Very incomplete list!See also pages about politicians who died of specific cancers:bladder,brain,breast,colon,leukemia,liver,lung,mouth,pancreas,prostate,stomach,throat. in chronological order | |  Moses Fowler Odell (1818-1866) — of New York. Born in New York,February24, 1818.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 3rdDistrict 1863-65).Died, ofcancer, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1866 (age48 years, 109days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882) — also known asBenjamin H. Hill — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inJasperCounty, Ga.,September14, 1823.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1851; candidate forGovernor ofGeorgia, 1857;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senatorfrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;U.S.Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1875-77;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1877-82; died in office 1882.Slaveowner. Died ofcancer in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,August16, 1882 (age58 years, 336days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | John Palmer Usher (1816-1889) — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.; Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born in Brookfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1816.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1850-51; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1856;Indianastate attorney general, 1861-62;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1863-65.Died ofcancer at UniversityHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April13, 1889 (age73 years, 94days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.| |  Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Usher and Lucy (Palmer) Usher; married,January26, 1844, to Margaret Patterson; first cousin once removed ofJonathanUsher; second cousin ofRobertCleveland Usher; second cousin twice removed ofRollinUsher Tyler; third cousin ofFrancisLandon Cleveland andRolandGreene Usher; third cousin once removed ofGroverCleveland andJamesHarlan Cleveland; third cousin twice removed ofEphraimSafford,IsaiahKidder,SamuelLord,JamesHarlan Cleveland Jr. andRichardFolsom Cleveland; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephWheeler Bloodgood; fourth cousin once removed ofChaunceyFitch Cleveland,CharlesStetson,JamesSafford,LutherKidder andIsaiahStetson. | | | | Political family:Kidderfamily of Bangor, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
 | James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February22, 1819.Writer,poet,critic,professor,and abolitionist; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1877-80;Great Britain, 1880-85.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1905.Died ofcancer, in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August12, 1891 (age72 years, 171days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | John Rugee (1827-1894) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Lübeck,Germany,January3, 1827.Architect;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1861; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1884.Designed breweries, churches, grain elevators, and many bridges. Died ofcancer, in Redlands,SanBernardino County, Calif.,March 7,1894 (age67 years, 63days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | John Francis Lewis (1818-1895) — also known asJohn F. Lewis — of Port Republic,RockinghamCounty, Va.Born in Lynnwood,RockinghamCounty, Va.,March 1,1818.Republican.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Rockingham County, 1861;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1869-70, 1882;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1870-75.Slaveowner. Died, fromcancer, in Lynnwood,RockinghamCounty, Va.,September2, 1895 (age77 years, 185days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Rockingham County, Va. | | Horace B. Tibbets (1840-1896) — of Berwick,YorkCounty, Maine.Born in Berwick,YorkCounty, Maine,August7, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;carpenter;postmaster atBerwick,Maine, 1885-89, 1893-96.Died fromabdominal sarcoma, in Berwick,YorkCounty, Maine,August23, 1896 (age56 years, 16days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, York County, Maine.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Tibbets and Betsy (Roberts) Tibbets. |
| | William A. French (1849-1903) — also known asBilly French — of Dundee,MonroeCounty, Mich.; Bell,PresqueIsle County, Mich.Born in Pelham,Ontario,March2, 1849.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,1883-84; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1884;Michiganland commissioner, 1894-1900; appointed 1894.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofcancer, in St. Mary'sHospital,Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,February28, 1903 (age53 years, 363days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich. | | John Murray Mitchell (1858-1905) — also known asJohn M. Mitchell — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1896-99; defeated,1894, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900.Died, fromcancer, in Tuxedo Park,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1905 (age47 years, 74days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Alexander Huston (1855-1911) — of Tuscola,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Blenheim,Ontario,January17, 1855.Republican.Farmer;furnitureandundertakingbusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1908.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Maccabees;Gleaners.Died, ofcancer, in Millington,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,May 12,1911 (age56 years, 115days).Burial location unknown. | | John Cloughen (c.1849-1911) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1849.Contractor;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1909.Irishancestry.Died, ofcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1911 (ageabout 62years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives:Father of Robert Cloughen. |
| | Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) — also known asCharles F. Bishop;Charles FrederickBischoff —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1844.Democrat. Dealer intea,coffee,andspices;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofcancer, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1913 (age68 years, 335days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Robert Gunn Bremner (1874-1914) — also known asRobert G. Bremner — of Passaic,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Keiss, Caithness,Scotland,December17, 1874.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1912(speaker);U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1913-14; died inoffice 1914.Scottishancestry.Afflicted withcancer, which spread from his neck to his leftshoulder, he was treated with then-experimental radiation therapy.National news media followed his progress in detail for weeks. In Dr.Howard A. Kelley'shospital,tubes containing $100,000 worth ofradium(almost half of the entire U.S. supply) were temporarily insertedinto the tumor. The treatment was unsuccessful and probably harmful,and he died, inBaltimore,Md.,February5, 1914 (age39 years, 50days).Interment atLaurelGrove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J. | | David L. Heinsheimer (1847-1914) — of Glenwood,MillsCounty, Iowa.Born inGermany,March19, 1847.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1892,1908(alternate).Germanancestry.Died, fromcancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March15, 1914 (age66 years, 361days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Glenwood, Iowa. | | Alexander Wilson (1851-1915) — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born inIndianaCounty, Pa.,October1, 1851.Republican.Coaldealer;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1908-11.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromcancer, in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,August30, 1915 (age63 years, 333days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Wilson and Mary A. Wilson. |
| | Alexander David McDonald (1861-1919) — of Montana. Born in1861.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1905-07, 1911-15.Member,Freemasons.Died ofcancer in Galen,Deer LodgeCounty, Mont.,April 5,1919 (ageabout 57years).Interment atConradMemorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont. | | Charles P. Kellison (1850-1921) — of Plymouth,MarshallCounty, Ind.Born near Hornellsville (now Hornell),SteubenCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1850.Democrat.Physician;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1885-87;hotelproprietor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1896.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofcancer, in Plymouth,MarshallCounty, Ind.,January27, 1921 (age70 years, 224days).Interment atOak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.  | Louis G. Bohmrich (1855-1925) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Cologne (Köln),Germany,October26, 1855.Democrat.Chemist;lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1900; Democratic Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1912.Germanancestry.Died, fromcancer, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 4,1925 (age69 years, 190days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925) — also known asEllis L. Dresel — Born in1865.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGermany, 1921-22.Gay. Died ofcancer,September19, 1925 (ageabout 60years).Interment atBeverlyCentral Cemetery, Beverly, Mass. | | Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) — also known asAlbert W. Gilchrist — of Punta Gorda,CharlotteCounty, Fla.Born in Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.,January15, 1858.Democrat.Civilengineer;real estatedealer;orangegrower; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in theU.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofFlorida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1912(speaker),1924;candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1916.Member,Freemasons.Died, from atumor of the thigh, in theHospitalfor the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1926 (age68 years, 120days).Interment atIndianSpring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla. | | Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) — also known asRichard C. Flannigan — of Norway,DickinsonCounty, Mich.Born in Ontonagon,OntonagonCounty, Mich.,December12, 1857.Lawyer;MarquetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1888;mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,1907-08;circuitjudge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;resigned 1927;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died inoffice 1928;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office1928.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcancer, in ahospitalat Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February17, 1928 (age70 years, 67days).Entombed atHoly Cross Cemetery, Trowbridge Park, Mich. | | Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,about 1859.Socialist.Physician;Social Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1918, 1920; candidateforNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921.Jewish. Member,American MedicalAssociation.Died, ofcancer, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1928 (ageabout 69years).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Alice Mary Robertson (1854-1931) — also known asAlice M. Robertson — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Tullahassee, Creek Nation County, Indian Territory (nowWagonerCounty, Okla.),January2, 1854.Republican. Postmaster atMuskogee,Indian Territory, 1904-13;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1921-23; defeated,1922.Female.Died ofcarcinoma, Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,July 1,1931 (age77 years, 180days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Muskogee, Okla. | | Alexander Scott Bullitt (1877-1932) — also known asA. Scott Bullitt — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January23, 1877.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1924(alternate),1928;candidate forU.S.Senator from Washington, 1926; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1928.Died ofcancer, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April10, 1932 (age55 years, 78days).Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt; brotherofWilliamMarshall Bullitt (who marriedNoraIasigi); married,May 16,1918, to Dorothy Frances Stimson; great-grandson ofAlexanderScott Bullitt (1761-1816) andWilliamLogan; great-grandnephew ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall; second great-grandson ofJohnFry andCuthbertBullitt; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamChristian; third great-grandson ofJoshuaFry; fourth great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofWilliamChristian Bullitt (1856-1914); first cousin once removed ofJamesSpeed,SpeedSmith Fry andWilliamChristian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall andJamesKeith Marshall; first cousin five times removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofLetitiaStevenson; second cousin once removed ofJohnAugustine Marshall andLewisGreen Stevenson; second cousin twice removed ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson II; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andAdlaiEwing Stevenson III; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofHughKennedy Bullitt; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Hilda Goldstein Claessens (c.1890-1932) — also known asHilda G. Claessens;HildaGoldstein —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,about 1890.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1916 (13th District), 1928 (13thDistrict), 1930 (16th District).Female.Died, ofcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1932 (ageabout 42years).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.  | Jane Addams (1860-1935) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cedarville,StephensonCounty, Ill.,September6, 1860.Progressive.Socialworker;sociologist;lecturer;woman suffrage activist; pacifist; delegate to Progressive NationalConvention from Illinois, 1912; Progressive candidate forPresidential Elector for Illinois,1924;received theNobelPeace Prize in 1931.Female.PresbyterianorUnitarian.Englishancestry.Lesbian. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American CivilLiberties Union;Women'sInternational League for Peace and Freedom;NAACP.Died, fromcancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 21,1935 (age74 years, 257days).Interment atCedarvilleCemetery, Cedarville, Ill. | | | Jacob Roll (1875-1939) — also known asJake Roll — of Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.Born in Ohio,September19, 1875.Democrat. Postmaster atNewport,Ky., 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1928.Catholic.Member,Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died, ofcancer, at St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,April18, 1939 (age63 years, 211days).Interment atSt.Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.  | Salvatore A. Cotillo (1886-1939) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,November19, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 28th District, 1913, 1915-16;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1917-23 (20th District 1917-18, 18th District1919-23); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1920;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-39; died in office1939.Italianancestry. Member,Sons ofItaly;Foresters.Died, following an operation for achest tumor, inColumbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1939 (age52 years, 250days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Albert William Ebeling (1869-1942) — also known asA. W. Ebeling — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, Mo.Born in Memphis,ScotlandCounty, Mo.,July 28,1869.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;physician;candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Warren County, 1916, 1940;chair ofWarren County Democratic Party, 1921.Died, fromcancer, in the Veterans AdministrationHospital,Jefferson Barracks,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,June 19,1942 (age72 years, 326days).Interment atWarrentonCity Cemetery, Warrenton, Mo. | | Edward Held Wilson (1874-1942) — also known asEdward H. Wilson — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1940.Died, ofcancer, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1942 (age68 years, 94days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Crawford 'Ike' Wilson and Elvina P. Wilson; married to EvaCapron. |
 | Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (1889-1943) — also known asW. S. Van Dyke;"One-TakeWoody" —of West Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March21, 1889.Democrat. Childactorin vaudeville;directorof dozens ofmovies,1917-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940.ChristianScientist. Member,Societyof Colonial Wars.Ill withcancer, he died bysuicide,in Brentwood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February5, 1943 (age53 years, 321days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | | Gordon Auchincloss (1886-1943) — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1886.Lawyer;assistant treasurer, Democratic National Committee, 1916; secretaryto his father-in-law, Col. Edward M. House, during negotiations ofthe Armistice in 1918 and the Paris Peace Conference in 1919;director, Chase NationalBank andInternationalPaperCompany; bankruptcy trustee and receiver.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died, fromHodgkin's disease, in the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1943 (age56 years, 305days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Harry Kopp (1881-1943) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (now Brest,Belarus),February27, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofNathanD. Perlman from 1909, Samuel Markewich in 1910-33, andSamuelNull in 1927-33; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1910-12;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1916.Jewish.Died, ofcancer, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1943 (age62 years, 242days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas Yancey Williams (1866-1946) — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, S.C.Born in Lancaster, Lancaster District (nowLancasterCounty), S.C.,August20, 1866.Farmer;lawyer;banker;vice-president, SpringsCottonMills; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Lancaster County,1896-1904, 1932-36; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1906-10.Died, fromcancer andmalnutrition,in Marion Sims MemorialHospital,Lancaster,LancasterCounty, S.C.,June 5,1946 (age79 years, 289days).Interment atWestsideCemetery, Lancaster, S.C. | | William Bross Lloyd (1875-1946) — also known asWilliam B. Lloyd;"The MillionaireSocialist" —of Winnetka,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February27, 1875.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1918;arrestedin downtown Chicago, 1918, for refusing to remove aredflag from his limo; co-founder of Communist Labor Party, 1919;indictedforsedition,1920; represented attrial byClarenceDarrow;convicted,sentencedto 1-5 years inprison;his sentence was commuted in 1922.Died, ofcancer, in the Ritz-CarltonHotel,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 30,1946 (age71 years, 123days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Demarest Lloyd and Jessie (Bross) Lloyd; married to LolaMaverick and Madge Bird; grandson ofWilliamBross. |
| | Junius Edgar West (1866-1947) — also known asJunius E. West — of Waverly,SussexCounty, Va.;Suffolk,Va.Born near Waverly,SussexCounty, Va.,July 12,1866.Democrat.Superintendentof schools;insurancebusiness;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1896,1936;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Nansemond County, 1910-11; memberofVirginiastate senate 30th District, 1912-21;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1922-30.Christian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Elks;Rotary;JuniorOrder;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, ofcancer, in ahospitalatRichmond,Va.,January1, 1947 (age80 years, 173days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.  | Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) — also known asArthur M. Hyde — of Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.; Trenton,GrundyCounty, Mo.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.,July 12,1877.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate forMissouristate attorney general, 1912;Governor ofMissouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932;president, SentinelLifeInsurance Company of Kansas City;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;DeltaUpsilon.Died, followingcancer surgery, in MemorialHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1947 (age70 years, 97days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo. | | | Henry Dimin (c.1886-1948) — also known asHarry Dimin — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,about 1886.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1920; defeated,1918.Died ofcancer, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1948 (ageabout 62years).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Bailey Peyton Wootton (1870-1949) — also known asBailey P. Wootton — of Hazard,PerryCounty, Ky.Born inMuhlenbergCounty, Ky.,May 20,1870.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1916;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1932-36; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1935.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofcancer, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April16, 1949 (age78 years, 331days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | James Emerson Fraser (1916-1950) — also known asJames E. Fraser;"Sonny" —of Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.BornAugust4, 1916.Deputysheriff; secretary to State Sen.FrankS. Farley, 1944; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1948-50;died in office 1950;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1950; died in office 1950.Champion amateur golfer. Confined to awheelchairstarting in 1949.Died, fromHodgkin's disease, in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,August29, 1950 (age34 years, 25days).Interment atAbsecon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Absecon, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof Jim 'Jolly Jim' Fraser and Milly Fraser; married1944 toMadolin Martha Vautrinot. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) — of Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.Born in Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.,August14, 1876.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Chester County,1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1920;director ofbanks andcottonmills.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary.Died, fromHodgkins lymphoma, in Charlotte MemorialHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,August13, 1951 (age74 years, 364days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Chester, S.C. | | Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) — also known asAlbert D. Lasker;"The Father of ModernAdvertising" —of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau),Germany,May1, 1880.Republican.Advertisingbusiness; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; resigned 1923;chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1936,1940;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1937-42.Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanJewish Committee.As part owner of the Chicago Cubsbaseballteam, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920.Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion ofmedical research.Died, ofcancer, in the Harkness Pavilion of theColumbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1952 (age72 years, 29days).Entombed atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | John J. Maher (1889-1953) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Carsonville,SanilacCounty, Mich.,April 8,1889.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge inMichigan, 1930-53; appointed 1929; died in office 1953.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcancer, inFebruary3, 1953 (age63 years, 301days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married1920 to AgnesCatherine O'Leary. |
 | Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) — also known asRobert A. Taft;"Mr.Republican";"Mr. Integrity";"OurIllustrious Dunderhead" —of Indian Hill,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September8, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-26;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932,1944;member ofOhiostate senate, 1931-32;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1940,1944,1948,1952.Episcopalian.Member,PsiUpsilon.Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act. Died, frommalignant tumors, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1953 (age63 years, 326days).Interment atIndianHill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio;memorial monument atCapitolGrounds, Washington, D.C. | | Edward C. Peirce (c.1895-1955) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born about 1895. Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1944,1952;mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 1952-53;convictedin 1953 on charges ofconspiracy toprotect gambling, andsentencedto four years inprison;served twenty months.Died, ofcancer, in anursinghome at New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January31, 1955 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) — also known asRush D. Holt — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.,June 19,1905.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35,1942-50, 1955; defeated (Democratic), 1928; died in office 1955;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1935-41; defeated in Democraticprimary, 1940; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1944, 1952.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, fromcancer, in the ResearchClinicof the National Inbstitutes of Health, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February8, 1955 (age49 years, 234days).Interment atMacpelahCemetery, Weston, W.Va. | | Philip Bracken Fleming (1887-1955) — also known asPhilip B. Fleming — ofWashington,D.C.; New Hampshire.Born in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,October15, 1887.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in theU.S. Army during World War II; head of Federal Works Agency and ofFederal Maritime Commission; U.S. Ambassador toCosta Rica, 1951-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,DeltaUpsilon.Died, ofcancer, inWashington,D.C.,October6, 1955 (age67 years, 356days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Warren Irving Glover (1879-1956) — also known asW. Irving Glover — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1879.Republican.BergenCounty Freeholder, 1915; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1917-21;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1920; AssistantPostmaster General, 1921-32.Died, fromcancer, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1956 (age76 years, 210days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Anna Bell Englis. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Larry Brunk (1883-1956) — of Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born inFranklinCounty, Mo.,February9, 1883.Republican.Mayor ofAurora, Mo., 1910; member ofMissouristate senate 18th District, 1923-28;Missouristate treasurer, 1929-33.Died, fromgall bladder carcinoma, in AuroraHospital,Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.,November22, 1956 (age73 years, 287days).Interment atMaplePark Cemetery, Aurora, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Brunk and Martha (Hamilton) Brunk. |
| | Raphael Floyd Clough (1886-1956) — also known asRay F. Clough — of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa.Born in Sioux Rapids,Buena VistaCounty, Iowa,May 10,1886.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1928(alternate),1932;delegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cerro GordoCounty, 1933; Republican Presidential Elector for Iowa,1940.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons;PhiAlpha Delta;DeltaSigma Rho.Died, fromcancer, in ahospitalat Mason City,Cerro GordoCounty, Iowa,December7, 1956 (age70 years, 211days).Interment atElmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.  | Evered Vivian Jolliffe (1884-1957) — also known asEvered V. Jolliffe — of Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Blenheim,Ontario,May2, 1884.Salesmanager;automobiledealer; Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County5th District, 1933.Methodist.Member,Rotary.Died, fromcancer,August28, 1957 (age73 years, 118days).Entombed in mausoleum atRiversideCemetery, Plymouth, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Jolliffe and Theresa (Whaley) Jolliffe; married1913 to GraceEthel Wise. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Jolliffefamily |
 | Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) — also known asMatthew M. Neely — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Grove,DoddridgeCounty, W.Va.,November9, 1874.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;mayorof Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;defeated, 1920, 1946;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1952,1956;Governorof West Virginia, 1941-45.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;DeltaChi;PhiSigma Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Americansfor Democratic Action;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, fromcancer, in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 1958 (age83 years, 70days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Fairmont, W.Va. |  | Frank L. Shaw (1877-1958) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born near Warwick,Ontario,February1, 1877.Republican.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1933-38; recalled 1938; defeated, 1941; arecallcampaign against him in 1938 charged that he was associated withunspecified "racketeers"and "underworldcharacters", and that his administrationtoleratedvice in the city; meanwhile, Harry J. Raymond, a privateinvestigator nearly killed in a January 1938 bombing,charged,in a civil lawsuit for damages, that the mayor had been part of aplot by gambling and vice interests tomurderhim.Died, fromcancer, in CaliforniaHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January24, 1958 (age80 years, 357days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. |  | George Wadsworth II (1893-1958) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1893.Universityprofessor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inNantes, 1917-19;Constantinople, 1919-20;Sofia, 1920;Alexandria, 1920-21; U.S. Consul inCairo, 1922-24, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General inBucharest, 1935;Jerusalem, 1936-40;Damascus, 1942-44;Beirut, 1942-44; U.S. Diplomatic Agent toSyria, 1942-44;Lebanon, 1942-44; U.S. Minister toLebanon, 1944-47;Syria, 1944-47;Iraq, 1946-48;Yemen, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1948-52;Czechoslovakia, 1952-53;Saudi Arabia, 1953-58.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.Died, ofcancer,March 5,1958 (age64 years, 336days).Burial location unknown.  | John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,February25, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1944;U.S.Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949;U.S.Secretary of State, 1953-59.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Council onForeign Relations.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1959.Died ofcancer andpneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,May 24,1959 (age71 years, 88days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Allen Macy Dulles and Edith F. (Foster) Dulles; brother ofAllenWelsh Dulles; married,June 26,1912, to Janet Pomeroy Avery; grandson ofJohnWatson Foster; great-grandnephew ofJohnWelsh; third great-grandnephew ofJoshuaCoit; first cousin twice removed ofLangdonCheves Jr.; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin once removed ofSamuelWelsh; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertCoit Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andAbelHuntington; second cousin five times removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin ofLewisWardlaw Haskell; third cousin twice removed ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,WilliamWoodbridge,ZinaHyde Jr.,IsaacBackus,TheodoreDavenport,HenryTitus Backus andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:EdwardF. Corsi | | | | Washington DullesInternationalAirport (opened 1962), inLoudounandFairfaxcounties, Virginia, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, August 13,1951 |
| | Leone Fairbanks Burrell (1900-1959) — also known asLeone Burrell — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,February18, 1900.Republican.Schoolteacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1940.Female.Died, fromcervical cancer, in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 15,1959 (age59 years, 117days).Interment atDenton Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Mich.  | Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) — also known asEugene Meyer — of Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October31, 1875.Republican.Stockbroker;banker;instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to createAlliedChemicaland Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1928;Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,1930-33; bought theWashington Postnewspaperin 1933, and was itspublisheruntil 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.Jewish.Died, fromheartdisease andcancer, at George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 17,1959 (age83 years, 259days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married1910 to AgnesElizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, May 31,1932 |
| | | Steven V. Carter (1915-1959) — of Iowa. Born in Carterville (now part of Provo),UtahCounty, Utah,October8, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1959; defeated, 1948,1950, 1956; died in office 1959.Died, ofcancer, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November4, 1959 (age44 years, 27days).Interment atLeonCemetery, Leon, Iowa. | | Charles Wesley Lyon (1887-1960) — also known asCharles W. Lyon — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in California,1887.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1915-17, 1933-49, 1951-57;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1943-46; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1917-29; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1944.Died, ofcancer, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 20,1960 (ageabout 73years).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | John Charles Thomas (1891-1960) — Born in Meyersdale,SomersetCounty, Pa.,September6, 1891.Republican.Operasinger;performed, Republican National Convention, 1956.WelshandGermanancestry.Died, fromcancer, in Apple Valley,SanBernardino County, Calif.,December13, 1960 (age69 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | Eugene Dennis (1905-1961) — also known asFrancis Xavier Waldron;TimRyan —Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August10, 1905.Communist.Unionorganizer;fledto the Soviet Union in 1929 to avoidprosecution;returned to the U.S. in 1935; General Secretary, Communist Party,1946-59, and Chairman, 1959-61;arrestedin 1948, along with other party leaders, andchargedwithadvocatingthe violent overthrow of the United States;convictedin 1949, andsentencedto five years inprison.Died, fromcancer, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1961 (age55 years, 174days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill. | | Paris Montrose (c.1895-1961) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born about 1895. Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1927, 1928.In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who weredisciplinedforambulancechasing activities andpayinginsurance company adjusters for favorable settlement of claims; hislicense to practice law wassuspendedfor two years.Died, ofcancer, in the MemorialCenterfor Cancer and Allied Diseases of the Sloan-Kettering CancerInstitute, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1961 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Charles Killough Jr. (1906-1961) — also known asRobert C. Killough, Jr. — of Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Loudonville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;exempted from military service because childhood polio resulted inatrophyof lower leg muscles and feet, though he learned to walk almostnormally using orthopedic shoes; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1930; AssistantCommissioner for Professional Education, New York State EducationDepartment.Presbyterian.IrishandEnglishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofcancer, in Loudonville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1961 (age55 years, 6days).Interment atSt.Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert C. Killough and Anna E. (Iverson) Killough; married,April 3,1937, to Margaret Agnes Casey. |
| | Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (1882-1961) — also known asSam Rayburn — of Bonham,FanninCounty, Tex.Born in Kingston,RoaneCounty, Tenn.,January6, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1907-13;Speaker ofthe Texas State House of Representatives, 1911-13;U.S.Representative from Texas 4th District, 1913-61; died in office1961;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1940-47, 1949-53, 1955-61; died in office 1961;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1936,1940,1944,1948(PermanentChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1956,1960;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944.Died ofcancer, in Bonham,FanninCounty, Tex.,November16, 1961 (age79 years, 314days).Interment atWillowWild Cemetery, Bonham, Tex. | | Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) — also known asAndrew F. Schoeppel — of Ness City,NessCounty, Kan.; Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born near Claflin,BartonCounty, Kan.,November23, 1894.Republican.Athleticcoach;lawyer;Governor ofKansas, 1943-47;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member,Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta;Rotary;Lions;Freemasons;Shriners.Died ofabdominal cancer, at theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January21, 1962 (age67 years, 59days).Interment atOldMission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | Robert C. Crane (c.1921-1962) — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.; Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa., about 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;newspapereditor and publisher; Republican Presidential Elector for NewJersey,1948;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1952;member ofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1956-62; resigned 1962.Died, ofcancer, in Elizabeth GeneralHospital,Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,April24, 1962 (ageabout 41years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick L. Crane and Gwendolyn (Kershner) Crane; married toFrances H. Adams. |
 | Mark Vern Weatherford (1886-1962) — also known asMark V. Weatherford — of Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.Born in Arlington,GilliamCounty, Ore.,March 5,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;rancher;candidate forU.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1916; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;inventeda mobile artillery repair unit, which became widely used during thewar;mayor ofAlbany, Ore., 1927-28;OregonDemocratic state chair, 1930.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, fromcancer, in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,September11, 1962 (age76 years, 190days).Interment atMasonic Cemetery, Albany, Ore.| | Relatives: Sonof William Washington Weatherford and Samantha Alice (Sperry)Weatherford; married,September7, 1911, to Emmaline Joyce 'Emma' Kuhn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Eminent Americans(1954) |
| | John Edward Reilly Sr. (1893-1963) — also known asJohn E. Reilly, Sr. — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 27,1893.Democrat.Machinist;firefighter;cafemanager; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 1stDistrict, 1945-46; defeated, 1946; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 2nd District, 1949-63; diedin office 1963.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Eagles.Died, fromcancer, in St. FrancisHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February26, 1963 (age69 years, 214days).Interment atCathedralCemetery, Wilmington, Del.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary (Canavan) Reilly and James P. Reilly; married1917 to AliceMagdala Scanlan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Cronin (c.1863-1963) — also known asWill Cronin — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Waterford,Ireland,about 1863.Democrat.Chair ofWestchester County Democratic Party, 1933-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1936;postmaster atYonkers,N.Y., 1936-51 (acting, 1936).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks.Died, ofcancer, in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,March10, 1963 (ageabout 100years).Interment atHolyHope Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz. | | Mabel Walker Willebrandt (1889-1963) — also known asMabel Walker;"First Lady ofLaw";"Prohibition Portia" —of Temple City,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Indio,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Woodsdale,StevensCounty, Kan.,May 23,1889.Republican.Lawyer;Assistant U.S. Attorney General, 1921-29; directed Prohibitionprosecutions; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1928(chair,CredentialsCommittee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker),1932.Female.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofcancer, in Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,April 6,1963 (age73 years, 318days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of David William Walker and Myrtle S. (Eaton) Walker;married1910 to A. F.Willebrandt. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | Florence Riddick Boys (1873-1963) — also known asFlorence R. Boys;Florence Alice Riddick;Mrs. S. E. Boys —of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.; Plymouth,MarshallCounty, Ind.Born inFaribaultCounty, Minn.,December3, 1873.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1924,1932(alternate).Female.Died, fromlympho-sarcoma (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), inPlymouth,MarshallCounty, Ind.,May 10,1963 (age89 years, 158days).Interment atOak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind. | | Lyman B. Sutter (1904-1963) — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,June 14,1904.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1953-54; municipal judge in California,1950.Died ofcancer inAugust22, 1963 (age59 years, 69days).Burial location unknown. | | Lucile Bailey Conger (1882-1965) — also known asLucile B. Conger;LucileBailey —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.,October14, 1882.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1949-51.Female.Died, fromcancer, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February22, 1965 (age82 years, 131days).Interment atLakesideCemetery, Port Huron, Mich. | | John Finley Baldwin Jr. (1915-1966) — also known asJohn F. Baldwin, Jr. — of Martinez,ContraCosta County, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 28,1915.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from California, 1955-66 (6th District 1955-63,14th District 1963-66); died in office 1966.Member,SierraClub;Kiwanis.Died, ofcancer, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 9,1966 (age50 years, 254days).Interment atOakmontMemorial Park, Lafayette, Calif. | | Ralph W. Humphrey (c.1906-1967) — of Huron,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.Born in Granite Falls,YellowMedicine County, Minn., about 1906.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Dakota,1956.Died, ofcancer, in St. BarnabasHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August22, 1967 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Jefferson Head (c.1906-1968) — also known asSam J. Head — of Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.Born in Piedmont,CalhounCounty, Ala., about 1906.Democrat. Member ofArizonastate senate, 1950.Died, ofcancer, in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,1968(ageabout62 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John R. Head and Haley (Lorren) Head; married to Trulia GoldenGrace. |
| | Lurleen Burns Wallace (1926-1968) — also known asLurleen B. Wallace;Lurleen BrighamBurns —of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,September19, 1926.Democrat.Governor ofAlabama, 1967-68; died in office 1968.Female.Methodist.Died, ofuterine cancer, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,May 7,1968 (age41 years, 231days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Montgomery, Ala.| | Relatives:Daughter of Henry Burns and Estelle (Burroughs) Burns; married,May 21,1943, toGeorgeCorley Wallace Jr.. | | | | Political family:Wallace-Folsomfamily of Montgomery, Alabama. | | | | The Lurleen WallaceTumorInstitute, at theUniversityof AlabamaBirmingham,isnamed forher. — Lurleen B. WallaceCommunityCollege (established 1967 as Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College),with campuses inCovington,Butler,andCrenshawcounties, Alabama, isnamed forher. —LakeLurleen, and Lake LurleenStatePark, inTuscaloosaCounty, Alabama, arenamed forher. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier |
| | Louis Gary Clemente (1908-1968) — also known asL. Gary Clemente — of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president anddirector, UnexcelledChemicalCorporation; executive with ModernePaintCompany, PremierChemicalCorporation, and OhioBronzeCompany; director, Mary ImmaculateHospital;U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1949-53; defeated,1952.Catholic.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans.Died, fromcancer, in Mary ImmaculateHospital,Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1968 (age59 years, 338days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Herbert Clark Hoover Jr. (1903-1969) — also known asHerbert Hoover, Jr. — of Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in London,England,August4, 1903.Republican.Petroleumgeologist;miningengineer;inventor;president,AeronauticalRadio,Inc., 1930; U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1954-57; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1960;speaker,1956;director, MonsantoChemicalCompany; director, LockheedAircraftCorporation; director, Southern CaliforniaEdisonCompany; director, HannaMiningCompany; director, Pacific MutualInsuranceCompany.Died, ofcancer, in Huntington CommunityHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 9,1969 (age65 years, 248days).Cremated;ashes interred atMountainView Cemetery, Altadena, Calif. | | William Goetz (1903-1969) — of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March24, 1903.Democrat. Hollywoodmovieproducer and studio executive; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960.Jewish.Died, ofcancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August15, 1969 (age66 years, 144days).Interment atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif. | | Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) — also known asHarry F. Guggenheim — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in West End, Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,August23, 1890.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;mining andsmeltingbusiness; U.S. Ambassador toCuba, 1929-33; co-founder, with his wife Alicia, ofNewsday, the dailynewspaperof Long Island, New York.Jewish.Died, ofcancer, in Sloan-Kettering MemorialHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1971 (age80 years, 152days).Interment atSalemFields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) — also known asHarold J. Arthur — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1949-50;Governor ofVermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.Unitarian.Member,UnitedCommercial Travelers;AmericanLegion;Amvets;FarmBureau;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Elks;Grange;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star;Eagles;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died, fromcancer, in the Air Force BaseHospital,Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1971 (age67 years, 160days).Entombed in mausoleum atLakeviewCemetery, Burlington, Vt. | | Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. (1904-1972) — of Colorado;Washington,D.C.Born in Las Animas,BentCounty, Colo.,August24, 1904.Accountant;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inColombo, 1929-32;Geneva, 1933-36; U.S. Consul inGeneva, 1937-38;Moscow, 1941-43; U.S. Ambassador toAustria, 1952-57;Soviet Union, 1957-62, 1966-69;, 1962-66.Died ofcancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February6, 1972 (age67 years, 166days).Interment atLasAnimas Cemetery, Las Animas, Colo. | | Pasquale Caggiano (1909-1972) — also known asPatsy Caggiano — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August31, 1909.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;funeraldirector; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Twelfth Essex District, 1953-56;mayorof Lynn, Mass., 1972; died in office 1972.Died, ofcancer,April13, 1972 (age62 years, 226days).Interment atSt. Joseph Cemetery, Lynn, Mass. | | Richard Alexander Crooks (1900-1972) — also known asRichard Crooks — Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 26,1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;performed, Republican National Convention, 1940.Died, fromcancer, in Portola Valley,San MateoCounty, Calif.,September29, 1972 (age72 years, 95days).Cremated;ashes interred atAltaMesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif. | | Milton Fred Napier (1900-1972) — also known asMilton F. Napier — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September3, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;accountant;criminal court judge in Missouri, 1930; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,1943-44; defeated, 1944; member ofMissouristate senate 2nd District, 1947-50; defeated, 1950 (2ndDistrict), 1956 (1st District), 1960 (1st District), 1964 (1stDistrict).Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Died, fromcancer, in LutheranMedicalCenter,St.Louis, Mo.,October11, 1972 (age72 years, 38days).Interment atConcordiaCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.  | Neil Hosler McElroy (1904-1972) — also known asNeil H. McElroy — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Berea,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,October30, 1904.President, Proctor & Gamble, 1948-57;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1957-59.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1959.Died, ofcancer, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November30, 1972 (age68 years, 31days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | | J. Donald Clark (d. 1973) — also known asDon Clark — of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1968.Died, ofcancer, in BluefieldSanitarium,Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.,April18, 1973.Interment atMonteVista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va. | | Clarence James Henry (1902-1973) — also known asClarence J. Henry;CassHenry —of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1902.Republican.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1961-70.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, frommultiple myeloma, in ahospitalat Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1973 (age71 years, 8days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Gordon Clyde Preble (1909-1973) — also known asGordon C. Preble — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December6, 1909.Democrat.Steelworker;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;president andbusiness agent, Iron Workers Local 53;president,Nebraska Federation of Labor; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nebraska,1956.Died, fromcancer, in Perham,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,September17, 1973 (age63 years, 285days).Interment atSt. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery, Perham, Minn.| | Relatives: Sonof Gordon Cecil Preble and Sarah (Holland) Preble; married1943 toRoberta Virginia Lewis. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Eustis Bohlen (1904-1974) — also known asCharles E. Bohlen;ChipBohlen —of Ipswich,EssexCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Clayton,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1904.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inPrague, 1929-31;Paris, 1931-34;Moscow, 1934; U.S. Consul inMoscow, 1938-40; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1953-57;Philippines, 1957-59;France, 1962-68.Died ofcancer, at WashingtonHospitalCenter,Washington,D.C.,January1, 1974 (age69 years, 124days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Paul Case Aiken (1910-1974) — also known asPaul C. Aiken — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Macksville,StaffordCounty, Kan.; Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.;Washington,D.C.Born in Macksville,StaffordCounty, Kan.,July 24,1910.Democrat.Lawyer;businessexecutive; Assistant U.S.PostmasterGeneral, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKansas,1948;candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1950.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, frommultiple myeloma, inWashington,D.C.,May 25,1974 (age63 years, 305days).Cremated. | | Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) — also known asErnest Gruening;"Mr.Alaska" —ofJuneau,Alaska.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1887.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor;writer;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alaska Territory,1956;member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,1952;U.S.Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alaska,1960,1968,1972;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska,1972(on behalf ofGeorgeMcGovern andR.Sargent Shriver, Jr.).Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only twoSenators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gavePresident Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War.Died ofcancer inWashington,D.C.,June 26,1974 (age87 years, 140days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Earl William Brydges (1905-1975) — also known asEarl W. Brydges — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Wilson,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1905.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1949-72 (52nd District 1949-54, 54th District1955-65, 60th District 1966, 52nd District 1967-72);delegateto New York state constitutional convention 52nd District, 1967;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1968.Catholic.Died, ofcancer, in ahospitalat Lewiston,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1975 (age69 years, 309days).Burial location unknown. | | Ivy Baker Priest (1905-1975) — also known asIvy Baker;Ivy Baker P.Stevens —of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Kimberly,PiuteCounty, Utah,September7, 1905.Republican. Candidate forUtahstate house of representatives, 1934; candidate forU.S.Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1950; Treasurer of theUnited States, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1964,1972;speaker,1956;Californiastate treasurer, 1967-75; Republican Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Female.Mormon.Died, ofcancer,June 23,1975 (age69 years, 289days).Interment atWasatchLawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Utah.| | Relatives:Daughter of Orange D. Baker and Clara (Fernly) Baker; married1935 to Roy F.Priest; married1961 to SidneyStevens. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Otto Kerner Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August15, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; countyjudge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960,1964;Governorof Illinois, 1961-68;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned1974.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi.While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain ofover $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterizedasbribery.Convictedin 1973 on 17 counts ofbribery,conspiracy,perjury,and related charges;sentencedto three years in federalprisonandfined$50,000.Died ofcancer,May 9,1976 (age67 years, 268days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Irving H. Saypol (1905-1977) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1905.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1949-51;prosecuted Ethel and Julius Rosenberg on espionage charges;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1952-68.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Knightsof Pythias.Indictedin May 1976, along with SurrogateS.Samuel DiFalco, onbriberyandperjurycharges,in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auctioncommissions for Saypol'sson;the charges were later dismissed.Died, ofcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1977 (age71 years, 300days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Louis Saypol and Minnie (Michakin) Saypol; married,September29, 1925, to Adele D. Kaplan. |
| | Ralph Tucker (1906-1977) — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in Hymera,SullivanCounty, Ind.,September30, 1906.Democrat.Mayorof Terre Haute, Ind., 1948-68; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1948,1952(alternate),1956,1964;candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1956.Died ofcancer, in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,November12, 1977 (age71 years, 43days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.  | Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) — also known asHubert H. Humphrey;"H.H.H.";"The Happy Warrior";"TheHump" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Wallace,CodingtonCounty, S.Dak.,May 27,1911.Democrat.Pharmacist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1960,1964;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1972;VicePresident of the United States, 1965-69; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968.Congregationalist.EnglishandNorwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanFederation of Teachers.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.Died, ofcancer, at Waverly,WrightCounty, Minn.,January13, 1978 (age66 years, 231days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue atMinneapolis City Hall Grounds, Minneapolis, Minn. | | John A. Lynch (1908-1978) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March10, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1941-46;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1956-77 (Middlesex County 1956-65, District7 1966-73, 17th District 1974-77).Died, ofcancer, in WhitestoneHospital,Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1978 (age69 years, 358days). The John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge, which takes Route 18across the Raritan River, isnamed forhim.Interment atResurrection Burial Park, Piscataway, N.J. | | George John Urban (1906-1978) — also known asGeorge J. Urban — of South Euclid,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,May 14,1906.Republican.Mayorof South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.Methodist.GermanandCzechancestry. Member,Lions.Died, ofcancer, in anursinghome at Oil City,VenangoCounty, Pa.,March25, 1978 (age71 years, 315days).Cremated;ashes interred atKnollwoodCemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio. | | Edward Joseph Breen (1899-1978) — also known asEdward Breen — of Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa.Born in Estherville,EmmetCounty, Iowa,March18, 1899.Democrat.Lawyer;WebsterCounty Attorney, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Iowa,1936;member ofIowastate senate, 1937-41; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1942; president, KVFOradiostation.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks.Died, ofcancer,June 15,1978 (age79 years, 89days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa. | | Luther Wallace Youngdahl (1896-1978) — also known asLuther W. Youngdahl — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 29,1896.Republican. District judge in Minnesota, 1936-42;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1942-47;Governor ofMinnesota, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1948;Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1951-66.Died ofcancer, inWashington,D.C.,June 21,1978 (age82 years, 23days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Gene Archer (1913-1978) — ofWashington,D.C.; Brookeville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,September15, 1913.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;radio showhost;singer;performed, Republican National Convention,1948,1952,1956,1960;board member, Washington Redskinsfootballteam, 1956-73; also provided halftime entertainment at games;president,Washington-Baltimore local, American Federation of Television andRadio Artists, 1969-70.Died, fromcancer, in the Montgomery GeneralHospital,Olney,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October4, 1978 (age65 years, 19days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ulysses Grant Archer and Alice (Jarett) Archer; married to JuanitaWhite. |
| | Guy R. Brewer (c.1904-1978) — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born about 1904. Democrat.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1967;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1969-77 (26th District 1969-72, 29th District1973-77).Africanancestry.Died, ofcancer, in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October31, 1978 (ageabout 74years).Burial location unknown.  | David John McDonald (1902-1979) — also known asDavid J. McDonald — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November22, 1902.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee),1952,1956,1960,1964;president,UnitedSteelWorkers of America, 1952-65.Catholic.Died, ofcancer, Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,August8, 1979 (age76 years, 259days).Interment atDesertMemorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif. | | Lucile Vogeler (1914-1979) — also known asLucile Eykens — of Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ghent (Gent),Belgium,March22, 1914.Republican. When her husband, Robert, was arrested in Hungary andcharged with espionage, she carried on a tireless and ultimatelysuccessful campaign to get him released;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1952 ;cosmeticsexecutive.Female.Belgianancestry.Died ofcancer, in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September2, 1979 (age65 years, 164days).Burial location unknown. | | Roy Chamberlain (1905-1979) — of Lusk,NiobraraCounty, Wyo.Born in Brownville,NemahaCounty, Neb.,June 4,1905.Republican.Hotelowner;oilbusiness; member ofWyomingstate senate, 1943-53.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Lions.Died, ofcancer, in Niobrara County MemorialHospital,Lusk,NiobraraCounty, Wyo.,September19, 1979 (age74 years, 107days).Interment atLuskCemetery, Lusk, Wyo. | | Samuel David Berger (1911-1980) — also known asSamuel D. Berger — of Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.Born in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1911.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toSouth Korea, 1961-64.Jewish.Died, ofcancer,Washington,D.C.,February12, 1980 (age68 years, 68days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James E. Wells (1931-1980) — of Southfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March 2,1931.Conservative candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 1972; candidate in Democratic primaryforGovernor ofMichigan, 1974; American Independent candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1976; American Independentcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976;American Independent candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1978.Died ofcancer, May,1980(age49years, 0 days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich. | | Judith A. Herndon (1941-1980) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born inOhioCounty, W.Va.,June 5,1941.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1970-74;appointed 1970; member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1974-80; appointed 1974; diedin office 1980.Female.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromcancer, in ahospitalat Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,November19, 1980 (age39 years, 167days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Richard G. Herndon and Virginia (Holler)Herndon. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Charles Woodruff Yost (1907-1981) — also known asCharles W. Yost — of New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1907.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inAlexandria, 1931-32;Warsaw, 1932-33; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toThailand, 1946; U.S. Minister toLaos, 1954-55; U.S. Ambassador toLaos, 1955-56;Syria, 1957-58;Morocco, 1958-61; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1969-71.Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, fromcancer, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,May 21,1981 (age73 years, 196days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y.  | Joseph Edward Curran (1906-1981) — also known asJoseph Curran;Joe Curran;"BigJoe" —of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1906.Merchantseaman;president,National Maritime Union (NMU), 1937-73;vice-president,Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), 1940-55; American Laborcandidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1940; vice-chair ofNew York American Labor Party, 1945.Died, ofcancer, in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,August14, 1981 (age75 years, 166days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1939 to RettaToble; married1965 toFlorence Stetler. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, June 17,1946 |
| | | Edward A. Teichert (1903-1981) — of Pennsylvania. BornNovember14, 1903.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1944, 1948; Socialist Labor candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956.Died, probably ofcancer, in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,August16, 1981 (age77 years, 275days).Burial location unknown. | | Marilyn Hare (1923-1981) — Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1923.Democrat.Singer;actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Died, fromcancer, in ahospitalat Encino, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October9, 1981 (age57 years, 361days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | James L. Eisele (c.1907-1981) — of Center Line,MacombCounty, Mich.Born near Fowlerville,LivingstonCounty, Mich., about 1907.Democrat.Schoolteacher;insurancebusiness;mayorof Center Line, Mich., 1946-54, 1960-64; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County1st District, 1961.Catholic.Member,Lions;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromcancer, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November2, 1981 (ageabout 74years).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich. | | Eugene Thomas Conley (1908-1981) — also known asEugene Conley — Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,March12, 1908.Republican.Operasinger;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.Died, fromcancer, in WestgateHospital,Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.,December18, 1981 (age73 years, 281days).Interment atRoselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Tex. | | John David Caemmerer (1928-1982) — also known asJohn D. Caemmerer;"The SnortingBull" —of East Williston,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1928.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-82 (8th District 1966, 5th District 1967-72,7th District 1973-82); died in office 1982; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Kiwanis;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died, ofcancer, in Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1982 (age54 years, 19days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert J. Caemmerer and Helen (Rooney) Caemmerer; married to JoanL. Holt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Duncan Howard Pyscher, Sr. (1917-1982) — also known asDuncan H. Pyscher — of Michigan. Born in Birch Run,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April 2,1917.Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1958; Prohibition candidate forWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1959.Died ofcancer, Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April15, 1982 (age65 years, 13days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Gardens, Saginaw, Mich. | | John Leonard Swigert Jr. (1931-1982) — also known asJack Swigert — of Colorado. Born inDenver,Colo.,August30, 1931.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1978; electedU.S.Representative from Colorado 1982, but died before taking office.Astronauton Apollo 13 moon mission in April 1970, which was aborted when anoxygen tank ruptured, but returned safely to earth. Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1970.Died, ofbone marrow cancer, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,December27, 1982 (age51 years, 119days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo. | | Clarence Maurice Weidemeyer (1906-1983) — also known asC. Maurice Weidemeyer — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.Born in Hebbville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,October22, 1906.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1944, 1948;chair ofAnne Arundel County Republican Party, 1950; candidate forMarylandstate senate, 1950 (Republican), 1966 (Democratic); Republicancandidate forMarylandstate attorney general, 1958; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1963-66, 1971-74; defeated(Democratic), 1974; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1972.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;RoyalArch Masons;Shriners;Moose;Elks.Died ofmetastastic liposarcoma, in Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February7, 1983 (age76 years, 108days).Interment atLorraineCemetery, Woodlawn, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Monterey F. W. Weidemeyer and Annie E. (Reiblich)Weidemeyer. |
| | James C. Sheridan (1896-1983) — also known asJim Sheridan — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1896.Democrat.Chair ofQueens County Democratic Party, 1934-38; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1936.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, ofcancer, in Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 1,1983 (age86 years, 138days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. | | Roland Ellsworth Harry Kannenberg (1907-1983) — also known asRoland E. Kannenberg — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.; Mercer,IronCounty, Wis.Born inKenoshaCounty, Wis.,September25, 1907.Member ofWisconsinstate senate 25th District, 1935-38; defeated, 1938 (Progressive,25th District), 1956 (Democratic, 12th District); Democraticcandidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1952.Protestant.Member,Kiwanis.Died, ofcancer, in UniversityHospital,Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,November15, 1983 (age76 years, 51days).Interment atMercerCemetery, Mercer, Wis. | | Alousius Pancratius Kaufmann (1902-1984) — also known asAloys P. Kaufmann — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,December23, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof St. Louis, Mo., 1943-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1948,1960(alternate),1964(alternate).Catholic.Died, fromcancer andhearttrouble, in BarnesHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,February12, 1984 (age81 years, 51days). Hisbody wasdonated to Washington University.| | Relatives: Sonof John B. Kaufman and Sophia Maria (Woehr) Kaufman; married1943 toMargaret Cordelia Uding. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Albert Howard Blumenthal (1928-1984) — also known asAlbert H. Blumenthal — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1928.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1963-76 (New York County 5th District 1963-65,73rd District 1966, 67th District 1967-72, 69th District 1973-76);candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1973 (Democratic primary), 1973(Liberal); in December, 1975, he wasindictedonperjurycharges over his testimony about a 1971 meeting where he was allegedto intercede on behalf of a nursing home operator; later,briberycharges were added; in April, 1976, all the charges were ruled to bewithout factual basis, and dismissed.Jewish. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanJewish Congress;American BarAssociation;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, presumably fromcancer, in the Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1984 (age55 years, 269days).Burial location unknown. | | Calvin Robert McCullough (1902-1984) — also known asCalvin R. McCullough — of Holloway Terrace,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,September29, 1902.Democrat.Contractor;bankdirector; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 10thDistrict, 1949-50; member ofDelawarestate senate, 1955-80 (New Castle County 5th District 1955-64,11th District 1965-72, 12th District 1973-80); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Delaware,1968.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose.Died, fromcancer, in Holloway Terrace,New CastleCounty, Del.,October8, 1984 (age82 years, 9days).Interment atGracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del. | | James L. Maxwell (1926-1984) — of Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,May 12,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;florist;mayorof Tulsa, Okla., 1958-66; defeated, 1966, 1968.Presbyterian.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;SigmaChi.Died, ofcancer, in ahospitalat Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,October18, 1984 (age58 years, 159days).Interment atRoseHill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof William B. Maxwell and Mary Pauline (O'Donnell)Maxwell. |
| | Milton Stover Eisenhower (1899-1985) — also known asMilton S. Eisenhower — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Abilene,DickinsonCounty, Kan.,September15, 1899.Republican.Newspaperreporter;universityprofessor; U.S. Vice Consul inEdinburgh, 1924-26;presidentof Kansas State University, 1943-50; Pennsylvania State University,1950-56; and Johns Hopkins University, 1956-67 and 1971-72; directorforrailroads;trustee forhospitals;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964;Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1980.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaDelta Chi;AlphaZeta;OmicronDelta Kappa;DeltaSigma Pi.Died, ofcancer, inBaltimore,Md.,May 2,1985 (age85 years, 229days).Interment atCentre County Memorial Park, State College, Pa. | | Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy Jr. (c.1908-1985) — also known asGrayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa., about 1908.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1940;served in the U.S. Army during World War II.Presbyterian.Member,UnionLeague.Died, ofcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1985 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown.  | Mario Joseph Cariello (1907-1985) — also known asMario J. Cariello — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; resigned1941; municipal judge in New York, 1941-62;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1963-68; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1964;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1969-77.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks;Order ofAhepa;Moose;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcancer, in Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1985 (age78 years, 198days).Entombed atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Lee Pallante. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | Charles Kimball Fletcher (1902-1985) — also known asCharles K. Fletcher — of Del Mar,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,December15, 1902.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California 23rd District, 1947-49; defeated,1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1956,1964.Congregationalist.Founder in 1934 of Home Federal Savings & Loan. Died, ofcancer, at MercyHospital,San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,September29, 1985 (age82 years, 288days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean. | | James E. Murphy (d. 1985) — also known asMurph Murphy — of Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.Democrat.Real estateagent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1964;CampbellCounty Sheriff; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1970.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;OptimistClub.Died, ofcancer, in St. LukeHospital,Fort Thomas,CampbellCounty, Ky.,September29, 1985.Interment atSt.Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky. | | Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) — also known asJoseph P. Addabbo — of New York. Born in Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1925.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7thDistrict 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromcancer and aheartattack, inWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,April10, 1986 (age61 years, 24days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | William M. Tendy (c.1915-1986) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born about 1915. Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1956;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1980.Catholic.Died, fromcancer, in Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1986 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Max J. Pincus (d. 1987) — of Michigan. Democrat. Member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1971-87; died in office 1987.Died, ofcancer,1987.Burial location unknown. | | Iorwith Wilbur Abel (1908-1987) — also known asI. W. Abel — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Sun City,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Magnolia,StarkCounty, Ohio,August11, 1908.Democrat.President,United Steelworkers, 1965-77;vice-president,AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1968,1972.Died, ofcancer, in Malvern,CarrollCounty, Ohio,August10, 1987 (age78 years, 364days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Magnolia, Ohio; cenotaph atSunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Ariz. | | Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) — also known asWade H. McCree, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 3,1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned1961;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81;lawprofessor.Unitarian.Africanancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from aheartattack andbone cancer in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August30, 1987 (age67 years, 58days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987) — also known asFrancis E. Dorn — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1911.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1941-42;defeated, 1937, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1953-61; defeated,1948 (7th District), 1949 (7th District), 1950 (7th District), 1960(12th District), 1962 (15th District); candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1961.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild;Eagles;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcancer, in Columbia PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1987 (age76 years, 152days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Channing Emery Phillips (1928-1987) — also known asChanning E. Phillips — ofWashington,D.C.; New York.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1928.Democrat.Minister;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1968;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1968.UnitedChurch of Christ.Africanancestry.Died, fromcancer, at the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1987 (age59 years, 233days).Burial location unknown. | | Merrill K. Riddick (1895-1988) — of Philipsburg,GraniteCounty, Mont.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March 7,1895.Aviator;candidate in Democratic primary forGovernor ofMontana, 1960, 1968; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Montana, 1972.Died, ofcancer, in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,March 9,1988 (age93 years, 2days).Interment atBaltimoreNational Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Thomas G. Atkinson (1928-1988) — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,March 9,1928.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 1973-75; defeated, 1979, 1987.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;National RifleAssociation;Eagles;Moose.Died, ofcancer, onJune 10,1988 (age60 years, 93days).Interment atFortHoward Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Atkinson and Evelyn (Piron) Atkinson; married to PatriciaLiebergen. |
 | James V. Mangano (c.1905-1988) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born about 1905. Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1935-37; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936(alternate),1940,1956,1960,1964,1968;KingsCounty Sheriff, 1938-42; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1948.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, ofcancer, in Long Island CollegeHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1988 (ageabout 83years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Rose Mancaruso; father ofGuyJames Mangano. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907-1989) — also known asGordon Allott — of Lamar,ProwersCounty, Colo.; Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.,January2, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1948,1952,1956(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964(delegation chair),1972;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1950-55;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1955-73; defeated, 1972.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Rotary;American BarAssociation;PhiGamma Delta;DeltaSigma Pi.Died, ofcancer, in SwedishMedicalCenter, Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.,January17, 1989 (age82 years, 15days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Norris H. Cotton (1900-1989) — also known asNorris Cotton — of Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Warren,GraftonCounty, N.H.,May 11,1900.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1923, 1943-45;Speaker ofthe New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1945; secretaryto U.S. Sen.GeorgeH. Moses, 1924-28; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Hampshire,1944(alternate),1952,1976;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1947-54;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1954-74, 1975.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;BetaTheta Pi.Died, fromcancer, in Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.,February24, 1989 (age88 years, 289days).Interment atSchoolStreet Cemetery, Lebanon, N.H. | | Albert Jason Lima (1907-1989) — also known asAlbert J. Lima — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inMendocinoCounty, Calif.,August31, 1907.Communist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1940, 1942;Communist candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1972.Convictedin 1952 of conspiracy tooverthrowthe United States government; the verdict was overturned on appeal.Died, ofcancer, in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 3,1989 (age81 years, 276days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married toHelenLima. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Woodrow Wilson Lavender (1916-1989) — also known asWoodrow W. Lavender — of Elberton,ElbertCounty, Ga.; Bowman,ElbertCounty, Ga.BornMay 8,1916.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1968.Died, fromcancer, in Bowman,ElbertCounty, Ga.,July 7,1989 (age73 years, 60days).Interment atHillcrest Cemetery, Bowman, Ga. | | Frederic Lincoln Chapin (1929-1989) — also known asFrederic L. Chapin — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,July 13,1929.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General inSao Paulo, 1972-78; U.S. Ambassador toEthiopia, 1978-80;Guatemala, 1981-84.Died, ofcancer, in the Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,September8, 1989 (age60 years, 57days).Burial location unknown. | | Melba Till Allen (1933-1989) — also known asMelba Till — of Hope Hull,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.; Grady,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.; Marbury,AutaugaCounty, Ala.Born in Friendship Community,ButlerCounty, Ala.,March 3,1933.Democrat.Alabamastate auditor, 1967-75; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1972;Alabamastate treasurer, 1975-78;Convictedin 1978 of using her position as state treasurer to obtainbankloans to build a theme park, and forfailingto disclose her personal finances; she denied any wrongdoing;sentencedto six years injail,but spent most of her sentence working as a bookkeeper in aretirement home.Female.Baptist.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star.Died, ofcancer, in BaptistMedicalCenter, Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,October20, 1989 (age56 years, 231days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Samuel Ben Till and Gertrude (Johnson) Till; married,December24, 1950, to Marvin E. Allen. |
| | Dean Alfange (1899-1989) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul,Türkiye),December2, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1941 (Democratic, 17th District),1948 (Liberal, 24th District); American Labor candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1942.Greekancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Order ofAhepa;PhiBeta Kappa;PiDelta Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho.One of the founders of the Liberal Party of New York. Died, ofcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1989 (age89 years, 326days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur John Holland (1918-1989) — also known asArthur J. Holland — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October24, 1918.Democrat.Mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1959-66, 1970-89; died in office 1989; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1976,1988.Died, fromcancer, in St FrancisMedicalCenter, Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,November9, 1989 (age71 years, 16days).Burial location unknown. | | Arnold Bauman (1914-1989) — of Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1914.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971-74;resigned 1974.Died, fromcancer, at the Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1989 (age75 years, 119days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Bernice Rechtman. |
| | Daniel L. Burrows (1908-1990) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cape Charles,NorthamptonCounty, Va.,January23, 1908.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1940.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;Elks.Died, fromcancer, in CalvaryHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1990 (age82 years, 131days).Cremated. | | Taylor Garrison Belcher (1920-1990) — also known asTaylor G. Belcher — of Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1920.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Consul inGlasgow, 1950-54; U.S. Ambassador toCyprus, 1964-69;Peru, 1969-74.Died, ofcancer, in Peekskill CommunityHospital,Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1990 (age70 years, 36days).Interment atSt.Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y. | | Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) — also known asLawrence F. O'Brien;LarryO'Brien —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 17,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrativeassistant to U.S. Rep.FosterFurcolo, 1948-50;publicrelations business;U.S.Postmaster General, 1965-68;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his officewas the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,NationalBasketballAssociation, 1975-84.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, ofcancer, inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1990 (age73 years, 73days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Scott Milne Matheson (1929-1990) — also known asScott M. Matheson — of Utah. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January8, 1929.Lawyer;Governorof Utah, 1977-85.Died ofcancer,October7, 1990 (age61 years, 272days).Interment atParowanCity Cemetery, Parowan, Utah. | | William French Smith (1917-1990) — of San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wilton,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,August26, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1968(delegation chair),1972,1976;Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew);U.S.Attorney General, 1981-85.Member,AmericanJudicature Society.Died, ofcancer,October29, 1990 (age73 years, 64days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Joseph Owen Zurhellen Jr. (1920-1990) — also known asJ. Owen Zurhellen, Jr. — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1920.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Ambassador toSuriname, 1976-78.Died, fromcancer, in MontefioreHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,November5, 1990 (age70 years, 120days).Interment atPutnamValley Cemetery, Putnam Valley, N.Y. | | Nancy Jane Kulp (1921-1991) — also known asNancy Kulp;"Slim" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,August28, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II;professionalactress,best known for her role as "Jane Hathaway"in the 1962-71televisioncomedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies".; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1984.Female.Bisexual.Died, ofcancer, in Palm Desert,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February3, 1991 (age69 years, 159days).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Mifflintown, Pa. | | Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) — also known asAris T. Allen — of Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,December27, 1910.Republican.Physician;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1967-74, 1991; died in office 1991;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1972(delegation chair);MarylandRepublican state chair, 1977-79; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Maryland, 1978; member ofMarylandstate senate 30th District, 1979-81.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha;American MedicalAssociation;AmericanLegion;NAACP.Following a diagnosis ofcancer, he died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in his parkedrentalcar, in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,February5, 1991 (age80 years, 40days).Burial location unknown. | | Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) — also known asSilvio O. Conte — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November9, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1951-58;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died inoffice 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1972,1988.Catholic.Died, from complications ofcancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February8, 1991 (age69 years, 91days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass. | | Richard Paul Gilbert (1924-1991) — also known asRichard P. Gilbert;DickGilbert —ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,February5, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; candidate forMarylandstate senate, 1954; Traffic Court Magistrate, 1956-59; delegateto Republican National Convention from Maryland,1960;Judge,Maryland Court of Appeals, 1971-90.Lutheran.Member,SigmaDelta Kappa.Died, ofcancer, inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,March11, 1991 (age67 years, 34days).Cremated;ashes interred atBaltimoreNational Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Thomas LeRoy Collins (1909-1991) — also known asLeRoy Collins — of Florida. Born in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,March10, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1934-40; member ofFloridastate senate 8th District, 1940-54; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;Governor ofFlorida, 1955-61; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1968.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died ofcancer, in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,March12, 1991 (age82 years, 2days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla. | | Alpha Sunde Smaby (1910-1991) — also known asAlpha Smaby;Alpha MathildaSunde —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Cook,St. LouisCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Sacred Heart,RenvilleCounty, Minn.,February11, 1910.Schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 41, 1965-68; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1976;Minnesota Progressive candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1988.Female.Norwegianancestry.Died, fromcancer, in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 19,1991 (age81 years, 158days).Interment atWest Grace Cemetery, Peterson, Minn. | | Carol Laise Bunker (1917-1991) — also known asCaroline Clendening Laise;Carol C.Laise —ofWashington,D.C.Born inWinchester,Va.,November14, 1917.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toNepal, 1966-73.Female.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died, fromcancer, in Dummerston,WindhamCounty, Vt.,July 25,1991 (age73 years, 253days).Interment atDummnerston Center Cemetery, Dummerston, Vt. | | Bettye Fahrenkamp (1923-1991) — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Born in Wilder,FentressCounty, Tenn.,September6, 1923.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska,1972;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Alaska, 1972-79; staff member for U.S.Sen.MikeGravel, 1975-78; member ofAlaskastate senate, 1979-91; died in office 1991.Female.Died, frombone cancer,August12, 1991 (age67 years, 340days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to G. B. 'Gib' Fahrenkamp. |
| | Julius Gayle Windsor Jr. (1920-1991) — also known asJ. Gayle Windsor, Jr. — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,June 4,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1957-62, 1967-80.Baptist.EnglishandGermanancestry. Member,Lions;ThetaChi.Cast the only opposing vote in the legislature to Gov.OrvalFaubus's plan to fight desegregation of the Little Rock schoolsin 1958.Died, ofcancer, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,September28, 1991 (age71 years, 116days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Albert Lee Philpott (1919-1991) — also known asA. L. Philpott — Born in Philpott,HenryCounty, Va.,July 29,1919.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;HenryCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1952-57; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1959-91;Speaker ofthe Virginia State House of Delegates, 1980.Died, ofcancer, in Philpott,HenryCounty, Va.,September28, 1991 (age72 years, 61days).Interment atRoselawnBurial Park, Martinsville, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John Elkanah Philpott and Mary Gertrude (Prillaman) Philpott;married to Katherine Addison. |
| | Frank G. Binswanger (1902-1991) — of Elkins Park,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November12, 1902.Republican.Real estatebroker;real estatedeveloper; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1952(alternate),1956.Died, fromcancer,heartdisease, andpneumonia,in Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November1, 1991 (age88 years, 354days).Burial location unknown.  | Carroll Wilmot Parcher (1903-1992) — also known asCarroll W. Parcher;"Mr.Glendale" —of Tujunga, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September13, 1903.Republican.Newspapereditor-publisher,columnist;candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1936; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1952,1956(alternate);mayorof Glendale, Calif., 1977-78, 1979-81, 1984-85.Member,NativeSons of the Golden West;SigmaDelta Chi;Kiwanis.Died, ofcancer, in Glendale AdventistMedicalCenter, Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March31, 1992 (age88 years, 200days).Interment atGrand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Merrill Robert Ebner (1902-1992) — of Pullman,WhitmanCounty, Wash.Born in Cando,TownerCounty, N.Dak.,June 14,1902.Banker;mayorof Pullman, Wash., 1944-48.Died, ofcancer, in Virginia MasonHospital,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December12, 1992 (age90 years, 181days).Interment atAssociatedOrder of United Workers Cemetery, Pullman, Wash. | | William Clyde Trueheart (1918-1992) — also known asWilliam C. Trueheart;BillTrueheart —ofWashington,D.C.Born in Chester,ChesterfieldCounty, Va.,December18, 1918.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toNigeria, 1969-71.Died, ofcancer, in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,December24, 1992 (age74 years, 6days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | William E. Cleator Sr. (c.1928-1993) — also known asBill Cleator — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born about 1928.Mayorof San Diego, Calif., 1983; defeated, 1983, 1986.Caused an uproar in February 1983, during a visit by Britain's QueenElizabeth, when he briefly touched the queen's back as he said "Thisway, Your Majesty." A British tabloid story was headlined "GET YOURHANDS OFF OUR QUEEN.".Died ofcancer, in Point Loma, San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,February10, 1993 (ageabout 65years).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif. | | George Hughes Revercomb (1929-1993) — of District of Columbia. Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 3,1929.Lawyer;superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1970-85;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1985-93; died inoffice 1993.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofcancer, at Sibley MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,August1, 1993 (age64 years, 59days).Burial location unknown. | | Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) — also known asMeade H. Esposito;Amadeo HenryEsposito —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1909.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964,1968;vice-president, Lafayette NationalBank,1965;insurancebroker;leader ofKings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,NAACP.Indictedin 1987 on federalchargesthat he had givenbribesto U.S. Rep.MarioBiaggi in in return forinfluenceon federal contracts for a Brooklynship-repaircompany;convictedon September 22, 1987 of giving anillegalgratuity;fined$500,000;indictedin 1988 onbriberyandtaxcharges,but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.Died, fromrenalfailure caused by aheartattack, while suffering fromlungcancer andbladdercancer, in North Shore UniversityHospital,Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September3, 1993 (age83 years, 249days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Felicia Esposito; married to Anne De Cunzo. |
| | Henry Alfred Byroade (1913-1993) — also known asHenry A. Byroade — of Woodburn,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Maumee Township,AllenCounty, Ind.,July 24,1913.General in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Ambassador toEgypt, 1955-56;South Africa, 1956-59;Afghanistan, 1959-62;Burma, 1963-68;Philippines, 1969-73;Pakistan, 1973-77.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, several months aftercancer surgery, ofcardiopulmonaryarrest, at SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December31, 1993 (age80 years, 160days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Ivan Warner (1919-1994) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1919.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1958-60; member ofNewYork state senate 27th District, 1961-65, 1967-68; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1964,1968;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1970.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;Lions.Died, ofcancer, at Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1994(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Vroman James Dorman (c.1909-1994) — also known asVroman J. Dorman — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Lemon Grove,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Parlier,FresnoCounty, Calif., about 1909.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1944,1952.Member,Lions.Died, ofcancer, in Lemon Grove,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,January14, 1994 (ageabout 85years).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Henry Osborne Havemeyer Frelinghuysen (1916-1994) — also known asHarry Frelinghuysen — of Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1960.Died, ofcancer, in Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.,March30, 1994 (age78 years, 72days).Burial location unknown. | | Lois Goldstein Forer (c.1913-1994) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill., about 1913.Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1971-87.Female.Died, ofnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma, at PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 9,1994 (ageabout 81years).Burial location unknown. | | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) — also known asJackie Onassis;Jaqueline Lee Bouvier;Jacqueline Kennedy —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 28,1929.FirstLady of the United States, 1961-63.Female.Catholic.Longtime companion ofMauriceTempelsman.Died, fromnon-Hodgkin lymphoma, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1994 (age64 years, 295days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofHughDudley Auchincloss; daughter of John Vernou Bouvier and JanetNorton (Lee) Bouvier; step-sister ofEugeneLuther Gore Vidal Jr. andHughDudley Auchincloss III; married,September12, 1953, toJohnFitzgerald Kennedy (son ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; brother ofJeanKennedy Smith; grandson ofJohnFrancis Fitzgerald); married1968 toAristotle Socrates Onassis; mother ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisHighSchool for International Careers, inManhattan,New York, isnamed forher. — Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy OnassisHall,at George WashingtonUniversity,Washington,D.C., isnamed forher. — Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisReservoir,in CentralPark,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Cornelius Patrick Callahan II (1915-1994) — also known asC. Patrick Callahan II — of Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.,October17, 1915.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Coronado, Calif., 1978-84.Catholic.Died, ofcancer, in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,June 12,1994 (age78 years, 238days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.  | Sarah Lovell (1922-1994) — also known asSarah Rebecca Hellman;SarahZucker —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1922.Socialist. Candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1957; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1960;Socialist Workers candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1961; Socialist Workers candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964;Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1968; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofFredHalstead andPaulBoutelle).Female.Jewishancestry. Member,InternationalTypographical Union;NationalOrganization for Women.Died, ofcancer, in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 14,1994 (age72 years, 37days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Sol Hellman and Yetta (Yankowitz) Hellman; married1949 toFrankLovell; married to Frank Zucker. | | | | Image source: The Militant, January 6,1958 |
|  | Charles W. Flanagan (c.1934-1995) — of Pembroke Pines,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born about 1934. Republican.Mayorof Pembroke Pines, Fla., 1971-76, 1982-95; died in office 1995;candidate forFloridastate house of representatives 96th District, 1978.Catholic.Died, fromcancer, in Pembroke Pines,BrowardCounty, Fla.,January20, 1995 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Vincent Lyons Broderick (1920-1995) — also known asVincent L. Broderick — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1962;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1976-88;took senior status 1988.New York City Police Commissioner, 1965-66. Died, ofcancer, at the Stanley R. TippettHospice,Needham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,March 3,1995 (age74 years, 311days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Broderick. |
| | James Bryan McMillan (1916-1995) — also known asJames B. McMillan — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,December19, 1916.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,1968-89; took senior status 1989.Died, ofcancer, in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 4,1995 (age78 years, 75days).Interment atIonaPresbyterian Church, McDonald, N.C. | | William Manning Rountree (1917-1995) — also known asWilliam M. Rountree — of Maryland; Florida. Born in Swainsboro,EmanuelCounty, Ga.,March28, 1917.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toPakistan, 1959-62;Sudan, 1962-65;South Africa, 1965-70;Brazil, 1970-73.Died, ofcancer, in ShandsHospital,Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,March11, 1995 (age77 years, 348days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Harry Earl Bergold Jr. (1931-1995) — also known asHarry E. Bergold, Jr. — of Florida; Vienna,Austria;Paris,France.Born in Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1931.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toHungary, 1980-83;Nicaragua, 1984-87.Information he disclosed to the press led to the discovery that Lt.Col.OliverNorth had been funneling U.S. money to fighters who were tryingto overthrow the Nicaraguan government.Died, ofcancer, in Paris,France,May16, 1995 (age63 years, 186days).Interment atDearbornMemorial Park, Poway, Calif. | | Thomas Tang (1922-1995) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January11, 1922.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; superior courtjudge in Arizona, 1964-70;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1977-93; tooksenior status 1993.Chineseancestry.Died, fromcancer, in the Good SamaritanHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,July 18,1995 (age73 years, 188days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Thompson (c.1913-1995) — of New York. Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y., about 1913.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 11th District, 1964-77.Died ofcancer, in Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August5, 1995 (ageabout 82years).Burial location unknown. | | Loree Collins (1927-1995) — also known asRip Collins — of Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.BornNovember10, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-65;defeated, 1965;chair ofUnion County Republican Party, 1966-68.Died, ofcancer, at Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1995 (age68 years, 34days).Burial location unknown. | | William Jennings Dyess (1929-1996) — also known asBilly Dyess — of Alabama. Born in Troy,PikeCounty, Ala.,August1, 1929.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toNetherlands, 1981-83.Died, ofcancer, inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1996 (age66 years, 158days).Interment atGreenHills Cemetery, Troy, Ala. | | Clare Berryhill (c.1926-1996) — of California. Born about 1926. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1969-70; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1972-76; California director of Food andAgriculture, 1983-87.Died ofcancer, in Ceres,StanislausCounty, Calif.,March18, 1996 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown. | | Leslie T. Young (1930-1996) — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornMay 26,1930.Stockbroker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1984-96; died in office 1996.Died ofcancer,March21, 1996 (age65 years, 300days).Burial location unknown. | | Carl Burton Stokes (1927-1996) — also known asCarl B. Stokes — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,1927.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1962;mayorof Cleveland, Ohio, 1968-71; defeated, 1965; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1972;municipal judge in Ohio, 1983-94; U.S. Ambassador toSeychelles, 1994-95.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi.Died ofcancer, Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April 3,1996 (ageabout 68years).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.  | Abbot Low Moffat (1901-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Hightstown,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1901.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1929-43;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.Died, ofcancer, at aretirementhome in Hightstown,MercerCounty, N.J.,April17, 1996 (age94 years, 341days).Burial location unknown. |  | Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peru,NemahaCounty, Neb.,February20, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;counsel forhotelassociations; author, "Manual of New YorkHotelandRestaurantLaw"; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1936,1944,1948;speaker,1956;campaign manager,ThomasE. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1944-46;U.S.Attorney General, 1953-57.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;SigmaDelta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Died ofcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1996 (age92 years, 71days).Interment atHilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J. | | Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) — also known asLydia B. Muncy;Lydia LowBaird —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Monument,El PasoCounty, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Marine City,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,February10, 1902.Socialist.Schoolteacher; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1964;Socialist Labor candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1968.Female.Scottish,English,andGermanancestry.Died, ofmalignant lymphoma, in Glacier Hillsnursinghome, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 1,1996 (age94 years, 81days). Herbody wasdonated to the University of Michigan Medical School.Cremated;ashes interred atRose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich. | | Joseph E. Gardner (c.1946-1996) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born about 1946. Democrat. Candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1995.Died ofcancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 16,1996 (ageabout 50years).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas F. X. Smith (1928-1996) — also known asTommie Smith;"The Mouth thatRoared" —of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 5,1928.Democrat.Mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1977-81; defeated, 1989; candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1981.Catholic.Professionalbasketballplayer for the New York Knicks in 1951.Died ofcancer, in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,May 31,1996 (age67 years, 331days).Interment atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | T. F. Gilroy Daly (1931-1996) — of Connecticut. Born in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February25, 1931.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1970;U.S.District Judge for Connecticut, 1977-96; died in office 1996.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died ofmelanoma,July 11,1996 (age65 years, 137days).Burial location unknown. | | Loret Miller Ruppe (1936-1996) — also known asLoret Ruppe;Loret Miller — of Houghton,HoughtonCounty, Mich.; Maryland.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January3, 1936.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1980(voted forRonaldReagan andGeorgeBush); director, Peace Corps, 1981-89; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1984;U.S. Ambassador toNorway, 1989-93.Female.Catholic.Member,League of WomenVoters.Died, ofovarian cancer,August7, 1996 (age60 years, 217days).Burial location unknown. | | John Wills Tuthill (1910-1996) — of Illinois. Born in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,November10, 1910.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inOttawa, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toBrazil, 1966-69.Died, ofcancer, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,September9, 1996 (age85 years, 304days).Burial location unknown. | | Leo Isacson (1910-1996) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Eastchester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1910.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 13th District, 1945-46; defeated(American Labor), 1946; American Labor candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1945, 1949;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1948-49; defeated(American Labor), 1948; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party,1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968.Jewish. Member,AlphaEpsilon Pi.Died ofcancer in ahospitalat Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,September21, 1996 (age86 years, 154days).Burial location unknown. | | James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) — also known asJames F. Battin — of Montana. Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,February13, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1959-60;U.S.Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69;U.S.District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;DeltaTheta Phi;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died, ofcancer, in Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,September27, 1996 (age71 years, 227days).Cremated. | | Peter Joseph Brennan (1918-1996) — Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1918.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;president,Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1973-75.Died oflymphatic cancer in Massapequa,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October2, 1996 (age78 years, 131days).Interment atSt.Charles Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Lee Alexander (1927-1996) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,May 18,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1962; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968(alternate),1980;member, Arrangements Committee,1984;mayorof Syracuse, N.Y., 1970-85; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1974; wasindictedin July 1987 over a $1.5 millionkickbackscandal,andpleadedguilty in January 1988 to racketeering andtaxevasioncharges;served five and a half years inprison.Died, ofcancer, in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1996 (age69 years, 221days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Peter Zack Geer Jr. (1928-1997) — of Georgia. Born in Colquitt,MillerCounty, Ga.,August24, 1928.LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1963-67.Died ofcancer,January5, 1997 (age68 years, 134days).Interment atCityCemetery, Colquitt, Ga. | | Paul Efthemios Tsongas (1941-1997) — also known asPaul E. Tsongas — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February14, 1941.Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1975-79;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1979-85; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1992.Greekancestry.Died ofliverdamage caused bycancer treatment, andpneumonia,at Brigham and Women'sHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1997 (age55 years, 339days).Interment atLowellCemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | Walter L. Kennedy (1920-1997) — also known as"Peanut" — of Chelsea,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in Chelsea,OrangeCounty, Vt.,May 10,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;automobiledealer; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1960-74;Speaker ofthe Vermont State House of Representatives, 1971-74; candidateforGovernor ofVermont, 1974;VermontRepublican state chair, 1975-76.Died ofcancer, in North Port,SarasotaCounty, Fla.,January22, 1997 (age76 years, 257days).Interment atRiverside Cemetery, Chelsea, Vt. | | William Roscoe Kintner (1915-1997) — also known asWilliam R. Kintner — of Pennsylvania. Born in1915.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Korean conflict; U.S. Ambassador toThailand, 1973-75.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Co-founder, withRobertStrausz-Hupé, of the Foreign Policy Research Institute inPhiladelphia.Died ofcancer,February1, 1997 (ageabout 81years).Intermentsomewherein Bryn Athyn, Pa. | | Oscar William Adams Jr. (1925-1997) — also known asOscar W. Adams — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February7, 1925.Lawyer;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NationalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;OmegaPsi Phi;NAACP.FirstAfrican-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama.Died of aninfectionrelated tocancer, in BaptistMedicalCenter-Montclair, Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February15, 1997 (age72 years, 8days).Burial location unknown. | | Stanley Fink (1936-1997) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1936.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 39th District, 1969-86;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1979-86; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1984.Died ofheartfailure andcancer, at Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 4,1997 (age61 years, 26days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Richard H. Lewis (c.1938-1997) — of Benton,MarshallCounty, Ky.Born about 1938. Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1970-75, 1988-95; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1979.Died ofcancer,March11, 1997 (ageabout 59years).Interment atBentonCity Cemetery, Benton, Ky. | | James Joseph McConn (1928-1997) — also known asJim McConn — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,March15, 1928.Republican.Mayorof Houston, Tex., 1978-81; defeated, 1981.Died, fromcancer, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,March14, 1997 (age68 years, 364days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Robert Richey (1923-1997) — of District of Columbia. Born in Middleburg,LoganCounty, Ohio,October16, 1923.U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1971-97; died inoffice 1997.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died, ofcancer, in the Washington HomeHospice,Washington,D.C.,March19, 1997 (age73 years, 154days).Burial location unknown. | | Peter Tali Coleman (1919-1997) — of Pago Pago,AmericanSamoa.Born in Pago Pago,AmericanSamoa,December8, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;AmericanSamoa territory attorney general, 1955-56;Governor ofAmerican Samoa, 1956-61, 1978-85, 1989-93;HonoraryConsul for Nauru inPagoPago, American Samoa, 1985.Catholic.Samoanancestry.Died, ofcancer, in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,April28, 1997 (age77 years, 141days).Burial location unknown. | | Vernal G. Riffe Jr. (1925-1997) — also known asVern Riffe, Jr. — of New Boston,SciotoCounty, Ohio.BornJune 26,1925.Democrat. Mayor of New Boston, Ohio, 1949; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1959-95;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1975-94; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1996.Died ofcancer,July 31,1997 (age72 years, 35days).Interment atMemorialBurial Park, Wheelersburg, Ohio. | | Harriet R. Taylor (c.1932-1997) — of District of Columbia. Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y., about 1932.Superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1979-97.Female.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died ofcancer,August18, 1997 (ageabout 65years).Burial location unknown. | | Jean Westwood (1923-1997) — also known asJean Miles — of West Jordan,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Price,CarbonCounty, Utah,November22, 1923.Democrat.Minkraiser;writer;staff member for U.S. Rep.DavidS. King, 1965-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromUtah,1972;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1972; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Arizona,1996.Female.Died, ofpituitary cancer, in American ForkHospital,American Fork,UtahCounty, Utah,August18, 1997 (age73 years, 269days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Francis Marion Miles and Nettie (Potter) Miles; married1941 toRichard E. Westwood. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | J. Louis Watkins Jr. (c.1929-1997) — of Louisiana. Born about 1929. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1972; Judge,Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-97; died in office 1997.Died, ofcancer, in Houma,TerrebonneParish, La.,August29, 1997 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | George William Crockett Jr. (1909-1997) — also known asGeorge W. Crockett, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,August10, 1909.Democrat. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1966-78;U.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980-91; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1984,1988;arrestedduring ananti-apartheidprotest outside the South AfricanEmbassyin Washington, 1984.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;NationalLawyers Guild.Served four months in federalprisonforcontemptof court in 1950, following his defense of a Communist leader ontrial in New York for advocating the overthrow of the government.Among the founders of the nation'sfirstinterracial law firm.Ill withbone cancer in 1997, he suffered astrokeand died five days later, in Washington Home andHospice,Washington,D.C.,September7, 1997 (age88 years, 28days).Cremated. | | Joel McFee Pritchard (1925-1997) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Washington,1925.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWashington,1956;member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1959-67; member ofWashingtonstate senate, 1967-71;U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1973-85;LieutenantGovernor of Washington, 1987.Died, oflymphoma, in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,October9, 1997 (ageabout 72years).Burial location unknown.  | Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Vandalia,CassCounty, Mich.,March20, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988;in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit himseveral times, andexchangedsex formarijuanaandcocaine;arrestedNovember 8, 1985;pleadedguilty in 1987 andresignedfrom the Senate;sentencedto six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was alsosuspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;NAACP.Injured in afire at hishome, while also sufferingcancer, and died two weeks later,in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1997 (age70 years, 222days).Burial location unknown. | | | Alex Giuliani (c.1927-1997) — of Hayward,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born about 1927.Policeofficer;mayorof Hayward, Calif., 1982-90.Died, ofcancer of the aorta and spine, at Majestic PinesConvalescentHospital,Hayward,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December5, 1997 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown. | | William Wayne Winpisinger (1924-1997) — also known asWilliam W. Winpisinger;"Wimpy" —of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.; Columbia,HowardCounty, Md.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,December10, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mechanic;president,International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,1977-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1988.Member,InternationalAssociation of Machinists;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofcancer, in the Howard County MemorialHospital,Columbia,HowardCounty, Md.,December11, 1997 (age73 years, 1days).Burial location unknown. | | Edna Flannery Kelly (1906-1997) — also known asEdna F. Kelly;Edna PatriciaFlannery —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August20, 1906.Democrat. Member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1948;U.S.Representative from New York, 1949-69 (10th District 1949-63,12th District 1963-69); alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1956-68.Female.Died ofcancer and a series ofstrokes,inAlexandria,Va.,December14, 1997 (age91 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard W. O'Dea (1916-1998) — also known asDick O'Dea — of Willernie,WashingtonCounty, Minn.; Mahtomedi,WashingtonCounty, Minn.BornJuly 7,1916.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1953-72 (District 43 1953-62,District 50 1963-66, District 8 1967-72).Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Lions.Died, fromcancer,January10, 1998 (age81 years, 187days).Burial location unknown. | | Penny Lee Severns (1952-1998) — also known asPenny L. Severns — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,January21, 1952.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1972(alternate),1996;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1980; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1987-98; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1994.Female.Died ofcancer, in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,February21, 1998 (age46 years, 31days).Cremated. | | Steven Harvey Schiff (1947-1998) — also known asSteven Schiff — of New Mexico. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March18, 1947.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Mexico 1st District, 1989-98; died inoffice 1998.Died, ofsquamous-cell skin cancer, in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,March25, 1998 (age51 years, 7days).Interment atFairviewMemorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M. | | Dorothy Irene Hokr (1923-1998) — also known asDorothy I. Hokr;Dorothy IreneFreer —of New Hope,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 22,1923.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1981-84 (District 44-B 1981-82,District 46-A 1983-84).Female.Catholic.Died, fromcancer, in ahospitalat Lady Lake,LakeCounty, Fla.,March26, 1998 (age74 years, 277days).Interment atFlorida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla. | | Byron Lee Cate Sr. (c.1942-1998) — of Oklahoma. Born about 1942. Member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1966-73; member ofOklahomastate senate, 1973-86.Died ofcancer,April10, 1998 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown. | | James Terry Sanford (1917-1998) — also known asTerry Sanford — of Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.; Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Laurinburg,ScotlandCounty, N.C.,August20, 1917.Democrat.FBIagent; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1956,1964;Governorof North Carolina, 1961-65;presidentof Duke University, 1969-85; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1972,1976;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1986-93; defeated, 1992.Methodist.Died, ofcancer, in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,April18, 1998 (age80 years, 241days).Entombed atDukeUniversity Chapel, Durham, N.C. | | Marjorie Lansing (1916-1998) — also known asMarjorie Tillis — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.BornApril 2,1916.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1960,1976;candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1972; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1974.Female.Died, ofcancer, at ahospitalin Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 1,1998 (age82 years, 29days).Interment atGeneva Cemetery, Geneva, Fla. | | Robert Willis Warren (1925-1998) — also known asRobert W. Warren — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Raton,ColfaxCounty, N.M.,August30, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;BrownCounty District Attorney, 1961-64; member ofWisconsinstate senate 2nd District, 1965-68;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1969-74; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1972(delegation chair);U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974-91.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;PurpleHeart.Died, ofcancer, at ColumbiaHospital,Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August20, 1998 (age72 years, 355days).Burial location unknown. | | George F. Roskie (1912-1998) — of Montana. Born in Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.,August28, 1912.Member ofMontanastate senate, 1975-80.Died ofcancer, in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,November24, 1998 (age86 years, 88days).Cremated. | | Thomas W. Klein (1914-1998) — also known asTommy Klein;"PerennialKlein" —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.BornJanuary26, 1914.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1975, 1995; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1976;candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1978, 1982, 1988,1992, 1994; candidate forKentuckycommissioner of agriculture, 1979; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1983, 1987, 1991; candidate formayorof Louisville, Ky., 1993.Died ofcancer,December1, 1998 (age84 years, 309days). His body wasdonated toscience. | | Dorothy B. Haskell Bradley (c.1914-1998) — also known asDorothy B. Bradley;DorothyHaskell —of California. Born in Whittier,Los AngelesCounty, Calif., about 1914.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1976(alternate),1980.Female.Died, of complications fromcancer andstrokes,in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,December13, 1998 (ageabout 84years).Entombed in mausoleum atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif. | | Annette Strauss (c.1924-1998) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex., about 1924.Democrat.Mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1987-91.Female.Died, ofcancer, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,December14, 1998 (ageabout 74years).Interment atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Anne Hanlon Charles (c.1941-1999) — of California. Born about 1941. Candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1980.Female.Died, ofcancer, in Marin GeneralHospital,MarinCounty, Calif.,1999(ageabout58 years).Burial location unknown. | | Jeffery Cohelan (1914-1999) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 24,1914.Democrat.Secretary-treasurer,Local 302, Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees union, 1942-58;U.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1959-71; defeated inprimary, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1960,1964.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Moose;Eagles;TeamstersUnion;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease andcancer, inWashington,D.C.,February15, 1999 (age84 years, 236days).Burial location unknown. | | Dorothy Ann DiGirolamo Cody (1935-1999) — of Montana. Born in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,November22, 1935.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1983-91.Female.Died, ofcancer, in Wolf Point,RooseveltCounty, Mont.,May 27,1999 (age63 years, 186days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Wolf Point, Mont. | | Robert Gerhard Neumann (1916-1999) — also known asRobert G. Neumann — of California. Born in Vienna,Austria,January2, 1916.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toAfghanistan, 1966-73;Morocco, 1973-76;Saudi Arabia, 1981.Died ofcancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 18,1999 (age83 years, 167days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Oliver Ocasek (1925-1999) — of Northfield,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Bedford,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November2, 1925.Democrat. Candidate forOhiostate house of representatives, 1946; member ofOhiostate senate, 1959-87; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1962, 1968, 1986(primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1964,1972;member ofOhio stateboard of education, 1993-98.Died, ofcancer, atHospiceCare Center, Copley Township,SummitCounty, Ohio,June 25,1999 (age73 years, 235days).Interment atNorthfieldMacedonia Cemetery, Northfield, Ohio. | | Lillian A. Hart (c.1934-1999) — of Falmouth,PendletonCounty, Ky.Born about 1934. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1992.Female.Member,Habitatfor Humanity.State executive director of the Agricultural Stabilization andConservation Service, 1981-89.Died, ofcancer, in Falmouth,PendletonCounty, Ky.,July 2,1999 (ageabout 65years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Homer Mollohan (1909-1999) — also known asBob Mollohan — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Grantsville,CalhounCounty, W.Va.,September18, 1909.Democrat.U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1953-57, 1969-83;defeated, 1958; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom West Virginia,1960,1972.Member,Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died, ofcancer, at the WashingtonHospitalCenter,Washington,D.C.,August3, 1999 (age89 years, 319days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Grove (1923-1999) — of Colorado. Born in Millport,LamarCounty, Ala.,December14, 1923.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1960.Sponsored legislation to create Colorado's prison work releaseprogram. Served ten years on Colorado's State Adult Parole Boardbefore beingfired in1984 over allegations ofsexualharassment; later reinstated; the sexual harassment allegationswere never substantiated.Died ofbone cancer, inDenver,Colo.,September13, 1999 (age75 years, 273days).Interment atFortLogan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. (1920-1999) — also known asW. Arthur Garrity, Jr. — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 20,1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1961-66;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1966-85.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation.Ordered the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974. Died, ofcancer, in Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,September16, 1999 (age79 years, 88days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Wellesley, Mass. | | Fred B. Roti (1920-1999) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December18, 1920.Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1951-56.Convictedofextortionand racketeering, 1993; served four years in federalprison.Died, ofcancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September20, 1999 (age78 years, 276days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill. | | Timothy Coleman Barnhart (1956-1999) — also known asTimothy Barnhart;TimBarnhart —of Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio.Born in Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio,October31, 1956.Democrat.Chair ofRoss County Democratic Party, 1980; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1988,1992;Democratic Presidential Elector for Ohio,1996.Catholic.Died, ofcancer, in Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio,September27, 1999 (age42 years, 331days).Burial location unknown. | | Ed Gochenour (c.1953-1999) — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born about 1953. Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1980.Died, ofcancer, in ahospitalat Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,November7, 1999 (ageabout 46years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Macon, Ga. | | Pat McMullen (c.1945-1999) — of Washington. Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash., about 1945.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1983-87; member ofWashingtonstate senate, 1987-92.Died ofcancer, in Mt. Vernon,SkagitCounty, Wash.,November12, 1999 (ageabout 54years).Burial location unknown. | | Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr. (1920-2000) — also known asElmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.;BudZumwalt —of Virginia. Born in Tulare,TulareCounty, Calif.,November29, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in theU.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Chief of U.S. naval operationsin 1970-74; candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1976.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1998.Died, following twocancer surgeries, at Duke UniversityMedicalCenter, Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,January2, 2000 (age79 years, 34days).Interment atNavalAcademy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. | | John Chrystal (c.1926-2000) — of Iowa. Born about 1926. Democrat.Farmer;banker;candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1990.Agricultural advisor for the Soviet Union. Died ofcancer, in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January19, 2000 (ageabout 74years).Burial location unknown. | | Lido M. Bucci (1940-2000) — of Michigan. BornSeptember11, 1940.Circuitjudge in Michigan, 1992-2000.Died ofcancer,January20, 2000 (age59 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | D. Brook Bartlett (1937-2000) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February22, 1937.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1981-2000;died in office 2000.Died ofmultiple myeloma, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January21, 2000 (age62 years, 333days).Burial location unknown. | | Patrick L. Ryan (1928-2000) — of Montana. Born in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,May 15,1928.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1977-79; member ofMontanastate senate, 1979-82.Died, ofcancer, in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,January24, 2000 (age71 years, 254days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont. | | Andronic Pappas (d. 2000) — of Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.Talkshow host;mayorof Altoona, Pa., 1971.Died ofcancer,February11, 2000.Burial location unknown. | | Elaine Gordon (1931-2000) — of Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in New York,1931.Democrat. Legislative assistant to State Rep.GeorgeFirestone, 1968; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1973-94.Female.Inducted into Florida Women'sHall ofFame, 1982.Died, ofnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in Miami Beach,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,February25, 2000 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Harold M. Mulvey (1914-2000) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,December5, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1963-67; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1968-84.Member,American BarAssociation.Presided over the trial of Black Panther leader Bobby Seale. Died, ofcancer, at Whitney CenterConvalescentHome, Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February27, 2000 (age85 years, 84days).Interment atSt.Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn. | | Byron M. Tunnell (c.1926-2000) — of Texas. Born about 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1956-64;Speaker ofthe Texas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1964;Texasrailroad commissioner, 1965-73.Died, ofcancer, in Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,March 7,2000 (ageabout 74years).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Raymond L. Marsh (1926-2000) — of California. Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,September6, 1926.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1966; municipal judge in California, 1975-78;superior court judge in California, 1978-96.Died, ofcancer, at Alta BatesMedicalCenter, Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March 9,2000 (age73 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Kenneth Boyle (1937-2000) — of Chatham,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,November27, 1937.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 49th District, 1971-76;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1991-94.Catholic.Died, ofcancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March11, 2000 (age62 years, 105days).Interment atVirdenCemetery, Virden, Ill. | | Richard L. Livingston (1940-2000) — also known asDick Livingston — of Pulaski,ScottCounty, Miss.BornMarch22, 1940.Realestate broker; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1972-2000; died in office 2000.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau;Lions.Died, ofcancer, at St. Dominic-Jackson MemorialHospital,Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,March28, 2000 (age60 years, 6days).Interment atIndependenceUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Morton, Scott County, Miss. | | Fritz W. Alexander II (1926-2000) — also known asCarl Bernard Zanders — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Born in Apopka,OrangeCounty, Fla.,April24, 1926.Judgeof New York Court of Appeals, 1985-92; deputy mayor, New YorkCity, 1992-93.Africanancestry.Died, fromcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 2000 (age73 years, 364days).Burial location unknown. | | Jeanie R. Austin (1933-2000) — also known asJeanie Reed;Jeanie Teague — of Florida. Born in Jamestown,IndependenceCounty, Ark.,November23, 1933.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1992.Female.Died, frombone cancer, in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,April22, 2000 (age66 years, 151days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Millard Teague; married1964 to JimAustin. |
| | Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known asLaurie C. Battle — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Alexandria,Va.Born in Wilsonville,ShelbyCounty, Ala.,May 10,1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1956;candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1958.Methodist.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;KappaPhi Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;KappaAlpha Order;PhiGamma Mu;Elks;Eagles;Lions.Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doingbusiness with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibilityto waive the ban.Died, fromcancer, at theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 2,2000 (age87 years, 358days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Earl O'Neal (1928-2000) — also known asCoach O'Neal — of Conyers,RockdaleCounty, Ga.Born in Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.,July 20,1928.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives 75th District, 1993-2000; died inoffice 2000.Died, ofcancer, in RockdaleHospital,Conyers,RockdaleCounty, Ga.,June 13,2000 (age71 years, 329days).Interment atGreenMeadow Memorial Gardens, Conyers, Ga. | | Joe J. Fisher (1910-2000) — of Texas. Born in Bland Lake,SanAugustine County, Tex.,April16, 1910.Lawyer;district judge in Texas, 1957-59;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1959-84.Died, ofcancer, in Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,June 19,2000 (age90 years, 64days).Interment atLibertyHill Cemetery, Near Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Tex. | | Pat Thomas (1933-2000) — of Florida. Born in Quincy,GadsdenCounty, Fla.,November21, 1933.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;FloridaDemocratic state chair, 1966-70; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1968;candidate for nomination forLieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1970; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1973-74; member ofFloridastate senate, 1975-2000.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofmultiple myeloma, in Quincy,GadsdenCounty, Fla.,June 21,2000 (age66 years, 213days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Quincy, Fla. | | Dorothy Legrand (d. 2000) — of Minnesota. Republican. Independent Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1994.Female.Africanancestry.Died, ofcancer, August,2000.Burial location unknown. | | Raymond Joseph Broderick (1914-2000) — also known asRaymond J. Broderick — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 29,1914.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1970;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-84;took senior status 1984.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America.Died, ofcancer, in Gladwyne,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,August6, 2000 (age86 years, 69days).Burial location unknown. | | Patti Knox (c.1925-2000) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1925. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1968,1976,1980,1988;vice-chairof Michigan Democratic Party, 1969.Female.Died, ofcancer,August22, 2000 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown. | | David N. Krogseng (c.1936-2000) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born about 1936. Republican.Honored guest, Republican National Convention,1956 ;MinnesotaRepublican state chair, 1971; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1972.Died, fromcancer, in Eden Prairie,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September22, 2000 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Koln Gunn McKay (1925-2000) — also known asK. Gunn McKay — of Utah. Born in Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah,February23, 1925.Democrat. Member ofUtahstate house of representatives, 1963-67;U.S.Representative from Utah 1st District, 1971-81; defeated, 1980,1986, 1988.Mormon.Died, ofcancer, in Huntsville,WeberCounty, Utah,October6, 2000 (age75 years, 226days).Interment atHuntsvilleCemetery, Huntsville, Utah. | | John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) — also known asJohn T. Connor;Jack Connor — Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1914.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.Catholic.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiKappa Psi.President and CEO of the Merckpharmaceuticalcompany from 1955; chairman and CEO of AlliedChemical,1967-79.Died, ofcancer, at Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October6, 2000 (age85 years, 338days).Interment atMosswoodCemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass. | | Lester Ellis Anderson (1921-2000) — also known asLes Anderson — of Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.; Aspen,PitkinCounty, Colo.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,December5, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofEugene, Ore., 1969-77.Member,Rotary.Died, ofcancer, in Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,October8, 2000 (age78 years, 308days).Cremated;ashes interred atWillametteNational Cemetery, Portland, Ore.| | Epitaph: "Lookto the mountains for strength." |
| | Leona A. Kelley (1919-2000) — of Peace Dale, South Kingstown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,1919.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives 49th District, 1985-2000;died in office 2000; delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1988,1992,1996,2000(alternate).Female.Died, ofnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in South CountyHospital,South Kingstown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,November7, 2000 (ageabout 81years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Wakefield, South Kingstown, R.I. | | Hosea Lorenzo Williams (1926-2000) — also known asHosea Williams — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in Attapulgus,DecaturCounty, Ga.,January5, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;walkedwith a cane due to wartime injury;ordainedminister; candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1972; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives 54th District, 1975-85; candidateformayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1989.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;PhiBeta Sigma;Elks;Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion.Civil rights leader; active insit-insandprotestmarches in Savannah and elsewhere;arrestedat least 135 times. As Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "field general"in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the 1965Selma-to-Montgomery march which helped galvanize support for Blackvoting rights. In 1968, he was present at the Lorraine Motel inMemphis, Tenn., when King was assassinated.Convictedin 1981 ofleavingthe scene of an accident, andjailedfor six months.Died, ofcancer, at PiedmontHospital,Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November16, 2000 (age74 years, 316days).Entombed atLincolnCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | Lenore Carrero Nesbitt (1932-2001) — of Florida. Born in1932.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1983.Female.Inducted into Florida Women's Hall of Fame, 2001. Died, ofcancer,2001(ageabout69 years).Burial location unknown. | | Leland H. Rayson (1921-2001) — of Tinley Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.,August23, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1960;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1965-77 (at-large 1965-67, 9thDistrict 1967-77).Methodist.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofmetastatic melanoma, in Stuart,MartinCounty, Fla.,January8, 2001 (age79 years, 138days).Burial location unknown. | | William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) — also known asWilliam E. Duffield — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cherry Tree,IndianaCounty, Pa.,January7, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1971-78.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks.Disbarredin 1975 formishandlingcases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978.Convictedin 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count ofperjury;served six months in federalprison.Disbarredagain in 1994 formishandlinga murder case.Died, ofcancer andstrokes,in UniontownHospital,Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January14, 2001 (age79 years, 7days).Interment atSylvanHeights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa. | | Santiago E. Campos (1926-2001) — of Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.Born in Santa Rosa,GuadalupeCounty, N.M.,December25, 1926.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;district judge in New Mexico, 1971-78;U.S.District Judge for New Mexico, 1978-92; took senior status 1992.Hispanicancestry.Died, ofcancer, in Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.,January20, 2001 (age74 years, 26days).Interment atSantaFe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M. | | Steve Vossmeyer (1944-2001) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March14, 1944.Democrat.Lawyer;legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.ThomasF. Eagleton, 1969-72; member ofMissouristate house of representatives 86th District, 1973-82.Died, ofcancer, inSt.Louis, Mo.,March 9,2001 (age56 years, 360days).Burial location unknown. | | Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) — also known asAndy Guest — of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1939.Republican.Farmer;banker;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1973-99.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Rotary;IzaakWalton League;Ruritan.Died, ofcancer, in Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.,April 2,2001 (age61 years, 185days).Interment atOldChapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va. | | Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919-2001) — also known asL. Richardson Preyer — of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,January11, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1956;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina,1961-63; candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom North Carolina,1964;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1969-81.Presbyterian.Member,CommonCause.Died, ofcancer, in Moses Cone MemorialHospital,Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,April 3,2001 (age82 years, 82days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C. | | Stephen Cornelius O'Connell (1916-2001) — also known asStephen C. O'Connell — of Florida. Born in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,January22, 1916.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1955-67; appointed 1955;chiefjustice of Florida state supreme court, 1966-67;firstCatholic to win a statewide election in Florida, 1956;president,University of Florida, 1967-73.Catholic.Died, ofcancer, in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,April13, 2001 (age85 years, 81days).Burial location unknown. | | John Ferraro (1924-2001) — also known as"Big John" — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Cudahy,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 14,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1964;candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1985.Italianancestry.Football player for University of Southern California; played inthree Rose Bowls; all-American in 1944 and 1947; named to theNational Football Hall of Fame. He was the longest-serving citycouncil member in Los Angeles history: 1966 to 2001.Died, ofspleen cancer, in St. John'sHealthCenter, Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April17, 2001 (age76 years, 338days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert James Huber (1922-2001) — also known asRobert J. Huber — of Troy,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August29, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,Michigan Chrome andChemicalInc.;mayor ofTroy, Mich., 1959-64; member ofMichiganstate senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988;U.S.Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,1974.Catholic.Member,Rotary;Elks;AmericanLegion;CatholicWar Veterans.Died, ofcancer, in BeaumontHospital,Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,April23, 2001 (age78 years, 237days).Interment atMemoryGardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark. | | Robinson McIlvaine (1913-2001) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Downingtown,ChesterCounty, Pa.,1913.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toDahomey, 1961-64;Guinea, 1966-69;Kenya, 1969.One of the organizers of the Eisenhower for President campaign in1952.Died, ofmelanoma, inWashington,D.C.,June 24,2001 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Sheldon Whitehouse (1921-2001) — also known asCharles S. Whitehouse — of Virginia. Born in Paris,Franceof American parents,November5, 1921.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Ambassador toLaos, 1973-75;Thailand, 1975-78.Successfully opposed the Disney company's proposal to build a historytheme park in Prince William County, Va.Died, ofcancer, in Marshall,FauquierCounty, Va.,June 25,2001 (age79 years, 232days).Burial location unknown. | | James H. DeAtley (c.1952-2001) — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born inWashington,D.C., about 1952.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1993-96;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1997-98.Died, ofcancer, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 21,2001 (ageabout 49years).Burial location unknown. | | Roger B. Andewelt (1946-2001) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1946.Lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1987-2001; died in office 2001.Died, ofcancer, inWashington,D.C.,August7, 2001 (age55 years, 3days).Burial location unknown. | | Maureen Elizabeth Reagan (1941-2001) — also known asMaureen Reagan;"Radiant" —of California. Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January4, 1941.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1982; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 36th District, 1992.Female.Catholic.Died, ofmalignant melanoma, in Granite Bay,PlacerCounty, Calif.,August8, 2001 (age60 years, 216days).Interment atCalvaryCatholic Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif. | | Henry Raymond Kozak (1917-2001) — also known asHenry R. Kozak — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January1, 1917.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1945-50; defeated in primary, 1955;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 14th District,1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1964.Polishancestry. Member,Eagles;PolishNational Alliance.Died, ofcancer, at Bon SecoursHospital,Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,August23, 2001 (age84 years, 234days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Genieve Traczuk. |
| | James H. Brickley (1928-2001) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Okemos,InghamCounty, Mich.; Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,November15, 1928.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1969-70;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1971-74, 1979-82; resigned 1982;president,Eastern Michigan University, 1975-78; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1982;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1982-99; appointed 1982; resigned1999;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1995-96.Catholic.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;American BarAssociation.Died, ofmultiple myeloma andAlzheimer'sdisease, onSeptember28, 2001 (age72 years, 317days).Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence P. Doss (1927-2001) — of Michigan. Born in1927.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganState University board of trustees, 1990.Africanancestry.Died, ofcancer,October28, 2001 (ageabout 74years).Burial location unknown. | | Milan D. Bish (1929-2001) — of Grand Island,HallCounty, Neb.Born near Giltner,HamiltonCounty, Neb.,July 1,1929.Republican.Farmimplement dealer;NebraskaRepublican state chair, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador toAntigua and Barbuda, 1981-84;Barbados, 1981-84;Dominica, 1981-84;St. Lucia, 1981-84;St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1981-84; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nebraska,1988.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease andcancer, at Tiffany Squarecarecenter, Grand Island,HallCounty, Neb.,November5, 2001 (age72 years, 127days).Interment atGrandIsland Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb. | | Paula J. Carter (c.1940-2001) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo., about 1940.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1987-99; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1996,2000;member ofMissouristate senate 5th District, 1999-2001; died in office 2001.Female.Africanancestry.Died, ofcancer, in BarnesHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,November5, 2001 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. (1919-2001) — also known asHarrison A. Williams;PeteWilliams —of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.; Bedminster,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,December10, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer; candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1951;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1953-57;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1959-82; resigned 1982; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964,1968,1980.Member,Elks;Americansfor Democratic Action.Implicatedin the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arabbusinessmen offeredbribesto political figures; allegedly accepted an 18% interest in atitanium mine;indictedon October 30, 1980;convictedon May 1, 1981, of nine counts ofbribery,conspiracy, receiving anunlawfulgratuity,conflictof interest, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering;resignedhis seat March 11, 1982, when it appeared that the Senate would votetoexpelhim;sentencedto three years inprisonandfined$50,000; released in 1986.Died, ofcancer andheartailments, in St. Clare'sHospital,Denville,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November17, 2001 (age81 years, 342days).Burial location unknown. | | Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) — also known asMary S. Coleman;Mary LeslieStallings —of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Forney,KaufmanCounty, Tex.,June 24,1914.Republican.Lawyer;probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1984.Female.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;JuniorLeague;Altrusa;AmericanLegion Auxiliary;AmericanAssociation of University Women;BetaSigma Phi;PhiKappa Phi;AlphaOmicron Pi.Died, ofcancer, in Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.,November27, 2001 (age87 years, 156days).Cremated;ashes interred atOakridgeCemetery, Marshall, Mich. | | Laurence J. Kirwan (c.1942-2002) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Massachusetts, about 1942. Democrat.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1980,1984(alternate),1988(delegation chair);New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1984-89.Died, ofcancer, in Wellfleet,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,January31, 2002 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Louis Crosby Wyman (1917-2002) — also known asLouis C. Wyman — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,March16, 1917.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;NewHampshire state attorney general, 1953-61; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Hampshire,1956,1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1963-65, 1967-74;defeated, 1964;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1974-75; defeated, 1975; superiorcourt judge in New Hampshire, 1978-87.Died, fromcancer, in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,May 5,2002 (age85 years, 50days).Burial location unknown. | | Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,September13, 1922.Democrat.Schoolteacher;welder;socialworker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organizationwhich promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and otherLatino youth;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967;received theMedalof Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter CollegeHall ofFame.Female.PuertoRican ancestry.Lesbian.Died, ofcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 24,2002 (age79 years, 253days).Burial location unknown. | | Wallace G. Wilkinson (1941-2002) — also known as"The Weasel" — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inCaseyCounty, Ky.,December12, 1941.Democrat.Governor ofKentucky, 1987-91.During bankruptcy proceedings in 2001, it was revealed that Wilkinsonhad been operating aPonzischeme, and that his liabilities exceeded his assets by $300million; he repeatedly refused to answer questions under oath,invoking his Fifth Amendment right againstself-incrimination.However, he died before any prosecution could take place.Died, oflymphatic cancer and astroke,in St. JosephHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,July 5,2002 (age60 years, 205days).Entombed atSarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, Fla. | | Richard McGarrah Helms (1913-2002) — also known asRichard Helms — ofWashington,D.C.Born in St. Davids,DelawareCounty, Pa.,March30, 1913.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Director, U.S. CentralIntelligence Agency, 1966-73; U.S. Ambassador toIran, 1973-77;pleadedguilty in 1977 toperjurycharges,over his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Member,Chi Psi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofmultiple myeloma, inWashington,D.C.,October22, 2002 (age89 years, 206days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Joseph Phillip Vigorito (1918-2003) — also known asJoseph P. Vigorito — of Pennsylvania. Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,November10, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1965-77;defeated, 1976, 1978.Italianancestry.Died, oflymphoma, inWalterReed Army Hospital Center,Washington,D.C.,February5, 2003 (age84 years, 87days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Judith Dennehy Doran (c.1943-2003) — also known asJudith D. Doran — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio, about 1943.Lawyer; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.Female.Member,NationalOrganization for Women.Died, ofcancer, onFebruary24, 2003 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Walter John Giller (1938-2003) — also known asJohn Giller — of El Dorado,UnionCounty, Ark.Born in El Dorado,UnionCounty, Ark.,December28, 1938.Republican.Orthopedicsurgeon;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1979; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1980.Episcopalian.Died, ofcancer, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,March13, 2003 (age64 years, 75days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) — of Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.; Miami Lakes,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Bayamo,Cuba,November27, 1936.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromFlorida,1984,1988;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,1976.Catholic.Cubanancestry.Died, ofrespiratoryarrest andcancer, in Zion,LakeCounty, Ill.,March24, 2003 (age66 years, 117days).Interment atMiamiMemorial Park, Miami, Fla. | | Mary A. Warner (1932-2003) — also known asMary A. Whedon — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Quincy,BranchCounty, Mich.,November26, 1932.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1988;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Female.Died, ofcancer, in ahospitalat Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,April11, 2003 (age70 years, 136days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Frank Alan Whedon and Grace (Farrell) Whedon; married,July 28,1951, to James 'Skip' Warner; second cousin twice removed ofDwightOscar Whedon. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Donald Thomas Regan (1918-2003) — also known asDonald T. Regan;Don Regan — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December21, 1918.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85; White House Chief of Stafffor PresidentRonaldReagan, 1985-87.Irishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;PiKappa Alpha.Died, ofcancer andheartfailure, in ahospitalatWilliamsburg,Va.,June 10,2003 (age84 years, 171days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) — also known asLester Maddox — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September30, 1915.Restaurantowner; became nationally known as an outspoken racialsegregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve Blackcustomers;Governor ofGeorgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,subsequently chosen 1966; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1968;LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1976.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;JuniorOrder.Died, while suffering fromcancer and the effects of afall, in ahospiceat Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,June 25,2003 (age87 years, 268days).Interment atArlingtonMemorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga. | | Jacob Edward Gunther III (1953-2003) — also known asJacob E. Gunther III;JakeGunther —of Forestburgh,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1953.Democrat.Glassbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 98th District, 1993-2003; died in office 2003.Presbyterian.Died, ofneck cancer, in St. Peter'sHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 9,2003 (age50 years, 28days).Cremated. | | Howard Peters Rawlings (1937-2003) — also known asPete Rawlings — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,March17, 1937.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates District 40, 1979-2003; died in office2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1988,1996,2000.Africanancestry.Died, ofcancer,November14, 2003 (age66 years, 242days).Burial location unknown. | | Irvine H. Sprague (1921-2004) — of College Park,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.; Great Falls,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 4,1921.Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; staff memberfor Gen.DouglasMacArthur in Japan;newspaperreporter; congressional aide to Rep.JohnJ. McFall, 1957; director of the House Whip Office;lobbyistfor the State of California in Congress, 1963; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1964;special assistant to Pres.LyndonJohnson, 1967-68; board member, Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation, 1969-72, 1979-85; chairman, 1979-81.Died, ofcancer, in the ArlingtonHospiceCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,February17, 2004 (age82 years, 228days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Married to Margery Craw. |
| | Elaine F. Guiney (c.1945-2004) — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born about 1945. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1992;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996;Massachusetts director for the U.S. Small Business Administration.Female.Died, ofcancer, in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February20, 2004 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Vincent Waggoner Carr (1918-2004) — also known asWaggoner Carr — ofLubbockCounty, Tex.Born in Fairlie,HuntCounty, Tex.,October1, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;LubbockCounty Attorney, 1948-50; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1951-61;Speaker ofthe Texas State House of Representatives, 1957-61;Texasstate attorney general, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1966; candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1968.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Lions.Breakfasted with Pres.JohnF. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas, on the morning of hisassassination, November 22, 1963.Died, ofcancer, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,February25, 2004 (age85 years, 147days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) — of Warren,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;mechanic;unionrepresentative;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964(alternate),1968(alternate),1976,1984;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964(voted forLyndonB. Johnson andHubertH. Humphrey); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1988;MacombCounty Commissioner.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;AFSCME.Died, fromcancer, in Warren,MacombCounty, Mich.,March15, 2004 (age80 years, 88days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. | | James W. Broyles (1949-2004) — also known asJim Broyles — of Texas. BornSeptember22, 1949.Republican.Firefighter; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 11th District, 1992, 1994, 1996(primary).Died, ofcancer, in Hewitt,McLennanCounty, Tex.,April 8,2004 (age54 years, 199days).Cremated.  | Decatur W. Trotter (1932-2004) — also known asBucky Trotter;"Zeus" —of Glenarden,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,January8, 1932.Democrat.Mayorof Glenarden, Md., 1970-74; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates District 25, 1975-80; orphan's courtjudge in Maryland, 1982-83; member ofMarylandstate senate 24th District, 1983-98; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1988,1996.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi.Died, ofbone cancer, in John HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,May 3,2004 (age72 years, 116days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Maryland Manual On-Line |
| | Richard Sheppard Arnold (1936-2004) — also known asRichard S. Arnold — of Texarkana,MillerCounty, Ark.; Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Texarkana,BowieCounty, Tex.,March26, 1936.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1966, 1972; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1968;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1969-70;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1978-80;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1978-80;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1980-2001; tooksenior status 2001.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from complications oflymphoma, in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,September23, 2004 (age68 years, 181days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt.Margaret's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Little Rock, Ark. | | Gerald Raymond Dunn (1934-2005) — also known asGerald R. Dunn — of Flushing,GeneseeCounty, Mich.; Williamston,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December20, 1934.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1968;member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1969-84.Catholic.Died, ofcancer, in Garden City,WayneCounty, Mich.,March22, 2005 (age70 years, 92days). His body wasdonatedto the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Anatomy.| | Relatives: Sonof Roy Dunn and Mae Dunn. |
| | Donald Dean Noble (1936-2005) — also known asDonald D. Noble — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March 3,1936.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1968;member, Louisville Board of Alderman, 1968-70.Catholic.Died, ofcancer,April29, 2005 (age69 years, 57days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Abraham Jacob Hirschfeld (1919-2005) — also known asAbraham J. Hirschfeld;Abe Hirschfeld;"Honest Abe" —of Great Neck,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Tarnow,Poland,December20, 1919.Realestate developer;hotelowner; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1968;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1976(Democratic primary), 2004 (Builders); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1992 (IndependentFusion), 1994 (Democratic primary); Republican candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1997; Independence candidateforNewYork state comptroller, 1998.In 1998, offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassmentlawsuit against PresidentBillClinton; later sued by Jones when he tried to back out of theoffer.Indictedin 2000 for trying tohirea hit man tokillhis former business partner Stanley Stahl; alsochargedwithtaxevasion; brieflyjailedforviolatinga court order against discussing the trial with the media;ultimatelyconvicted,and served two years inprison.Died, from complications ofcancer, in St. BarnabasHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August9, 2005 (age85 years, 232days).Interment atCedarPark Cemetery, Paramus, N.J. | | Lloyd Meeds (1927-2005) — of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Dillon,BeaverheadCounty, Mont.,December11, 1927.Democrat.Gasolinestation business;lawyer;SnohomishCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1962-64;U.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1965-79.Member,Kiwanis;Eagles.Died, ofcancer, in Church Creek,DorchesterCounty, Md.,August17, 2005 (age77 years, 249days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923-2005) — of Stone Harbor,Cape MayCounty, N.J.Born in Mt. Joy,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January18, 1923.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-88;took senior status 1988.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Sertoma.Died, frommelanoma, in Stone Harbor,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,August22, 2005 (age82 years, 216days).Burial location unknown. | | Louise Gore (1925-2005) — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.,March 8,1925.Republican. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1963-67; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964,1972;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1967-69; Republican candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1974, 1978 (primary).Female.Died, fromcancer, in ahospiceatWashington,D.C.,October6, 2005 (age80 years, 212days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Howard McNamara (1926-2006) — also known asEdward H. McNamara;"BigMac" —of Livonia,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September21, 1926.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1965;mayorof Livonia, Mich., 1970-86; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1970; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1976,1996,2000;WayneCounty Executive, 1987-2002.Died, ofheartfailure andcancer, in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February19, 2006 (age79 years, 151days).Interment atParkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich. | | Daniel Schaefer (1936-2006) — also known asDan Schaefer — of Lakewood,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born in Guttenberg,ClaytonCounty, Iowa,January25, 1936.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1977-78; member ofColoradostate senate, 1979-82;U.S.Representative from Colorado 6th District, 1983-99.Catholic.Member,Jaycees.Died, ofcancer, in Wheat Ridge,JeffersonCounty, Colo.,April16, 2006 (age70 years, 81days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Bruce Mathias (1930-2006) — also known asBob Mathias — of Tulare,TulareCounty, Calif.; Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Tulare,TulareCounty, Calif.,November17, 1930.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1967-75.Methodist.WonOlympicgold medals in decathalon in 1948 and 1952; starred as himself ina 1954movie,"The Bob Mathias Story"; inducted into the U.S. OlympicHall ofFame, 1983.Died, ofcancer, in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,September2, 2006 (age75 years, 289days).Interment atTulareCemetery, Tulare, Calif. | | Paul H. Rappaport (1934-2006) — of Ellicott City,HowardCounty, Md.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1934.Republican. Howard Countypolicechief; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Maryland, 1994; candidate forMarylandstate attorney general, 1998; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 2000.Jewish.Died, ofspindle cell sarcoma, in MercyHospital,Baltimore,Md.,September10, 2006 (age72 years, 143days).Burial location unknown. | | Monroe Mark Sweetland Jr. (1910-2006) — also known asMonroe M. Sweetland — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Milwaukie,ClackamasCounty, Ore.; San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,January20, 1910.Socialist candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1934; Socialist candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Tompkins County, 1935; Socialist candidatefor Presidential Elector for Oregon,1936;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,1940(alternate),1948(alternate),1952,1956,1964;member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1953-54; member ofOregonstate senate 11th District, 1955-62; defeated (Democratic), 1998;Democratic candidate forsecretaryof state of Oregon, 1956, 1960;newspaperpublisher.Died, fromcancer, in Milwaukie,ClackamasCounty, Ore.,September10, 2006 (age96 years, 233days);bodydonated to Oregon Health and Science University.Cremated;ashes interred atIdlewildCemetery, Hood River, Ore. | | Thomas J. Gilloon (1949-2006) — of Dyersville,DubuqueCounty, Iowa; Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in North Arlington,BergenCounty, N.J.,September11, 1949.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1975-78.Died, ofcancer,October11, 2006 (age57 years, 30days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas J. Gilloon and Margaret (Kelly) Gilloon; grandnephew ofFrankD. Gilloon. |
| | William Kennedy Shearer (1931-2007) — also known asWilliam K. Shearer — of Lemon Grove,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in1931.Lawyer;American Independent candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1970; American Independent candidate for PresidentialElector for California,1972;American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2004(on behalf ofMichaelPeroutka andChuckBaldwin).Died, ofcancer, in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March 3,2007 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.  | James A. Howey (1944-2007) — also known asJamie Howey — of Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio.Born in1944.Republican.Mayorof Wooster, Ohio, 1996-2007; died in office 2007.Died, fromcancer, at the ClevelandClinic,Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April17, 2007 (ageabout 62years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Akron Beacon Journal, April 18, 2007 |
| | | Thomas P. Shoesmith (1922-2007) — Born in Palmerton,CarbonCounty, Pa.,January25, 1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Consul inSeoul, 1958-60; U.S. Consul General inHong Kong, 1977-81; U.S. Ambassador toMalaysia, 1983-87.Episcopalian.Died, ofcancer, in Springfield,FairfaxCounty, Va.,April26, 2007 (age85 years, 91days).Burial location unknown. | | Virginia Johnson (1928-2007) — also known asVirginia Lillian Morris — of Conway,FaulknerCounty, Ark.Born in Conway,FaulknerCounty, Ark.,January21, 1928.Democrat.Legalsecretary; candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1968.Female.Segregationist. Died, fromcancer, in Conway,FaulknerCounty, Ark.,June 27,2007 (age79 years, 157days).Interment atOak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark. | | Calvin Lewellyn Rampton (1913-2007) — also known asCalvin L. Rampton;CalRampton —ofDavisCounty, Utah; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Bountiful,DavisCounty, Utah,November6, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;administrative assistant to U.S. Rep.J.W. Robinson, 1936-38;DavisCounty Attorney, 1939-41; major in the U.S. Army during World WarII; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,1952,1972;Governorof Utah, 1965-77.Mormon.Died, ofcancer, in CareSourceHospice,Holladay,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,September16, 2007 (age93 years, 314days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Diana Margaret Keller (1944-2008) — also known asDiana M. Keller — of Riverview,WayneCounty, Mich.; Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.BornDecember26, 1944.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976,1980;president,AFSCME Local 1659.Female.Died, ofcancer,July 19,2008 (age63 years, 206days).Cremated.| | Relatives:Daughter of Joseph Keller and Naomi Dobrovalski. |
| | Anne Legendre Armstrong (1927-2008) — also known asAnne Armstrong;Anne Legendre;Mrs.Tobin Armstrong —of Armstrong,KenedyCounty, Tex.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December27, 1927.Republican. Member ofTexasRepublican State Central Committee, 1961-66; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1964,1968,1972(speaker);vice-chairof Texas Republican Party, 1966-; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Texas, 1968-73; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1976-77; Republican Presidential Elector forTexas,1992.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1987.Died, ofcancer, in ahospiceat Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,July 30,2008 (age80 years, 216days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Peter Miguel Camejo (1939-2008) — also known asPeter Camejo — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Folsom,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1939.Socialist Workers candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1976; Green candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2002, 2003, 2006; Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2004.Venezuelanancestry.Died, fromlymphoma, in Folsom,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,September13, 2008 (age68 years, 257days).Burial location unknown. | | Catherine Baker Knoll (1930-2008) — also known asCatherine Baker — of McKees Rocks,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in McKees Rocks,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September3, 1930.Democrat.Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1989-97; defeated, 1976, 2000; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1996,2000,2004,2008;Democratic Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1996;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 2003-08; died in office 2008.Female.Catholic.Died, fromneuroendocrine cancer, in Mt. SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 2008 (age78 years, 70days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) — also known asRichard J. Neuhaus — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pembroke,Ontario,May14, 1936.Pastor,St. John the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1961-78;activist for civil rights and against the Vietnam war; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968,1972;candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1970; stronglyopposed the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion;joined the neoconservative movement; became a Catholic priest in1991; unofficial advisor to PresidentGeorgeW. Bush.Lutheran;laterCatholic.Died, fromcancer and asystemicinfection, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January8, 2009 (age72 years, 239days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) — also known asJack Kemp — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 13,1935.Republican. Professionalfootballplayer, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70;cofounderandpresident,American Football League Players Association;U.S.Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1988;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidateforVicePresident of the United States, 1996.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AlphaTau Omega.Died, ofcancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 2,2009 (age73 years, 293days).Burial location unknown. | | Morris Edward Lasker (1917-2009) — also known asMorris E. Lasker;Edward MorrisLasker —of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Hartsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1917.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1950; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1968-83;took senior status 1983.Died, ofcancer, in Mount AuburnHospital,Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December25, 2009 (age92 years, 161days).Burial location unknown. | | James Creswell Gardner (1924-2010) — also known asJames C. Gardner;Jim Gardner;"Mr. Shreveport" —of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Born in Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,July 17,1924.Democrat.Powercompany executive; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1952-54;mayorof Shreveport, La., 1954-58; defeated, 1958.Methodist.Member,Rotary.Died, fromcancer in Willis-Knighton PierremontMedicalCenter, Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,August27, 2010 (age86 years, 41days).Interment atForestPark East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.  | Steve Lampi (1954-2011) — of Brooklyn Park,HennepinCounty, Minn.BornMarch28, 1954.Ice creambusiness;mayorof Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2003-11; died in office 2011.Died, fromcancer, in Brooklyn Park,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February26, 2011 (age56 years, 335days).Burial location unknown. | | | Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) — also known asGeraldine Ferraro — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1935.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984(chair,PlatformCommittee),1996;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1984; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.Female.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1994.Died, frommultiple myeloma, in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26, 2011 (age75 years, 212days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Ned Ray McWherter (1930-2011) — also known asNed McWherter — of Dresden,WeakleyCounty, Tenn.Born in Palmersville,WeakleyCounty, Tenn.,October15, 1930.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1980,1996(delegation chair),2000,2008;Governorof Tennessee, 1987-95; Democratic Presidential Elector forTennessee,1996.Died, ofcancer, at CentennialHospital,Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,April 4,2011 (age80 years, 171days).Burial location unknown. | | Matthew Kipling Fong (1953-2011) — also known asMatt Fong — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November20, 1953.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forCaliforniastate controller, 1990;Californiastate treasurer, 1995-99; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1998; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for California,2004(on behalf ofGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney); alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,2008.Chineseancestry.Died, fromcancer, in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 1,2011 (age57 years, 193days).Interment atU.S.Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | Peter J. Biondi (1942-2011) — also known asPete Biondi — of Hillsborough,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 23,1942.Republican.Mayorof Hillsborough Township, N.J., 1986-93;SomersetCounty Freeholder, 1994-97; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 16th District, 1998-2011; died inoffice 2011.Member,Rotary;Elks.Died, fromnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma,November10, 2011 (age69 years, 140days).Interment atNew Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J. | | Norman Frederick Lent Jr. (1931-2012) — also known asNorman F. Lent — of East Rockaway,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oceanside,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March23, 1931.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;lawyer;confidential law secretary to JusticeThomasP. Farley, 1960-62; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1963-70 (2nd District 1963-65, 6th District 1966,7th District 1967-70);U.S.Representative from New York, 1971-93 (5th District 1971-73, 4thDistrict 1973-93); delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1972.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromcancer, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 11,2012 (age81 years, 80days).Burial location unknown. | | Reginald Bartholomew (1936-2012) — of Virginia. Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February17, 1936.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toLebanon, 1983-86;Spain, 1986-89;Italy, 1993-97.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August26, 2012 (age76 years, 191days).Cremated. | | Arlen Specter (1930-2012) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,February12, 1930.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;Republican candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1967; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1972,2008;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011; defeated in Democraticprimary, 2010.Jewish.Died, fromnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October14, 2012 (age82 years, 245days).Interment atShalomMemorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. | | James Francis O'Neill (c.1926-2012) — also known asJames F. O'Neill;Jim O'Neill;"Shirt-sleeves" —of Bel Air,HarfordCounty, Md.Born about 1926.Towncommission chairman of Bel Air, Maryland, 1970-74.Died, fromcancer, in Stella MarisHospice,Timonium,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,November12, 2012 (ageabout 86years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert John Danhof (1925-2013) — also known asRobert J. Danhof;Bob Danhof — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,August24, 1925.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1962;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;appointed 1969.ChristianReformed orPresbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Jaycees.Died, fromcancer, in East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,March 1,2013 (age87 years, 189days).Interment atZeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Mich. | | Betsy Diane Sayre (1947-2013) — also known asDiane Sayre — of Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.Born in Cottonwood Point,PemiscotCounty, Mo.,July 31,1947.Schoolteacher and principal;mayorof Caruthersville, Mo., 1986-94, 1998-2013; died in office 2013.Female.Died, fromcancer, in Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.,May 2,2013 (age65 years, 275days).Interment atMaple Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo. | | Thomas Penfield Jackson (1937-2013) — Born inWashington,D.C.,January10, 1937.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1982-2002; tooksenior status 2002; senior judge, 2002-04.Member,DeltaUpsilon.Died, ofcancer, in Compton,St. Mary'sCounty, Md.,June 15,2013 (age76 years, 156days).Burial location unknown. | | John Yetter McCollister (1921-2013) — also known asJohn Y. McCollister — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,June 10,1921.Republican.DouglasCounty Commissioner, 1965-70; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nebraska,1968;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1971-77; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1976; Republican Presidential Elector forNebraska,2000(voted forGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney).Presbyterian.Member,PhiKappa Psi;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Died, fromcancer, in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,November1, 2013 (age92 years, 144days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Michael Menino (1942-2014) — also known asThomas M. Menino;"MayorMumbles" —of Hyde Park, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Readville, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December27, 1942.Democrat.Mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1993-2014; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromcancer, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October30, 2014 (age71 years, 307days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.  | Elois Zeanah (1941-2015) — also known asEleanor Elois Kennedy — of Thousand Oaks,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.Born in Fayette,FayetteCounty, Ala.,October25, 1941.Republican.Mayorof Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1993-94.Female.Died, fromlymphoma, in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,January23, 2015 (age73 years, 90days).Interment atGordo City Cemetery, Gordo, Ala.| | Relatives:Daughter of Aaron Scott Kennedy and Martha Sue Kennedy; married toJames Henley Zeanah. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of ThousandOaks |
| | | Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III (1927-2015) — also known asHugh D. Auchincloss III;YushaAuchincloss —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1927.Independent candidate forRhodeIsland state senate 50th District, 1992.Died, fromcancer, in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,June 13,2015 (age87 years, 270days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. (1929-2016) — also known asBrandon Grove — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 8,1929.Staff member for U.S. Rep.ChesterBowles; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toZaire, 1984-87; director, Foreign Service Institute, 1988-92.Died, from complications ofcancer, inWashington,D.C.,May 20,2016 (age87 years, 42days).Burial location unknown. | | Mary McClure Bibby (1939-2016) — also known asMary Anne Burges;MaryMcClure —of Redfield,SpinkCounty, S.Dak.; Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.; Spicer,KandiyohiCounty, Minn.Born in Milbank,GrantCounty, S.Dak.,April21, 1939.Republican. Fulbright scholar; member ofSouthDakota state senate, 1975-89; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from South Dakota,1976,1992,2008(alternate); special assistant for intergovernmental affairs, underPresidentGeorgeH. W. Bush, 1989-92.Female.Congregationalist;laterMethodist.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;Rotary.Died, fromcancer, in Spicer,KandiyohiCounty, Minn.,July 2,2016 (age77 years, 72days).Interment atSpicer Cemetery, Spicer, Minn. | | William Lester Armstrong (1937-2016) — also known asWilliam L. Armstrong;BillArmstrong —of Aurora,AdamsCounty, Colo.; Littleton,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,March16, 1937.Republican.Radio stationpresident;banker;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1963-64; member ofColoradostate senate, 1965-72;U.S.Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1973-79;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1979-91;president,Colorado Christian University, 2006.Died, fromcancer, inDenver,Colo.,July 5,2016 (age79 years, 111days).Burial location unknown. | | Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (1924-2016) — also known asPhyllis Schlafly;Phyllis McAlpinStewart —of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.; Ladue,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August15, 1924.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1952 (24th District), 1970 (23rdDistrict); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1956,1960(alternate),1964,1968;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,2004,2008(alternate),2012,2016.Female.Catholic.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;JuniorLeague;PhiBeta Kappa;PiSigma Alpha.AuthorofA Choice Not An Echo and other books; leader of oppositionto the Equal Rights Amendment; founder and president of the EagleForum.Died, fromcancer, in Ladue,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,September5, 2016 (age92 years, 21days).Burial location unknown. | | Mary B. Schroer (1947-2017) — also known asMary B. White — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in St. Marys,AuglaizeCounty, Ohio,February11, 1947.Democrat. Legislative assistant to State Sen.LanaPollack; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 52nd District, 1993-98; defeated,1988.Female.Catholic.Member,League of WomenVoters.Died, fromcancer, in ArborHospice,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October3, 2017 (age70 years, 234days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of John Crane White and Louise (Koch) White; married1967 to J.Michael Schroer. |
| | Orval Howard Hansen (1926-2017) — also known asOrval H. Hansen — of Idaho. Born in Firth,BinghamCounty, Idaho,August3, 1926.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1957-62, 1965-66; member ofIdahostate senate, 1967-68;U.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1969-75; defeated, 1962,1974.DanishandSwedishancestry.Died, fromcancer, in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,November2, 2017 (age91 years, 91days).Burial location unknown.
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