Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Cornelius Harnett (1723-1781) — of North Carolina. Born near Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,April20, 1723.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1777.Captured by the British in January 1781, anddiedas a prisoner, ofdiseasecontracted in captivity, in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,April20, 1781 (age58 years, 0days).Interment atSt.James' Churchyard, Wilmington, N.C. | | William Duer (1747-1799) — also known as"Philo-Publius" — ofNewYork County, N.Y.Born in Devon,England,March18, 1747.Planter;timber andlumber merchant;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Eastern District, 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1777; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1785-86; went bankrupt as aresult of the Panic of 1792, and wasimprisonedfordebt.Died, indebtor's prison, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1799 (age52 years, 31days).Originally entombed atOldSt. Thomas Church, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Ira J. Westover (d. 1836) —Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Goliad, 1835;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.Following the Battle of Coleto, during theTexasWar of Independence, he was among those taken prisoner by theMexican Army; a few days later, he and almost 400 otherprisoners wereshot todeath, an incident now known as the Goliad Massacre, in Goliad,GoliadCounty, Tex.,March27, 1836.Cremated. | | Joshua Chilton (1818-1862) — ofShannonCounty, Mo.Born inWayneCounty, Tenn.,September28, 1818.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Shannon County, 1846-55;member ofMissouristate senate 24th District, 1860-61.Member,Freemasons.Arrestedby Union troops as an allegedSouthernsympathizer, and while aprisoner, wasshot andkilled,near Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.,August28, 1862 (age43 years, 334days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Ruffin (1820-1863) — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born in Louisburg,FranklinCounty, N.C.,September9, 1820.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1853-61;Delegatefrom North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Mortallywounded in a cavalry fight before the Battle of Bristoe Station,and diedwhile a prisoner of war, atAlexandria,Va.,October13, 1863 (age43 years, 34days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Franklin County, N.C. | | William Magear Tweed (1823-1878) — also known asWilliam M. Tweed;William Marcy Tweed;"Boss Tweed" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1823.Democrat.Chairmaker;firefighter;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1853-55; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 4th District, 1868-73.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Convictedofembezzlementandsentencedto twelve years inprison;escaped;capturedin Spain and brought back to New York.Diedin prison, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April12, 1878 (age55 years, 9days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Stanley J. Pacholek (1890-1932) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inPoland,December8, 1890.Undertaker;candidate formayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 1932 (primary), 1932.Polishancestry.Arrestedin April, 1932, fordrunkdriving;died bysuicidein hisjail cell, byhanginghimself with his scarf, in Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.,April19, 1932 (age41 years, 133days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert E. Manley (c.1866-1941) — ofPhilippines.Born in Rushford,FillmoreCounty, Minn., about 1866.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;member of Democratic National Committee from the Philippine Islands,1920-41.Died, in aJapanese prison camp, Naga, Camarines Sur,Philippines,December,1941(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Stephen J. Stilwell (1866-1942) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,May 10,1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1909-13; removed 1913;chargedin 1913 withextortingabribeof $3,500 from George H. Kendall, president of the New York Bank Notecompany, over a bill that Kendall supported;tried inthe State Senate and found not guilty on April 15 by a vote of 28 to21;indictedon May 12 by a grand jury forsolicitinga bribe;triedsoon after, andconvictedon May 24; this removed him from office;sentencedto four to eight years inprison;after his release, he moved to Mamaroneck and entered therealestate business;indictedin 1934 on charges that hedefraudedhis former stenographer of $9,000 when she came to him seeking aNaval Academy appointment for her son, but the case did not go totrial;arrestedin March 1941 andindictedin April on charges that he attempted tobribea Mamaroneck village trustee $1,000 to obtain a police job for anassociate;pleadedguilty, but never sentenced; while incarcerated, hislegs wereamputated.Died, while aprisoner awaiting sentence, in GrasslandsHospital,Valhalla,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1942 (age75 years, 345days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Mary Delia (Archer) Stilwell and William Jewitt Stilwell; married,February14, 1887, to Celia A. Blanck. |
| | Sydney Smyth (d. 1944) — of Manila,Philippines.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Captured when the Japanese invaded the Philippines, and held at theSanto Tomas Interment Camp (University of Santo Tomas, Manila,Philippines). Died, as aprisoner of war, in San LazaroHospital,Manila,Philippines,April6, 1944.Original interment atLaLoma Cemetery, Manila, Philippines; reinterment atBasilicaof Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Quezon City, Philippines.  | Allison De France Gibbs (1868-1945) — also known asAllison D. Gibbs — Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,April 3,1868.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from PhilippineIslands,1920.While aprisoner of the Japanese during World War II, waskilledby Alliedbombing ofthehospitalwhere he was held, in Baguio, Benguet Province,Philippines,March15, 1945 (age76 years, 346days).Cremated;ashes interred atMt.Olivet Columbarium, Colma, Calif. | | | Hyman E. Mintz (c.1909-1966) — also known asBucky Mintz — of South Fallsburg,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Born about 1909. Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Sullivan County, 1951-65.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Indictedin 1965 onbriberycharges;convictedin February 1966, andsentencedto a year inprison.Died, following aheartattack, while serving aprison sentence, in BellevueHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1966 (ageabout 57years).Burial location unknown. | | Byron Low Tax Looper (1964-2013) — also known asByron Anthony Looper — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born inPutnamCounty, Tenn.,September15, 1964.Democratic candidate forGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1987; Republican candidate forTennesseestate house of representatives, 1992; Republican candidate forTennesseestate senate, 1998.Changed his middle name from Anthony to Low Tax. He wasindictedin March, 1998, on 14 counts ofofficialmisconduct as Putnam County Tax Assessor. On October 19, 1998, heshotand killedTommyBurks, his opponent for a state senate seat; he wasarrestedsoon after andchargedwithmurder.He lost the November 1998 senate election to Burks' widow, who ran asa write-in candidate with the support of both parties. In August,2000, he wastriedformurder,convicted,andsentencedto life inprisonwithout parole.Died, as aprison inmate, in Morgan County CorrectionalComplex, Wartburg,MorganCounty, Tenn.,June 26,2013 (age48 years, 284days).Burial location unknown.
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