Very incomplete list!in chronological order  |  Wallace Edgar Pierce (1881-1940) — also known asWallace E. Pierce — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Black Brook,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1917-19;chair ofClinton County Republican Party, 1927-40;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1939-40; died inoffice 1940.Died, from aheartattack, in the Congressionalphysician's office, in theU.S.Capitol,Washington,D.C.,January3, 1940 (age58 years, 25days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) — also known asEdward N. Ament — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Arcata,HumboldtCounty, Calif.,July 30,1860.Furniturebusiness;mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39.Methodist;laterCongregationalist.Member,Lions;Freemasons.Died, ofheartfailure, in hisdentist's waiting room, Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February24, 1949 (age88 years, 209days).Interment atSunsetView Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif. | | Lucien Bertram Baskerville (1880-1949) — also known asLucien B. Baskerville — ofBatesCounty, Mo.Born inBatesCounty, Mo.,August14, 1880.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Bates County, 1913-14.Sufferedcoronarythrombosis in adoctor's office, and died soon after, inEllettHospital,Appleton City,St. ClairCounty, Mo.,August20, 1949 (age69 years, 6days).Interment atAppleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, Mo.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Baskerville and Mary Malinda (Caldwell) Baskerville;married1919 to LottieGladys Bailey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edward Joseph Kelly (1876-1950) — also known asEdward J. Kelly;"BigEd" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 1,1876.Democrat. Chiefengineer,Sanitary District of Chicago; park district commissioner, 1922-34;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1932,1936,1940,1944(delegation chair;speaker),1948;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1933-47; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1940-47.Irishancestry.Stricken with aheartattack and died at hisdoctor's office, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October20, 1950 (age74 years, 172days).Entombed atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill.  | Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976) — also known asRichard J. Daley;"TheBoss" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 15,1902.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 9th District, 1936-38; member ofIllinoisstate senate 9th District, 1939-47; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;speaker,1968;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1955-76; died in office 1976.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Stricken with aheartattack and died at hisdoctor's office, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December20, 1976 (age74 years, 219days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.| | Relatives:Married,June 17,1936, to Eleanor 'Sis' Guilfoyle; father ofRichardMichael Daley andWilliamMichael Daley. | | | | Political family:Daleyfamily of Chicago, Illinois. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Richard J. Daley: MikeRoyko,Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago — Adam Cohen & ElizabethTaylor,AmericanPharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley : His Battle for Chicago and theNation — Hugh Brogan,AllHonorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.Daley — Roger Biles,RichardJ. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing ofChicago — Eugene C. Kennedy,Himself!The Life and Times of Richard J. Daley — Len O'Connor,Requiem: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era —F. Richard Ciccone,Daley: Power and Presidential Politics — Frank Sullivan,Legend:The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley —Milton Rakove,Don'tMake No Waves, Don't Back No Losers : An Insider's Analysis of theDaley Machine — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, March 23,1962 |
| | Jeffrey Reid Allen (1958-2004) — also known asJeff Allen — of Hoover,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,April 7,1958.Libertarian.Softwaredeveloper; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 2002.KilledDarren Keith Palmer, a business associate, and then, perhaps to avoidprosecution,shotandkilledhimself, in the back of adoctor's office, Hoover,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,April28, 2004 (age46 years, 21days).Burial location unknown. | | Lorna J. Kesterson (1925-2012) — also known asLorna Jolley — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,December30, 1925.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor;mayorof Henderson, Nev., 1985-93.Female.Mormon.Died, in herdoctor's office, Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.,January16, 2012 (age86 years, 17days).Interment atSouthernNevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
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