business; radio and
television pioneer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1962.
Lutheran.
Died, in the Bon Secour Nursing
Center in Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich., December
21, 2002 (age 78 years, 48
days).
Interment at Rock
Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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Leavitt Corning (b. 1870) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1870.
Republican. Advertising business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 40, 1915-20; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Crews (b. 1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 4,
1894.
Republican. Advertising business; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1936, 1938-47;
defeated, 1936; resigned 1947; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Cusack (1858-1926) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland,
October
5, 1858.
Democrat. Sign
painter; advertising business; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1899-1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
19, 1926 (age 68 years, 45
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Alexander D. Cuthbertson (b. 1887) —
also known as Alex D. Cuthbertson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. Parole
officer; personnel
director; advertising business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Clay Davies (1920-2002) —
also known as John C. Davies —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 1,
1920.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; public relations business; U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, June 17,
2002 (age 82 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Einar W. Dieserud (b. 1892) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
25, 1892.
Stenographer;
advertising business; U.S. Vice Consul in Christiania, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Benedict Dooley (1905-1982) —
also known as Edwin B. Dooley —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
13, 1905.
Republican. Public relations executive; mayor
of Mamaroneck, N.Y., 1950-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1957-63.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
25, 1982 (age 76 years, 287
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) —
also known as Walter E. Edge —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
20, 1873.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
advertising business; newspaper
publisher; banker;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1904;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of
New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1956 (age 82 years, 344
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Douglas Hemphill Elliott (1921-1960) —
also known as Douglas H. Elliott —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 3,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 33rd District, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1960; died in
office 1960.
Less than two months after taking office as U.S. Representative, he
killed
himself by draping a deer skin over his head and the tail pipe of
a car, to produce carbon
monoxide poisoning, in Horse Valley, Franklin
County, Pa., June 19,
1960 (age 39 years, 16
days).
Interment at Falling
Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
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James Herbert Fay (1899-1948) —
also known as James H. Fay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wounded and lost his
left leg; secretary to the president of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals,
1923-29; deputy commissioner of hospitals, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1934, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1940;
chair
of New York County Democratic Party, 1942; insurance
and advertising business.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; American
Legion.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1948 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Charles B. Felton, Jr. (b. 1936) —
of Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va., September
7, 1936.
Democrat. Purchasing
agent; public relations business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-93 (15th District 1987-92, 14th
District 1993); appointed 1987; resigned 1993.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1993.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles B. Felton, Sr. and Evelyn (Miller) Felton; married, November
2, 1958, to Doris J. Butler. |
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Michael Patrick Forbes (b. 1952) —
also known as Michael P. Forbes —
of Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 16,
1952.
Staff member for U.S. Sens. Alfonse
M. D'Amato and Connie
Mack; public relations and marketing business; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1995-2001; defeated,
2000 (Democratic primary), 2000 (Working Families); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Anson Ford (1883-1983) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; advertising business; chair of
Los Angeles County Democratic Party, 1937-38; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector
for California, 1956.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1983
(age about 100
years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois Goldsmith (1884-1975). |
|  | Epitaph: "Public Servant -
Humanitarian." |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charlie Gerow (born c.1955) —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born about 1955.
Republican. Public relations consultant; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 2000; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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William B. Green (born c.1872) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., about 1872.
Democrat. Advertising agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Gruszka (b. 1910) —
of Mosinee, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
14, 1910.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising business; insurance
agent; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marathon County 1st District, 1939-40.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); defeated, 1954; Presidential Elector for New York,
1972.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Eric Hass (1905-1980) —
of Oregon; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1905.
Socialist. Advertising business; Socialist Labor candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor
of The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957
(Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor);
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),
1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian.
German
and Danish
ancestry.
Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Community Hospital,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., October
2, 1980 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Newland H. Holmes (b. 1891) —
of Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
30, 1891.
Republican. Advertising manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-30; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Plymouth District, 1930-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Franklin Holt III (1924-1997) —
also known as Joseph F. Holt; Joe Holt —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Encino, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 6,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; insurance
business; public relations business; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1948,
1956;
speaker, 1952;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1953-61.
Died in Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., July 14,
1997 (age 73 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ellen Howe (born c.1965) —
of Ellensburg, Kittitas
County, Wash.
Born about 1965.
Republican. Public relations consultant; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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James R. Hurley (b. 1932) —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., January
29, 1932.
Republican. Public relations and advertising business; member
of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1968-81 (District 1 1968-73, 1st
District 1974-81); member of New
Jersey state senate 1st District; elected 1981, 1983.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1983.
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Franklin E. Katterjohn (1898-1965) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., June 30,
1898.
Republican. Advertising business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1958.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., March, 1965
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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J. Walter Kennedy —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Public relations business; mayor
of Stamford, Conn.; elected 1959; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Owen M. Kiernan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Inspector of fuel; advertising business; member of
New
York state assembly, 1913-25 (New York County 24th District
1913-17, New York County 18th District 1918-25).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent P. Kiernan (b. 1906) —
of Derby, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., September
20, 1906.
Democrat. Salesman;
advertising manager; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Derby, 1939-40; member of Connecticut
state senate 17th District, 1941-42, 1945-46; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James P. Kiernan and Mary E. (McCarthy) Kiernan. |
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Julius Klein (1901-1984) —
also known as "Dutch" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
5, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1932; general in the U.S.
Army during World War II; public relations business; lobbyist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1954.
Jewish.
Member, Jewish
War Veterans.
Died, in the Great Lakes Naval Hospital,
Great Lakes, Lake
County, Ill., April 6,
1984 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helene von Holstein (died 1976). |
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Cheryl Carpenter Klimek (born c.1963) —
Born about 1963.
Republican. Public relations business; political
consultant; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Thomas A. Knight (b. 1933) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
15, 1933.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; public relations consultant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-66, 1979-88 (Kanawha
County 1965-66, 17th District 1979-82, 23rd District 1983-88);
defeated, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1988.
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Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) —
also known as Albert D. Lasker; "The Father of Modern
Advertising" —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau), Germany,
May
1, 1880.
Republican. Advertising business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1937-42.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
As part owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball
team, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920.
Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion of
medical research.
Died, of cancer,
in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1952 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Entombed at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Charles H. Ledwith (c.1885-1954) —
of South Meriden, Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1885.
Democrat. Advertising manager; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1939-40; candidate for mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1939.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1954
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Eva Deming. |
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Robert N. Lemen (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Lemen —
of Grand Rapids, Itasca
County, Minn.
Born in 1943.
Republican. Public relations consultant; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 3-B, 1981-82; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 2000, 2002.
Evangelical
Christian.
Still living as of 2002.
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William Thacher Longstreth (1920-2003) —
also known as W. Thacher Longstreth —
of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Haverford, Delaware
County, Pa., November
4, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
advertising business; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1955, 1971.
Quaker.
Member, Urban
League.
Died, of a pulmonary
embolism, while hospitalized for pneumonia
and suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in Naples Community Hospital,
Naples, Collier
County, Fla., April
11, 2003 (age 82 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Mather Lupton (c.1917-2002) —
also known as John M. Lupton —
of Connecticut.
Born in Mattituck, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., about 1917.
Republican. Advertising business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1950; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1962.
Died in Orange City, Volusia
County, Fla., March
16, 2002 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Mattituck
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mattituck, Long Island, N.Y.
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Robert E. Lynch —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Player and manager for professional baseball
teams; public relations officer for Kewaunee Shipbuilding
and Engineering Corporation; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1933-36, 1943-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Mackay —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Advertising executive; village
president of Peekskill, New York, 1934-37, 1940; mayor
of Peekskill, N.Y., 1940; resigned 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, November 8, 1939 |
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Raul L. Martinez (b. 1949) —
of Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba,
March
6, 1949.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; public relations business;
mayor
of Hialeah, Fla., 1981-90, 1994-2005; defeated, 2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004
(Parliamentarian),
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 2008; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 2008.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonides 'Chin' Martinez (1925-2007); married to Angela
Callava. |
|  | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Harry Alexander McBride (1887-1961) —
also known as Harry A. McBride —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., October
14, 1887.
Manager of printing
and advertising for a hotel,
1905-08; U.S. Consular Agent in Bilbao, 1909-10; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Barcelona, 1910-11; Zurich, 1911-13; Boma, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Boma, 1915-16; London, 1916-17; Malaga, 1923-29; U.S. Consul in London, 1917-18; Warsaw, 1919-20; Acting General Receiver of Customs and
Financial Advisor for Liberia, 1918-19.
Died in 1961
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Fred C. Meinhardt (1890-1965) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1890.
Cutter in button
factory; foreman for manufacturer
of advertising novelties; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1921 (Farmer-Labor, Monroe County 2nd District),
1933 (Democratic, Monroe County 1st District).
German
ancestry.
Died in January, 1965
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Meinhardt and Matilda Meinhardt. |
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Jayne Millerick (born c.1973) —
of Chichester, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born about 1973.
Republican. Public relations consultant; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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George H. Moeller (b. 1882) —
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
13, 1882.
Worked in newspaper,
telephone,
insurance,
and advertising businesses; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 36 1913-14,
District 40 1915-18).
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin B. Mosbacher (b. 1951) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1951.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972;
founder, chairman, and CEO of Intermarket, a public relations
consulting firm.
Still living as of 2003.
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Sue Wilkins Myrick (b. 1941) —
also known as Sue Myrick —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August
1, 1941.
Republican. Television
personality; co-founder of advertising firm; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1987-91; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1992; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1995-2013.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rick Mystrom —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Minnesota.
Republican. Advertising business; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1994-2000; defeated, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Leo P. Noonan —
of Farmersville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Public relations business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1941-60.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office
was the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,
National Basketball
Association, 1975-84.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, of cancer,
in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 24,
1904.
Democrat. Trained as an engineer;
gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co.,
Nevada; worked for Chrysler
Corporation in the 1930s; executive board
member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national
representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
1941-48; advertising business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Maccabees;
Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
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Thomas P. O'Neill III (b. 1944) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
20, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1975-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980;
public relations business.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Philip Clarkson Pack (1896-1970) —
also known as Philip C. Pack —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 26,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
advertising business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1931-34.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Mahlon Fay Perkins (b. 1882) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
23, 1882.
Advertising business; school
teacher; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Chefoo, 1911-12; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1915-17; U.S. Consul in Changsha, 1917-20; Tientsin, as of 1926-27.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Perkins and Belle Louise (Benton) Perkins; married 1916 to Fanny
Earp Gooden. |
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James B. Quigley (b. 1874) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born September
12, 1874.
Democrat. Advertising business; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1922-23.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry E. Reynolds (b. 1903) —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
13, 1903.
Democrat. Advertising business; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1944,
1948;
chair
of San Bernardino County Democratic Party, 1946; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1946-50; Presidential Elector
for California, 1948.
Member, Native
Sons of the Golden West; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert P. Robinson (1884-1953) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., May 15,
1884.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
advertising business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 15th District, 1943-53; died in office 1953.
Member, American
Legion.
Died December
26, 1953 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stuart H. Robinson —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Traffic manager for Standard Brands; candidate for
village
president of Peekskill, New York, 1935; candidate for mayor
of Peekskill, N.Y., 1939.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943) —
also known as Daniel C. Roper —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Marlboro
County, S.C., April 1,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
publicist; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1892-94; U.S.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1917-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1933-38; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
11, 1943 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Harbin Rousselot (1927-2003) —
also known as John H. Rousselot —
of San Gabriel, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
1, 1927.
Republican. Insurance
agent; public relations consultant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1961-63, 1970-83 (25th District
1961-63, 24th District 1970-75, 26th District 1975-83); defeated,
1982.
Member, John
Birch Society.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Irvine Medical
Center, Irvine, Orange
County, Calif., May 11,
2003 (age 75 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter B. Ryan —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Advertising executive; mayor
of Hempstead, N.Y., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public relations business.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a kidney
ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
15, 1956 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Florence Donald Shapiro (b. 1948) —
also known as Florence Shapiro —
of Plano, Collin
County, Tex.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 2,
1948.
Republican. School
teacher; public relations and advertising business; mayor of
Plano, Tex., 1990-92; member of Texas
state senate, 1993-2011 (2nd District 1993-95, 8th District
1995-2011).
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Dan R. Tonkovich (b. 1946) —
of Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born April
17, 1946.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; public
relations business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972, 1974; member of
West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1977-88.
Catholic.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Nancy Miller. |
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James A. Ware —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Public relations business; candidate in primary
for California
state senate 38th District, 1962; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from California 30th District, 1964; candidate
for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1965, 1973, 1981; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968, 1976, 1980; candidate in primary
for Governor of
California, 1974; candidate for California
state controller, 1978.
Still living as of 1981.
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Arthur James Weaver (1910-1987) —
also known as Arthur J. Weaver —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill., July 7,
1910.
Republican. Advertising executive; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1956,
1960.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
17, 1987 (age 76 years, 253
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Arthur Weaver (1879-1941) and Ida Mae (Burgess) Weaver
(1882-1968); married 1946 to
Gwendolyn Ruth Sachs (1918-1998). |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Paul Frederick Welday (b. 1958) —
also known as Paul Welday —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in a hospital
at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
1, 1958.
Republican. Public relations consultant; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988,
2000,
2004
(alternate), 2012;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1988, 2008; chief of staff, Omaha
Mayor P. J.
Morgan, 1989-92; chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Joe
Knollenberg, 1993-2002; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 2002-04.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 2012.
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Erik Patrick Wells (b. 1967) —
also known as Erik Wells —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1967.
Democrat. Public relations consultant; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 2004; member of
West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 2007-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ben Werbel (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Poland,
November
23, 1898.
Democrat. Advertising business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1949-54.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mollie Katz. |
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Charline White (1920-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
1, 1920.
Democrat. Florist;
advertising business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-59 (Wayne County 1st
District 1951-54, Wayne County 11th District 1955-59); died in office
1959.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died September
7, 1959 (age 39 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Leroy G. White. |
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Fred C. Williams (1858-1920) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1858.
Republican. Journalist;
advertising business; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 14,
1920 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Arthur L. Zimny (1900-1973) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
5, 1900.
Democrat. Advertising business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1935-42.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Roman Catholic Union; Polish
National Alliance; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in June, 1973
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
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