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Politicians Who Donated Their Bodies To Science

Paul Egan (1898-1968) — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,1898.Mayorof Aurora, Ill., 1953-62; defeated, 1965.Died in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,1968(ageabout70 years). Hisbody was donated to medical science.

Very incomplete list!

in chronological order

Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) — also known asAlbert A. Ames;"Doc" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; California.Born in Garden Prairie,BooneCounty, Ill.,January18, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1867;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;resigned 1902; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1888;indictedin 1902 onbriberycharges,over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint hissecretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November16, 1911 (age69 years, 302days). His body was reportedlydonated to science.Cremated;ashes interred atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
 
 Relatives: SonofAlfredElisha Ames and Martha Asenath (Pratt) Ames; married,April21, 1862, to Sarah S. Strout; fourth cousin once removed ofOakesAmes andOliverAmes Jr..
 Political family:Amesfamily of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record
Sheridan DowneySheridan Downey (1884-1961) — of Atherton,San MateoCounty, Calif.; Claremont,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,March11, 1884.Democrat.U.S.Senator from California, 1939-50.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,October25, 1961 (age77 years, 228days). Hisbody was donated to the University ofCalifornia Medical Center.
 Relatives: SonofStephenWheeler Downey and Evangeline Victoria 'Eva' (Owen) Downey;married1910 to HelenSymons.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
 Image source: Who's Who in UnitedStates Politics (1950)
 
 Relatives:Son-in-law ofEdwardM. Mangan.
 Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) — also known asFred Biermann — of Decorah,WinneshiekCounty, Iowa.Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March20, 1884.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1928,1940;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.Agnostic.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,July 1,1968 (age84 years, 103days). Hisbody was donated to the Iowa Medical School.Interment atPhelpsCemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
 Relatives: Sonof E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann; married,January25, 1930, to Adel Rygg.
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 Harold Ambrose Patten (1907-1969) — also known asHarold A. Patten — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Husted,El PasoCounty, Colo.,October6, 1907.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Arizona, 1949-55 (at-large 1949-51, 2ndDistrict 1951-55).Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,September6, 1969 (age61 years, 335days). Hisbody was donated to University of ArizonaCollege of Medicine for for research purposes.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Mortimer Thomas Furay (1910-1972) — also known asMort Furay — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 23,1910.Democrat.President,Local 705, Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union;vice-president,AFL-CIO Union Label Trade Department; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1944; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1949; in 1967, at an intersection in HighlandPark, Mich., he witnessed a woman being beaten by her husband, andsummoned police; when the police officers decided not to arrest theman, heprotested,and wasarrestedforinterferingwith police; he pleaded not guilty, and a trial date was set, butapparently the case was dropped.Died, probably from aheartattack, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March12, 1972 (age61 years, 233days);body was donated to Wayne State University MedicalSchool.
 Relatives: Sonof Mortimer John Furay and Florence Bell (Kratz) Furay; married1932 toCorinne Kelly.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 John Joseph Pelter (1905-1974) — also known asJohn J. Pelter — of Dehue,LoganCounty, W.Va.; Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.Born in Carlisle,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,January27, 1905.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1933-36;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1937-44 (8th District 1937-38, 7thDistrict 1939-44).Member,PhiKappa Tau.Youngest speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Died, from aheartattack, in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March28, 1974 (age69 years, 60days). Hisbody was donated to the West Virginia School ofMedicine, Morgantown.
 Relatives: Sonof Isaac Pelter and Mary Ann (Tilson) Pelter; married1936 toMarjorie King.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) — also known asGeorge S. Counts — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; New Hope,BucksCounty, Pa.Born near Baldwin City,DouglasCounty, Kan.,December9, 1889.Universityprofessor;author;president,American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American LaborParty state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,1955-59.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Kappa;KappaDelta Pi.Suffered astroke,and died two weeks later, in ahospitalat Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,November10, 1974 (age84 years, 336days). Hisbody was donated to Washington UniversityMedical School, St. Louis, Mo.
 Relatives: Sonof James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble)Counts.
 Philip Frankfeld (d. 1976) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Massachusetts.Communist. Workers candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1928; candidateforU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1940.Died in1976;body donated to medical school. Chase Mellen Jr. (1897-1978) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1933-35; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1936;Liberal Party candidate for New York City Controller, 1953.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died,September12, 1978 (age81 years, 219days). Hisbody was donated to the New York UniversityHospital.
 Relatives: Sonof Chase Mellen and Lucy Cony (Manley) Mellen; married,January30, 1941, to Sarah (Brisbane) McCrary; grandson ofJosephHoman Manley; grandnephew ofDanielAlbert Cony; great-grandson ofSamuelCony (1811-1870); second great-grandson ofSamuelCony (1775-1835); third great-grandson ofDanielCony; first cousin twice removed ofArthurSewall (1835-1900); second cousin once removed ofHaroldMarsh Sewall andRobertAlexander Cony; second cousin twice removed ofMelvilleWeston Fuller; third cousin ofArthurSewall (1887-1961),LoyallFarragut Sewall,SumnerSewall andArthurSewall II.
 Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 Theos Alvyn Grove (1904-1982) — also known asTheos A. Grove — of Utica,MacombCounty, Mich.; Sterling Heights,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Forman,SargentCounty, N.Dak.,February9, 1904.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1938 (1st District), 1958 (7thDistrict); Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1940, 1946, 1948; Socialist Laborcandidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidateforUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961; member ofMichigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965;Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 1955; Socialist Labor candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th SenatorialDistrict, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1962; Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganState University board of trustees, 1964, 1966, 1968; SocialistLabor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1972;Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976.Norwegianancestry.Died in Utica,MacombCounty, Mich.,July 20,1982 (age78 years, 161days). Hisbody was donated for medical science.
 Relatives: Sonof Theodore Grove and Dorothy Lavina (Hoehn) Grove.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 William Frederick Theodore Mollenhauer Jr.(1897-1983) —also known asWilliam Mollenhauer — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1897.Communist. Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1926, 1928; Workerscandidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1927.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Pitman,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,June 15,1983 (age85 years, 242days). Bodydonated to science.Cremated;ashes scattered. Georgia Cozzini (1915-1983) — also known asGeorgia O. Purvis — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,February14, 1915.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1970, 1974; Socialist Laborcandidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1946, 1957; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1956, 1960.Female.Died, frompancreaticcancer, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October10, 1983 (age68 years, 238days). She had arranged todonate her body to science, butthe Medical College of Wisconsin lost the paperwork.Cremated;ashes scattered inaprivate or family graveyard, Bayfield County, Wis.
 Relatives:Married,January18, 1936, toArtemioCozzini.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 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, fromcancerandhearttrouble, in BarnesHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,February12, 1984 (age81 years, 51days). Hisbody was donated to Washington University.
 Relatives: Sonof John B. Kaufman and Sophia Maria (Woehr) Kaufman; married1943 toMargaret Cordelia Uding.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,1892.Democrat.Universityprofessor;historian;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.Died, ofheartfailure, in Clarion,ClarionCounty, Pa.,May 11,1984 (ageabout 91years). Bodydonated to the University of Michigan medicalschool. Salathiel Charles Masterson (1911-1990) — also known asS. C. Masterson;"Brick" —of Richmond,ContraCosta County, Calif.; El Sobrante,ContraCosta County, Calif.Born in Touchet,Walla WallaCounty, Wash.,December23, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniaDemocratic State Central Committee, 1944; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1948;municipal judge in California, 1950; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-60; defeated, 1934; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1960-72.Protestant.Member,ExchangeClub;Elks;Eagles;Moose;DeltaSigma Rho.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.,1990(ageabout78 years). Hisbody was donated to the University ofCalifornia for medical research.
 Relatives: Sonof S. C. Masterson; married to Marjorie Bried; nephew ofCharlesW. Masterson.
 John H. Poelker (1913-1990) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,April14, 1913.Democrat.FBIspecial agent;mayorof St. Louis, Mo., 1973-77; defeated in primary, 1977.Catholic.Died,February9, 1990 (age76 years, 301days). Hisbody was donated to the St. Louis Universitymedical school.Cenotaph atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
 Relatives:Married to Ruth Cambrom.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Ralph Waldo Muncy (1902-1992) — also known asRalph W. Muncy — of Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.; Monument,El PasoCounty, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Cedar,LeelanauCounty, Mich.,April26, 1902.Socialist.Forester;engineer;Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Laborcandidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of MichiganSocialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary ofMichigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganstate highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidateforGovernor ofMichigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Laborstate chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2ndDistrict); Socialist Labor candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1966.English,Scottish,andSwissancestry.Died, followingmyocardialinfarction, at UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March28, 1992 (age89 years, 337days). Hisbody was donated to the University of Michiganmedical school.Cremated;ashes interred atRose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
 Relatives: Sonof John Irvin Muncy and Maud Ione (Ackley) Muncy; married,September2, 1924, to Anna Van Tuyl; married,October22, 1935, toLydiaLow Baird (half-sister ofHenryRobert Baird); third cousin thrice removed ofChesterAckley.
 Political family:Muncy-Bairdfamily of St. Clair, Michigan (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
Warren P. KnowlesWarren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) — also known asWarren P. Knowles — of New Richmond,St. CroixCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in River Falls,PierceCounty, Wis.,August19, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1948,1956,1960,1964,1972;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; Republican PresidentialElector for Wisconsin,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1957;Governor ofWisconsin, 1965-71.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Eagles;Kiwanis.Suffered aheartattack at the end of a day offishing,during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soonafter at Black River MemorialHospital,Black River Falls,JacksonCounty, Wis.,May 1,1993 (age84 years, 255days). Hisbody was donated to the Medical College ofWisconsin.
 Relatives:Brother ofRobertP. Knowles; married1943 toDorothy C. Guidry.
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier
 Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1954
 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, ofmalignantlymphoma, in Glacier Hillsnursinghome, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 1,1996 (age94 years, 81days). Herbody was donated to the University of MichiganMedical School.Cremated;ashes interred atRose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
 Relatives:Daughter of William Baird and Grace Elizabeth (Low) Baird;half-sister ofHenryRobert Baird; married,October22, 1935, toRalphWaldo Muncy.
 Political family:Muncy-Bairdfamily of St. Clair, Michigan (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 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 to science.
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 James J. Eagan (1926-2000) — also known as"The Jolly Green Giant" — of Florissant,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,March 4,1926.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Florissant, Mo., 1963-2000.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of anadversereaction to a prescription drug, in St. John's MercyMedicalCenter,St.Louis, Mo.,November2, 2000 (age74 years, 243days). Hisbody was donated to science. Durward Gorham Hall (1910-2001) — also known asDurward G. Hall;"Dr.No" —of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Cassville,BarryCounty, Mo.,September14, 1910.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;surgeon;U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1961-73; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1964.Baptist.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Rotary.Died in Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.,March15, 2001 (age90 years, 182days). His body wasdonated to an Oregon teaching hospital.Cremated;ashes interred atHazelwoodCemetery, Springfield, Mo.
 Relatives: Sonof Thomas Clemens Hall and Omah Ellen (Neill) Hall; married,September6, 1931, to Mary Elizabeth Turner.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,November30, 1903.Merchant;mayorof Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69.Christian.Member,Rotary;AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons.Died in Barton W. Stonenursinghome, Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,April26, 2002 (age98 years, 147days). Hisbody was donated to science. Hovah Hall Underwood (1919-2004) — also known asHovah Hall — Born in Grantsville,CalhounCounty, W.Va.,April12, 1919.Schoolteacher;socialworker; First Lady of West Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-2001.Female.Methodist.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died, from complications of astroke,in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,September24, 2004 (age85 years, 165days). Herbody was donated to the School of Medicine atMarshall University.
 Relatives:Married,July 25,1948, toCecilHarland Underwood.
 Political family:Underwoodfamily of Huntington and Charleston, WestVirginia.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle
 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 wasdonated to the University of MichiganMedical School, Department of Anatomy.
 Relatives: Sonof Roy Dunn and Mae Dunn.
 Arthur Naftalin (1917-2005) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,June 28,1917.Democrat.Universityprofessor;newspapercolumnist;secretary to MayorHubertH. Humphrey, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1948,1952(alternate),1960,1964;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1961-69.Jewish.Injured in afall, anddied a few hours later, in Abbott NorthwesternHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 16,2005 (age87 years, 322days). Hisbody was donated to the University of Minnesotamedical school.
 Relatives: Sonof Sandel Naftalin and Tillie (Bresky) Naftalin; married,July 3,1941, to Frances Marie Healy; father of MarkNaftalin.
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Charles Patric Larrowe (1916-2006) — also known asCharles P. Larrowe;LashLarrowe —of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,May 1,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;NAACP.Died, from complications ofParkinson'sdisease,July 7,2006 (age90 years, 67days). Hisbody was donated to the Michigan StateUniversity medical school.
 Relatives: Sonof Albertus Larrowe and Helen (Maginnis) Larrowe.
 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);body donated to Oregon Health and ScienceUniversity.Cremated;ashes interred atIdlewildCemetery, Hood River, Ore.
 Relatives: Sonof Dr. George James Sweetland and Ethyl Mildred (Mark) Sweetland;married,October15, 1931, to Lillie Augusta McGrath; nephew ofMonroeMarsh Sweetland; third cousin thrice removed ofErastusClark Scranton andSerenoHamilton Scranton.
 Political family:Scrantonfamily of Madison, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Thomas Francis Eagleton (1929-2007) — also known asThomas F. Eagleton — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September4, 1929.Democrat.Lawyer;Missouristate attorney general, 1961-65;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1965-69;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1969-87; nominee forVicePresident of the United States 1972.Catholic.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, in St. Mary'sHospital,Richmond Heights,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,March 4,2007 (age77 years, 181days). Hisbody was donated to Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine.
 Relatives: Sonof Zitta Louise (Swanson) Eagleton and Mark David Eagleton; married,February12, 1956, to Barbara Ann Smith.
 Cross-reference:SteveVossmeyer
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Books about Thomas Eagleton: Joshua M.Glasser,TheEighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign inCrisis
 Douglas Andrew Fraser (1916-2008) — also known asDouglas A. Fraser;DougFraser —of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,December18, 1916.Democrat.Automobileworker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1960,1968(alternate),1972,1976;president,United Auto Workers, 1977-83.Scottishancestry.Died, fromemphysema,in ProvidenceHospital,Southfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.,February23, 2008 (age91 years, 67days). Hisbody was donated to Wayne State UniversityMedical School.
 Relatives: Sonof Samuel Douglas Fraser; married to Eva Falk.
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
Cecil H. UnderwoodCecil Harland Underwood (1922-2008) — also known asCecil H. Underwood — of Sistersville,TylerCounty, W.Va.; Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.; Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Josephs Mills,TylerCounty, W.Va.,November5, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;minister;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1945-56;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-2001; defeated, 1964, 1976, 2000;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1960(TemporaryChair),1972,1984,2000;candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1960; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for West Virginia,1968(on behalf ofRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;JuniorOrder;Kiwanis;PiKappa Delta;FarmBureau.He was both the youngest (in 1957) and the oldest (in 2001) governorin West Virginia history.Died, following a series ofstrokes,in MemorialHospitalof the Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,November24, 2008 (age86 years, 19days). Hisbody was donated to the School of Medicine atMarshall University.Cenotaph atSpringHill Cemetery, Josephs Mills, W.Va.
 Relatives: Sonof S. H. Underwood and Della (Forrester) Underwood; married,July 25,1948, toHovahHall; father ofCeciliaUnderwood.
 Campaign slogan (1996): "BetterGovernment, Not Bigger Government."
 Epitaph: "They gave their lives inservice to others and their bodies in death toscience."
 See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951
 Wendell Richard Anderson (1933-2016) — also known asWendell R. Anderson — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Wayzata,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,February1, 1933.Democrat. Member of the U.S. hockey team which won asilvermedal at the 1956 Winter Olympics;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 37, 1959-62; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1963-70 (49th District 1963-66, 44th District1967-70); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1964;Governorof Minnesota, 1971-76;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1976-78; defeated(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1978.Protestant.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in ahospiceat St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 17,2016 (age83 years, 167days). Hisbody was donated to the University of Minnesotafor medical research.
 See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —MinnesotaLegislator record
 Robert Darwood Alexander (1944-2017) — also known asRobert D. Alexander;BobAlexander —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,October31, 1944.Servedin the Peace Corps;schoolteacher; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (HumanRights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1977-79; Democratic candidateforU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2004; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2016(on behalf ofHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Unitarian.Member,PhiKappa Tau;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, frompancreaticcancer, in East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,April26, 2017 (age72 years, 177days). Hisbody was donated to the Michigan StateUniversity Medical School.
 Relatives: Sonof Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; marriedto Julie Horn.

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The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyardis a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260politicians, living and dead.
 
 The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President,members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders inall fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; andthe chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifyingmunicipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, forany of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellatejudges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of majorfederal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmastersof qualifying communities; (5) state and national political partyofficials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and otherparticipants in national party nominating conventions;(6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nationsbefore 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify",for Political Graveyard purposes, if theyhave at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive ofpredecessor, successor, and merged entities. 
 The listings areincomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project. 
 Information on this page — and on all other pages of thissite — is believed to be accurate, but isnotguaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sourcesbefore relying on any information here. 
 The official URL for this page is:https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/donated.html. 
 Links to this or any other Political Graveyard pageare welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimeschange as the site develops. 
 If you are searching for a specific named individual, try thealphabetical index of politicians. 
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; seeFeistv. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this siteare 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe toconstitutefair use under applicable copyright law. Wherepossible, each image is linked to its online source. However,requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from thissite are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection andarrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum.(4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under aCreative CommonsLicense.
What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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