Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Joshua Fry (1699-1754) — ofAlbemarleCounty, Va.Born in Crewkerne, Somerset,England,1699.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1740.Surveyor and co-author with Peter Jefferson (ThomasJefferson's father) of a famous early map titled "Map of the MostInhabited part of Virginia, containing the whole province of Marylandwith Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina." Upon hisdeath, the youngGeorgeWashington took command of Virginia's military forces.Died, of injuries received in afall from hishorse,near Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,May 31,1754 (ageabout 54years).Original intermentsomewherein Allegany County, Md.; reinterment atRoseHill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md. | | Moses Cockrell (1767-1800) — ofLeeCounty, Va.Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,1767.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1799-1800.Dreamed one night that there was a white otter down in his salt well;in the morning, he had himself lowered into the well in a basket; thebasket broke, and hefell to his death, or perhapsdrowned,inLeeCounty, Va.,1800(ageabout33 years).Intermentsomewhere in Lee County, Va. | | Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February16, 1724.Merchant;Delegateto Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774-76; general inthe Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;LieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1778-80;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.Englishancestry.Slaveowner. Suffered an accidentalfall, and died as a result, inCharleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September15, 1805 (age81 years, 211days).Interment atSt.Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C. | | John Harvie (1742-1807) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,1742.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1777-78;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1785-86;secretaryof state of Virginia, 1788.His estate later became the site of Hollywood Cemetery.Fell from a ladder, and died as a result, inRichmond,Va.,February6, 1807 (ageabout 64years).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 3,1780.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1812-14.Wasthrown from ahorse,which resulted in his death six days later, atSt.Louis, Mo.,August10, 1817 (age37 years, 68days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) — Born inScotland,March23, 1734.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87;Governorof Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1790.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Injured in afall from an overturnedhorsedrawncart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,August31, 1818 (age84 years, 161days).Interment atOldSt. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa. | | William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) — also known asWilliam W. Bibb — of Petersburg,ElbertCounty, Ga.Born inAmeliaCounty, Va.,October2, 1781.Democrat.Physician;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1803-05;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13);U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1813-16;Governorof Alabama Territory, 1817-19;Governor ofAlabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820.Fell from hishorseduring athunderstorm,sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga County (part now inElmoreCounty), Ala.,July 10,1820 (age38 years, 282days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Elmore County, Ala. | | Isaac Griffin (1751-1827) — ofFayetteCounty, Pa.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1751.Democrat. Justice of the peace; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1808-12;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1813-17.Died from the effects of afall from awagon, onhis estate in Nicholson Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October12, 1827 (age76 years, 227days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Pa. | | Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny(1769-1829) —also known asPierre A. C. B. Derbigny — of Louisiana. Born inFrance,June30, 1769.Secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1820-28;Governor ofLouisiana, 1828-29; died in office 1829.Catholic.Member,Freemasons.Died, after beingthrown from ahorsedrawncarriage, in Gretna,JeffersonParish, La.,October6, 1829 (age60 years, 98days).Entombed atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.  | Richard Skinner (1778-1833) — of Manchester,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 30,1778.Democrat.Lawyer;BenningtonCounty State's Attorney, 1801-13; probate judge in Vermont,1805-13;U.S.Representative from Vermont at-large, 1813-15;justice ofVermont state supreme court, 1815-16;chiefjustice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1823-28; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1818;Speaker ofthe Vermont State House of Representatives, 1818;Governor ofVermont, 1820-23.Injured when hefell from ahorse-drawncarriage, and died soon after, in Manchester,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,May 23,1833 (age54 years, 358days).Interment atDellwoodCemetery, Manchester, Vt. | | Luther Lawrence (1778-1839) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September28, 1778.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1812-22;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1822;mayor ofLowell, Mass., 1838-39; died in office 1839.While showing a visitor around his woolen mill, he accidentallyfell into a wheel pit, hit his head, and died soon after, inLowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April17, 1839 (age60 years, 201days).Interment atGrotonCemetery, Groton, Mass. | | Burwell Bassett (1764-1841) — ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,March18, 1764.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1787-89, 1819-21; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1794-1805;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1805-13, 1815-19, 1821-29 (at-large1805-07, 12th District 1807-09, 22nd District 1809-11, 12th District1811-13, 13th District 1815-19, 8th District 1821-29).Slaveowner. Died, after afall from hishorse, inNew KentCounty, Va.,February26, 1841 (age76 years, 345days).Interment atElthamPlantation, New Kent County, Va. | | Robert Milner Echols (1798-1847) — also known asRobert M. Echols — ofWaltonCounty, Ga.Born near Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.,1798.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1824-29; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1830-44; general in the U.S. Army during theMexican War.Killedin action when hefell from his horse during battle, atNational Bridge (Puente Nacional), near Veracruz,Veracruz,December3, 1847 (ageabout 49years).Original intermentsomewherein Mexico; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Walton County, Ga. | | James Wright Gordon (1809-1853) — of Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.,1809.Whig. Member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1839;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1840-41;Governor ofMichigan, 1841-42; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1846, 1847; U.S.Consul inPernambuco, 1850-53, died in office 1853.Accidentallyfell to his death from a second-story balcony, inBrazil,December,1853(ageabout44 years).Burial location unknown. | | James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known asJames G. Birney — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.; Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City,BayCounty), Mich.Born in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,February4, 1792.Lawyer;studied law in the office ofAlexanderJ. Dallas in Philadelphia; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1816-18; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general ofAlabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama,1828;mayorof Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1843, 1845.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.While traveling in 1845, thehorse hewas riding bucked; hefell and was injured; his conditionworsened over time, leading to tremors and paralysis, and he died asa result, in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,November25, 1857 (age65 years, 294days).Interment atWilliamsburghCemetery, Groveland, N.Y. | | Louis Powell Harvey (1820-1862) — also known asLouis P. Harvey — of Shopiere,RockCounty, Wis.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,July 22,1820.Republican.Delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1854-58; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1856(member,CredentialsCommittee);secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1860-62;Governor ofWisconsin, 1862; died in office 1862.While on a trip to inspect Wisconsin troops after the battle ofShiloh, during theCivilWar,fell off a boat anddrownedin the Tennessee River, near Pittsburg Landing,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April19, 1862 (age41 years, 271days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Lewis T. Ayers (1798-1866) — of San Patricio,SanPatricio County, Tex.; Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Morris Plains,MorrisCounty, N.J.,October6, 1798.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Patricio,1835; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.From the window of his room above the Savings Bank,fell to hisdeath in the alley below, Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,October11, 1866 (age68 years, 5days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Mobile, Ala.| |  Relatives: Sonof Silas Ayers and Mary (Bryan) Ayers; married1824 toRebecca Osborn. |
| | John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) — also known asJohn F. Driggs — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1813.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated,1870.Injured by afall on the ice in the winter of 1875-76, as aresult of which he died, in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.,December17, 1877 (age64 years, 284days).Original interment atBradyHill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.; reinterment atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | Henry F. Belitz (1817-1878) — also known as"Father of Kiel" — of Wisconsin. Born in Schwedt,Germany,February16, 1817.Took part in the 1848 German uprising and led a 10,000 memberresistance group called the Volksverein; founded the city of Kiel,Wisconsin in 1854.; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1864.Germanancestry.Fell from hishorsedrawnbuggy, was run over, and died as a result,March31, 1878 (age61 years, 43days).Interment atKielCemetery, Kiel, Wis. | | George A. Mitchell (d. 1878) — of Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.Mayorof Cadillac, Mich., 1877-78.Thrown from hisbuggy, andstruck his head on a stump; died three days later, in Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.,August8, 1878.Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Chardavoyne Vermilye (1824-1879) — also known asTheodore C. Vermilye — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,December18, 1824.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1860.Killed, when he wasthrown from ahorsedrawncarriage, which had collided with another vehicle, in StatenIsland,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1879 (age54 years, 330days).Interment atSilverMount Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, N.Y. | | James Asheton Bayard Jr. (1799-1880) — also known asJames A. Bayard — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,November15, 1799.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Delaware, 1837-43;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1851-64, 1867-69; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Delaware,1860,1864,1868.Suffered an accidentalfall while descending stairs, and dieda few days later, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,June 13,1880 (age80 years, 211days).Interment atOldSwedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. | | John W. Dwinelle (1816-1881) — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in New York,September7, 1816.Mayorof Oakland, Calif., 1866-67; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1867-69.While trying to board a ferryboat in the dark, hefell intothe water anddrowned,at Port Costa,ContraCosta County, Calif.,January28, 1881 (age64 years, 143days).Burial location unknown. | | Marcus Henderson Cruikshank (1826-1881) — also known asMarcus H. Cruikshank — of Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.Born inAutaugaCounty, Ala.,December12, 1826.Mayorof Talladega, Ala., 1850;Representativefrom Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1864-65.While riding, he wasthrown from hishorse andkilled,October10, 1881 (age54 years, 302days).Interment atClarkHill Cemetery, Talladega, Ala. | | Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born inWashtenawCounty, Mich.,October17, 1828.Lawyer;member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1858;mayor ofOmaha, Neb., 1860-61;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875.Fell from atrainand was killed, in Afton,UnionCounty, Iowa,December19, 1882 (age54 years, 63days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb. | | Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884) — also known asJudah P. Benjamin;Philippe Benjamin;"Poo Bah of the Confederacy" —of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; London,England;Paris,France.Born in Christiansted, St. Croix,VirginIslands,August6, 1811.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1842-44;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1845; PresidentialElector for Louisiana,1848;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1853-61;ConfederateAttorney General, 1861;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1861-62;ConfederateSecretary of State, 1862-65.Jewish.Hefledto Europe in 1865 toavoidarrest by Union forces; he was suspected of involvement in theassassinationof PresidentAbrahamLincoln.Slaveowner.Fell from atramcar about 1880, and suffered multiple injuries; also developedkidneyandheartproblems, and died in Paris,France,May6, 1884 (age72 years, 274days).Interment atPèrela Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France. | | Hector B. Meredith (1826-1885) — of Folsom,SacramentoCounty, Calif.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWinchester,Va.,April30, 1826.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1855-56.Died from complications of a badfall, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1885 (age59 years, 29days).Interment atOld Lutheran Cemetery, Winchester, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof James S. Meredith and Elizabeth B. (Eaty)Meredith. |
| | Thomas Caute Reynolds (1821-1887) — also known asThomas C. Reynolds — of Missouri. Born in South Carolina,October11, 1821.U.S.Attorney for Missouri, 1853-57;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1860-61; Confederate Governor of Missouri(in exile), 1862-65.Killedhimself byleaping down anelevatorshaft at the Customs House,St.Louis, Mo.,March30, 1887 (age65 years, 170days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | William J. Briggs (1834-1887) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.BornFebruary2, 1834.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1886-87; died in office 1887.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Fell to his death while descending a ladder from the roof ofthe North Pleasant Street school house, Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,August13, 1887 (age53 years, 192days).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Jackson Bryant (1831-1888) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Effingham,CarrollCounty, N.H.,October30, 1831.Democrat.Gold miner;wholesaleliquor merchant; importer and dealer in safes and locks;insurancebusiness;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1875-79.Jumpedorfell from the ferry steamerEncinal, anddrownedinSanFrancisco Bay,May 11,1888 (age56 years, 194days).Original interment atLaurelHill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;reinterment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Benjamin M. Davis (c.1816-1892) — of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit),WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1816.Florist;supervisorof Springwells Township, Michigan, 1859-60.Congregationalist.Whileona boat, hefell, suffered a head injury, and died, inGeorgianBay,August15, 1892 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown. | | John Jones (1814-1893) — also known as"Honest Jack" — of Georgia. BornJuly 3,1814.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Georgiastate treasurer, 1861-67, 1872-76.Died in afall from an upstairs window of his home, inMilledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,February28, 1893 (age78 years, 240days).Interment atMemoryHill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga. | | Newton Woodward Hall (1864-1893) — also known asNewton W. Hall — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Birmingham,England,1864.Vice-Consulfor Ecuador inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1891-93;Vice-Consulfor Honduras inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1891-93.Englishancestry.During an altercation with Edward A. Gillespie, hefell or wasthrowndown a flight of stairs, suffered a skull fracture, and died soonafter at ReceivingHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,November27, 1893 (ageabout 29years). Gillespie was arrested and charged with murder, butacquitted at trial in 1894. While in the hospital, Hall also receiveda probably fatal dose ofopium.Burial location unknown. | | George Knox Shiel (1825-1893) — also known asGeorge K. Shiel — of Oregon. Born inIreland,1825.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Oregon at-large, 1861-63.While slightly intoxicated,fell over a railing, fourteen feetdown into a window well, at the entrance to theHotelWilliamett, broke his neck, and died, in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,December12, 1893 (ageabout 68years).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Salem, Ore. | | Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894) — also known asJubal A. Early;"The Terrapin fromFranklin";"Old Jube";"OldJubilee" —ofFranklinCounty, Va.;Lynchburg,Va.Born inFranklinCounty, Va.,November3, 1816.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1841-42; major in the U.S. Army duringthe Mexican War;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Franklin County, 1861;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; after theConfederatesurrender, fearingimprisonment,hefledthe country to Cuba, then Canada;pardonedin 1869 by PresidentAndrewJohnson.Fell down stairs at the LynchburgPostOffice, and died two weeks later, inLynchburg,Va.,March 2,1894 (age77 years, 119days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.; cenotaph atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La.; memorial monument atFort Early, Lynchburg, Va. | | Thomas Whitridge (1869-1895) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,December28, 1869.Banker;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inBaltimore,Md., 1892-95;Consulfor Chile inBaltimore,Md., 1892-95.Member,DeltaPhi.When his house wason fire, heand his wife, attempting to escape through a window onto a ladder,fell to their deaths twenty feet below, inBaltimore,Md.,January15, 1895 (age25 years, 18days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Charles Addison Chickering (1843-1900) — also known asCharles A. Chickering — of Copenhagen,LewisCounty, N.Y.Born in Harrisburg,LewisCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1843.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Lewis County, 1879-81; clerk of the New YorkAssembly, 1884-1890;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1893-1900; died inoffice 1900.Member,Freemasons.Jumpedorfell from a fourth-floor balcony of the Grand UnionHotel,and died from his injuries, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1900 (age56 years, 79days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Copenhagen, N.Y. | | Nathaniel Townsend (c.1814-1900) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born about 1814. Democrat.Mayorof Paterson, N.J., 1868, 1873-74.Accidentallyknocked down on the sidewak by a newsboy, did notrecover from his injuries, and died two weeks later,March17, 1900 (ageabout 86years).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Owen Brainerd Arnold (1818-1900) — also known asOwen B. Arnold — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,July 11,1818.Banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Meriden, 1861, 1874.Fell from atrolleycar, and died a few days later as a result, in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August30, 1900 (age82 years, 50days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Jared Arnold and Susanna (Brainerd) Arnold. |
 | Adelbert Stone Hay (1876-1901) — also known asAdelbert S. Hay — Born in1876.U.S. Consul inPretoria, 1901.Fell to his death from a third-floor window of the New HavenHousehotel,New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 23,1901 (ageabout 24years).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Gaston Ahi Robbins (1858-1902) — also known asGaston A. Robbins — of Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.Born in Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,September26, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1893-96, 1899-1900.During thefire thatdestroyed the Park AvenueHotel,already burned, he jumped from a sixth story window, andfellto his death, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1902 (age43 years, 149days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Statesville, N.C. | | Nicholas Fish (1848-1902) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSwitzerland, 1877-81; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1882-85;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Quarreled with Thomas J. Sharkey, a private detective, on the secondfloor of the Ehrhardt Brotherssaloon;Sharkeystruckhim, so that hefell down the stairs into the street with askull fracture; died the next day, without regaining consciousness,at RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1902 (age54 years, 209days). Sharkey was later convicted of second-degreemanslaughterand sentenced to ten years in prison.Interment atSt.Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofHamiltonFish (1808-1893) and Julia (Kean) Fish; brother ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); married to Clemence S. Smith-Bryce; fatherof Hamilton Fish (1874-1898; sergeant in the U.S. Volunteer CavalryRegiment, the "Rough Riders", in the Spanish-American war; killed inbattle); uncle ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); grandson ofNicholasFish (1758-1833); granduncle ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; second great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andPeterVan Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJamesAlexander; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant andPieterVan Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler andJohannesde Peyster; first cousin ofJohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin once removed ofRobertWinthrop Kean; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andThomasHoward Kean; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; second cousin once removed ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright; second cousin twice removed ofJamesJay,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewClarkson,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker,GuyVernor Henry andMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; fourth cousin ofJohnJacob Astor III,KiliaenVan Rensselaer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting andBrockholstLivingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | Charles Augustus Martin (1851-1903) — also known asCharles A. Martin — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,January4, 1851.Head of J. D. Kremelberg & Co.,tobaccomerchants;Consulfor Austria-Hungary inBaltimore,Md., 1883-1903.Episcopalian.A few days after his wedding, while visiting hisoffice,hefell three stories down anelevatorshaft to his death, inBaltimore,Md.,February27, 1903 (age52 years, 54days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | John Gore Long (1846-1903) — also known asJohn G. Long — of St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,August19, 1846.Republican.Lawyer;State's Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit, 1870-75; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Florida,1876,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1896-1901; U.S. Diplomatic AgenttoEgypt, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul General inCairo, 1899-1902.Suffered anaccidental fall from the front steps of the housewhere he was staying, fractured his skull, and died soon after, inDunbar,Scotland,July28, 1903 (age56 years, 343days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Samuel E. Morss (1852-1903) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,December15, 1852.Democrat.Newspaperreporter; co-founder of the Kansas City Starnewspaper,1880; editor and publisher of the Indianapolis Sentinelnewspaper,1888-1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1892(delegation chair),1900;U.S. Consul General inParis, as of 1894-97.Englishancestry.Accidentallyfell from his third-floorofficewindow to the sidewalk below, and died soon after in St. Vincent'sHospital,Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October21, 1903 (age50 years, 310days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Frank Augustus Cady (1858-1904) — also known asFrank A. Cady — of Marshfield,WoodCounty, Wis.; Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids),WoodCounty, Wis.Born in Newport,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,December31, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Wood County, 1901-04; died in office 1904.Member,AncientOrder of United Workmen;Elks.While suffering fromliverdisease, he left his hospital room, took the elevator to the topfloor,leapedover the railing into the rotunda, andfell to his death onthe stone floor five stories below, in St. JamesInfirmary,Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,March30, 1904 (age45 years, 90days).Interment atSpring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. | | Edward Underhill (d. 1905) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Republican.Brewer;realestate business; candidate formayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1888.Apparently tripped andfell while walking, suffered a skullfracture, and died soon after, in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1905.Burial location unknown. | | Nathaniel P. Burruss (1844-1905) — ofNorfolk,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,December17, 1844.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;banker;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inNorfolk,Va., 1865-77, 1900-01; his bank failed in 1897.While buying tickets at arailwayoffice, hefell, suffered a severe hip injury, and washospitalized; this was two hours before his daughter's scheduledwedding, on September 9, 1905; the wedding venue was hastily changedto his bedside; died less than 30 days later, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Norfolk,Va.,October6, 1905 (age60 years, 293days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Norfolk, Va.  | John Henry Ketcham (1832-1906) — also known asJohn H. Ketcham — of Dover Plains,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Dover Plains,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1832.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1856-57; memberofNewYork state senate 11th District, 1860-61; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from New York, 1865-73, 1877-93, 1897-1906 (12thDistrict 1865-73, 13th District 1877-85, 16th District 1885-93, 18thDistrict 1897-1903, 21st District 1903-06); defeated, 1872; died inoffice 1906;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874-77; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1876,1896.Suffered afall about 1903, which affected his health, anddied three years later, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1906 (age73 years, 318days).Interment atValleyView Cemetery, Dover Plains, N.Y. | | Howard P. Frothingham (1861-1907) — of Mt. Arlington,MorrisCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1861.Stockbroker;mayorof Mt. Arlington, N.J., 1891.Following large financial losses, hejumpedfrom the second-story window of his home,fell about 30 feet,fractured his skull, and subsequently died, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1907 (age45 years, 327days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Hillside, N.J. | | William Harmon Peace Jenkins (1830-1908) — also known asWilliam H. P. Jenkins — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,May 3,1830.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1860-61,1865-67; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofNorthCarolina state senate 21st District, 1881-82, 1887-88; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Granville County,1901-02.Methodist.Fell from hishorse,caught his foot in the stirrup and dragged on the ground, and diedsoon after, inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,January24, 1908 (age77 years, 266days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C. | | Harvey Watterson (1879-1908) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,February12, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1906.While trying to close a window in hislawoffice, hefell through the window to his death 110 feetbelow, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1908 (age29 years, 273days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852-1909) — also known asIsaac A. Barber — of Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.Born near Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.,January26, 1852.Republican.Physician;president, Farmers and Mechanics NationalBank ofEaston; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1896;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1897-99;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1900-04.Quaker.Died, from the effects of afall, in Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.,March 1,1909 (age57 years, 34days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Easton, Md. | | Watson Merrick Rogers (1844-1911) — also known asWatson M. Rogers — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,December3, 1844.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1902-11; died in office1911.Slipped andfell on anicysidewalk, suffered a head injury, and died three weeks later, inWatertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1911 (age66 years, 60days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Solomon Luna (1858-1912) — of Los Lunas,ValenciaCounty, N.M.BornOctober18, 1858.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Mexico Territory, 1896, 1908;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee);delegateto New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1910.Reportedlyfell into a sheep dip vat anddrowned,August29, 1912 (age53 years, 316days).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M. | | Henry Bischoff Jr. (1852-1913) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August16, 1852.Common pleas court judge in New York, 1895;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1913; died in office1913.Germanancestry.While taking an ascendingelevatorto hisofficein the Emigrants Industrial Savings Bank Building, he got off at thewrong floor, and while trying to re-enter the elevator, he hit hishead on a door frame, smashing some glass, andfell about 150feet down the elevator shaft to his death, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1913 (age60 years, 224days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Bischoff and Amelia (Bolte) Bischoff; married to AnnieLouise Moshier. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter Baillie McLennan (1850-1913) — also known asPeter B. McLennan — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Lyndon,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,December3, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1893-1913; died in office1913; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court4th Department, 1898-1913; died in office 1913.Tripped andfell while descending a staircase, fractured hisskull, and died without regaining consciousness, at the GeneseeValley Club, Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1913 (age62 years, 156days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Edward C. Cheasty (1864-1914) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in1864.Democrat.Haberdasherybusiness;Honorary Vice-President, Democratic NationalConvention, 1904.Jumpedfrom his window on the 10th floor of theHotelWashington, andfell to his death on the pavement below, inSeattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 12,1914 (ageabout 49years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | Gilbert R. Lyon (1835-1915) — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,August31, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1905.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles.Suffered afall down the cellar stairs of his home, fracturedhis skull, and died four days later, in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,1915(ageabout79 years).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Lyon. |
| | Lewis Leroy Taylor (1839-1915) — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born near Munfordville,HartCounty, Ky.,March27, 1839.Democrat.Banker;member ofIowastate senate, 1904-11.Christian.Died, as the result of injuries sustained in twofalls, inCenterville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,December27, 1915 (age76 years, 275days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa. | | Lansing Edgar Lincoln (1842-1916) — also known asLansing E. Lincoln — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Harbor Beach,HuronCounty, Mich.; Omer,ArenacCounty, Mich.Born in Groton,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1842.Progressive. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;farmer;livestockdealer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Huron County, 1885-88;defeated, 1914.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.While entering acountrystore, he slipped andfell, never regained consciousness,and died soon after, in Omer,ArenacCounty, Mich.,November4, 1916 (age73 years, 347days).Interment atEvergreen Cemetery, Omer, Mich. | | Alfred Ronalds Conkling (1850-1917) — also known asAlfred R. Conkling — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1850.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1884; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1892, 1895 (New York County 7th District 1892,New York County 8th District 1895).Killedhimself byjumping to his death from a fourth-storywindow, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1917 (age66 years, 355days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | George Pelton Lawrence (1859-1917) — also known asGeorge P. Lawrence — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 19,1859.Republican.Lawyer;district judge in Massachusetts, 1885-94; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1895-97;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1897-1913.Under stress as head of a World War I draft exemption board, hejumpedfrom an eighth-floor window andfell to his death, at theBelmontHotel,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,November21, 1917 (age58 years, 186days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, North Adams, Mass. | | Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard (1844-1923) — also known asEzekiel G. Stoddard — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November14, 1844.Banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1886.Whilehorsebackriding at Bell Ranch, hefell or was thrown from thehorse, fractured his ankle, probably suffered somehearttrouble, and died six hours later without regainingconsciousness, in Tucumcari,QuayCounty, N.M.,September18, 1923 (age78 years, 308days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, New Haven, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Stoddard and Esther Ann (Gilbert) Stoddard; married,January10, 1871, to Mary DeForest Burlock; father ofLouisEzekiel Stoddard; seventh great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin four times removed ofPierpontEdwards andAaronBurr; second cousin five times removed ofThomasFitch; third cousin once removed ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman andBlancheM. Woodward; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,DanielChapin,TheodoreDwight,MorrisWoodruff andHenryWaggaman Edwards. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Powell Irish (1843-1923) — also known asJohn P. Irish — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,January1, 1843.Democrat.Schoolteacher;newspapereditor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1868; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1869-72; candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);candidate forU.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1890; delegate toGold Democrat National Convention from California, 1896.Died from afall while trying toboard amoving streetcar, in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,October6, 1923 (age80 years, 278days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Macy Irish and Elizabeth Ann (Robinson) Irish; married,November8, 1875, to Anna McClellan. |
| | John David Hanrahan (1843-1923) — also known asJohn D. Hanrahan — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in County Limerick,Ireland,June18, 1843.Democrat. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;physician;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1892(delegation chair),1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); postmaster atRutland,Vt., 1893-97.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American MedicalAssociation;GrandArmy of the Republic;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Suffered afall, and later, acerebralhemorrhage, and died, in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,December26, 1923 (age80 years, 191days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Rutland, Vt. | | George Harriss Bellamy (1856-1924) — also known asGeorge H. Bellamy — of El Paso,BrunswickCounty, N.C.Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,April24, 1856.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Brunswick County,1893, 1913-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1903-04, 1907-08, 1911-12.Injured in afall onto pavement, and died a few days later,from anintestinalhemorrhage, in James Walker MemorialHospital,Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,March14, 1924 (age67 years, 325days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C. | | George Shiras Jr. (1832-1924) — Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January26, 1832.Lawyer;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1892-1903; retired 1903.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry.Died, as the result of afall, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August2, 1924 (age92 years, 189days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.  | Francis H. Gates (1839-1925) — of Chittenango,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Chittenango,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1839.Republican.Farmer;president, Madison-Onondaga MutualFireInsurance Co.; president, Salt Springs NationalBank ofSyracuse; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1892;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900,1908;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1903-08.Suffered afall on a street in Syracuse, N.Y., 1923, died fromthe lingering effects of the injuries, in Chittenango,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1925 (age85 years, 341days).Interment atGatesCemetery, Sullivan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Gates and Lany (Ehle) Gates; married,October28, 1863, to Fannie E. Everson; father ofJohnW. Gates. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; defeated,1900 (12th District), 1910 (13th District); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908,1912,1916,1920;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1916-20; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I.PresbyterianorEpiscopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;UnionLeague.Lost control of amotorbicycle,fell, suffered arupturedkidney, and died as a result, in House of MercyHospital,Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September16, 1925 (age55 years, 323days).Cremated;ashes interred atChurchon the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass. | | Robert Alexander Campbell (1832-1926) — also known asRobert A. Campbell — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Bowling Green,PikeCounty, Mo.,September2, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1864;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1869;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1881-85.Suffered an accidentalfall, broke his neck, and died, inSt.Louis, Mo.,April 2,1926 (age93 years, 212days).Interment atBowling Green City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo. | | Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837-1927) — also known asElbridge T. Gerry;"CommodoreGerry" —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Charlestown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,December25, 1837.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867;founderand president, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toChildren (said to be the "parent of all child protectiveorganizations in the world"); governor of New YorkHospital,1878-1912; chairman, New York State Commission on Capital Punishment(replaced hanging with the electric chair), 1886-88; trustee, NewYorkLifeInsurance Co.; chairman, New York City Commission on Insanity,1892.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Broke his hip in afall, and died two weeks later, inManhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1927 (age89 years, 55days).Entombed atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y. | | Harvey Wallis Salmon (1839-1927) — also known asHarvey W. Salmon — ofHenryCounty, Mo.Born in Greenville District (nowGreenvilleCounty), S.C.,January26, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Missouristate treasurer, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1904.Injured in an accidentalfall, suffered a broken arm and othercomplications, and died in Missouri BaptistSanitarium,St.Louis, Mo.,April27, 1927 (age88 years, 91days).Interment atEnglewoodCemetery, Clinton, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Ezekiel James Salmon and Narcissa R. (Merritt) Salmon; married toKatherine Kimbrough. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) — also known asFreeman W. Allison — of Putnam Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.Born in aloghouse, in Putnam Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,April24, 1845.Democrat.Schoolteacher;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;defeated, 1898.Member,Freemasons.Fell from a load of hay, and died as a result, in PutnamTownship,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,August3, 1929 (age84 years, 101days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Howell, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married1870 to Martha'Mattie' Benedict; married1925 to AnnMeade. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Joseph Eugene Agan (1898-1929) — also known asJoseph E. Agan — of Mahoningtown,LawrenceCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,July 23,1898.U.S. Vice Consul inPorto Alegre, as of 1921;translator;newspapercorrespondent.Member,AmericanSociety for International Law.Killedhimself, byslashinghis throat and wrists with a razor blade,stabbinghimself in the heart with an ice pick, andleaping from hisapartment window to the street six floors below, inWashington,D.C.,October11, 1929 (age31 years, 80days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James L. Agan. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1921) |
|  | Charles Wilson Osenton (1865-1930) — also known asCharles W. Osenton — of Fayetteville,FayetteCounty, W.Va.; Kanawha Falls,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Born in Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.,May 9,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1899-1902;FayetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1904,1908,1920;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from West Virginia, 1920-28.Fell off a cliff, suffered a skull fracture, and died, inKanawha Falls,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,August6, 1930 (age65 years, 89days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles William Wendte (1844-1931) — also known asC. W. Wendte — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 11,1844.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;minister;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1880.Unitarian.Germanancestry.Injured in afall, and died two weeks later in PeraltaHospital,Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September9, 1931 (age87 years, 90days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Jerome Dinwiddie (1848-1931) — of Lowell,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,February8, 1848.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1895-96;bankdirector.Fell from a ladder while putting up storm windows, broke hiship, and died two days later in MethodistHospital,Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.,November30, 1931 (age83 years, 295days).Interment atPlum Grove Cemetery, Lowell, Ind.  | Raymond Davis (1883-1933) — Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,September5, 1883.Forester;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul inAden, 1921-24;Paris, 1924-29;Lyon, 1926;Rosario, 1929-32;Prague, 1932-33, died in office 1933.At theHotelAlcron, where he and his wife were staying, hedeliberatelyor accidentally (accounts differ) went over a second-floor railing,andfell to his death in the lobby below, in Prague,Czechoslovakia (nowCzechia),January24, 1933 (age49 years, 141days).Intermentsomewherein Paris, France.| | Relatives: Sonof John H. Davis and Jennie Davis; married,August25, 1909, to Avis M. Parker. | | | | Image source: U.S. Passport application(1919) |
| | | Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (1873-1933) — also known asGodfrey G. Goodwin — of Cambridge,IsantiCounty, Minn.Born inNicolletCounty, Minn.,January11, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;IsantiCounty Attorney, 1899-1907, 1912-25;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1925-33; died inoffice 1933.Died when hejumpedorfell from a fifth-floor window at theHotelDriscoll,Washington,D.C.,February16, 1933 (age60 years, 36days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Richard Elihu Sloan (1857-1933) — also known asRichard E. Sloan — of Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.Born in Morning Sun,PrebleCounty, Ohio,June 22,1857.Republican.Lawyer;memberArizona territorial council, 1888-89;justice ofArizona territorial supreme court, 1889-93, 1897-1909; delegateto Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory,1908;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1909-12;U.S.District Judge for Arizona, 1912-13.Presbyterian.Accidentally fell on a public sidewalk and struck his head,suffering a skull fracture; died three days later, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December14, 1933 (age76 years, 175days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | James R. Barr (1854-1934) — of Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio.Born near Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,April15, 1854.Republican.Schoolteacher;druggist;GuernseyCounty Clerk of Courts, 1881-87;mayorof Cambridge, Ohio, 1890-94; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1896;postmaster atCambridge,Ohio, 1897-1910;insuranceandrealestate business; member ofOhiostate senate 18th-19th District, 1921-22.Presbyterian.ScottishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar.Injured in afall on slippery pavement, broke his hip, anddied several weeks later, in Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,January2, 1934 (age79 years, 262days).Interment atNorthwoodCemetery, Cambridge, Ohio. | | John Houston Burnett (1844-1934) — of Marion,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.Born in Marion,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.,September19, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayor ofMarion, Ill., 1895-97, 1911-13.Baptist.Died, following afall which broke his hip, in Marion,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.,July 13,1934 (age89 years, 297days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Marion, Ill. | | Otto Goodell Kelsey (1852-1934) — also known asOtto Kelsey — of Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Livingston County, 1894-1902;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1903-06; appointed 1903; New YorkSuperintendent of Insurance, 1906-08.Injured in afall, and subsequently died, in Perry,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1934 (age81 years, 282days).Intermentsomewherein Geneseo, N.Y. | | Joseph Bancroft (1875-1936) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Rockford (now part of Wilmington),New CastleCounty, Del.,May 18,1875.Democrat.Chemicalengineer;executive, Joseph Bancroft & Sonschemicalmanufacturing firm; director ofrailroadsandinsurancecompanies; candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1924.Quaker. Member,AmericanChemical Society;ThetaXi;Freemasons;Elks.Injured in afall down stairs, and died a few days later, frompneumonia,in the HomeopathicHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,May 6,1936 (age60 years, 354days).Interment atWilmingtonand Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.  | William Shankland Andrews (1858-1936) — also known asWilliam S. Andrews — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Taunton,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1900-21;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1917-28;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Three days after his wife's death, hefell from his bed,suffered a broken neck, and died as a result, in Taunton,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1936 (age77 years, 315days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Marion Anthony Zioncheck (1901-1936) — also known asMarion A. Zioncheck — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Kety, Galicia,Poland,December5, 1901.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1933-36; died inoffice 1936.Whilerunningfor re-election, hejumpedfrom the window of hiscampaignoffice in the Arctic Building, andfell to his death, inSeattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August7, 1936 (age34 years, 246days).Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash.  | Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) — also known asNathaniel P. Conrey — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inFranklinCounty, Ind.,June 30,1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,1900-09;Judge,California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in afall, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November2, 1936 (age76 years, 125days).Interment atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey; married,November21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. | | | | Image source: History of the Bench andBar of Southern California (1909) |
| | Francis Aaron Spencer (1865-1936) — also known asFrank A. Spencer — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January24, 1865.Democrat.Commissionmerchant;importer;Consulfor Mexico inPortland,Ore., 1895-1914;wholesale grocerymanager; administrator, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, 1935;Democratic Presidential Elector for Oregon,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner).Jumpedfrom the high Vista Avenue Viaduct, andfell hundreds of feetto his death amid traffic on Canyon Road, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,December22, 1936 (age71 years, 333days). Hissuicidenote was quoted in news reports as follows: "Frankly, the pace hasbeen too fast for me, and I cannot convince myself that I can make acomeback.".Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | John F. Conrad (d. 1937) — also known as"Big John" — of Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.Mayorof Rochester, N.H., 1937; died in office 1937.Killed when hefell between abackingtruck and a loading dock, in Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.,1937.Burial location unknown.  | Peter A. Leininger (1860-1937) — of Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1860.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; Populist candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1904; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated(Independent Fusion), 1923.Member,Elks.While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home,fell tohis death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1937 (age77 years, 231days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Kate Smith. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | William Kelly (1854-1937) — of Vulcan,DickinsonCounty, Mich.; Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1854.Republican.Miningengineer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1912(alternate),1916.Presbyterian.Member,Tau BetaPi;PsiUpsilon;Rotary.Slipped and fell while descending steps, and died nine dayslater from his injuries, in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,October1, 1937 (age83 years, 167days).Interment atEverettCemetery, Everett, Pa.  | Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) — also known asHorace M. Towner — of Corning,AdamsCounty, Iowa.Born in Belvidere,BooneCounty, Ill.,October23, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;AdamsCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1881-84; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Iowa,1888;district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1891-1910;U.S.Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1911-23;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1923-29.Suffered a head injury in an accidentalfall, and died tendays later, in Corning,AdamsCounty, Iowa,November23, 1937 (age82 years, 31days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Corning, Iowa. | | David King Udall (1851-1938) — of St. Johns,ApacheCounty, Ariz.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September7, 1851.Member ofArizonaterritorial legislature, 1899.Mormon.Indictedin 1884 on charges ofpolygamyand unlawfulcohabitation;not convicted because his second wife Ida could not be found totestify against him.Convictedin 1885 ofperjuryin connection with a land claim, andsentencedto three years inprison. On December 12, 1885, he received a "full and unconditionalpardon"from PresidentGroverCleveland, and was released from prison.Died, as a result of anaccidental fall andmyocardialinsufficiency, in St. Johns,ApacheCounty, Ariz.,February18, 1938 (age86 years, 164days).Interment atSt.Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Ariz.| | Relatives: Sonof Eliza (King) Udall and David Udall; brother of Mary Ann Udall (whomarriedWilliamThomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married,February1, 1875, to Eliza Luella Stewart (sister ofWilliamThomas Stewart (1853-1935)); married,May 25,1882, to Ida Frances Hunt (granddaughter ofJeffersonHunt); married,April 9,1903, to Mary Ann (Linton) Morgan (widow ofJohnHamilton Morgan); father ofJohnHunt Udall,LeviStewart Udall,JesseAddison Udall andDonTaylor Udall; grandfather ofJohnNicholas Udall,StewartLee Udall,MorrisKing Udall andLeeKenyon Udall; great-grandfather ofMilanDale Smith Jr.,ThomasStewart Udall,MarkE. Udall andGordonHarold Smith. | | | | Political family:Udallfamily of Arizona. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ione Nicoll (d. 1940) — also known asIone Page — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1924;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Episcopalian.One of the leaders of the Women's Organization for NationalProhibition Reform; bolted the Republican Party over the prohibitionissue in 1932.Jumpedorfell sixteen stories to her death, from her room atNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1940.Interment atSouthamptonCemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y. | | Fingar T. Gronvold (c.1869-1941) — also known asF. T. Gronvold — of Rugby,PierceCounty, N.Dak.Born inNorway,about 1869.Republican.Automobiledealer;farmer;banker;PierceCounty Treasurer, 1896-98; member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1898-1918; member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1918-41; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from North Dakota,1940.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died, from a ruptured spleen suffered in afall, in Rugby,PierceCounty, N.Dak.,November7, 1941 (ageabout 72years).Interment atPriscillaWatts Cemetery, Rugby, N.Dak. | | Louis Emmanuel Dittmann (1859-1943) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 30,1859.Bookkeeperfor the familycoffeeimportingbusiness;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Brazil inNewOrleans, La., 1901-07.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Suffered afall, fractured his hip, and died three weekslater, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March15, 1943 (age83 years, 228days).Entombed atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La. | | John Clarence Cudahy (1887-1943) — also known asJohn Cudahy — of Granville,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December10, 1887.Democrat. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1933-37;Belgium, 1940; U.S. Minister toIreland, 1937-40;Luxembourg, 1940.Catholic.Died of a broken neck after beingthrown from hishorse,while riding on his estate near Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September6, 1943 (age55 years, 270days).Burial location unknown. | | Melvin Andrew Hildreth (1859-1944) — also known asMelvin A. Hildreth — of Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidateforU.S.Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1900;U.S.Attorney for North Dakota, 1914-23; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Dakota,1932.PresbyterianorEpiscopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;NationalRifle Association;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Following a series ofstrokesand afall in his home, he died in ahospitalat Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,January13, 1944 (age84 years, 78days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Charles Joseph Harris (1853-1944) — also known asCharles J. Harris — of Dillsboro,JacksonCounty, N.C.Born in Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September11, 1853.Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (mining),Harris GraniteQuarries,and Harris-WoodburyLumber Co.;president, Jackson CountyBank(Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American NationalBank(Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Timesnewspaper;delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee),1908,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1904.Suffered a broken back, probably from afall, was unable toeat, and died frominanition,in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,February14, 1944 (age90 years, 156days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Asheville, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris; married to FlorenceRust. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Dunsmore Millard (1873-1944) — also known asCharles D. Millard — of Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1920-37; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1920,1928;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1931-37; resigned1937;WestchesterCounty Surrogate, 1937-43.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;PsiUpsilon.Fearing that he was losing his mind, hejumpedfrom the north end of the Henry Hudson Bridge, andfell 150feet to his death on the rocks below, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1944 (age71 years, 10days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) — also known asHenry W. Taft — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,May 27,1859.Republican.Lawyer;counsel, New York, New Haven and HartfordRailroad;director, Central SavingsBank ofNew York; trustee, MutualLifeInsurance Company;; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1920,1924.Member,American BarAssociation;Skulland Bones;PsiUpsilon.Tripped and fell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, andsubsequently died as a result, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1945 (age86 years, 76days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945) — also known asSamuel M. Garland — of Lebanon,LinnCounty, Ore.Born in Amherst,AmherstCounty, Va.,January31, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendent, Umatilla reservation Indian schools; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oregon,1904(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;HonoraryVice-President); member ofOregonstate senate, 1917-25.Suffered an accidentalfall in his home, sustained a chestinjury, and died a week later fromhypostaticpneumonia, in Lebanon GeneralHospital,Lebanon,LinnCounty, Ore.,November3, 1945 (age84 years, 276days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Lebanon, Ore.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. James Powell Garland and Lucy Virginia (Braxton) Garland;married,October12, 1892, to Isabella LeRoy Kirkpatrick; grandson ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880); great-grandson ofDavidShepherd Garland; second great-grandnephew ofPatrickHenry; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; third cousin ofDanielMicajah Pendleton; third cousin once removed ofStephenValentine Southall,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; fourth cousin ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The GarlandBridge,which takes Santiam Highway (US-20) over the South Santiam River, inLinnCounty, Oregon, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Moretown,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,March30, 1857.Progressive.Mayor ofFlint, Mich., 1914-15.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Injured in afall at his home, and died at HurleyHospital,Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich., January,1946(age88years, 0 days).Cremated;ashes interred atAvondaleCemetery, Flint, Mich. | | James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949) — also known asJames V. Forrestal — of Beacon,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Matteawan (now part of Beacon),DutchessCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1944-47; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1944;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1947-49.Catholic.Jumpedfrom a window on the 16th floor, andfell to his death, whilea patient atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 22,1949 (age57 years, 96days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) — also known asClyde M. Reed — of Parsons,LabetteCounty, Kan.Born in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,October19, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;secretary to Gov.HenryJ. Allen, 1919; law partner ofBernardL. Glover;newspaperpublisher;Governor ofKansas, 1929-31; defeated in primary, 1924;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1939-49; died in office 1949.Methodist.Suffered aheartattack, andfell down a staircase, in Parsons,LabetteCounty, Kan.,November8, 1949 (age78 years, 20days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Parsons, Kan. | | John P. McGillin (c.1881-1951) — of Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.Born about 1881. Democrat. Postmaster atStillwater,Minn., 1944-51 (acting, 1944-45).Killed in afall from a bluff, while attending a picnic alongthe St. Croix River, near Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.,July 24,1951 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown. | | David Henry Crowley (1882-1951) — also known asDavid H. Crowley — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.,September5, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;CheboyganCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1936-43;Michiganstate attorney general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.Slipped and fell inicyconditions, and died about an hour later, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December21, 1951 (age69 years, 107days).Interment atWhiteChapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich. | | Charles Walter Tillett Jr. (1888-1952) — also known asCharles W. Tillett, Jr. — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Mangum,RichmondCounty, N.C.,February6, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1928(alternate),1944.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Major proponent of the United Nations. While suffering from depression, hejumpedfrom the eighth floor of anofficebuilding, andfell to his death, in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,December23, 1952 (age64 years, 321days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C. | | Arthur Monroe Free (1879-1953) — also known asArthur M. Free — of Mountain View,SantaClara County, Calif.; San Jose,SantaClara County, Calif.Born in San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,January15, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;SantaClara County District Attorney, 1907-19;U.S.Representative from California 8th District, 1921-33; defeated,1932.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Kiwanis.Suffered a skull fracture in afall on a flight of stairs athome, and died the next day at San JoseHospital,San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,April 1,1953 (age74 years, 76days).Interment atOakHill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif. | | Howard Lyng (1891-1955) — of Nome,Nomecensus area, Alaska.Born in Sand Point,AleutiansEast Borough, Alaska,May 8,1891.Democrat.Miner;member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1935-36,1939-42;Speakerof Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1939-40;AlaskaTerritory Democratic Party chair, 1940-44; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alaska Territory,1944,1952;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Alaska Territory, 1944-52; member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 2nd District, 1945-46, 1949-55.Member,Elks.Died as the result of afall, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September20, 1955 (age64 years, 135days).Burial location unknown. | | Riddick Waverly Gatling (1871-1958) — also known asR. W. Gatling — of Gates,GatesCounty, N.C.Born inGatesCounty, N.C.,October4, 1871.Democrat.Farmer;GatesCounty Treasurer, 1898-1914;banker;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Gates County,1919-22;postmaster.Episcopalian.Suffered afall at home, and died eight days later, fromheartdisease, in Roanoke ChowanHospital,Ahoskie,HertfordCounty, N.C.,September28, 1958 (age86 years, 359days).Interment atGatesvilleCemetery, Gatesville, N.C. | | George H. Taylor Jr. (1873-1958) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1873.Republican.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1911;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 9th District, 1923-43; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1940.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Injured in afall at home, and died two weeks later, inLawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1958 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George H. Taylor and Elizabeth (Newlin) Taylor. |
| | George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) — also known asGeorge E. Cryer — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Waterloo,DouglasCounty, Neb.,May 13,1875.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1921-29; defeated, 1933.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died afterfalling from a ladder,May 24,1961 (age86 years, 11days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | William John Wallin (1879-1963) — also known asWilliam J. Wallin — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks;American BarAssociation.Fell from the window of his room, and was found dead on thelawn, at the Saw Mill RiverNursingHome, Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1963 (age84 years, 140days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Isabel (Watson) Wallin and John Cooper Wallin; married to EvelynM. Walsh. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Tallant Tubbs (1897-1969) — of California. Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 8,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1925-37; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 1930; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1932.Suffered afall at home, and died three weeks later, at St.Francis MemorialHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,May 17,1969 (age72 years, 9days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Pross Tid Cross (1876-1969) — also known asPross T. Cross — of Lathrop,ClintonCounty, Mo.Born inCaldwellCounty, Mo.,July 8,1876.Democrat.Farmer;lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Clinton County, 1905-10.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen.Suffered afall, fractured his pelvis, and died a week later,from apulmonaryembolism, in ResearchHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October1, 1969 (age93 years, 85days).Interment atLathrop Cemetery, Lathrop, Mo. | | William Dyer Byrd (1884-1970) — also known asW. Dyer Byrd — of Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.Born inClayCounty, Ky.,August24, 1884.Democrat.Insurancebusiness;mayorof Caruthersville, Mo., 1915-22, 1942-58.Methodist.Broke his hip in afall, and died a few days later, inPemiscot County MemorialHospital,Hayti,PemiscotCounty, Mo.,September29, 1970 (age86 years, 36days).Interment atLittle Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Jasper Byrd and Alice (Pullam) Byrd; married to SallyWhite. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Bernard Joseph Flynn (1888-1971) — also known asBernard J. Flynn — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,February10, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Maryland, 1934-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanJudicature Society;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Orderof Alhambra.Suffered a concussion and skull fracture in an accidentalfallat his home, and died eleven days later at Union MemorialHospital,Baltimore,Md.,September15, 1971 (age83 years, 217days).Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Henry Endicott Stebbins (1905-1973) — also known asHenry E. Stebbins — of Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,June 16,1905.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toNepal, 1959-66;Uganda, 1966-69.Apparentlyfell from the deck of the ocean linerLeonardoda Vinci, anddrowned,in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,March28, 1973 (age67 years, 285days). His body was apparentlyneverfound.  | Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) — also known asFred P. Corson — of Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Port Washington,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Cornwall,LebanonCounty, Pa.Born in Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,April11, 1896.Methodistminister;president,Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1948,1952;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1948.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;UnionLeague;Rotary;KappaSigma;OmicronDelta Kappa;TauKappa Alpha;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage after afall, in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February16, 1985 (age88 years, 311days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married1922 toFrances Blount Beaman. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: DickinsonCollege |
| | Sarah Goddard Power (1935-1987) — also known asSarah Goddard — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1935.Democrat. Member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1975-87; died in office 1987;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976.Female.Protestant.Died bysuicide,fromjumping to her death from the eighth floor of BurtonTower, on the University of Michigan campus, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March24, 1987 (age51 years, 278days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) — also known asMalcolm Baldrige;MacBaldrige —of Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,October4, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;businessexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1964,1968,1972;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,1965;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987.Congregationalist.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1988.Died afterfalling off ahorsewhile practicing rodeo,July 25,1987 (age64 years, 294days).Interment atNewNorth Cemetery, Woodbury, Conn. | | James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) — also known asJ. Russell Hughes;"Rip" —of Harrisville,AlconaCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September22, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1949;chair ofAlcona County Republican Party, 1950; Republican PresidentialElector for Michigan,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan,1960;Episcopalpriest.Episcopalian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from afall on ahard surface,November8, 1992 (age85 years, 47days).Interment atSpringportCemetery, Harrisville, Mich. | | Frank D. O'Connor (1909-1992) — of Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District1955); defeated, 1952;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1956-65; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1966;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1969-85; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court, 1976-85.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;AmericanLegion;CatholicWar Veterans.Fell down a flight of stairs, suffered head injuries, and diedtwo weeks later, in Booth MemorialHospital,Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1992 (age82 years, 348days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.  | George Meader (1907-1994) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Benton Harbor,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September13, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,1948, 1964, 1966.Englishancestry. Member,Kiwanis.Fell in his bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications,and died two weeks later, in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October15, 1994 (age87 years, 32days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | | Kazuhisa Abe (1914-1996) — of Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii; Kaneohe, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Pepeekeo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii,January18, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Hawaii, 1940-44; member ofHawaiiterritorial senate, 1952-59; member ofHawaiistate senate, 1960-66;justice ofHawaii state supreme court, 1967-74; appointed 1967.Buddhist.Japaneseancestry.Suffered afall in his home, caused by astroke,and died soon after, in HiloMedicalCenter, Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii,May 18,1996 (age82 years, 121days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Manshiro Abe and Matsuyo (Fujiwara) Abe; married,December9, 1939, to Haruko Murakami. |
| | Mary Hansen Mead (1935-1996) — of near Jackson,TetonCounty, Wyo.Born inTetonCounty, Wyo.,June 21,1935.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1990.Female.Thrown by ahorsewhile herding cattle, and died as a result, inTetonCounty, Wyo.,June 21,1996 (age61 years, 0days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson, Wyo. | | George Allen Morgan (1905-1997) — also known asGeorge A. Morgan — ofWashington,D.C.; Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.Born in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,December2, 1905.Universityprofessor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; ForeignService officer; U.S. Ambassador toIvory Coast, 1965-69.Died, from injuries sustained in afall while walking, in ahospitalat Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,June 24,1997 (age91 years, 204days).Burial location unknown. | | Floyd Kirk Haskell (1916-1998) — also known asFloyd K. Haskell — of Colorado. Born in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,February7, 1916.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1965-69;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1973-79; defeated, 1978.Member,CommonCause.Died ofpneumonia,a complication of a brain hemorrhage which resulted from afall on an icy sidewalk, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,August25, 1998 (age82 years, 199days).Burial location unknown. | | William Woodward III (1944-1999) — also known asWoody Woodward — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 24,1944.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;magazinepublisher; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1978.Jumpedfrom the kitchen window of his apartment, andfell to hisdeath fourteen stories below, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1999 (age54 years, 282days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Paul W. Jung (1936-1999) — of Des Plaines,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1936.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;mayorof Des Plaines, Ill., 1997-99; died in office 1999.Suffered abrainaneurysm andfell down the basement stairs in his home; hedied a few days later, in Holy FamilyMedicalCenter, Des Plaines,CookCounty, Ill.,October24, 1999 (ageabout 63years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Des Plaines Public Library |
| | | Charles Earl Simons Jr. (1916-1999) — also known asCharles E. Simons, Jr. — of South Carolina. Born in Johnston,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.,August17, 1916.Lawyer;law partner ofStromThurmond; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina,1964-65;U.S.District Judge for South Carolina, 1965-86; took senior status1986.Baptist.Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in afall,at Aiken RegionalMedicalCenter, Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,October26, 1999 (age83 years, 70days).Interment atAikenMemorial Gardens, Aiken, S.C.  | Henry Louis Hoebel (c.1923-2000) — also known asHenry L. Hoebel — of Fort Lee,BergenCounty, N.J.Born about 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;florist;mayorof Fort Lee, N.J., 1962-67;BergenCounty Freeholder, 1967-76; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1970.Member,Freemasons.Fell, broke his hip, and died a few days later, in HackensackUniversityMedicalCenter, Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,April 4,2000 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofLouisF. Hoebel; married to Lorraine Ziegler. | | | | Image source: The Record (BergenCounty, N.J.), April 5, 2000 |
| | | J. Hugh Malone (1944-2001) — of Kenai,KenaiPeninsula Borough, Alaska; Douglas,Juneau,Alaska.Born in Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1944.Democrat.Surveyor;member ofAlaskastate house of representatives 11th District, 1973-84;Speaker ofthe Alaska State House of Representatives, 1977-78; AlaskaCommissioner of Revenue, 1986-90.Main author of the Alaska Permanent Fund. Hit by a large wave on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea,fell, and killed when his head struck rocks, near Riomaggiore,Italy,March7, 2001 (age57 years, 44days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof F. J. Malone and Cate Malone. |
| | Robert Harvey (1914-2001) — also known asBob Harvey — of Arkansas. Born in Swifton,JacksonCounty, Ark.,May 22,1914.Farmer;lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1947-56; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1957-79.Methodist.Called "the voice of fiscal responsibility" in the Arkansaslegislature.Injured in afall, and died two weeks later, in Jonesboro,CraigheadCounty, Ark.,May 19,2001 (age86 years, 362days).Interment atSwiftonCemetery, Swifton, Ark. | | Joseph Wright Twinam (1934-2001) — also known asJoseph W. Twinam — Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,1934.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toBahrain, 1974-76.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Suffered head injuries in an accidentalfall at his home, anddied several days later, in ahospitalat Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,June 12,2001 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown.  | Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) — also known asEdward P. Boland — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October1, 1911.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1935-40;HampdenCounty Register of Deeds, 1941-52; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1952,1960,1964,1972;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89.Catholic.Irishancestry.Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan"contra" rebels in the 1980s.Died, ofcardiovascularcomplications, following afractured hip, at MercyMedicalCenter, Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November4, 2001 (age90 years, 34days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | | William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) — also known asWilliam Warfield — Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena),PhillipsCounty, Ark.,January22, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;professionalsinger;actor;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;universityprofessor.Baptist.Africanancestry.Broke his neck in an accidentalfall, and died a few weekslater, in Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 2002 (age82 years, 215days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) — also known asLester Maddox — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September30, 1915.Restaurantowner; became nationally known as an outspoken racialsegregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve Blackcustomers;Governor ofGeorgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,subsequently chosen 1966; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1968;LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1976.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;JuniorOrder.Died, while suffering fromcancerand the effects of afall, in ahospiceat Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,June 25,2003 (age87 years, 268days).Interment atArlingtonMemorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga. | | George Sharrock (1910-2005) — also known as"The Earthquake Mayor" — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born inMuskingumCounty, Ohio,May 2,1910.Mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1961-64.Died, from complications of afall, onMarch 6,2005 (age94 years, 308days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, and died a few hours later, in AbbottNorthwesternHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 16,2005 (age87 years, 322days). Hisbody wasdonated to the University of Minnesota medical school. | | Dolores Dee Bielecki (1933-2006) — also known asDee Bielecki;Rose Bielecki — ofOconeeCounty, S.C.BornMarch29, 1933.Democrat.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,2000.Female.At a charitygolftournament, shefell, struck her head, washospitalized,and died from the injury six weeks later, in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,July 8,2006 (age73 years, 101days).Burial location unknown. | | William Francis Quinn (1919-2006) — also known asWilliam Quinn — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer; candidate forHawaiiterritorial senate, 1956;Governorof Hawaii Territory, 1957-59;Governor ofHawaii, 1959-62; delegate to Republican National Convention fromHawaii,1960;president, DolePineappleCompany, 1965-72; Republican Presidential Elector for Hawaii,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); candidate forU.S.Senator from Hawaii, 1976.Catholic.Died, two months after breaking his hip in afall, in KahalaNuiretirementcommunity, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,August28, 2006 (age87 years, 46days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii.  | Edward Joseph King (1925-2006) — also known asEdward J. King;Ed King — of Winthrop,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 11,1925.Democrat.Governor ofMassachusetts, 1979-83; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1980.Catholic.Played profootballas a guard with the Buffalo Bisons in 1948-49, and the BaltimoreColts in 1950.Died, following brain surgery after twofalls, in LaheyClinic,Burlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September18, 2006 (age81 years, 130days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | | William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) — also known asWilliam L. Hungate — of Troy,LincolnCounty, Mo.Born in Benton,FranklinCounty, Ill.,December14, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;LincolnCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56;U.S.Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.Christian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Injured in afall at his home, and died two weeks later, fromsurgery complications, in St. Luke'sHospital,Chesterfield,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,June 22,2007 (age84 years, 190days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) — also known asPaul E. Gillmor — of Old Fort,SenecaCounty, Ohio.Born in Tiffin,SenecaCounty, Ohio,February1, 1939.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1967-88; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1986;U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office2007.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from an accidentalfall down stairs, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,September5, 2007 (age68 years, 216days).Burial location unknown. | | William Joseph Coyne (1936-2013) — also known asWilliam J. Coyne — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,August24, 1936.Democrat.Accountant;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1970-72; member of the Pittsburghcity council, 1974-80;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1981-2003;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984,1992,1996,2000.Catholic.Fell, suffered head injuries, and died, in University ofPittsburghMedicalCenter, Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November3, 2013 (age77 years, 71days).Burial location unknown. | | March Fong Eu (1922-2017) — also known asMarch Kong;March K. Fong — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oakdale,StanislausCounty, Calif.,March29, 1922.Democrat.Dentalhygenist; supervisor of dental health education, Alameda County;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 15th District, 1967-74; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968,1988;secretaryof state of California, 1975-94; resigned 1994; defeated, 2002;U.S. Ambassador toMicronesia, 1994-96.Female.Chineseancestry. Member,DeltaKappa Gamma.Died, following afall, in Irvine,OrangeCounty, Calif.,December21, 2017 (age95 years, 267days). The California Secretary of State building in Sacramentoisnamed forher.Cremated;ashes interred atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | David Ernest McReynolds (1929-2018) — also known asDavid McReynolds — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October25, 1929.Delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1960; Peaceand Freedom candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1968; Socialistcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1980, 2000; Green candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 2004.Gay. Member,WarResisters League;American CivilLiberties Union.Suffered afall in his apartment, and died soon after, inMount Sinai Beth IsraelHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August17, 2018 (age88 years, 296days).Burial location unknown. | | Elizabeth Furse (1936-2021) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.;WashingtonCounty, Ore.Born in Nairobi,Kenya,October13, 1936.Democrat. Anti-apartheid activist in South Africa; naturalized U.S.citizen;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1993-99; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Oregon,1996;director, Institute for Tribal Government.Female.Englishancestry. Member,Rotary.Died, from injuries sustained in afall, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,April18, 2021 (age84 years, 187days).Burial location unknown.
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