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Jefferson Davis (1862-1913) —
also known as Jeff Davis —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little
River County, Ark., May 6,
1862.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1901-07; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1907-13; died in office 1913; in December
1907, it was disclosed that he had hired his own daughters for
two positions on his Senate staff; the scandal discredited
him and ended his
influence in the Senate.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
3, 1913 (age 50 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Robert Green Crow (1883-1942) —
also known as Robert G. Crow; Bob Crow —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Scott
County, Mo., December
24, 1883.
Republican. Insurance
agent; postmaster at Caruthersville,
Mo., 1909-14; indicted
in October 1915 on federal charges of revealing
information from the federal civil service examination, to
help his half-brother, James L. Crow; pleaded
guilty in April 1916, and was fined
$500.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen.
On December 21, 1914, he mysteriously disappeared from the Pontiac
Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., leaving behind all of his clothes, and the
room disordered as if a scuffle had taken place; he was thought to
have been kidnapped and murdered by a gang, but a few months later,
he was found to be serving in the U.S. Army.
Died in Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex., September
16, 1942 (age 58 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp (1875-1949) —
also known as Florence E. S. Knapp; Florence Elizabeth
Smith —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March
25, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; dean, College of Home Economics, Syracuse University;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate); secretary
of state of New York, 1925-27; in 1927, an investigation
discovered her maladministration
of the 1925 state census; she had paid salaries to relatives
and others who did no census work, forged
indorsements on checks, received
money she was not entitled to, and burned state records to conceal
evidence of these things; resigned
her position at Syracuse University; indicted
on various charges in 1928, tried
twice and eventually convicted
of grand
larceny; sentenced
to 30 days in jail.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grange.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Marcy State Hospital (insane
asylum), Marcy, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
26, 1949 (age 74 years, 215
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James E. Smith and Mary (Hancock) Smith; married to
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Ernest King Bramblett (1901-1966) —
also known as Ernest K. Bramblett —
of Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April
25, 1901.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Pacific Grove, Calif., 1938-46; U.S.
Representative from California, 1947-55 (11th District 1947-53,
13th District 1953-55).
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Investigated
by a federal grand jury in Washington over payroll padding in his
office; he had hired his wife, received kickbacks
from employees who did no work, and made false
statements to the House disbursing officer; indicted
on 18 counts in June 1953; pleaded not guilty; tried in
February 1954; convicted
on seven counts; his conviction was stayed pending appeal, but
ultimately upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; fined
$5,000, placed on one-year probation,
and separately required to pay restitution.
Died December
27, 1966 (age 65 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham J. Gellinoff (1902-1994) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born November
18, 1902.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1961-76.
Jewish.
Resigned
during an inquiry
into the appointment of his son-in-law as an arbitrator.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1994 (age 91 years, 64
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J.
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Irving H. Saypol (1905-1977) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
3, 1905.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1949-51;
prosecuted Ethel and Julius Rosenberg on espionage charges; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1952-68.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Indicted
in May 1976, along with Surrogate S.
Samuel DiFalco, on bribery
and perjury
charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 30,
1977 (age 71 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Saypol and Minnie (Michakin) Saypol; married, September
29, 1925, to Adele D. Kaplan. |
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Bess Myerson (1924-2014) —
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Miss America, 1945; first
and only Jewish woman to win the pageant; musician; television
personality; New York City commissioner of consumer affairs,
1969-73, and commissioner of cultural affairs, 1983-87; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1980; accused in 1987 of bribing
Justice Hortense
Gabel by giving her daughter a city job; meanwhile, the
judge reduced child support payments for Carl Andrew Capasso,
Myerson's married
lover; the scandal
was called the "Bess Mess"; she was forced to resign as city consumer
affairs commissioner; indicted
on federal bribery
charges in 1988, along with Capasso and Gabel; tried
and found not guilty.
Female.
Jewish.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
14, 2014 (age 90 years, 151
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
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Hortense W. Gabel (1912-1990) —
also known as Hortense Wittstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
16, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York City Rent and Rehabilitation Commissioner, 1962-65; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1975-87; appointed 1975;
resigned 1987; accused in 1987 of accepting a bribe
from New York Consumer Affairs Commissioner Bess
Myerson in the form of a city job for her daughter;
allegedly in return, the judge reduced child support payments for
Myerson's lover, Carl A. Capasso; the scandal
was called "the Bess Mess"; she resigned
as Justice; indicted
on federal bribery
charges in 1988, along with Myerson and Capasso; tried
and found not guilty.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Calverton
National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Robert William Packwood (b. 1932) —
also known as Bob Packwood —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., September
11, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Multnomah County Republican Party, 1960-62; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963-68; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1969-95; resigned 1995; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1972.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Resigned
from the U.S. Senate in 1995, after the Select Committee on Ethics recommended
his expulson for sexual
misconduct, attempting to obstruct
the committee's investigation, and using his position to solicit
employment for his wife.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bobby E. Crittendon —
of Dayton, Campbell
County, Ky.
Mayor
of Dayton, Ky., 1991-2000; appointed 1991; removed 2000; Impeached
and removed from office, by unanimous vote of the city council,
over misconduct
including his attempts to intimidate
the police chief on behalf of his son-in-law.
Still living as of 2000.
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Aaron F. Broussard (b. 1949) —
of Kenner, Jefferson
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., January
6, 1949.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kenner, La., 1982-96; president of Jefferson Parish, La.,
2003-10; pleaded
guilty in September 2012 to federal charges
that, as president of Jefferson Parish, he received
bribes of more than $60,000, and that he embezzled
hundreds of thousands of dollars by creating a no-work job in the
parish government for his ex-wife; sentenced
to 46 months in prison,
and ordered to pay restitution.
Still living as of 2012.
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