Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) — also known asJoseph W. Chinn — of Warsaw,RichmondCounty, Va.Born in Tappahannock,EssexCounty, Va.,February15, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;RichmondCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern NeckStateBank,Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,1915-31;justice ofVirginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died inoffice 1936.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, ofemphysema, in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,August16, 1936 (age70 years, 183days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va. | | Orville Canada Bullington (1882-1956) — also known asOrville Bullington — of Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.Born in Indian Springs,VernonCounty, Mo.,February10, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;president and chairman, Wichita Falls & SouthernRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1928(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944,1948;candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1932; member ofTexasRepublican State Committee, 1947-51;TexasRepublican state chair, 1951.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, frommesentericthrombosis while also suffering fromemphysema, in WichitaFalls,WichitaCounty, Tex.,November24, 1956 (age74 years, 288days).Entombed in mausoleum atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Robert Ephram Abell (1887-1963) — also known asRobert E. Abell — of Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.Born inChesterCounty, S.C.,October12, 1887.Democrat.Surgeon;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1940.Died, from a suspectedcoronaryocclusion, due toemphysema andpneumonia,in MemorialHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 9,1963 (age75 years, 148days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Chester, S.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joshua L. Abell and Sophia (Erwin) Abell; married to Alice HallGlenn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Smith Sample (1895-1963) — also known asJohn S. Sample — of Saco,MadisonCounty, Mo.; Jewett,MadisonCounty, Mo.; Mineral Point,WashingtonCounty, Mo.Born in Fredericktown,MadisonCounty, Mo.,June 14,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;stockman;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1941-48, 1954-58 (Madison County1941-48, Washington County 1954-58); defeated, 1948; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1948.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons.Died, fromcorpulmonale, due tochronic emphysema andasthma,in Bonne TerreHospital,Bonne Terre,St.Francois County, Mo.,May 31,1963 (age67 years, 351days).Interment atMarcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Ezekiel Alexander Sample and Ada Caroline (Smith) Sample; marriedto Della Berry. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Edward Creager (1873-1964) — also known asCharles E. Creager — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born near Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,April28, 1873.Republican.U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1909-11.Died, ofemphysema, in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,January11, 1964 (age90 years, 258days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Muskogee, Okla. | | George Docking (1904-1964) — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born in Clay Center,ClayCounty, Kan.,February23, 1904.Democrat.Governor ofKansas, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKansas,1960.Died ofrespiratory emphysema in ahospitalat Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,January20, 1964 (age59 years, 331days).Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. | | Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) — also known asHarold D. Cooley — of Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.Born in Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.,July 26,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1933;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1964.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;JuniorOrder;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi.Died ofemphysema in Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,January15, 1974 (age76 years, 173days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.  | Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) — also known asAlice Lee Roosevelt;"PrincessAlice" —ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1884.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President;speaker);newspapercolumnist.Female.Died, frompneumonia,emphysema, andcardiacarrest, inWashington,D.C.,February20, 1980 (age96 years, 8days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofEdithRoosevelt; daughter ofTheodoreRoosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt; half-sister ofTheodoreRoosevelt Jr.; married,February17, 1906, toNicholasLongworth; niece ofCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; grandniece ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; grandaunt ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; great-grandniece ofJamesI. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter ofArchibaldBulloch; first cousin ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,EleanorRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Cole andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.. | | | | Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth:Carol Felsenthal,PrincessAlice: The Life and Times of Alice RooseveltLongworth | | | | Image source: Time magazine, February7, 1927 |
| | Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) — also known asLeo J. Callanan — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inGenoa, 1924-26;Melbourne, 1926-27;Adelaide, 1926-29;Nassau, 1929-30; U.S. Consul inPort Said, as of 1931;Madras, as of 1932;Malaga, as of 1938;Oporto, as of 1940;Pernambuco, as of 1943;Victoria, as of 1947; U.S. Consul General inHankow, as of 1949.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromchronic emphysema, in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January5, 1982 (age81 years, 352days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward John Callanan and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan; married,February20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley. |
 | Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) — also known asEdwin S. Lanier — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born near Metter,CandlerCounty, Ga.,July 19,1901.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; director of student financial aid (1934-61), and directorof records and registration (1945-61), University of North Carolina;mayorof Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-54; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59; North Carolinastate personnel director, 1961-62;NorthCarolina insurance commissioner, 1962-72; appointed 1962.Baptist.Member,Rotary.Died, fromemphysema, in WesleyanNursingCenter, Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 5,1983 (age81 years, 229days).Interment atOldChapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C. | | Horace Jeremiah Voorhis (1901-1984) — also known asJerry Voorhis — of San Dimas,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ottawa,FranklinCounty, Kan.,April 6,1901.Democrat. Candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1934;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1937-47; defeated,1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofemphysema, at Claremont Manorretirementhome, Claremont,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September11, 1984 (age83 years, 158days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Altadena, Calif. | | Lionel Cade (1918-1990) — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Born in Texas,August14, 1918.Accountant;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Compton, Calif., 1977-81; defeated, 1973, 1981.Africanancestry. Member,Rotary.Died, while suffering fromemphysema,April 3,1990 (age71 years, 232days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (1911-1993) — also known asVincent Price — Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 27,1911.Democrat.Actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Member,AlphaSigma Phi.Died, fromlungcancer andemphysema, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October25, 1993 (age82 years, 151days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.| | Relatives: Sonof Vincent Leonard Price, Sr. and Marguerite Cobb (Wilcox) Price;married,April23, 1938, to Edith Barrett; married,August25, 1949, to Mary Grant; married,October24, 1974, to Coral Browne. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Leon Paul Weaver (1912-1995) — also known asGeorge L. P. Weaver — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 8,1912.Democrat.Railroadworker;director,civil rights committee, CIO;executivesecretary, civil rights committee, AFL-CIO, 1955-58; assistant tothe president, International Union of Electrical, Radio and MachineWorkers; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs,1961-69; special assistant to the Director-General, InternationalLabor Organization; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1960,1964.Africanancestry.Died, from complications ofemphysema andasthma,in George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 14,1995 (age83 years, 67days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George J. Weaver and Josephine (Snell) Weaver; married,September7, 1941, to Mary F. Sullivan. |
| | Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) — also known asColeman A. Young — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,May 24,1918.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;nationalrepresentative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47;director oforganization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48;executivesecretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9thDistrict, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1968,1972,1976,1980,1984(speaker),1988(speaker),1996;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1969-81;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1988;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1992(elected on behalf ofBillClinton andAlGore; did not serve).Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP.Received theSpingarnMedal in 1981.Died, ofemphysema, while hospitalized forheartproblems, at SinaiHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November29, 1997 (age79 years, 189days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Helen R. Cobb (c.1922-1999) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan., about 1922.Candidate in primary formayorof San Diego, Calif., 1963.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Indictedin 1970 onbriberyconspiracychargesin connection with the "Yellow CabScandal";acquitted.Died, from complications ofemphysema anddiabetes,at ChaseMedicalCenter, El Cajon,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March 8,1999 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown. | | Patricia Ruth Sher (c.1931-2001) — also known asPatricia R. Sher;PatriciaHesse —of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C., about 1931.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1979-90; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1991-95; defeated in primary, 1994.Female.Died, ofemphysema, in Holy CrossHospital,Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 30,2001 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown. | | Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (1925-2004) — also known asElizabeth V. Hallanan — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January10, 1925.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957;defeated, 1954; resigned 1957; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1958;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,1984-96.Female.Catholic.Member,Pi BetaPhi;American BarAssociation;Altrusa.Died, from complications ofemphysema, in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 8,2004 (age79 years, 150days).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick H. Hobbs (1934-2005) — also known asFred Hobbs — of Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,January6, 1934.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 29th District, 1967-76.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Lions;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Amvets.Died, ofemphysema, in PottsvilleHospital,Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 24,2005 (age71 years, 199days).Cremated;ashes interred atCharlesBaber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa. | | William Atchinson O'Neill (1930-2007) — also known asWilliam A. O'Neill — of East Hampton,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August11, 1930.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;restaurantowner; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 52nd District; elected 1970;Governor ofConnecticut, 1980-91.Died, fromemphysema, in East Hampton,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,November24, 2007 (age77 years, 105days).Interment atConnecticutState Veterans Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | 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 wasdonated to Wayne State University Medical School. | | William Frank Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) — also known asWilliam F. Buckley, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1925.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1965; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 2nd District, 1966.Catholic.IrishandSwissancestry. Member,Skulland Bones.Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor ofNational Reviewmagazine;authorand lecturer; host oftelevisionnews show "Firing Line"; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.Died, probably ofdiabetesandemphysema, in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February27, 2008 (age82 years, 95days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof William Frank Buckley, Sr. and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brotherofJamesLane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who marriedLeoBrent Bozell); married1950 toPatricia Alden Austin Taylor. | | | | Political family:Buckleyfamily of New York and Connecticut. | | | | Cross-reference:FredericR. Coudert, Jr. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.:GettingIt Right (2003) —Godand Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'(1951) —Spytime: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) —Nearer,My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) —TheLexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive WordLover (1998) —Airborne: A Sentimental Journey (1984) —InSearch of Anti-Semitism (1992) —BrothersNo More (1995) —UpFrom Liberalism (1959) —TheCommittee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee onUn-American Activities (1962) —Elvisin the Morning (2001) —Executioneve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) —Fourreforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) —Gratitude: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —Nuremberg: the reckoning (2002) —Overdrive: a personal documentary (1983) —UnitedNations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) —Theunmaking of a mayor (1966) —RonaldReagan: An American Hero (2001) —TheReagan I Knew (2008) | | | | Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.:StainedGlass : A Blackford Oakes Novel —MarcoPolo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Savingthe Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —SeeYou Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Tucker'sLast Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Mongoose,R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —AVery Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —HighJinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Who'son First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —TheRedhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator JoeMcCarthy | | | | Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:John B. Judis,WilliamF. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives —Lee Edwards,WilliamF. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T.Bogus,Buckley:William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of AmericanConservatism | | | | Critical books about William F. Buckley,Jr.: David Miller,ChairmanBill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr. |
| | Louis Gatewood Galbraith (1947-2012) — also known asGatewood Galbraith — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Carlisle,NicholasCounty, Ky.,January23, 1947.Lawyer;candidate in Democratic primary forKentuckycommissioner of agriculture, 1983; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1991 (Democratic primary), 1995 (Democratic primary),1995 (Independent), 1999 (Reform), 2007 (Democratic primary), 2011(Independent); candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2000 (Reform), 2002(Independent); Independent candidate forKentuckystate attorney general, 2003.Died, fromemphysema, in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January3, 2012 (age64 years, 345days).Burial location unknown.
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