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William Joseph Akers (b. 1845) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in England,
August
2, 1845.
Republican. Proprietor of restaurants, hotels
and flour
mills; candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1892, 1901.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Akers and Catherine (O'Leary) Akers; married to Maud M.
Miller. |
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Rose Senft Anthony (b. 1898) —
also known as Rose S. Anthony —
of Dennison, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Dennison, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, September
5, 1898.
Republican. Restaurant owner; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Carmen J. Armenti (1929-2001) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April
11, 1929.
Republican. Restaurant owner; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1966-70; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 15th District, 1981.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Died April
14, 2001 (age 72 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl F. Barney (b. 1878) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Whitley
County, Ind., July 3,
1878.
Republican. Grocer;
restaurant owner; mayor of
Marion, Ind., 1935-42; defeated, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Marc Basnight (b. 1947) —
of Manteo, Dare
County, N.C.
Born in Manteo, Dare
County, N.C., May 13,
1947.
Democrat. Restaurant business; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1984-2010.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2011.
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Michael H. Baumann (b. 1875) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born January
7, 1875.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1907.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) —
also known as Frank Bell —
of Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., September
21, 1883.
Democrat. Grant
County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel
and restaurant owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee
Dam and other federal dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1948,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash., October, 1970
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ephrata
Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
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Paul M. Berra (b. 1925) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
2, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; bookkeeper;
restauranteur; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1953-64; member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1965-66.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Redmen.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 25,
1950, to Elizabeth Catherine Gilroy. |
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Jim Berrios —
of Kent, King
County, Wash.
Restaurant owner; candidate for mayor of
Kent, Wash., 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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O. Gene Bicknell —
of Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan.
Republican. Owner of hundreds of Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1986, 1994.
Still living as of 1998.
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Joseph F. Bielawski (born c.1907) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1907.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; real estate
agent; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Sonny Bono (1935-1998) —
also known as Salvatore Philip Bono; Sonny Christie;
Ronny Sommers; Prince Carter —
of Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1935.
Republican. Songwriter,
actor,
member of the Sonny & Cher singing and
comedy
duo;; restaurant owner; mayor
of Palm Springs, Calif., 1988-92; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992; U.S.
Representative from California 44th District, 1995-98; died in
office 1998.
Catholic
or Scientologist.
Italian
ancestry.
Killed in a skiing
accident, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado
County, Calif., January
5, 1998 (age 62 years, 323
days).
Interment at Desert
Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.
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Ricardo Jerome Bordallo (1927-1990) —
also known as Ricardo J. Bordallo; Ricky
Bordallo —
of Agana (now Hagatna), Guam.
Born in Agana (now Hagatna), Guam,
December
11, 1927.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; automobile
dealer; member of Guam
legislature, 1956-70; Guam
Democratic Party chair, 1960-63, 1971-73; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Guam, 1964;
Governor
of Guam, 1975-78, 1983-86; defeated, 1970; Convicted
in 1987 on corruption charges,
including bribery,
obstruction
of justice, and witness
tampering; sentenced
to nine years in prison
and fined;
some of the charges were overturned on appeal in 1988; resentenced
to four years in prison
in December, 1989.
Catholic.
Chamorro
ancestry.
Just before he was to report to prison, he chained himself to a
statue of Chief Quipuha, in a busy traffic circle at rush hour;
wrapped in a Guam flag and wearing a sign saying "I regret I have but
one life to give for my island," he shot and
killed
himself, in Agana (now Hagatna), Guam,
February
1, 1990 (age 62 years, 52
days).
Interment at Pigo Catholic Cemetery, Hagatna, Guam.
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Daniel Brown (d. 1936) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Restaurant owner; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1929.
Died April
20, 1936.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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John Young Brown Jr. (1933-2022) —
also known as John Y. Brown, Jr. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
28, 1933.
Democrat. Governor of
Kentucky, 1979-83; defeated in primary, 1987; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980.
Owner at various times of Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics and Kentucky
Colonels basketball
teams, and the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain.
Died, from complications of Covid-19,
in a hospital
at Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
22, 2022 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for hotel
associations; author, "Manual of New York Hotel
and Restaurant Law"; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
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Hatfield C. Brubeck (b. 1909) —
also known as "Zip" —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
28, 1909.
Republican. Real estate
broker; restaurant owner; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1942; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1950-54; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1957; resigned 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Arthur Brubeck and Lucy T. (Henderson) Brubeck; married, December
29, 1937, to Louise Henry Lewis. |
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Carolyn Caldwell (1871-1943) —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Walden, Orange
County, N.Y., October
15, 1871.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1942.
Female.
Died, of chronic
myocarditis, in Glens Falls Hospital,
Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1943
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Frederick Sedelmeyer and Gertrude (Mehew) Sedelmeyer;
married to George Caldwell. |
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James Carney (b. 1844) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland,
May
20, 1844.
Democrat. Blacksmith foreman for the Erie Railroad;
restaurant owner; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1887.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Carney and Marry (Dullea) Carney. |
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Andrew L. Cetraro (born c.1976) —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., about 1976.
Restaurant owner; mayor
of Bozeman, Mont., 2004-05.
Arrested
at his home in November 2005; accused of assaulting
his pregnant wife while intoxicated;
arraigned
on misdemeanor charges;
pleaded not guilty.
Still living as of 2005.
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Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) —
also known as Jacob E. Chew —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; flour and grain
business; restaurant keeper; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich., June 8,
1945 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
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James Dwight Child (b. 1875) —
also known as James D. Child —
Born in Bath, Grafton
County, N.H., May 12,
1875.
Hotel
steward; restauranteur; building
supplies business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S. Vice Consul in Bordeaux, 1919-29; Strasbourg, 1929-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford E. Clinton —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; cafeteria owner;
candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1945.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Collier (1921-2004) —
also known as Tom Collier —
of Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tupelo, Jackson
County, Ark., November
20, 1921.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1971-93.
Baptist.
Died in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., April
18, 2004 (age 82 years, 150
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Newport, Ark.
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Paul Cousins —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Restauranteur; candidate for mayor
of Dexter, Mich., 2014.
Still living as of 2014.
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Nimbus Couzin —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Brewer;
university
professor; coffee house owner; Independent candidate for
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Emil F. Danciu —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Republican. Contractor;
restaurant owner; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1969-70, 1987-93; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 1970.
Still living as of 1993.
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Dominick J. DeLucco —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Restaurant owner; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1953-55, 1960-61.
Italian
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Dominick A. DeVarti (c.1924-2001) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Jersey, about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; restaurant owner;
candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1957 (Republican primary), 1957.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Arborcrest
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Jennifer P. Dougherty (b. 1961) —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., 1961.
Democrat. Restaurant business; mayor
of Frederick, Md., 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2005; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004.
Female.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Francis Xavier Duer (1873-1923) —
also known as Francis X. Duer —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in College Point (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., June 3,
1873.
Democrat. Wholesale
paint business; hotel
proprietor; restauranteur; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1902-03; Queens
borough Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, 1912-14.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died, from peritonitis,
in the Post Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1923 (age 50 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Clinton Eastwood Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clint Eastwood —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.; Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., May 31,
1930.
Republican. Movie
actor, producer,
director;
restaurant and hotel
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
speaker, 2012;
mayor, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, 1986-88.
Scottish,
Irish,
Dutch,
and English
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raleigh W. Falbe (1890-1957) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
21, 1890.
Republican. Police
officer; restaurant and tavern
operator; real estate
broker; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District, 1949-54.
Suffered a heart
attack, while duck
hunting on Rush Lake, and died five days later in Ripon Municipal
Hospital,
Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1957 (age 67 years, 199
days).
Interment at Wisconsin
Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wis.
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Charles W. Fowell Jr. (1901-1973) —
of Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis.
Born in Sullivan town, Richland
County, Wis., May 7,
1901.
Republican. Locomotive
fireman; restaurant owner; Vernon
County Sheriff; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Vernon County, 1939-42; defeated
(Independent), 1954.
Died December
6, 1973 (age 72 years, 213
days).
Interment at Viroqua
Cemetery, Viroqua, Wis.
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Gerald Michael Gabbard (b. 1948) —
also known as Mike Gabbard —
Born in Fagatogo, American
Samoa, January
15, 1948.
School
teacher; restauranteur; candy
manufacturer; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2004; member of Hawaii
state senate, 2007-20 (19th District 2007-12, 20th District
2013-20).
Samoan
ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Harrison Gabbard, Jr. and Aknesis Agnes (Yandall)
Gabbard; father of Tulsi
Gabbard. |
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William Gelineau (born c.1959) —
also known as Bill Gelineau —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, about 1959.
Libertarian. Restauranteur; title agency
manager; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 2010; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 2012; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2018.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2018.
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Image source:
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Greg Gordon —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Caterer; candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Harry M. Greer (1888-1949) —
of Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., August
31, 1888.
Cafe owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1949; died in office
1949.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a week later, in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 3,
1949 (age 60 years, 306
days).
Interment at Lanesboro Cemetery, Lanesboro, Minn.
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Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) —
also known as Nelson G. Gross —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born January
9, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1962-63;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate District 13, 1965; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1968;
chair
of Bergen County Republican Party, 1969; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1970; real estate
developer; restaurant owner.
Jewish.
Indicted
in May 1973 on charges
of falsifying
a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov. William
T. Cahill, conspiring to commit tax
evasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, and
counseling a witness to commit perjury;
convicted
in March 1974, and sentenced
to two years jail;
served six months.
Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,
and stabbed
to death, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1997 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Gross. |
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David Edward Heaton (b. 1941) —
also known as Dave Heaton —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa, February
2, 1941.
School
teacher; restauranteur; member of Iowa
state house of representatives 91st District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Wright Hickenlooper (b. 1952) —
also known as John Hickenlooper —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Narberth, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
7, 1952.
Democrat. Geologist;
restaurant owner; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 2003-10; Governor of
Colorado, 2011-19.
Still living as of 2019.
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George R. Hubbard —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Restaurant owner; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Faizi Husain (1952-2006) —
also known as Faz Husain —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Patna, Bihar, India,
January
21, 1952.
Pizzeria owner; Independent candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.
Muslim.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Died, of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 9,
2006 (age 54 years, 47
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Safdar Husain; grandson of Tajamul Husain. |
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Yorgen Jesperson (1878-1957) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born near Hadersleben, Denmark,
April
14, 1878.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; restaurant owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1944.
Died in 1957
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Alfred E. Jones (b. 1920) —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in Clarke
County, Iowa, January
20, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
restaurant business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Clarke County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Toastmasters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Floyd
Jones and Elizabeth (Tice) Jones; married to Catherine
Dickinson. |
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James G. Jones (d. 1905) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Restaurant business; mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1885-86.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., April
23, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Leopold Kabis (1846-1919) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
February
4, 1846.
Democrat. Restauranteur; Laramie
County Clerk, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wyoming Territory, 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate, 1891-95; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1892.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, due to heart
failure, in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., July 18,
1919 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Marc Katz —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Restaurant owner; candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Mercedes Kinnee (born c.1945) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born about 1945.
Republican. Cafeteria manager at Flint City Hall; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1998; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 2000
(alternate), 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ronald Klink (b. 1951) —
also known as Ron Klink —
of Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, September
23, 1951.
Democrat. Television
news reporter, 1978-93; partner, Dagwood's restaurant; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1993-2001;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Carl Kluczynski (1896-1975) —
also known as John C. Kluczynski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; restaurant
owner; caterer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-48; member of
Illinois
state senate 4th District, 1949; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1951-75; died in
office 1975.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance; Polish
Roman Catholic Union; Elks.
Died January
26, 1975 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
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Tony Knowles (b. 1943) —
also known as Anthony Carroll Knowles —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., January
1, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
restaurant owner; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1982-87; Governor of
Alaska, 1994-2002; defeated, 1990, 2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2004.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Donald Steven Lane (b. 1956) —
also known as Don Lane —
of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
12, 1956.
Democrat. Founder and president of Saturn Cafe, a vegetarian
restaurant in Santa Cruz; mayor
of Santa Cruz, Calif., 1991-92.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives: Son
of Bert Lane and Ann (Reiss) Lane; married, May 10,
1985, to Diane Hansch. |
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Albert Lewis (1923-2006) —
also known as Al Lewis; Albert Meister;
"Grampa"; "Grandpa" —
of Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
30, 1923.
Green. Worked as a circus
performer and later as an actor;
most famous role was as "Grandpa Munster" on the television
comedy series The Munsters, 1964-66; owned an Italian
restaurant in New York; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1998; radio talk
show host on WBAI-FM.
Jewish.
Died, in a hospital
in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
3, 2006 (age 82 years, 279
days).
Cremated.
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Paul Melton Lindberg (1907-1990) —
also known as Paul M. Lindberg —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., June 11,
1907.
Railway
brakeman; automobile
salesman; candidate for mayor
of Galesburg, Ill., 1953; restauranteur.
Died, in Adventist Convalescent
Hospital, Glendora, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
23, 1990 (age 82 years, 226
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, Calif.
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Clifford Lofvegren (b. 1903) —
also known as Cliff Lofvegren —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Mitchell
County, Iowa, May 10,
1903.
Farmer;
cafe owner; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1949-66 (47th District 1949-62, 25th District
1963-66).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin J. Madden —
also known as Ben Madden —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.
Republican. Restaurant owner; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Carolina, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) —
also known as Lester Maddox —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
30, 1915.
Restaurant owner; became nationally known as an outspoken
racial segregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve Black
customers; Governor of
Georgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,
subsequently chosen 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior
Order.
Died, while suffering from cancer
and the effects of a fall, in a
hospice
at Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 25,
2003 (age 87 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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Gino Martorana (b. 1947) —
of Kingsburg, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in 1947.
Republican. Restaurant owner; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Mack McAllister —
of Tuscola Township, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William P. McCormick (b. 1939) —
also known as Bill McCormick —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
18, 1939.
Restaurant business; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 2005-Samoa, 2005-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Mark Randall Meadows (b. 1959) —
also known as Mark Meadows —
of Highlands, Macon
County, N.C.; Skyland, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in a U.S. Army hospital
at Verdun, France,
of American parents, July 28,
1959.
Republican. Restauranteur; real estate
developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 2008;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 2013-.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2018.
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Edward Francis Mertz (1890-1970) —
also known as Edward F. Mertz —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
15, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; building
contractor; restaurant and tavern
operator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1949-56, 1965-68 (Milwaukee County 16th District
1949-54, Milwaukee County 1st District 1955-56, Milwaukee County 9th
District 1965-68).
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Eagles.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 3,
1970 (age 79 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Mertz and Catherine (Dickmann) Mertz; married to Meta
Fluck. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Willard Lawrence Mills (b. 1905) —
also known as W. L. Mills —
of Kimball, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Creek, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 31,
1905.
Democrat. Coal miner;
restauranteur; pool room
operator; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1947-52,
1955-58.
Baptist;
later Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Mills and Mary Lieuvena (Foley) Mills; married, May 20,
1945, to Opaline Gentry. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Matt Myre (born c.1965) —
of Casselberry, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born about 1965.
Restaurant business; candidate for mayor
of Casselberry, Fla., 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Michael Novak (1917-2003) —
also known as Mike Novak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1917.
Democrat. Bailiff;
restaurant business; professional
golfer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (Wayne
County 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District
1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated,
1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District),
1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964.
Greek
Orthodox.
Died January
2, 2003 (age 85 years, 311
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
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Edward H. Nutting (b. 1869) —
of Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., July 6,
1869.
Republican. Caterer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Eleventh Worcester District,
1913, 1915-16, 1918, 1923-30; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Worcester District, 1931-36; candidate for
mayor
of Leominster, Mass., 1939.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Barker Odell Sr. (1825-1916) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., September
25, 1825.
Republican. Restaurant owner; ice
business; Orange
County Sheriff, 1880-83; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884;
mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1884-90, 1894-1900.
Christian
Reformed. French
and English
ancestry.
Died July 21,
1916 (age 90 years, 300
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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William Atchinson O'Neill (1930-2007) —
also known as William A. O'Neill —
of East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
restaurant owner; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 52nd District; elected 1970; Governor of
Connecticut, 1980-91.
Died, from emphysema,
in East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
24, 2007 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Interment at Connecticut
State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Hilton Ray Parrish (1926-1995) —
also known as Hilton R. Parrish —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Born in Dothan, Houston
County, Ala., September
13, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1964,
1968.
Died in Dothan, Houston
County, Ala., February
10, 1995 (age 68 years, 150
days).
Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery, Dothan, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Jay Nathaniel Parrish and Lois (Evans) Parrish; married to Carolyn
Roundtree. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Theodore F. Prochnow (1875-1944) —
of Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
26, 1875.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Northfield Township, Michigan, 1899-1900; restaurant
owner; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Woodmen.
Died in 1944
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John Edward Reilly Sr. (1893-1963) —
also known as John E. Reilly, Sr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 27,
1893.
Democrat. Machinist;
fire
fighter; cafe manager; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 1st
District, 1945-46; defeated, 1946; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 2nd District, 1949-63; died
in office 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Died, from cancer,
in St. Francis Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
26, 1963 (age 69 years, 214
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Canavan) Reilly and James P. Reilly; married 1917 to Alice
Magdala Scanlan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lynn Nancy Rivers (b. 1956) —
also known as Lynn N. Rivers —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Au Gres, Arenac
County, Mich., December
19, 1956.
Democrat. Caterer and chef; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1995-2003; defeated
in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2021.
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Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. (1927-2007) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., December
20, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; owner and
operator, Pizza Palace restaurant, 1978-2004; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1979-81, 1991-93.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
10, 2007 (age 79 years, 294
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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William Romano (1911-1966) —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Cherokee, Crawford
County, Kan., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; police
chief; restaurant business; shoe
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
At the scene of a hotel
fire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to a
car; then suffered a fatal heart
attack, 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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J. F. Saltis —
of Minnesota.
Socialist. Waiter; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Minnesota, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) —
also known as Terry Scanlon —
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 26,
1931.
Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises, a beer
distributorship, and was publisher
of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1977-79.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in St. Francis Medical
Center, Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
15, 1992 (age 60 years, 173
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Kurt W. Schuller (b. 1955) —
of Eden, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 21,
1955.
Republican. Restauranteur; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 2011-15.
Still living as of 2015.
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Peter Finley Secchia (1937-2020) —
also known as Peter F. Secchia —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ferrysburg, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., April
15, 1937.
Republican. Chief executive, Universal Forest
Products, 1971-89; owner of restaurants; real estate
developer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1980-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
2000
(alternate), 2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1989-93.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from COVID-19
and other health issues, in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
21, 2020 (age 83 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred J. Smith (b. 1862) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., 1862.
Democrat. Baker;
restauranteur; banker; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1906-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Smith and Sophia Smith; married, April
11, 1888, to Helen Maas. |
| | | Image source: Whiting Public
Library |
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William T. Smith II (b. 1916) —
of Big Flats, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
25, 1916.
Republican. Farmer;
restaurant owner; member of New York
state senate, 1963-86 (49th District 1963-65, 56th District 1966,
51st District 1967-82, 52nd District 1983-86).
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Wallace Smith (1830-1913) —
also known as William W. Smith —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Scotland,
1830.
Restaurant business; co-owner of Smith Brothers, cough drop
manufacturers; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1890 (16th District), 1908 (21st
District); Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New York, 1896; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
15, 1913 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of James Smith and Ann (Anderson) Smith; married to Huldah
Gilbert. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Aaron Martin Spainhour (1928-2016) —
also known as Aaron Spainhour —
of Ringgold, Bienville
Parish, La.
Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., August
9, 1928.
Democrat. Restauranteur; automobile
dealer; furniture
merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1968.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Ringgold, Bienville
Parish, La., July 10,
2016 (age 87 years, 336
days).
Interment at Providence Cemetery, Ringgold, La.
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Relatives: Son
of J. I. Spainhour and Marie Spainhour. |
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Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) —
also known as S. C. Stahlman —
of Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa.
Born in Zollarsville, Washington
County, Pa., August
9, 1898.
Republican. Dentist;
restaurant owner; mayor
of Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., July 25,
1936 (age 37 years, 351
days).
Interment at Monongahela
Cemetery, Monongahela, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman and Mary Martha (Church) Stahlman;
married, June 3,
1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
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Nicholas Stepovich (born c.1958) —
also known as Nick Stepovich —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Juneau,
Alaska, about 1958.
Republican. Restaurant owner; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 10th District, 2003; appointed
2003; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Jonas I. Taylor —
of Fort Stockton, Pecos
County, Tex.
Cafe owner; mayor
of Fort Stockton, Tex., 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Lewis C. Waller (c.1860-1932) —
also known as L. C. Waller —
of Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., about 1860.
Republican. Postmaster at Greenwood,
S.C., 1883-84; restaurant keeper; fish seller;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928.
African
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died a few weeks later, in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., December
13, 1932 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Allen Waller and Caroline Waller. |
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Kathy Webb (b. 1950) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in 1950.
Democrat. Restauranteur; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives 37th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2008.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mary Rose Wilcox (b. 1949) —
also known as Mary Rose Garrido —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Superior, Pinal
County, Ariz., November
21, 1949.
Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Sen. Dennis
DeConcini, 1977-83; member Phoenix City Council, 1983-93; Maricopa
County Commissioner, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arizona, 1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate), 2008;
shot
and wounded on August 13, 1997, by Larry Marvin Naman, who was
angry over her support for a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports
stadium; newspaper
publisher; restaurant owner.
Female.
Catholic.
Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John Garrido and Betty (Nunez) Garrido; married 1971 to Earl
V. Wilcox. |
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Dallas Wolfe (b. 1895) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Colebank, Preston
County, W.Va., September
1, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; millwright;
lumber
business; service
station operator; restaurant owner; motel
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1961-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Ruritan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe; married, October
2, 1928, to Virginia Jones; married, June 28,
1971, to Gladys McDaniel. |
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Richard L. Young (b. 1923) —
also known as Dick Young —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., March
26, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; restaurant owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1953-58;
resigned 1958; defeated, 1962.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; National
Education Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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