Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Henry Vroman Borst (1857-1925) — also known asHenry V. Borst — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1857.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1913-25; appointed 1913;resigned 1925.Methodist.Suffered aheartattack whilespeaking ata dinner, in theparish house of St. Casimir's Church,Amsterdam, N.Y., and died soon after, in MemorialHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1925 (age68 years, 144days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Isaac Borst and Susan (Vrooman) Borst; married to Alida Yerdon andDaisy Snook. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Baltimore,Md.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lonaconing,AlleganyCounty, Md.,August31, 1857.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of theUnited States, 1926-29;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Scottishancestry.Died, of astroke,during asessionof the House of Bishops, in St. JamesChurch, Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,October3, 1929 (age72 years, 33days).Interment atDruidRidge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married,October13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married,December4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
| | Lawrence Gresser (1851-1935) — also known asLorenz Gresser;"HonestLarry" —of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Bavaria,Germany,January1, 1851.Shoemanufacturer;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1908-11; removed 1911;removed fromoffice as borough president by Gov.JohnA. Dix, forneglectof duty in failing to prevent corruption among his subordinates.Died, in the rectory of theChurch of the Holy Family,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1935 (age84 years, 29days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | James Berg (c.1876-1944) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa., about 1876.Republican.Minister;mayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Orderof United American Mechanics;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Died, from aheartattack, during services at theChurch of the GoodShepherd, Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1944 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1904 toAdeline Brommer. |
| | James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) — also known asJames B. Utt — of Santa Ana,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Tustin,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March11, 1899.Republican.Appraiser;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-36;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;IzaakWalton League;Lions;NativeSons of the Golden West;Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheartattack duringreligiousservices at achurch in Washington, D.C., and died soonafter atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 1,1970 (age70 years, 355days).Interment atSanta Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif. | | William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known asWilliam B. Stansbury — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;chair ofJefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference inAtlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for atrystwith his administrative assistant; thescandalled to an effort toimpeachhim; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty toextorting$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grandjury as to whether this money came to hiscampaignor to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the FifthAmendment right againstself-incrimination.Member,DeltaUpsilon;American BarAssociation.While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of AssisiChurch, he washit by acar, and died soon after, in HumanaHospital-University,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April 4,1985 (age62 years, 17days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wifewas injured.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known asDonal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,September10, 1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit bya mortar round andlost hislower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen.HowardW. Cannon;Governor ofNevada, 1971-79; executive editor,Las Vegas Sunnewspaper.Catholic.Suffered aheartattack at St. Viator CatholicChurch, and died soon afterin ahospital,Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,March 5,2004 (age74 years, 177days).Interment atSouthernNevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev. | | Jennifer Lauren Gale (1960-2008) — also known asJennifer L. Gale — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,1960.Democrat. Candidate formayor ofAustin, Tex., 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 10th District, 2002; candidate formayor ofDallas, Tex., 2007.Female.Transgender.Found dead outside First English LutheranChurch, Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,December17, 2008 (ageabout 48years).Cremated.
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