Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  James M. Varnum (1848-1907) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1848.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1879-80;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1889; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890;NewYork County Surrogate, 1899.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Societyof Colonial Wars.Badly injured when hiscar collided with astreetcar,and died soon after, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1907 (ageabout 58years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married1899 to MaryWitherspoon Dickey. |
 | Frederick W. Feldner (1865-1910) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 1,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;president, Cape MayHotelcompany; president, Furst-ClarkDredgingcompany;real estatedeveloper;Consulfor Colombia inBaltimore,Md., 1901-07.Along with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and chauffeur, he waskilled when theircar collided with a fast-movingPennsylvaniaRailroad train, near Cape May,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,August9, 1910 (age45 years, 69days).Interment atLoudonPark Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Feldner and Dorothea Carolyn (Plitt) Feldner; married,January23, 1888, to Amalia 'Mollie' Rausch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, August 10,1910 |
| | George Warren Weymouth (1850-1910) — also known asGeorge W. Weymouth — of Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Merrimac,EssexCounty, Mass.,August25, 1850.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1896; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1896;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1897-1901.Killed in anautomobile accident near Bingham,SomersetCounty, Maine,September7, 1910 (age60 years, 13days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Fairhaven, Mass. | | Carl Carey Anderson (1877-1912) — also known asCarl C. Anderson — of Fostoria,SenecaCounty, Ohio.Born in Bluffton,AllenCounty, Ohio,December2, 1877.Democrat.Mayorof Fostoria, Ohio, 1905-09;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1909-12; died in office1912.Killed in anautomobile accident, when the car he was ridingin overturned, near Fostoria,SenecaCounty, Ohio,October1, 1912 (age34 years, 304days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Fremont, Ohio. | | Emmett Robinson Wooten (1878-1915) — also known asEmmett R. Wooten — of Kinston,LenoirCounty, N.C.Born in Fort Barnwell,CravenCounty, N.C.,November2, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,1909-15; died in office 1915;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1915; died inoffice 1915.Member,KappaAlpha Order;OddFellows;JuniorOrder.Injured in anautomobile accident, sufferedtraumaticpneumonia, and died, in RexHospital,Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,February27, 1915 (age36 years, 117days).Interment atMaplewood Cemetery, Kinston, N.C. | | Shirley M. Crawford (1872-1917) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,August5, 1872.Republican.Actor;newspaperwriter; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;law partner ofAugustusE. Willson;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inLouisville,Ky., 1901-07; in February 1905, amidst a controversy over theappointment of a new Colonel, a military court of inquiry wasconvened toinvestigatethe officers of the First Kentucky regiment, including a Major andsix Captains, forwillfuldisobedience; all were releived of duty, but Capt. Crawford wassingled out as "an agitator and fomenter of strife, disloyal andinsubordinate to his superior officers," and orderedcourt-martialed;secretary-treasurer and director, Kentucky-ArizonaCopperCompany (engaged inmining andsmelting).Hit by a car while crossing a street, suffered a fractured legandpneumonia,and died two weeks later, in GermanHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,September6, 1917 (age45 years, 32days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFrancisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif. | | George Herbert Prouty (1862-1918) — also known asGeorge H. Prouty — of Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.Born in Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.,March 4,1862.Republican.Lumberbusiness; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1896-97; member ofVermontstate senate, 1904;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1906-08;Governor ofVermont, 1908-10; delegate to Republican National Convention fromVermont,1916.Congregationalist.Killed when thecar in which he was riding washit by atrain, indensefog, at a grade crossing near Waterville,Quebec,August19, 1918 (age56 years, 168days).Interment atEastMain Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt. | | John Allen Sterling (1857-1918) — also known asJohn A. Sterling — of Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Le Roy,McLeanCounty, Ill.,February1, 1857.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;McLeanCounty State's Attorney, 1892-96; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1896-98;U.S.Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18;died in office 1918.Died as the result of anautomobile accident, near Pontiac,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,October17, 1918 (age61 years, 258days).Interment atParkHill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. | | Stanley Eyre Bowdle (1868-1919) — also known asStanley E. Bowdle — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September4, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914,1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1916.Episcopalian.Struck by an automobile while getting off astreetcar,and died a few hours later, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,April 6,1919 (age50 years, 214days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | John Franklin Cannon (1851-1920) — also known asJohn F. Cannon — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inCabarrusCounty, N.C.,January3, 1851.Democrat.Minister;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1904.Presbyterian.Struck by an automobile, suffered severe injuries, and diedfour hours later in St. Luke'sHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,March12, 1920 (age69 years, 69days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | James Franklin Hanly (1863-1920) — also known asJ. Frank Hanly — of Williamsport,WarrenCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near St. Joseph,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,April 4,1863.Lawyer;law partner ofWillR. Wood; member ofIndianastate senate, 1890;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1895-97; defeated,1896;Governor ofIndiana, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1908;Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1916.Killed, along with two friends, in anautomobile-trainaccident near Dennison,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,August1, 1920 (age57 years, 119days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Williamsport, Ind.  | Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) — also known asCharles F. Van de Water — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Hobart,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1872.Republican.Real estatedeveloper;bankdirector; electedU.S.Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died beforetaking office.Methodist.While driving in adensefog, hecollided with a truck parked on the road, and diedsoon after, in Pomona ValleyHospital,Pomona,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November20, 1920 (age48 years, 41days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and othersin his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was laterconvicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road.Interment atSunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac RandolphVan de Water; married1904 toEdithWeir. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1920) |
| | Charles Henry Turner (1861-1921) — also known asCharles H. Turner — of Agra,PhillipsCounty, Kan.; Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Taylor,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,January20, 1861.Member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1897-98;horse andmule dealer;mayorof Caldwell, Idaho, 1913-15.Member,OddFellows.Killed in acar-traincollision, at Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho,February16, 1921 (age60 years, 27days).Interment atCanyonHill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho. | | Loren E. Seneker (1869-1921) — of Mt. Vernon,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in Mt. Vernon,LawrenceCounty, Mo.,November23, 1869.Lawyer;mayorof Mt. Vernon, Mo., 1900;LawrenceCounty Clerk, 1903; member ofMissouristate senate 18th District, 1919-21; died in office 1921.Died as the result of anautomobile accident,October19, 1921 (age51 years, 330days).Burial location unknown.  | Alonzo Barton Hepburn (1846-1922) — also known asA. Barton Hepburn — of Colton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Colton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,July 24,1846.Republican.Lawyer;timberbusiness;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1875-79;superintendent, New York State Banking Department, 1880-83; U.S.Comptroller of the Currency, 1892-93; director, New York LifeInsuranceCompany, AmericanAgriculturalChemicalCompany, Studebaker Corporation (automobilemanufacturer), and Great NorthernRailway.Hit by a bus at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, injured, anddied five days later, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1922 (age75 years, 185days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Canton, N.Y. | | Lucian Walton Parrish (1878-1922) — also known asLucian W. Parrish — of Texas. Born in Sister Grove,GraysonCounty, Tex.,January10, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas 13th District, 1919-22; died in office1922.Injured in anautomobile accident, and died frominfectiontwelve days later, in Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.,March27, 1922 (age44 years, 76days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Henrietta, Tex.  | Theodore Arlington Bell (1872-1922) — also known asTheodore A. Bell — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Vallejo,SolanoCounty, Calif.,July 25,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1903-05; defeated,1904; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1906 (Democratic), 1910 (Democratic), 1918(Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1908(TemporaryChair;speaker),1912(speaker).While returning from ahuntingtrip, was killed in anautomobile accident near SanRafael,MarinCounty, Calif.,September4, 1922 (age50 years, 41days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, St. Helena, Calif. | | Thomas Francis Smith (1865-1923) — also known asThomas F. Smith — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1865.Democrat.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916,1920;U.S.Representative from New York, 1917-21 (15th District 1917-19,16th District 1919-21).Member,TammanyHall.Died in ataxicab accident in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1923 (age57 years, 261days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | James Vincent Ganly (1878-1923) — also known asJames V. Ganly — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1878.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 24th District, 1907;BronxCounty Clerk, 1914-17;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1919-21, 1923;defeated, 1920; died in office 1923.Catholic.Injured in anautomobile accident on Pelham Shore Road, anddied the next day in FordhamHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1923 (age44 years, 359days).Interment atSt.Raymond's Old Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Bert F. Baker (1867-1924) — of Glenburn,RenvilleCounty, N.Dak.Born in1867.Member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1921-23.Died in anautomobile accident whilecampaigningfor State Agriculture Commissioner,1924(ageabout57 years).Interment atRosehillMemorial Park, Minot, N.Dak. | | David Bagby Jr. (1886-1924) — of Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.Born in Roanoke,HowardCounty, Mo.,October19, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;HowardCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Howard County, 1921-22;member ofMissouristate senate 14th District, 1923-24; died in office 1924.Killed in anautomobile accident, when the car in which he wasriding, skidded and overturned down an embankment, near Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.,December19, 1924 (age38 years, 61days).Interment atFayetteCity Cemetery, Fayette, Mo. | | Charles Preston Wickham (1836-1925) — also known asCharles P. Wickham — of Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio.Born in Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio,September15, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; common pleas courtjudge in Ohio, 1881-86;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1887-91.Hit by a car, badly injured, and died two months later, inNorwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio,March18, 1925 (age88 years, 184days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Norwalk, Ohio. | | George Marsh Long (1863-1925) — also known asGeorge M. Long — of Pompeii,GratiotCounty, Mich.Born in Pompeii,GratiotCounty, Mich.,December1, 1863.Democrat.Farmer;merchant;livestockdealer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1923-24;defeated, 1924.Scottishancestry.Killed, along with his wife and three young girls, when hiscarcollided with aninterurban,at Springer's Crossing, Vevay Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,October18, 1925 (age61 years, 321days).Interment atFulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Mich. | | George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) — also known asGeorge A. Loud — of Au Sable,IoscoCounty, Mich.; Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Bainbridge,GeaugaCounty, Ohio,June 18,1852.Republican.Lumberbusiness; staff member for Gov.HazenS. Pingree, 1897-1901;U.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17;defeated, 1912.Englishancestry.Killed in anautomobile accident at Myrtle Point,CoosCounty, Ore.,November13, 1925 (age73 years, 148days).Interment atAuSable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich. | | William Stormont Hackett (1868-1926) — also known asWilliam S. Hackett — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1868.Democrat. President, Albany City SavingsBank;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1922-26; died in office 1926.Member,Freemasons.Injured in anautomobile accident in Cuba, and died threeweeks later, from the injuries anderysipelas,in AmericanHospital,Havana (La Habana),Cuba,March4, 1926 (age57 years, 87days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Meyer London (1871-1926) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Kalvaria,Russia,December29, 1871.Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1891; became a citizenin 1896;lawyer;Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909 (Socialist), 1911, 1925(Socialist);U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1915-19, 1921-23;defeated, 1910 (9th District), 1912 (12th District), 1918 (12thDistrict), 1922 (12th District); delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from New York, 1920.Jewish.Struck by a car as he was crossing First Avenue, nearEighteenth Street, in Manhattan, and died soon after at BellevueHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1926 (age54 years, 159days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | John Howard Moore (1876-1927) — of Rowesville,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.; Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County (nowGreenwoodCounty), S.C.,January9, 1876.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;banker;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1910-18; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Abbeville County, 1918-27; died inoffice 1927.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen ofthe World.Was a passenger in a sedan, going up a steep hill, when the rear axlebroke; the car rolled rapidly downhill andoverturned; he waspinned underneath and killed, in Bordeaux,McCormickCounty, S.C.,August26, 1927 (age51 years, 229days).Interment atMelroseCemetery, Abbeville, S.C. | | Kenneth Duncan Lozier Niven (1862-1927) — also known asKenneth D. L. Niven — of Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Born in Westtown,OrangeCounty, N.Y., March,1862.Democrat.Pharmacist;postmaster atMonticello,N.Y., 1894-98, 1919-20 (acting, 1919-20); clerk, Sullivan CountyBoard of Supervisors, 1911-27.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Struck by a car, and died two hours later, in MonticelloHospital,Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1927 (age65 years, 0days).Interment atRockRidge Cemetery, Monticello, N.Y. | | Edwin Stewart Underhill (1861-1929) — also known asEdwin S. Underhill — of Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1861.Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1888;U.S.Representative from New York, 1911-15 (33rd District 1911-13,37th District 1913-15); defeated, 1926; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1928.Died, as the result of anautomobile accident, in Coopers,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1929 (age67 years, 123days).Interment atGroveCemetery, Bath, N.Y. | | Richard P. Cane (1847-1929) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born inIreland,November11, 1847.HonoraryConsul for Cuba inLouisville,Ky., 1905-26.Struck by an automobile on Broadway between Fourth and FifthStreets, suffered a fractured skull, and died four days later withoutregaining consciousness, at St. Joseph'sInfirmary,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 30,1929 (age81 years, 231days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Merrill Moores (1856-1929) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April21, 1856.Republican.U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1915-25.Died, as the result of anautomobile accident, inIndianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October21, 1929 (age73 years, 183days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Tracy Elihu Fore (1874-1930) — also known asTracy E. Fore — of Latta,DillonCounty, S.C.Born inMarionCounty, S.C.,November17, 1874.Merchant;farmer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Dillon County,1928-30; died in office 1930.While driving near Florence, S.C., he lost control of his car, whichwent off the road andoverturned; he was badly injured, andhis condition was complicated bydiabetes;he died two days later, in ahospitalat Florence,FlorenceCounty, S.C.,February2, 1930 (age55 years, 77days).Interment atMagnolia Cemetery, Latta, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Willis Fore and Sarah Martha (Berry) Fore; married1894 toKatherine Elizabeth Hayes; married to Clara Bethea. | | | | Epitaph: "An honest man is the noblestwork of God." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Storen Legaré (1900-1930) — also known asWilliam S. Legaré — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,January6, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1924-26; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1926-30; died inoffice 1930.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Fatally injured in anautomobile accident near Wolfton, S.C.,and died two hours later in ahospitalat Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,February7, 1930 (age30 years, 32days). Also killed was Sen.W.Claude Martin; Rep.J.Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Whitefoord Claude Martin (1879-1930) — also known asW. Claude Martin — of Branchville,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.Born in Kingstree,WilliamsburgCounty, S.C.,May 8,1879.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;banker;insuranceandrealestate business; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,1912-14, 1916-18; mayor of Branchville, S.C., 1920-24; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Orangeburg County, 1924-30; died inoffice 1930.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;JuniorOrder;Woodmen ofthe World.Killed in anautomobile accident at Wolfton,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,February7, 1930 (age50 years, 275days). Also killed was Sen.WilliamS. Legare; Rep.J.Rutledge Smith, Jr. was injured but survived.Interment atOtt Cemetery, Branchville, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Whitefoord Smith Martin and VerMelle Clarice (Brockington) Martin;married,April 9,1908, to Ruth Reeves. | | | | Epitaph: "Love." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George John Kindel (1855-1930) — also known asGeorge J. Kindel — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March 2,1855.Upholsteryand furniture business;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,1916 (Liberal), 1927 (Independent); Kindel Commercial Equalitycandidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1914.Injured in anautomobile accident near Hillrose, Colo., andsubsequently died in ahospitalat Brush,MorganCounty, Colo.,February28, 1930 (age74 years, 363days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Francis Key Pendleton (1850-1930) — also known asFrancis K. Pendleton — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January3, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-20; defeated, 1909;appointed 1911; resigned 1920.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Injured in anautomobile accident on Riverside Drive, and diedtwo months later as a result, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1930 (age80 years, 204days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Alicia (Key) Pendleton andGeorgeHunt Pendleton; married,December20, 1890, to Elizabeth La Montagne (sister-in-law ofNicholasMurray Butler); nephew ofPhilipBarton Key (1818-1859); grandson ofFrancisScott Key andNathanaelGreene Pendleton; grandnephew ofEdwardLloyd (1779-1834) andEdmundHenry Pendleton; great-grandson ofEdwardLloyd (1744-1796) andNathanielPendleton; great-grandnephew ofPhilipBarton Key (1757-1815); second great-grandnephew ofEdmundPendleton; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnPendleton Jr. andPhilipKey; first cousin four times removed ofMatthewTilghman; second cousin ofHenryLloyd; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesCarroll, Barrister,JohnPenn,JamesJoseph Tilghman andWilliamTilghman; third cousin once removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton,JosephHenry Pendleton andWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin twice removed ofJamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison,FrisbyTilghman andZacharyTaylor; fourth cousin ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,CharlesRittenhouse Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston; fourth cousin once removed ofColebyChew,TenchTilghman,EdwardTilghman Paca andSidneyFletcher Taliaferro. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Cass J. Jankowski (1889-1930) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Gnesen, Prussia (now Gniezno,Poland),December7, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;banker;member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1927-30; died in office 1930.Member,American BarAssociation.While traveling to Washington with U.S. Rep.ClarenceJ. McLeod, their car skidded on anicyroad, andcollided with a lumber truck; he suffered askull fracture, and died a few days later in ahospitalat Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,December2, 1930 (age40 years, 360days). Congressman McLeod, who was driving, sufferedcomparatively minor injuries.Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Henry Buckley Wilcox (1864-1931) — also known asHenry B. Wilcox;Harry B.Wilcox —ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,May 23,1864.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1916,1920(alternate),1924;HonoraryConsul for Bolivia inBaltimore,Md., 1923-31.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Hit by a car and killed, while crossing Charles Street, atUniversity Parkway,Baltimore,Md.,April22, 1931 (age66 years, 334days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Woodlawn, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof William Littleton Wilcox and Susannah Helen (Perry) Wilcox;married,November5, 1889, to Katherine Elizabeth 'Kate' Wirt. |
| | Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) — also known asDaniel N. Morgan — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August18, 1844.Democrat.Grocer;dry goodsmerchant;banker;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1883; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1898.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.While crossing a street, he washit by an automobile, wasbadly injured, and died twelve days later, in BridgeportHospital,Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 30,1931 (age86 years, 285days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | Cassius Lynn Alexander (1875-1931) — also known asCassius L. Alexander — of Corry,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Wayne Township,ErieCounty, Pa.,January24, 1875.Republican.Undertaker;mayorof Corry, Pa., 1909-13, 1918-25, 1929-31; died in office 1931;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Eagles.While en route to Buffalo, N.Y., he was killed in a one-carautomobile accident, when his car went off the road and hit atelephone pole, in near Dunkirk,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1931 (age56 years, 136days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Alexander and Sarah M. (Dutton) Alexander; married toMelinda Alvira Cody. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Ebenezer Durkee (1874-1932) — also known asJohn E. Durkee — of South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,April22, 1874.Grocer;mayorof South Haven, Mich., 1920.Gravely injured in ahead-on collision, and died an hour laterin ClinicHospital,Michigan City,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,May 14,1932 (age58 years, 22days).Interment atArlingtonHill Cemetery, Bangor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Rosseau Durkee and Aurelia Durkee; married,December23, 1901, to Edith O. Gish. |
| | Benjamin Franklin Starr (1867-1932) — also known asBenjamin F. Starr — of Corry,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Lisburn,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,August18, 1867.Owner and manager, StarrGraniteWorks;mayor ofCorry, Pa., 1932; died in office 1932.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Seemingly uninjured in anautomobile accident which overturnedhis car, he collapsed and died a few minutes later, possibly from ahead injury orheartattack, in Rome Township,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,July 27,1932 (age64 years, 344days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.  | Wilfred Harvey Schoff (1874-1932) — also known asWilfred H. Schoff — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Lower Merion Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Newtonville, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November27, 1874.Lecturer;HonoraryConsul for Bolivia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1898-1929;HonoraryConsul for Peru inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1898-1921;Vice-Consulfor Panama inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1904-22; secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic DeeperWaterwaysAssociation; secretary of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum.Killed whenhit by a car in Mt. Holly,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,September14, 1932 (age57 years, 292days); his body was not identified until almost three weeks later.Original interment atBrotherhood Cemetery, Hainesport, N.J.; reinterment in 1932 atWestminsterCemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederic Schoff and Hannah (Kent) Schoff; married,June 20,1900, to Ethelwyn McGeorge. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Courier-Post (Camden,N.J.), October 3, 1932 |
| | Ralph Dayton Cole (1873-1932) — also known asRalph D. Cole — of Findlay,HancockCounty, Ohio.Born in Vanlue,HancockCounty, Ohio,November30, 1873.Republican.HancockCounty Clerk, 1897-99;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1900;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1905-11; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1916,1924,1928(speaker);colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1920.Member,AmericanLegion.Injured in anautomobile accident near Parkman, Ohio, and diedin thehospitalat Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,October15, 1932 (age58 years, 320days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio.  | George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) — also known asGeorge A. Allen, Jr. — of Frankfort,MarshallCounty, Kan.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.,June 30,1868.Republican.Schoolteacher;schoolprincipal;Kansassuperintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Killed in anautomobile accident, when the Chevrolet in whichhe was riding collided with another car and overturned, on Highway 71inJasperCounty, Mo.,December7, 1932 (age64 years, 160days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married,July 3,1897, to Emma Maude McComas. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) DailyIndex, December 8, 1932 |
| | Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) — also known asKarl C. Schuyler — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,April 3,1877.Republican.Lawyer;oilbusiness;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1916;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.Struck by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1933 (age56 years, 119days).Entombed in mausoleum atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Schuyler and Eleanor 'Nellie' (Farnan) Schuyler; marriedto Delia Alsena Shepard (who later marriedEugeneDonald Millikin); grandnephew ofGeorgeWashington Schuyler; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofEugeneSchuyler; first cousin five times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesLivingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Davenport Clarke (1873-1933) — also known asJohn D. Clarke — of Fraser,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Hobart,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;miningbusiness;farmer;U.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1921-25, 1927-33;defeated in primary, 1924; died in office 1933; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924(alternate),1928,1932.Killed in anautomobile accident; the car he was drivingcollided with another car, then went off the road, plunging down atwelve-foot embankment and hitting a tree, near Delhi,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,November5, 1933 (age60 years, 294days).Interment atLocustHill Cemetery, Hobart, N.Y. | | Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) — also known asHarry C. Trexler — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,April17, 1854.Republican.Lumberbusiness;cementmanufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904;director ofelectricrailroads,telephonecompanies, andelectricutilities.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;UnionLeague.Badly injured when hiscar collided with an oil truck on theWilliam Penn Highway, and died the next day in EastonHospital,Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,November17, 1933 (age79 years, 214days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Allentown, Pa. | | Frank Novotny (d. 1934) — of Berwyn,CookCounty, Ill.Mayorof Berwyn, Ill., 1933-34; died in office 1934.Killed in anautomobile accident, near Pontiac,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,January25, 1934.Interment atBohemianNational Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | John Williamson McGavock (1846-1934) — also known asJ. W. McGavock — of Max Meadows,WytheCounty, Va.Born in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,October25, 1846.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;farmer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1920;candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1922.Scotch-Irishancestry.Struck by an automobile, and died in ahospitalsoon after, in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March20, 1934 (age87 years, 146days).Interment atOglesby Cemetery, Fort Chiswell, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Ephraim McGavock and Abie Jouet (Williamson) McGavock; married toEmily Maria Graham and Jane Byrd Pendleton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert McDowell McCracken (1874-1934) — also known asRobert M. McCracken — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,March15, 1874.Republican. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1907;U.S.Representative from Idaho at-large, 1915-17.Whilecampaigningwas in anautomobile accident, which resulted in his death, inEmmett,GemCounty, Idaho,May 16,1934 (age60 years, 62days).Interment atBlackfootCemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho. | | Harcourt Joseph Pratt (1866-1934) — also known asHarcourt J. Pratt — of Highland,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Highland,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1866.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1897;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1925-33.Died, from injuries received in anautomobile accident, nearHighland,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1934 (age67 years, 210days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Highland, N.Y. | | Thomas Chalkley Coffin (1887-1934) — also known asThomas C. Coffin — of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho,October25, 1887.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;mayorof Pocatello, Idaho, 1931-33;U.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1933-34; died in office1934.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Struck by an automobile on a driveway in the south grounds oftheU.S.Capitol, June 4, 1934, and died four days later at ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,June 8,1934 (age46 years, 226days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.  | Charles Frederick Murphy (1875-1934) — also known asCharles F. Murphy — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwood,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,April13, 1875.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1905-09; memberofNewYork state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1914; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1924,1928,1932;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;PhiGamma Delta;DeltaChi;Sonsof Veterans.Struck by a car, badly injured, and died two days later, inDanburyHospital,Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 19,1934 (age59 years, 67days).Interment atMilltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y. | | Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Waterford Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November23, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;OaklandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1917-19;circuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died inoffice 1935.Injured when hiscar crashed into the back of a truck, anddied soon after at Pontiac GeneralHospital,Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January11, 1935 (age67 years, 49days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | | James J. Murphy (c.1869-1935) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York, about 1869. Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;candidate formayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1903.Catholic.Irishancestry.Hit by a car while crossing Hudson Boulevard, and died thatevening at Jersey CityMedicalCenter, Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January21, 1935 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Maurice R. Keyworth (1886-1935) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Shabbona,SanilacCounty, Mich.,1886.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; electedMichigansuperintendent of public instruction 1935, but died before takingoffice.Member,Rotary.Died, in anautomobile crash,June 22,1935 (ageabout 48years).Burial location unknown. | | Anna Ickes (1873-1935) — also known asAnna Wilmarth;Anna WilmarthThompson —Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January27, 1873.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1920.Female.Died, following anautomobile accident, in Velarde,Rio ArribaCounty, N.M.,August31, 1935 (age62 years, 216days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | William John Cooper (1882-1935) — of California. Born in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,November24, 1882.Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1927-29; appointed 1927;resigned 1929.Member,Freemasons.Suffered astrokewhile driving, and died nine days later, in ahospitalat Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.,September19, 1935 (age52 years, 299days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.  | John George Malone (1877-1935) — also known asJohn G. Malone — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1877.Republican.Accountant;electricalcontractor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1912-19.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Struck by a car, on Central Avenue, suffered broken bones andinternal injuries, and died a week later, in St. Peter'sHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1935 (age57 years, 282days).Interment atOur Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Malone and Susan V. (Newman) Malone; married to Olga CarolinaDirolf. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) — also known asThomas D. Schall — of Excelsior,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Reed City,OsceolaCounty, Mich.,June 4,1878.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1920;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; diedin office 1935.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Blindedby an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.Hit by an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard,near Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died threedays later, in CasualtyHospital,Washington,D.C.,December22, 1935 (age57 years, 201days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Erwin C. Woodworth (1872-1936) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born near Millfield,AthensCounty, Ohio,December29, 1872.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1910-14;mayor ofAthens, Ohio, 1918-19.Injured in anautomobile accident, and died,April19, 1936 (age63 years, 112days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) — also known asLouis Murphy — of Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,November6, 1875.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1920,1936;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936.Catholic.Died in anautomobile accident near Chippewa Falls,ChippewaCounty, Wis.,July 16,1936 (age60 years, 253days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. | | Oscar Durland Tuthill (1877-1936) — also known asOscar D. Tuthill — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1877.Republican.Dairybusiness;firstselectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1921-36; died in office 1936.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen;Rotary.Injured in anautomobile accident in Briarcliff, N.Y., anddied three days later, in OssiningHospital,Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1936 (age59 years, 258days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.| | Relatives:Married to Jane Sherman. |
| | John F. Conrad (d. 1937) — also known as"Big John" — of Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.Mayorof Rochester, N.H., 1937; died in office 1937.Killed when hefellbetween abacking truck and a loading dock, in Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.,1937.Burial location unknown. | | Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) — also known asOrlando F. Barnes — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,November7, 1856.Democrat.Mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1882-84; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1888; candidate forMichiganland commissioner, 1910, 1912; president, Roscommon StateBank;candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1922.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.While traveling south on U.S. 27 duringicyconditions, his car skidded andcollided with an oncomingtruck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian Conservation Corps camp,where he died the same evening, inRoscommonCounty, Mich.,January13, 1937 (age80 years, 67days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Louis O. Williams (1874-1937) — of Clinton,DeWittCounty, Ill.Born inDeWittCounty, Ill.,February22, 1874.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate senate 28th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Sonsof the American Revolution;Freemasons.Died, from injuries received in anautomobile collision,March19, 1937 (age63 years, 25days).Burial location unknown. | | Walter B. Sands (1870-1938) — of Chinook,BlaineCounty, Mont.Born in Maiden Rock,PierceCounty, Wis.,January28, 1870.Lawyer;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1935-38; died in office1938; during his campaign for Chief Justice, he pledged to acceptonly $6,000 of the $7,500 salary; in 1935, W. D. Tiptonsued to ousthim based on the contention that this promise constituted abribe,and violated the state'scorruptpractices act; ultimately it was ruled that he had acted in goodfaith.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Hit by a bus, was badly injured, suffered aheartattack, and died three days after the accident, in St. Peter'sHospital,Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,June 13,1938 (age68 years, 136days).Entombed atHillcrestLawn Memorial, Great Falls, Mont.  | James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) — also known asJames W. Johnson;James WilliamJohnson —of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,June 17,1871.Schoolprincipal;author;lawyer;U.S. Consul inPuerto Cabello, 1906-07;Dakar, 1907-08;Corinto, 1908-09;universityprofessor.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;SigmaPi Phi;PhiBeta Sigma;Freemasons.Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," whichbecame known as the "Negro National Anthem".Killed in acar-traincollision, in Wiscasset,LincolnCounty, Maine,June 26,1938 (age67 years, 9days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Hiram Iddings Bearss (1875-1938) — also known asHiram I. Bearss — of Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.Born in Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.,April13, 1875.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Spanish-AmericanWar; received theMedalof Honor for his actions in the Philippine Islands, 1901-02;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1920,1936.Died in anautomobile accident, in Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,August28, 1938 (age63 years, 137days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind. | | James A. Murphy (1889-1939) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Laurium,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,March31, 1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1933-39; died in office 1939.Irishancestry.Killed in anautomobile accident,March19, 1939 (age49 years, 353days).Burial location unknown. | | Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) — also known asOrville E. Atwood — of Newaygo,NewaygoCounty, Mich.; Fremont,NewaygoCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.,February23, 1880.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated inprimary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1924;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, MichiganSales Tax Division, 1939.Congregationalist.Englishancestry. Member,DeltaUpsilon;Freemasons.While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, hecollided with a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died anhour later in McPhersonHospital,Howell,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,June 15,1939 (age59 years, 112days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus wereinjuried, includingClaudErickson of Lansing, and State Rep.MartinR. Kronk of Detroit.Interment atDeepdaleMemorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.  | Arthur Emil Kerwien (1873-1939) — also known asArthur E. Kerwien — of Fort Lee,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Rockland Lake,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1873.Republican.Mayorof Fort Lee, N.J., 1912-13, 1934-39; died in office 1939.Member,Freemasons.Killed when he wasstruck by a car while crossing EastColumbia Avenue, in Palisades Park,BergenCounty, N.J.,August5, 1939 (age66 years, 131days).Interment atNyack Rural Cemetery, West Nyack, N.Y. | | Herbert Pritcgard Orr (1882-1939) — also known asHerbert P. Orr — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born inTuscolaCounty, Mich.,September16, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;actuary;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1931-34.Scotch-Irishancestry.Killed, along with his wife, in anautomobile collision, inTuscolaCounty, Mich.,August14, 1939 (age56 years, 332days).Burial location unknown. | | George Henry Heinke (1882-1940) — also known asGeorge H. Heinke — of Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.Born near Dunbar,OtoeCounty, Neb.,July 22,1882.Republican.Lawyer;OtoeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-35;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1939-40; died inoffice 1940.Injured in anautomobile collision during asnowstorm,and died a week later in ahospitalat Morrilton,ConwayCounty, Ark.,January2, 1940 (age57 years, 164days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Nebraska City, Neb. | | Lincoln Curtis Chenoweth (1862-1940) — of Webb City,JasperCounty, Mo.; Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.Born in Pineville,McDonaldCounty, Mo.,March20, 1862.Democrat.Physician;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Missouri, 1904.Injured, along with his wife, in anautomobile accident inNovember, 1936, which was eventually fatal to both; his wife died in1937, and he died, in St. John'sHospital,Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.,May 5,1940 (age78 years, 46days).Interment atOzarkMemorial Park, Joplin, Mo.  | William W. Potter (1869-1940) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Maple Grove Township,BarryCounty, Mich.,August1, 1869.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1899-1900;BarryCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1924;Michiganstate attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died inoffice 1940;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died, following anautomobile accident,July 21,1940 (age70 years, 355days).Interment atWilcoxCemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D.Richardson. | | | | Cross-reference:GlennS. Allen, Jr. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1927 |
| | Andrew Cobb Erwin (1884-1941) — also known asAndrew C. Erwin — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,December22, 1884.Democrat.Insuranceandrealestate business;banker;mayor ofAthens, Ga., 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1920,1924,1928,1932.Hit by a car on the street in front of his house, and died asa result, in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,February16, 1941 (age56 years, 56days).Interment atOconeeHill Cemetery, Athens, Ga. | | Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941) — also known asAlonzo D. Folger;Lon Folger — of Dobson,SurryCounty, N.C.; Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.Born in Dobson,SurryCounty, N.C.,July 9,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Carolina, 1937-41; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1937;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941.Injured in anautomobile accident, and died later that day, inMt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.,April30, 1941 (age52 years, 295days).Interment atDobsonTown Cemetery, Dobson, N.C.  | Henry Miller Hammond (1874-1941) — also known asHarry M. Hammond — of Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October5, 1874.Republican.Streetcarconductor;buildingmaterials business; postmaster atAlameda,Calif., 1916, 1921-34 (acting, 1916).Member,Rotary;Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Killed in anautomobile accident in San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,August10, 1941 (age66 years, 309days). His wife was injured in the crash, and died the next day.Cremated.| | Relatives:Married to Katherine 'Katie' Aberle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Oakland (Calif.) Tribune,August 11, 1941 |
|  | Jason Elihu Payne (1874-1941) — also known asJason E. Payne — of Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.Born inClayCounty, S.Dak.,January22, 1874.Republican.Lost hisright arm as a youth, in an accident with a runaway team ofhorses;collegeinstructor;lawyer;lawprofessor; member ofSouthDakota state senate 2nd District, 1903-06.Episcopalian.Member,PhiDelta Theta;DeltaTheta Phi;American BarAssociation.An enraged litigant, Ozzie Kirby,tried tokill him in in 1940; Kirby also shot and killed Payne's lawpartner.Injured in anautomobile accident, and died several weekslater as a result, in ahospitalat Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.,September11, 1941 (age67 years, 232days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Byron Spencer Payne and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne;brother ofByronSamuel Payne; married,July 20,1905, to Iwae E. Sheppard. | | | | Image source: South Dakota LegislativeManual, 1903 |
| | James J. Byard Jr. (1872-1942) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in1872.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1912.Killed in anautomobile accident,1942(ageabout70 years).Interment atFlyCreek Cemetery, Otsego, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Lulu G. Tarpenning. |
| | Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) — of Illinois. Born inJeffersonCounty, Ill.,August29, 1870.Mayorof Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1934.Methodist.Member,Redmen;Elks;Woodmen;Lions.Died, of injuries sustained in anautomobile accident, inThompsonHospital,Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.,February15, 1942 (age71 years, 170days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill. | | Henry Dattner (1892-1942) — of Michigan. Born in1892.Presidential Elector for Michigan,1936.Died, in anauto accident at Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,August6, 1942 (ageabout 50years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Charles Alexander Young (1870-1943) — also known asCharles A. Young — of Cadet,WashingtonCounty, Mo.Born in Greencastle,WarrenCounty, Ky.,October7, 1870.Republican.Merchant;postmaster;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Washington County, 1921-30,1943; died in office 1943.While crossing a street, washit by a car, badly injured, anddied an hour and a half later in ahospitalat Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,May 8,1943 (age72 years, 213days).Interment atSt. Joachim Cemetery, Old Mines, Mo. | | Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (1892-1943) — also known asJoseph W. Bailey, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,December15, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas at-large, 1933-35; served in the U.S.Marine Corps during World War II.Presbyterian.Diedin military service, ofpneumoniafollowing injuries he suffered in acollision, in the militaryhospitalat Camp Howze, near Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.,July 17,1943 (age50 years, 214days).Original interment atFairviewCemetery, Gainesville, Tex.; reinterment in 1958 atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.  | James Tilghman Lloyd (1857-1944) — also known asJames T. Lloyd — of Monticello,LewisCounty, Mo.; Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Mo.;Washington,D.C.; Canton,LewisCounty, Mo.Born in Canton,LewisCounty, Mo.,August28, 1857.Democrat.Deputysheriff;lawyer;ShelbyCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-93;U.S.Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1897-1917; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1908.Injured in anautomobile accident, and subsequently died as aresult, in anursinghome at Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.,April 3,1944 (age86 years, 219days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Canton, Mo. | | Adolphus Fletcher Spigner (1879-1945) — ofRichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Lykesland,RichlandCounty, S.C.,January26, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Richland County, 1914-18; Solicitor,5th Circuit, 1918-45.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Woodmenof the World;OddFellows;Redmen;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from injuries he received in anautomobile accident, inColumbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,February12, 1945 (age66 years, 17days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Columbia, S.C. | | Arthur A. Shonbeck (1878-1945) — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in1878.Democrat.Gold miner;implementdealer;oilbusiness;farmer; candidate formayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1924; trustee, Alaska Agricultural Collegeand School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1925-33; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alaska Territory,1932,1944(member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);AlaskaTerritory Democratic Party chair, 1934-37.Drownedin a river when hispickup truck went off the road, nearOphir,Yukon-Koyukukcensus area, Alaska,June 20,1945 (ageabout 66years).Interment atAnchorageMemorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.| | Relatives:Married to Ann Peckenpaugh. |
| | Richard M. Robinson (1864-1946) — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.Born inKnoxCounty, Ind.,July 6,1864.Democrat.Farmimplement dealer;farmer;postmaster atVincennes,Ind., 1914-21.Killed in acar-trainaccident,KnoxCounty, Ind.,June 21,1946 (age81 years, 350days).Interment atMt. Calvary Cemetery, Vincennes, Ind. | | Joseph Warren Tolbert (1865-1946) — also known asJoseph W. Tolbert;"TielessJoe" —of Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.; Ninety Six,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Born in Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,June 6,1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1900(alternate),1908,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from South Carolina, 1912-24;SouthCarolina Republican state chair, 1925-31.Hit by a car (perhapsintentionally),in his front yard, and died soon after, in Ninety Six,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,October18, 1946 (age81 years, 134days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Ninety Six, S.C.  | George Gilmour (1872-1948) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.;Denver,Colo.; St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in Pennsylvania,1872.Democrat.Minister,First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Tex., 1908-21; First UnitarianChurch of Denver, Colo., 1921-32; United Liberal Church(Unitarian-Universalist) of St. Petersburg, Fla., 1932-48;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1928.Unitarian.Scottishancestry. Member,OptimistClub.He and his wife were killed when theircar washit by atrain, the southbound Silver Meteor of the Seaboard Air LineRailroad, at a grade crossing near Frostproof,PolkCounty, Fla.,March12, 1948 (ageabout 75years).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Fort Worth, Tex. | | | George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March30, 1890.Republican.Schoolteacher; general manager and vice-president, SooCreamery;secretary, RudyardWoodworkingCorp.; vice-president, CentralgomaIronMines,Ltd.; member ofMichiganstate senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.Member,Grange;Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Suffered a head injury in anautomobile collision, and diedthe next day, in HurleyHospital,Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,May 24,1948 (age58 years, 55days).Interment atCrystalLake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Henry Schroeder (1867-1950) — also known asEnrique Schroeder — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,December4, 1867.Banker;HonoraryVice-Consul for Uruguay inGalveston,Tex., 1902-48.Member,Elks;Lions.Struck by a car while crossing a street, suffered a skullfracture, and died three days later, in St. Mary'sInfirmary,Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,October20, 1950 (age82 years, 320days).Interment atOld City Cemetery, Galveston, Tex. | | Yewell Lawrence (1906-1951) — of Bloomfield,StoddardCounty, Mo.Born in Dexter,StoddardCounty, Mo.,August25, 1906.Democrat.Wholesalegrocer;automobiledealer;banker;farmer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1940;member ofMissouristate senate 25th District, 1949-51; died in office 1951.Christian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Killed in acar accident,January2, 1951 (age44 years, 130days).Interment atBloomfieldCemetery, Bloomfield, Mo. | | Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) — also known asVirgil Chapman — of Irvine,EstillCounty, Ky.; Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born in Middleton,SimpsonCounty, Ky.,March15, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,1928;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.Disciplesof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaDelta Sigma;PhiAlpha Delta;TauKappa Alpha;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Woodmen;Maccabees;Sonsof Confederate Veterans.Died, from injuries received in anautomobile accident, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 8,1951 (age55 years, 358days).Interment atParisCemetery, Paris, Ky. | | Joseph Ihm (1899-1951) — also known asJoe Ihm — of Lamar,BartonCounty, Mo.Born in Sinsinawa,GrantCounty, Wis.,September3, 1899.Republican.Farmer;servicestation operator;BartonCounty Treasurer, 1949-50; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Barton County, 1951; died inoffice 1951.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society.Died, in anautomobile accident, at Humansville,PolkCounty, Mo.,March13, 1951 (age51 years, 191days).Interment atSt. Mary's Cemetery, Lamar Heights, Mo. | | Fred Kelton Gage (1902-1951) — also known asFred K. Gage — of Fairfax,RenvilleCounty, Minn.; Hector,RenvilleCounty, Minn.Born in Cottage Grove,WashingtonCounty, Minn.,December9, 1902.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 23rd District, 1939-46; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Killed in ahead-on car crash on Highway 169, near BellePlaine,ScottCounty, Minn.,October21, 1951 (age48 years, 316days). His wife was badly injured, and died three days later.Interment atSunsetMemorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | William Pinckney Arwood, Sr. (1875-1952) — also known asW. P. Arwood — of Disputanta,PrinceGeorge County, Va.Born in Disputanta,PrinceGeorge County, Va.,May 13,1875.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1944.Died, in anautomobile accident, inSussexCounty, Va.,May 13,1952 (age77 years, 0days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952) — also known asFrederick M. Roberts;FredRoberts —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio,September14, 1879.Republican.Mortician;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1932,1940,1944,1948;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1946.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague.FirstAfrican-American state legislator in California; descendancy fromThomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.Died, from injuries received in anautomobile accident the daybefore, in Los Angeles County GeneralHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 19,1952 (age72 years, 309days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Roberts and Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts;married,November30, 1921, to Pearl W. Hinds; grandnephew ofMarthaJefferson Randolph; great-grandson ofThomasJefferson; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed ofDabneyCarr; first cousin four times removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge; second cousin once removed ofDabneySmith Carr andJohnGardner Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andEdithWilson; third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson andCarterHenry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,NathanielBeverly Tucker,EdmundRandolph andThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Elizabeth Depelheuer (1880-1952) — also known asElizabeth Lannerth — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Missouri,September14, 1880.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1940.Female.Injured whenstruck by an automobile, and subsequently died,in Missouri,October19, 1952 (age72 years, 35days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, Mo. | | Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) — also known asA. Harry Moore — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 3,1879.Democrat.Lawyer;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944,1952;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.ChristianReformed.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Grange;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Eagles;RoyalArcanum;Foresters.Died from aheartattack whiledriving his car along State Highway 29 inBranchburg,SomersetCounty, N.J.,November18, 1952 (age73 years, 138days).Interment atBayview- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born inGermany,October26, 1868.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;meatmerchant;real estatebusiness; president, LansingIce andFuel; vice-president, WeissingerPaperCo.;mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1940.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Struck by a car, badly injured, and died two weeks later, in ahospitalat Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October20, 1954 (age85 years, 359days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.  | William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) — also known asBill Beardsley — of New Virginia,WarrenCounty, Iowa.Born in Beacon,MahaskaCounty, Iowa,May 13,1901.Republican.Pharmacist;farmer;member ofIowastate senate, 1933-41; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1947-48;Governor ofIowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Iowa,1952.Methodist.EnglishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;FarmBureau;Rotary;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Killed in anautomobile accident,November21, 1954 (age53 years, 192days).Interment atNewVirginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa. | | Willard Geary Bullion (1878-1955) — also known asWillard G. Bullion — of Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1878.Republican.Dairyfarmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1912;postmaster.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Killed whenstruck by a car on Route 20, Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1955 (age77 years, 2days).Interment atLakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Bullion and Rebecca (Whitman) Bullion; married1903 toMaebelle Vrooman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Emil Peurifoy (1907-1955) — also known asJohn E. Peurifoy — of South Carolina. Born in Walterboro,ColletonCounty, S.C.,August9, 1907.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toGreece, 1950-53;Guatemala, 1953-54;Thailand, 1954-55, died in office 1955.Died in anautomobile accident, near Hua Hin,Thailand,August12, 1955 (age48 years, 3days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Helen Douglas Mankin (1896-1956) — of Georgia. Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September11, 1896.Member of Georgia state legislature, 1937;U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1946-47; defeated(Independent), 1946.Female.Died, as the result of anautomobile accident, near CollegePark,FultonCounty, Ga.,July 25,1956 (age59 years, 318days).Cremated. | | Peter B. Seel (1912-1957) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born inAthensCounty, Ohio,1912.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;realestate andinsurancebusiness;mayor ofAthens, Ohio, 1952-57; died in office 1957.Killed in anautomobile accident, near Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,February12, 1957 (ageabout 44years).Burial location unknown. | | Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) — also known asHenderson L. Lanham — of Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.Born in Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,September14, 1888.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Floyd County, 1929-34,1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1940,1952;U.S.Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office1957.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaChi;Kiwanis.Died in atraincollision with hisautomobile at a crossing in Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,November10, 1957 (age69 years, 57days).Interment atMyrtleHill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. | | Elmer James Ryan (1907-1958) — also known asElmer J. Ryan — of South St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.Born in Rosemount,DakotaCounty, Minn.,May 26,1907.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1935-41; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1940.Died in anautomobile accident near Somerset,St. CroixCounty, Wis.,February1, 1958 (age50 years, 251days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Rosemount, Minn. | | 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,crashed andburned,about 300 yards short of theairportrunway, 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,crashed andburned,about 300 yards short of theairportrunway, in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,August15, 1958 (age52 years, 230days).Interment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md. | | Charles Richard Eckert (1868-1959) — also known asCharles R. Eckert — of Beaver,BeaverCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January20, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1935-39;defeated, 1938.Died as the result of anautomobile accident, in Rochester,BeaverCounty, Pa.,October26, 1959 (age91 years, 279days).Interment atBeaverCemetery, Beaver, Pa. | | Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) — also known asCharles A. Boyle — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Spring Lake,OttawaCounty, Mich.,August13, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died inoffice 1959.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society;Elks.Killed in anautomobile accident in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November4, 1959 (age52 years, 83days).Interment atAllSaints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill. | | Allin Depew (1886-1959) — of Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Latham,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in White Creek,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1886.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1916, 1918, 1926,1928, 1932; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1919, 1920, 1921,1923, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1930.Methodist.Hit by a car and killed, while walking on the Troy-Schenectadyroad, Latham,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1959 (age73 years, 266days).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Waldo Tracy (1884-1960) — also known asRalph W. Tracy — of Closter,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Brownington Center, Brownington,OrleansCounty, Vt.,November13, 1884.Republican.Mayorof Closter, N.J., 1954-58.Member,Freemasons.Injured in anautomobile accident at Cedar Lane andKnickerbocker Road in Closter, suffered a fractured skull, and diedfour hours later at Pascack ValleyHospital,Westwood,BergenCounty, N.J.,May 24,1960 (age75 years, 193days).Interment atWestwood Cemetery, Westwood, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof Herbert H. Tracy and Ida M. (Driver) Tracy; married to Herminie C.Lindmann. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles W. Anderson Jr. (1907-1960) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 26,1907.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 58th District, 1936-46; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1940.Methodist.Africanancestry.FirstAfrican-American to be elected to a Southern state legislature in the20th century.Killed in acar-trainaccident, in Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,June 14,1960 (age53 years, 19days).Interment atEasternCemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Charles W. Anderson and Tabetha Anderson; married,November25, 1948, to Victoria McCall. | | | | Epitaph: "Champion of Rights andJustice. Lawyer and Civic Leader." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John A. Posey (d. 1960) — of Alabama. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 10th District, 1928; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1944.Died, from complication of a hip fracture resulting from anautomobile accident,September14, 1960.Interment atHaleyvilleCemetery, Haleyville, Ala.| | Relatives:Married to Willie Shelnutt. |
| | Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) — also known asMonrad C. Wallgren;Mon C.Wallgren —of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,April17, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;jeweler;optician;U.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1933-40;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1940-45;Governor ofWashington, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Eagles;Rotary.Died, from injuries suffered in anautomobile accident, inOlympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September18, 1961 (age70 years, 154days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Everett, Wash. | | John Leslie Jones (1889-1961) — also known asJ. Leslie Jones — of Blackburn,SalineCounty, Mo.Born inSalineCounty, Mo.,November12, 1889.Democrat.Veterinarian;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Saline County, 1933-36.Injured in anautomobile accident, and died a few days later,in FitzgibbonHospital,Marshall,SalineCounty, Mo.,November17, 1961 (age72 years, 5days).Interment atRidgePark Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Oscar Jones and Effie Jane (McPherson) Jones; married to MarieField. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | James Thomas Blair Jr. (1902-1962) — also known asJames T. Blair, Jr. — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Maysville,DeKalbCounty, Mo.,March15, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cole County, 1929-32;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1936,1960;chairof Cole County Democratic Party, 1939; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;mayorof Jefferson City, Mo., 1947-48;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1949-57;Governor ofMissouri, 1957-61.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Sonsof the American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaNu Phi;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;Kiwanis;Eagles.Died, along with his wife, of accidentalcarbonmonoxide poisoning, when exhaust fumes from acar leftrunning in an attached garage entered their home through the airconditioning system, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,July 12,1962 (age60 years, 119days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.  | Herman Methfessel (1900-1963) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1900.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38;RichmondCounty District Attorney, 1948-51.In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigatingrackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in agamblinghouse, which implied that he wasprotectingvice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her withperjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citingabuseof power, Gov.ThomasE. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to theinvestigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In1952, he and a subordinate werechargedwithofficialmisconduct, but found not guilty.Injured in aone-car accident, and died the next day, in NorthShoreHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,July 7,1963 (age62 years, 226days).Burial location unknown. | | Leslie Jensen (1892-1964) — of Hot Springs,Fall RiverCounty, S.Dak.Born in Hot Springs,Fall RiverCounty, S.Dak.,September15, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1921-34;president, People'sTelephoneand Telegraph Co.;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1937-39; candidate forU.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion.Suffered a head injury in anautomobile accident, and diedthree days later, in St. Johns-McNamaraHospital,Rapid City,PenningtonCounty, S.Dak.,December14, 1964 (age72 years, 90days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak. | | Theo Ashton Thompson (1916-1965) — also known asT. A. Thompson — of Ville Platte,EvangelineParish, La.Born in Ville Platte,EvangelineParish, La.,March31, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1953-65; died inoffice 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1956,1960.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion.Killed in anautomobile accident on I-85 near Gastonia,GastonCounty, N.C.,July 1,1965 (age49 years, 92days).Interment atEvangelineMemorial Park Cemetery, Ville Platte, La. | | Albert C. Gragg (1894-1965) — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Astoria,ClatsopCounty, Ore.,January28, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atSalem,Ore., 1945-64 (acting, 1945-47).Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Killed in acar-trainaccident, near Brooks,MarionCounty, Ore.,September21, 1965 (age71 years, 236days).Interment atWillametteNational Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Edward F. Corsi (1896-1965) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Abruzzi,Italy,December29, 1896.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 20th District, 1923, 1924;newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Immigration Commissioner, 1931;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1938; New York State IndustrialCommissioner; appointed in 1954 as a special assistant on immigrationproblems to U.S. Secretary of StateJohnFoster Dulles, but was dismissed three months later; candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1950.Catholic.Italianancestry.Killed in anauto accident, when a car in which he was apassenger skidded off the road and overturned, near Phoenicia,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1965 (age68 years, 349days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Arthur G. McDowell (d. 1966) — of Illinois. Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1936; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1940;Director ofGovernment, Education, and Civic Affairs for the Upholsterers' Unionof North America.Died in aone-car accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, nearYork,YorkCounty, Pa.,October6, 1966.Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Claude Raymond Wickard (1893-1967) — also known asClaude R. Wickard — of Camden,CarrollCounty, Ind.Born inCarrollCounty, Ind.,February28, 1893.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1932-33;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1956,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1956.Brethren.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Killed in anautomobile accident in Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.,April29, 1967 (age74 years, 60days).Interment atMapleLawn Cemetery, Flora, Ind. | | Joseph Tumpach (1912-1968) — of Downers Grove,DuPageCounty, Ill.Born inBaltimore,Md.,December7, 1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;motelowner;chair ofDuPage County Democratic Party, 1958-65; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1960,1964;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1965-68 (at-large 1965-67, 38thDistrict 1967-68).Member,Amvets;Elks;Moose.Killed in anautomobile accident,1968(ageabout55 years).Burial location unknown. | | Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Poway,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August13, 1887.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary toGov.FriendRichardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,1957-62;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.Member,AmericanLegion;NativeSons of the Golden West;DeltaChi.Suffered a fatalheartattack whiledriving hiscar, andcrashed into a wall, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September11, 1968 (age81 years, 29days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Richard H. Applebaum (1936-1969) — of St. John,St. LouisCounty, Mo.BornNovember11, 1936.Democrat.Electrician;member ofMissouristate house of representatives 34th District, 1969; died inoffice 1969.Killed in acar accident, infreezingmist, on U.S. Highway 54 inCallawayCounty, Mo.,January27, 1969 (age32 years, 77days).Burial location unknown. | | Alan Gordon Pattee (1913-1969) — also known asAlan G. Pattee — of Salinas,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born in Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December12, 1913.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1952;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 34th District, 1955-69; died in office 1969.Badly injured in acar crash on Highway 101, and died aboutsix hours later in Alexian BrothersHospital,San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,April19, 1969 (age55 years, 128days).Entombed in mausoleum atGarden of Memories Memorial Park, Salinas, Calif. | | Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) — also known asFrank G. Clement — of Dickson,DicksonCounty, Tenn.; Brentwood,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Dickson,DicksonCounty, Tenn.,June 2,1920.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1948(alternate),1968;Governorof Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1966.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Jaycees;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in anautomobile accident,November4, 1969 (age49 years, 155days).Interment atDicksonMemorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn. | | Erna H. Melaun (1901-1970) — also known asErna Heuer — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Wisconsin,June 14,1901.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWisconsin,1952;candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Marathon County 2nd District, 1952.Female.Germanancestry.Died from injuries sustained in anautomobile accident, inWausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,March 1,1970 (age68 years, 260days).Burial location unknown. | | Walter W. Carey (1926-1970) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,December22, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;advertisingbusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58,1963-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;KappaAlpha Order.Killed, along with three others, in ahead-on collision onU.S. Highway 60, Rand,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,May 3,1970 (age43 years, 132days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va. | | William Albertson (1910-1972) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Odessa, Russia (nowUkraine),May7, 1910.Communist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1932; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1934;secretary-treasurer,Local 16, Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union.Indicted,along with other Communist leaders, by a federal grand jury inAugust, 1951;tried,in Pittsburgh, starting in November 1952, andconvictedin August, 1953, under theSmithAct, of conspiring to advocate theviolentoverthrow of the U.S. government;sentencedto five years inprison;the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the convictions in 1956. Expelledfrom the Communist Party in 1964 over claims that he served as anundercover police agent; in 1976, it was revealed that the charge wasfounded on a phony letter planted by the F.B.I.Died, in anautomobile accident,February19, 1972 (age61 years, 288days).Burial location unknown. | | Burton W. Chace (1901-1972) — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Stanton,StantonCounty, Neb.,July 6,1901.Republican.Lumberdealer;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1947-53; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1952;member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1953-72.Died in acar accident,August22, 1972 (age71 years, 47days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph H. Enos (1910-1973) — of Paulsboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.BornMarch13, 1910.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly District 3-A, 1968-71.Methodist.Killed in anautomobile accident in Largo,PinellasCounty, Fla.,March22, 1973 (age63 years, 9days).Interment atEglintonCemetery, Clarksboro, N.J. | | Dracos Alexander Dimitry Jr. (1922-1973) — also known asDrake Dimitry — of Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Missouri,November24, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; owner ofHeights Manufacturing Company, which built antenna towers; candidateforU.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1956.Injured in anautomobile collision onicyroads near Almont, Mich., and died soon after in Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.,March23, 1973 (age50 years, 119days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889-1973) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Goose Creek,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,December16, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1923-31; candidate forU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1936.While trying to cross U.S. Highway 17, he wasstruck by a carand killed, in a hit-and-run accident, near Awendaw,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April22, 1973 (age83 years, 127days).Interment atStrawberry Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley County, S.C. | | Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October4, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1936,1944,1952,1956;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1960.Special counsel to PresidentRichardNixon, 1970-71.Injured in anautomobile accident on Chain Bridge Road,McLean, Va., in front of the home of Massachusetts Sen.EdwardM. Kennedy, and died one week later, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January30, 1974 (age64 years, 118days).Interment atNationalMemorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va. | | William P. Fitzpatrick (c.1941-1975) — of Point Pleasant,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J., about 1941.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 10th District, 1974-75; died inoffice 1975.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Knightsof Columbus.While driving east on Route 70 near Burnt Tavern Road, hecollidedhead-on with another car, and was killed instantaneously, inBrick Township,OceanCounty, N.J.,March 1,1975 (ageabout 34years).Interment atSt.Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof William Fitzpatrick and Ruth Fitzpatrick. |
 | Edgar Allen Brown (1888-1975) — also known asEdgar A. Brown;"The Bishop ofBarnwell" —of Barnwell,BarnwellCounty, S.C.Born inAikenCounty, S.C.,July 12,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Barnwell County,1920-26;Speaker ofthe South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1925-26;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1922-26, 1952-53; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1932,1940,1948,1952,1956,1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1926, 1938; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1928-72 (Barnwell County 1928-66, 18thDistrict 1966-68, 12th District 1968-72).Injured in anautomobile accident in Barnwell County, and dieda few hours later, in Richland County MemorialHospital,Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,June 26,1975 (age86 years, 349days).Interment atChurch of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Cemetery, Barnwell, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Augustus Abraham Brown and Elizabeth (Howard) Brown; married,December30, 1913, to Annie Love Sitgreaves. | | | | Epitaph: "Attorney, Beloved PoliticalLeader, Humanitarian .. His faith and courage imbued him with thevision to foresee the future with confidence in himself, his people,and his Creator. He was a man for all seasons, all generations, alltime." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: South CarolinaLegislative Manual 1964 |
| | | Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) — also known asRobert E. O'Brian — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Bryant,FultonCounty, Ill.,July 22,1895.Democrat.Locomotivefireman;automobilemechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;pastor;president,Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;secretaryof state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of ameat packingplant), 1944-59; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiDelta Kappa;AlphaPi Zeta;Freemasons;Rotary.Killed when he washit by a car on the Pacific Coast Highway,Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,October25, 1977 (age82 years, 95days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married1920 to MabelDay. |
| | Virginia A. Kittell (1906-1978) — also known asVirginia Anna Harmon — of Bloomfield,San JuanCounty, N.M.Born in Putnam,DeweyCounty, Okla.,January30, 1906.Delegateto New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1969;mayorof Bloomfield, N.M., 1978; died in office 1978.Female.Severely injured in aone-car accident on U.S. 50, near Lakin,Kan., when her pickup truck flipped inhighwinds, and died a week later in Denver GeneralHospital,Denver,Colo.,September25, 1978 (age72 years, 238days).Entombed in mausoleum atMemory Gardens of Farmington, Farmington, N.M. | | Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry (1923-1979) — also known asGwen Cherry — of Florida. Born in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,1923.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1971-79.Female.Africanancestry.firstBlack woman elected to the Florida legislature; inducted 1986 intothe Florida Women's Hall of Fame.Died, in anautomobile accident, in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,1979(ageabout56 years).Burial location unknown. | | Irma Louise Hotchkiss Karmol (1923-1979) — also known asIrma Karmol — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,April13, 1923.Republican.Socialworker; member ofOhiostate house of representatives 44th District, 1975-79; died inoffice 1979.Female.Catholic.Member,DeltaDelta Delta.Died, in atraffic accident, in Perrysburg,WoodCounty, Ohio,April24, 1979 (age56 years, 11days).Interment atToledoMemorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio. | | Dauris G. Jackson (1932-1979) — of Detroit west side,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in1932.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1977; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1977-79; defeated, 1976; died inoffice 1979.Female.Africanancestry.Died, in anautomobile accident,July 31,1979 (ageabout 47years).Burial location unknown. | | Evelyn Silliman Malone (1905-1981) — also known asEvelyn Malone;Evelyn I. Silliman;Mrs. M. W. Malone —of Windom,CottonwoodCounty, Minn.Born in Windom,CottonwoodCounty, Minn.,December25, 1905.Democrat.Schoolteacher;librarian;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1948,1952(alternate),1960;Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1960-62.Female.Methodist.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;Order of theEastern Star;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Struck by a car while walking in Sun City, Arizona, and diedsoon after, in ahospitalat Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February18, 1981 (age75 years, 55days).Interment atLakeview Cemetery, Windom, Minn. | | John D. Brattin (1939-1981) — of Michigan. BornNovember25, 1939.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1974.Killed in anautomobile accident in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,February28, 1981 (age41 years, 95days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | George Willmot Renchard (1907-1982) — also known asGeorge W. Renchard — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1907.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inIzmir, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inAlgiers, 1944;Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador toBurundi, 1968-69.Killed in anautomobile accident inSaudiArabia,January15, 1982 (age74 years, 210days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (1917-1982) — also known asMax Rafferty — of La Canada (now part of La Canada Flintridge),LosAngeles County, Calif.; Alabama.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 9,1917.Republican.School teacherand principal;superintendentof schools;newspapercolumnist;Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1963-70; defeated, 1970;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1968;dean,Education Department, Troy State University, 1971-82.Episcopalian.Irishancestry. Member,PhiDelta Kappa;Lions;Rotary.Drownedwhen hiscar went off the road into a pond, in Troy,PikeCounty, Ala.,June 13,1982 (age65 years, 35days).Interment atGreenHills Cemetery, Troy, Ala. | | William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known asWilliam B. Stansbury — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;chair ofJefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference inAtlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for atrystwith his administrative assistant; thescandalled to an effort toimpeachhim; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty toextorting$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grandjury as to whether this money came to hiscampaignor to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the FifthAmendment right againstself-incrimination.Member,DeltaUpsilon;American BarAssociation.While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of AssisiChurch,he washit by a car, and died soon after, in HumanaHospital-University,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April 4,1985 (age62 years, 17days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wifewas injured.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) — also known asJohn Y. Brown, Sr. — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Geigers Lake,UnionCounty, Ky.,February1, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;athleticcoach;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49thDistrict 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeatedin primary, 1973;U.S.Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated inprimary, 1980; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1936,1948,1964(alternate),1980;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1939.Methodist;laterChristian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;PhiKappa Tau;PhiAlpha Delta;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Badly injured in anautomobile accident, which paralyzed hislower body, and died six months later frompneumonia,in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 16,1985 (age85 years, 135days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky. | | Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) — also known asBert T. Combs — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.Born in Manchester,ClayCounty, Ky.,August13, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge inKentucky, 1957-59;Governor ofKentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1966;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi.Drownedwhen hisautomobile was washed from the roadway into the RedRiver, during a flood, near Rosslyn,PowellCounty, Ky.,December4, 1991 (age80 years, 113days).Interment atBeechCreek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married,June 15,1937, to Mabel Hall. | | | | The Bert T. Combs MountainParkway,which runs throughClark,Powell,Wolfe,Morgan,andMagoffincounties in Kentucky, isnamed forhim. — Bert T. CombsLake,inClayCounty, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier |
| | Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) — also known asReginald C. Harmon — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.; Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in Illinois,February5, 1900.Lawyer;mayorof Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force inWorld War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PhiDelta Phi.Died, as the result of anautomobile accident,October19, 1992 (age92 years, 257days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John G. A. O'Neil (c.1937-1992) — of Parishville,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born about 1937.Collegeprofessor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1981-92; died in office 1992.Killed in ahead-on collision with another car, inSt.Lawrence County, N.Y.,December10, 1992 (ageabout 55years).Burial location unknown. | | William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) — also known asW. Pat Jennings — of Marion,SmythCounty, Va.; Vienna,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Camp,SmythCounty, Va.,August20, 1919.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;automobiledealer;farmimplement dealer;SmythCounty Sheriff, 1948-54;U.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1968.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;AlphaZeta;SigmaPhi Epsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was drivingoverturned and crushed him, in Marion,SmythCounty, Va.,August2, 1994 (age74 years, 347days).Interment atRose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Va. | | P. Kenneth Peterson (1915-1994) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,April13, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1952;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1957-61; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1960.Killed in anautomobile accident,December31, 1994 (age79 years, 262days).Burial location unknown. | | June Briney Welborn (1920-1995) — also known asJune Briney — of Bloomfield,StoddardCounty, Mo.Born in1920.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1944.Female.Died in anautomobile accident,1995(ageabout75 years).Interment atBloomfieldCemetery, Bloomfield, Mo. | | John Bloomer (c.1931-1995) — of Vermont. Born about 1931. Member ofVermontstate senate, 1985-95; died in office 1995.While on his way to the Statehouse, was killed when hiscarcollided head-on with a tow truck, in Stockbridge,WindsorCounty, Vt.,January10, 1995 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Angier Biddle Duke (1915-1995) — of Tuxedo Park,OrangeCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1915.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toEl Salvador, 1952-53;Spain, 1965-68;Denmark, 1968-69;Morocco, 1979-81.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Chancellorof Southampton College.Hit by acar whilerollerblading,and died as a result, in Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April29, 1995 (age79 years, 150days).Entombed atMaplewoodCemetery, Durham, N.C. | | Robert C. Frasure (1942-1995) — ofFallsChurch, Va.Born in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,April20, 1942.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toEstonia, 1992-94.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Killed when the vehicle he was riding inplunged down a ravineandexploded,on Mount Igman, near Sarajevo,Bosnia andHerzegovina,August19, 1995 (age53 years, 121days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Sidney Martin (1919-1996) — also known asSid Martin — of Hawthorne,AlachuaCounty, Fla.Born in Hawthorne,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1974-90.Died, from injuries suffered in anautomobile accident, atAlachua GeneralHospital,Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,1996(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Grant L. Sanders (1934-1997) — of Wyoming. Born in Otto,Big HornCounty, Wyo.,April22, 1934.Member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1977-86.Killed in anautomobile accident near Lovell,Big HornCounty, Wyo.,April20, 1997 (age62 years, 363days).Interment atByronCity Cemetery, Byron, Wyo. | | Douglas Carl (1951-1997) — also known asDoug Carl — of Michigan. BornAugust12, 1951.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1987-97; died in office 1997;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1988 (12th District), 1992 (10thDistrict).Suffered aheartattackwhile driving, and died at St. Joseph MercyHospital,Clinton Township,MacombCounty, Mich.,August17, 1997 (age46 years, 5days).Interment atRomeoVillage Cemetery, Romeo, Mich. | | Daryl Arnold (1924-1997) — Born in1924.U.S. Ambassador toSingapore, 1987-89.Died in anautomobile accident in Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December30, 1997 (ageabout 73years).Intermentsomewherein Orange County, Calif. | | Anthony Joseph Genovesi (1936-1998) — also known asAnthony J. Genovesi;"Aya-Tony" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1936.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 39th District, 1987-98; died in office 1998.Killed when the car in which he was riding slid across therain-slickedroad andstruck a culvert, on Route 22, Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1998 (age61 years, 245days).Interment atCorashire Cemetery, Monterey, Mass. | | Bernard James Dwyer (1921-1998) — also known asBernard J. Dwyer — of Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January24, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNewJersey state senate 18th District, 1974-80; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1976,1988;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1981-93 (15th District 1981-83,6th District 1983-93).Catholic.Died, of aheartattack, whiledriving his car in Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October31, 1998 (age77 years, 280days).Interment atSt.Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.  | Charles Kinsley McWhorter (1922-1999) — also known asCharles K. McWhorter — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lewisburg,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,February19, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;chairman, National Federation of Young Republicans;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;legislative assistant to Vice PresidentRichardNixon, 1957-61; executive assistant and attorney forAT&Tuntil 1987.Injured in anautomobile accident on Cape Cod, and died tendays later in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 11,1999 (age77 years, 81days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Nathan McWhorter and Besse Belle (Laing)McWhorter. | | | | Image source: News and Record, April29, 1956 |
| | Wesley C. Mues (1948-1999) — of Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.Born in McCook,Red WillowCounty, Neb.,May 5,1948.Lawyer;Judge, Nebraska Court of Appeals, 1994-99; died in office 1999.Lutheran.Member,Sertoma.Injured in atraffic accident on Highway 281, and died soonafter, at St. FrancisMedicalCenter, Grand Island,HallCounty, Neb.,October25, 1999 (age51 years, 173days).Interment atKearneyCemetery, Kearney, Neb. | | Nicholas Nix (1978-1999) — of Mesquite,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in ahospitalat Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,December20, 1978.Candidate formayorof Mesquite, Tex., 1999.Died from injuries received in anautomobile accident, inMesquite,DallasCounty, Tex.,November11, 1999 (age20 years, 326days).Interment atRestlandMemorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Reagan V. Brown (c.1921-1999) — of Texas. Born about 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Texascommissioner of agriculture, 1977-82.Lost afinger in an accident when he was young.Died in afarm tractor accident, inBrazoriaCounty, Tex.,November16, 1999 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Elmer H. Violette (c.1921-2000) — of Maine. Born in Van Buren,AroostookCounty, Maine, about 1921.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives; elected 1942, 1946; served in theU.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member ofMainestate senate; elected 1964, 1968; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maine, 1966; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1972; superior courtjudge in Maine, 1973-81;justice ofMaine state supreme court, 1981-86.Injured in anautomobile accident and died ten days later, inCaryMedicalCenter, Caribou,AroostookCounty, Maine,June 18,2000 (ageabout 79years).Intermentsomewherein Van Buren, Maine. | | Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (c.1948-2000) — also known asPinkie Wilkerson — of Grambling,LincolnParish, La.Born about 1948. Democrat.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives 11th District, 1992-2000; died inoffice 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1996,2000.Female.Africanancestry.Killed in a six-carautomobile accident, on Interstate 20 atBossier City,BossierParish, La.,August1, 2000 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Euclid Rains, Sr. (c.1921-2000) — also known asT. Euclid Rains — of Alabama. Born about 1921.Broommanufacturer; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives 26th District, 1979-91.Methodist.Member,Lions.Becameblindwhen he lost both eyes in an accident with a pair scissors as a boy. He was the only totally blind baseballcoach inLittle League history.Killed in anautomobile accident, when the car in which he wasa passenger went off a bridge inheavyrain, near Geraldine,MarshallCounty, Ala.,August27, 2000 (ageabout 79years).Interment atAsburyMethodist Church Cemetery, Near Albertville, Marshall County, Ala. | | Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) — also known asMarvin L. Worthington;PeteWorthington —of Washington,MasonCounty, Ky.BornDecember5, 1940.Engineer;farmer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau;OddFellows.Chargedwithdrunkendrivingandspeedingin Fayette County, Ky., in 1992;pleadedguilty to a reducedchargeofrecklessdriving.Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the centerline andcollided with another car; both he and the otherdriver (Sherri Commodore Chambers) were killed, near Mayslick,MasonCounty, Ky.,October12, 2000 (age59 years, 312days).Burial location unknown. | | Jeffry H. Gallet (c.1943-2001) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y., about 1943.Lawyer;federaljudge, 1993-2001.Died, from complications resulting from anautomobile accidentseveral months earlier, in ahospitalat Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April20, 2001 (ageabout 58years).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Sliter (c.1969-2001) — of Montana. Born about 1969. Republican. Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1997-2001; died in office 2001.Killed in anautomobile accident, when the Ford Explorer sportutility vehicle in which he was a passenger ran off the road andflipped over, near Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,August15, 2001 (ageabout 32years). Shane Hedges, the driver of the car, was charged withdrunk driving and negligent homicide.Burial location unknown. | | Robert D. Freeman (c.1921-2001) — also known asBob Freeman;"SunshineBob" —of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born about 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofOhiostate senate, 1974-78.Catholic.Sponsored Ohio's Open Meetings Law. Died, from injuries suffered in anautomobile accident,December17, 2001 (ageabout 80years).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.  | Daniel McGavin Hansen (1942-2002) — also known asDaniel M. Hansen;Dan Hansen — of Nevada. Born in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,January10, 1942.Motelmanager;roofingbusiness; Independent American candidate forGovernor ofNevada, 1970, 1994; Independent American candidate forU.S.Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1992, 1996, 2000;Independent American candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1998.Mormon. Member,JohnBirch Society.While driving on Interstate 80 inicyconditions, his carskidded into the median and overturnedseveral times; he was thrown from the car and killed, nearWinnemucca,HumboldtCounty, Nev.,January22, 2002 (age60 years, 12days). He would have survived the crash if he had worn a seatbelt; family members later said Hansen "would have been willing towear a seat belt if the government did not try to mandate it.".Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Reno, Nev. | | | Thomas Michael Whalen III (1934-2002) — also known asThomas M. Whalen III;TomWhalen —of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,1934.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1983-93; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1984.Killed when hiscar hit a tree, inAlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March 4,2002 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown. | | Perry Belmont Duryea Jr. (1921-2004) — also known asPerry B. Duryea, Jr. — of Montauk,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Montauk,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October18, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1961-77 (Suffolk County 1st District 1961-65, 1stDistrict 1966-77);Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1969-73;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1967;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Central Committee, 1968; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968,1972;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1978.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Freemasons.Died, from injuries suffered in acar accident, in SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January11, 2004 (age82 years, 85days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Montauk, Long Island, N.Y. | | Robert F. Shaw (1934-2004) — also known asBob Shaw — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.BornMay 29,1934.Mayorof Manchester, N.H., 1984-87; defeated, 2003, 2003.Killed in anautomobile accident, on Route 93, Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,August17, 2004 (age70 years, 80days).Burial location unknown. | | George Street Boone (1918-2004) — of Elkton,ToddCounty, Ky.Born in Elkton,ToddCounty, Ky.,April27, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 16th District, 1972-73; defeatedin primary, 1973, 1975.Member,Rotary.Died, from injuries received in a 2002automobile accident, inthe Hearthstone Placenursinghome, Elkton,ToddCounty, Ky.,November22, 2004 (age86 years, 209days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof B. E. Boone; married to Joy Fields Bale. |
| | Joe E. Moreno (1964-2005) — of Denver Harbor,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August12, 1964.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives 143rd District, 1999-2005; died inoffice 2005.Killed in acar accident inFayetteCounty, Tex.,May 6,2005 (age40 years, 267days). State Rep.RafaelAnchia was injured.Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Moreno and Alicia Moreno. |
| | Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) — also known asTom Easterly — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Florida; Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April21, 1940.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;lawyer;insuranceagent; member ofKentuckystate senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1988-90.Killed in acar crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane,PutnamCounty, W.Va.,June 15,2005 (age65 years, 55days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Edgar Easterly. |
| | Michael J. Adanti (1940-2005) — also known as"Red" — of Ansonia,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Shelton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornJune 23,1940.Democrat. Playedfootballfor the Ansonia Black Knights of the Atlantic Coast League;schoolteacher;mayorof Ansonia, Conn., 1973-77; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1976;president,Southern Connecticut State University, 1984-2003.Killed in anautomobile accident, inSardinia,July31, 2005 (age65 years, 38days).Interment atMt.St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Derby, Conn. | | Paul P. E. Bookson (c.1933-2005) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1933.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1965-74 (24th District 1965, 27th District 1966,24th District 1967-72, 25th District 1973-74).Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;B'naiB'rith.Struck by a motorcycle while crossing a street in Brooklyn,died later the same day in BellevueHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 2005 (ageabout 72years).Intermentsomewherein Jerusalem, Israel.| | Relatives: Sonof Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson; married to TovaHeller. |
| | Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (1917-2006) — also known asTom Adams — of Florida. Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March11, 1917.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofFloridastate senate, 1956-60;secretaryof state of Florida, 1961-71;LieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1974.Baptist.Member,Rotary;NewcomenSociety;PhiDelta Theta;AlphaKappa Psi.Killed in anautomobile accident on I-10, inSuwanneeCounty, Fla.,May 22,2006 (age89 years, 72days).Interment atFountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla. | | John Palmer Gaillard Jr. (1920-2006) — also known asJ. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April20, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lumberbusiness;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1959-75.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Rotary;AmericanLegion.Killed in anautomobile accident, in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 29,2006 (age86 years, 100days).Interment atSt.Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C. | | Helen P. Chenoweth (1938-2006) — also known asHelen Cora Palmer;HelenChenoweth-Hage —of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,January27, 1938.Republican.U.S.Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1995-2001.Female.Christian.Died, as the result of anauto accident, near Tonopah,NyeCounty, Nev.,October2, 2006 (age68 years, 248days).Burial location unknown. | | Otto T. Bang Jr. (1931-2008) — of Edina,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Madelia,WatonwanCounty, Minn.,September15, 1931.Insuranceagent; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1963-72 (District 33 1963-66,District 29-A 1967-72); member ofMinnesotastate senate 39th District, 1973-82.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons.Died, following anautomobile accident, from complications ofa head injury, in Hennepin CountyMedicalCenter, Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,December29, 2008 (age77 years, 105days).Burial location unknown. | | John Jacob Rhodes III (1943-2011) — also known asJohn J. Rhodes III — of Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.; Safford,GrahamCounty, Ariz.Born in Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,September8, 1943.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1987-93; defeated,1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,2008.Protestant.Member,Rotary.Suffered injuries in anautomobile accident, and died threemonths later as a result, inWashington,D.C.,January20, 2011 (age67 years, 134days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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