Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  John Thomas Fancher (1891-1928) — also known asJack T. Fancher — of Washington. Born in Manila (now Espanola),SpokaneCounty, Wash.,May 13,1891.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 5th District, 1926.Wounded by the prematureexplosionof a bomb was destroying, in an empty field at the newly-openedWenatcheeairport, and died soon after in thehospitalat Wenatchee,ChelanCounty, Wash.,April30, 1928 (age36 years, 353days).Interment atRiversideMemorial Park, Spokane, Wash. | | William Kirk Kaynor (1884-1929) — also known asWilliam K. Kaynor — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Sanborn,O'BrienCounty, Iowa,November29, 1884.Republican. Postmaster atSpringfield,Mass., 1923-28;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1929; died inoffice 1929.Killed in thecrash of amilitary plane, shortly after takeoff from the Bolling Fieldair base, Anacostia,Washington,D.C.,December20, 1929 (age45 years, 21days). It was his first time in an airplane.Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | William Dee Becker (1876-1943) — also known asWilliam D. Becker — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,October23, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;Judge, Missouri St. Louis Court of Appeals, 1917-40; defeated, 1940;mayorof St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943.Germanancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane;the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and itcrashedat Lambert-St. LouisAirfield,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,August1, 1943 (age66 years, 282days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker; married,June 10,1902, to Margaret Louise McIntosh. |
| | Edmund Arthur Ball (1894-1947) — also known asE. Arthur Ball — of Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind.; Westwood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind., December,1894.Democrat. Vice-president of the Ball Brothersglasscontainer company; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1940.Died, from aheartseizure brought on byinfluenza,while seatedin hisparked car at themunicipal airport, in Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,April16, 1947 (age52 years, 0days).Entombed atBeechGrove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind. | | George Joseph Bates (1891-1949) — also known asGeorge J. Bates — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,February25, 1891.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eighteenth Essex District,1918-24;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1924-37;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1937-49; died inoffice 1949.Killed in anairplanecollision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airlinerand a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, nearWashington NationalAirport, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,November1, 1949 (age58 years, 249days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Mass. | | Michael Joseph Kennedy (1897-1949) — also known asMichael J. Kennedy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1897.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1939-43; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1940;leader ofNew York County Democratic Party, 1942.Member,TammanyHall.Killed in anairplanecollision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airlinerand a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, nearWashington NationalAirport, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,November1, 1949 (age52 years, 7days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Frederick Simpich (1878-1950) — of Wenatchee,ChelanCounty, Wash.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,November21, 1878.Stenographer;newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Consul inBaghdad, 1909-11;Ensenada, 1911;Nogales, as of 1916-17; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inNogales, as of 1914.Suffered aheartattack at NationalAirport, where he was about to board aplane, and died soon after in Garfield MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,January25, 1950 (age71 years, 65days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1905. Republican.Real estatebroker;banker;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1940;major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican PresidentialElector for New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Jewish.Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing inheavyfog,crashedandburned,about 300 yards short of theairport runway, in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,August15, 1958 (ageabout 53years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1924 toLillian Tverskoi. |
| | Gordon Evans Dean (1905-1958) — also known asGordon E. Dean — Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December28, 1905.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawprofessor; member, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-53; chair,U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1950-53.One of 22 killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing inheavyfog,crashedandburned,about 300 yards short of theairport runway, in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,August15, 1958 (age52 years, 230days).Interment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md. | | Leroy George Augenstein (1928-1969) — also known asLeroy G. Augenstein — of Holt,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,March 6,1928.Republican.Biophysicist;universityprofessor; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1967-69; died in office 1969.Protestant.Member,SigmaXi;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Killed when his twin-engine planecrashedduring the landing approach to BeechAirport, near Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,November8, 1969 (age41 years, 247days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Roy H. Augenstein; married1950 toElizabeth Schmalfuss. | | | | Books by Leroy G. Augenstein:Come,let us play God |
| | George Washington Collins (1925-1972) — also known asGeorge W. Collins — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 5,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1964(alternate),1968;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1970-72; died inoffice 1972.Baptist.Africanancestry.Died in anairplanecrash during landing approach at MidwayAirport, Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December8, 1972 (age47 years, 278days).Interment atBurrOak Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Jerry Lon Litton (1937-1976) — also known asJerry Litton — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.Born near Lock Springs,DaviessCounty, Mo.,May 12,1937.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1973-76; died inoffice 1976.Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;AlphaZeta.Whilerunningfor U.S. Senator, died in thecrash of aprivate plane, shortly after takeoff from the MunicipalAirport, Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.,August3, 1976 (age39 years, 83days).Interment atResthavenMemorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Mo. | | Ralph Frederick Beermann (1912-1977) — of Dakota City,DakotaCounty, Neb.Born near Dakota City,DakotaCounty, Neb.,August13, 1912.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Nebraska, 1961-65 (3rd District 1961-63, 1stDistrict 1963-65).Lutheran.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;FarmBureau;Kiwanis.Died in anairplanecrash at the MunicipalAirport in Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa,February17, 1977 (age64 years, 188days).Interment atDakotaCity Cemetery, Dakota City, Neb. | | Richard Dudley Obenshain (1935-1978) — also known asRichard D. Obenshain — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,October31, 1935.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1964; candidate forVirginiastate attorney general, 1969;VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1972-73; candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia 1978, but died before election.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;PhiDelta Phi.Killed when hissmall planecrashed during a nighttime landing at Chesterfield CountyAirport,ChesterfieldCounty, Va.,August2, 1978 (age42 years, 275days).Burial location unknown. | | Leo Joseph Ryan (1925-1978) — also known asLeo J. Ryan — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; South San Francisco,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,May 5,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof South San Francisco, Calif., 1962; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-73; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from California 11th District, 1973-78; died inoffice 1978.Killedby followers of Jim Jones' People's Temple cult, in an ambush at thedirtairstrip of Port Kaituma,Guyana,November18, 1978 (age53 years, 197days).Interment atGoldenGate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif. | | Charles P. Henderson (1911-1990) — of Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,March 3,1911.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Youngstown, Ohio, 1948-54; member, Commission onIntergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Moose;Eagles;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from aheartattack, at LaGuardiaAirport, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September15, 1990 (age79 years, 196days).Interment atBelmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. | | John Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) — also known asJohn G. Tower — of Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,September29, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 81st District, 1954; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972(delegation chair),1980;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1961-85; defeated, 1960.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;KappaSigma;Kiwanis;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors.Nominated for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but defeated amidallegations of heavy drinking and womanizing.Killed in thecrashof Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, two miles short of therunway of GlyncoAirport, near Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,April 5,1991 (age65 years, 188days).Interment atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) — also known asWilliam S. Mailliard — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Belvedere,MarinCounty, Calif.,June 10,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov.EarlWarren, 1949-51;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63,6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, of aheartattack, at Dulles InternationalAirport, Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,June 10,1992 (age75 years, 0days).Interment atMt.Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif. | | Thomas Allgood Sr. (1928-2000) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,September10, 1928.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1977-91.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America.Killed in thecrashof a single-engineairplane,during takeoff from Daniel Fieldairport, Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,August4, 2000 (age71 years, 329days).Interment atWestoverMemorial Park, Augusta, Ga. | | Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938-2003) — also known asMaynard H. Jackson;"Buzzy" —of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,March23, 1938.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1968;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1976,1980,1996,2000;Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia,1992;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1993.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;PhiBeta Kappa.Collapsed (heartattack) after getting off a plane at Reagan NationalAirport, and died soon after, at VirginiaMedicalCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 23,2003 (age65 years, 92days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | George Dekle Busbee (1927-2004) — of Georgia. Born in Vienna,DoolyCounty, Ga.,August7, 1927.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1957-72;Governor ofGeorgia, 1975-83.Baptist.Member,PhiDelta Theta.Died, at Savannah InternationalAirport, Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,July 16,2004 (age76 years, 344days).Intermentsomewherein Duluth, Ga. | | Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) — also known asFrank M. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.,November11, 1955.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92,71st District 1993-96).UnitedChurch of Christ.Died suddenly at LaGuardiaAirport, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December9, 2004 (age49 years, 28days).Burial location unknown. | | Earl Farwell Dodge Jr. (1932-2007) — also known asEarl F. Dodge;"Mr.Prohibition" —of Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.; Lakewood,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born in Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December24, 1932.Prohibition candidate forMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1954; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Massachusetts,1956;Prohibition candidate forsecretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1966; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofE.Harold Munn andRollandE. Fisher); Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibitioncandidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1990; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Colorado,2004(on behalf ofEarlF. Dodge andHowardLydick).Baptist.Collapsed at Denver InternationalAirport, and died soonafter, fromcardiacarrythmia, at the University of ColoradoHospital,Denver,Colo.,November7, 2007 (age74 years, 318days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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