Very incomplete list!Circulatory system diseases exceptstroke. in chronological order | |  William Whipple (1730-1785) — of Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Kittery,YorkCounty, Maine,January14, 1730.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1780-84;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart condition, in Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,November28, 1785 (age55 years, 318days).Interment atNorthCemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.  | De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) — also known as"Father of the ErieCanal" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Napanoch,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1769.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1797-98; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1798-1802, 1805-11;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1801;U.S.Senator from New York, 1802-03;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1803-07, 1808-10, 1811-15;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1811-13; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1812;Governor ofNew York, 1817-23, 1825-28; died in office 1828.Member,Freemasons.Chief advocate for the ErieCanal,completed 1825.Slaveowner. Died, fromheart failure, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1828 (age58 years, 346days).Original interment atClintonCemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| |  Relatives: SonofJamesClinton and Mary (De Witt) Clinton; half-brother ofJamesGraham Clinton; brother ofCharlesClinton,GeorgeClinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who marriedAmbroseSpencer (1765-1848)) and Katherine Clinton (who marriedAmbroseSpencer (1765-1848)); married,February13, 1796, to Maria Franklin; married,May 8,1819, to Catherine Livingston Jones; father ofGeorgeWilliam Clinton; nephew ofGeorgeClinton; first cousin ofJacobHasbrouck DeWitt; first cousin once removed ofCharlesDe Witt; first cousin five times removed ofAbrahamOwen Smoot III andIsaacAlbert Smoot; second cousin once removed ofCharlesD. Bruyn andCharlesGerrit De Witt; second cousin twice removed ofDavidMiller De Witt. | | | | Political families:Clintonfamily of New York;DeWitt-Bruyn-Clinton-Hasbrouckfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:PeterGansevoort | | | | Clinton counties inIll.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Mich.,Mo. andPa., andDeWitt County,Ill., are named for him. | | | | Thetownshipand city ofDeWitt,Michigan, arenamed forhim. — ThecityofDeWitt, Iowa, isnamed forhim. — ThevillageofDeWitt,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofDeWitt, Missouri, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:DeWitt C. Stevens—DeWitt C. Willoughby—DeWittC. Walker—DeWittC. Hunter—DeWitt C. Littlejohn—De WittC. Gage—DeWittC. Clark—DewittC. Shankle—DeWitt C. Leach—DeWitt C. Stanford—DewittC. West—J.D. C. Atkins—DeWittC. Wilson—DeWitt C. Morris—D.C. Giddings—DeWittC. Hough—DeWittC. Jones—DeWitt C. Tower—D.C. Coolman—DeWittClinton Cregier—DeWittC. Hoyt—DeWittClinton Senter—DeWitt C. Rugg—DeWittC. Allen—DeWittC. Peck—DeWittC. Richman—DewittC. Alden—DeWittC. Cram—DeWitt C. Bolton—DeWittC. Huntington—DeWittC. Jones—DeWittC. Pond—De WittC. Carr—DeWittC. Pierce—DewittC. Dunham—DeWittC. Middleton—DeWitt C. Badger—DeWittC. Dominick—DeWittC. Becker—DewittC. Dow—DeWitt C. Titus—DeWitt C. Winchell—DewittC. Turner—DewittC. Ruscoe—DeWittC. Brown—DeWittC. French—DeWitt C. Flanagan—DeWittC. Cole—DeWittC. Talmage—DeWittC. Cunningham—DewittClinton Chase—DeWitt C. Poole, Jr.—DewittC. Chastain | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $1,000 note in 1898-1905. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about De Witt Clinton: EvanCornog,TheBirth of Empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience,1769-1828 | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
| | William Crawford Linton (1795-1835) — of Indiana. Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,1795.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1828-31; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1833.Presbyterian.Died of aheart attack in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January31, 1835 (ageabout 39years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | John Maugridge Snowden (1776-1845) — also known asJohn M. Snowden — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1776.Newspaperpublisher;mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1825-28; state court judge in Pennsylvania,1840-45.Presbyterian.Died ofheart disease,April 2,1845 (ageabout 68years).Interment atConcordPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.  | Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) — also known as"Old Hickory";"The Farmer ofTennessee";"King Andrew theFirst" —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born, in alogcabin, in The Waxhaws,LancasterCounty, S.C.,March15, 1767.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Tennessee, 1790-97;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1796-97;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1797-98, 1823-25;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1798; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governorof Florida Territory, 1821;Presidentof the United States, 1829-37;censuredby the U.S. Senate in 1834 over his removal of federal deposits fromthe Bank of the United States; on January 30, 1835, while attendingfuneral services at the Capitol Building for Rep.WarrenR. Davis of South Carolina, he wasshotat with two guns -- which both misfired -- by Richard Lawrence, ahouse painter (later found not guilty by reason of insanity).Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Killed Charles Dickinson in a pistolduel,May 30, 1806; alsodueledwithThomasHart Benton andWaightstillAvery. Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans.Slaveowner. Died, of dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 8,1845 (age78 years, 85days).Interment atTheHermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; statue erected 1853 atLafayettePark, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1856 atJacksonSquare, New Orleans, La.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson (1730-1767) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson;married,January17, 1794, to Rachel (Donelson) Robards (aunt ofAndrewJackson Donelson). | | | | Political families:Cafferyfamily of Franklin, Louisiana;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:FrancisP. Blair | | | | Jackson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex.,W.Va. andWis., andHickory County,Mo., are named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:AndrewJ. Donelson—AndrewJackson Miller—AndrewJ. Faulk—AndrewJackson Titus—AndrewJackson Isacks—AndrewJackson Hamilton—AndrewJ. Harlan—AndrewJ. Kuykendall—AndrewJ. Thayer—ElamA. J. Greeley—AndrewJackson Ingle—AndrewJ. Ogle—AndrewJackson Carr—AndrewJ. Waterman—AndrewJ. Bentley—AndrewJ. Rogers—WilliamA. J. Sparks—AndrewJackson Poppleton—AndrewJ. Hunter—AndrewJackson Bryant—AndrewJ. Beale—A.J. Clements—AndrewJackson Baker—AndrewJ. Felt—A. J.King—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJackson Greenfield—AndrewJackson Caldwell—AndrewJackson Gahagan—AndrewJackson Biship—AndrewJackson Houston—AndrewJackson Speer—AndrewJ. Cobb—AndrewJ. Montague—AndrewJ. Barchfeld—AndrewJ. Balliet—AndrewJ. Kirk—AndrewJ. Howell, Jr.—AndrewJ. Livingston—A.J. Sherwood—AndrewJackson Stewart—AndrewJ. May—AndrewJ. McConnico—AndrewJ. Sawyer—AndrewJ. Brewer—AndrewJ. Dunning, Jr.—AndrewBettwy—AndrewJ. Transue—AndrewJackson Graves—AndrewJackson Gilbert—AndrewJ. Goodwin—AndrewJ. Hinshaw—AndyYoung—AndrewJackson Kupper | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $20 bill; from the 1860s until 1927, hisportraitappeared on on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $5 to $10,000. In 1861, hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes. | | | | Campaign slogan: "Let the peoplerule." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia | | | | Books about Andrew Jackson: RobertVincent Remini,TheLife of Andrew Jackson — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 —Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Democracy,1833-1845 — Robert Vincent Remini,AndrewJackson : The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 —Andrew Burstein,ThePassions of Andrew Jackson — David S. Heidler & JeanneT. Heidler,OldHickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest forEmpire — Donald B. Cole,ThePresidency of Andrew Jackson — H. W. Brands,AndrewJackson : His Life and Times — Jon Meacham,AmericanLion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Donald BarrChidsey,AndrewJackson, Hero — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Thomas Stockton (1781-1846) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.Born inNew CastleCounty, Del.,April 1,1781.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate toWhig National Convention from Delaware, 1839 (member, BallotingCommittee);Governor ofDelaware, 1845-46; died in office 1846.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died, ofheart disease, inNew CastleCounty, Del.,March 1,1846 (age64 years, 334days).Interment atImmanuelChurchyard, New Castle, Del. | | Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,December6, 1776.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1809; district judge in Maryland,1812-17;U.S.District Judge for Maryland, 1819-24; resigned 1824.Died, fromheart disease, in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,November16, 1846 (age69 years, 345days).Interment atSt.Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. | | Isaac Johnson (1803-1853) — of Louisiana. BornNovember1, 1803.Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1830;secretaryof state of Louisiana, 1840;Governor ofLouisiana, 1846-50;Louisianastate attorney general, 1850.Episcopalian.Died, of aheart attack, in ahotel atNew Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March15, 1853 (age49 years, 134days).Burial location unknown. | | John Manners (1786-1853) — ofHunterdonCounty, N.J.Born inHunterdonCounty, N.J.,April 8,1786.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1850-52.Baptist.Died, from "affection of theheart," in Clinton,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,June 24,1853 (age67 years, 77days).Interment atMercerCemetery, Trenton, N.J. | | Hosea Jefferson Dean (1806-1855) — also known asH. J. Dean — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg District (nowSpartanburgCounty), S.C.Born in Spartanburg District (nowSpartanburgCounty), S.C.,July 11,1806.Lawyer;Spartanburg District Commissioner in Equity, 1832-44; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1850-52; Clerk, SouthCarolina House of Representatives, 1853.Baptist.Died, ofheart disease, in White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, Va (now W.Va.),August3, 1855 (age49 years, 23days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Albion Keith Parris (1788-1857) — also known asAlbion K. Parris — of Paris,OxfordCounty, Maine; Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Hebron,OxfordCounty, Maine,January19, 1788.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1813-14; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1814-15;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1815-18 (20th District1815-17, 7th District 1817-18); resigned 1818;U.S.District Judge for Maine, 1818-20;delegateto Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; probate judge inMaine, 1820-21;Governor ofMaine, 1822-27; defeated, 1854;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1827-28; resigned 1828;justice ofMaine state supreme court, 1828-36; resigned 1836;mayorof Portland, Maine, 1852.Died suddenly, ofheart trouble, in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February11, 1857 (age69 years, 23days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Portland, Maine. | | Farrand Fassett Merrill (1814-1859) — also known asFarrand F. Merrill;Ferrand FassettMerrill —of Vermont. Born in Montpelier,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,October24, 1814.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Vermont, 1849-53;WashingtonCounty State's Attorney, 1854-56; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1856-57.Died, from astroke orheart attack, in hislawoffice, Montpelier,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,May 2,1859 (age44 years, 190days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt.| | Relatives: SonofTimothyMerrill and Clara (Fassett) Merrill; married to Eliza Wright;nephew ofOrsamusCook Merrill; fifth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg; second cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin ofSilasDewey Kellogg andWilliamSheffield Cowles (1846-1923); third cousin once removed ofCharlesKellogg (1773-1842),DanielFiske Kellogg,WilliamPitt Kellogg andWilliamSheffield Cowles (1898-1986); third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles,ThomasSeymour,MosesSeymour,CharlesCollins Kellogg andHenryTheodore Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofIreneEllis Murphy; fourth cousin ofLutherWalter Badger,ElishaHotchkiss Jr.,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofDanielChapin,AbelMerrill,GaylordGriswold,JeremiahMason,StephenDaniel Tilden,MorrisWoodruff,HoratioSeymour,ElishaPhelps,HenrySeymour,OliverOwen Forward,DanielUpson,WalterForward,ChaunceyForward,OrlandoKellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),ArthurTappan Kellogg,SelahMerrill,RowlandCase Kellogg,ArthurBurnham Woodford andBenjaminBaker Merrill. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Tillinghast Archer (1819-1859) — also known asJames T. Archer — of Florida. Born in Gillisonville,JasperCounty, S.C.,May 15,1819.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1840;secretaryof state of Florida, 1845-48.Died, ofheart disease, in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,June 1,1859 (age40 years, 17days).Interment atOldCity Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla. | | Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798-1859) — also known asMirabeau B. Lamar — of Texas. Born near Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ga.,August16, 1798.Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1829-30; candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia, 1832, 1834; colonel in the TexasArmy during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1836;VicePresident of the Texas Republic, 1836-38;Presidentof the Texas Republic, 1838-41; colonel in the U.S. Army duringthe Mexican War; member of Texas state legislature, 1847; U.S.Minister toCosta Rica, 1858-59;Nicaragua, 1858-59.Member,Freemasons.Died of aheart attack, near Richmond,Fort BendCounty, Tex.,December19, 1859 (age61 years, 125days).Interment atMortonCemetery, Richmond, Tex.  | Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) — also known as"The Little Magician";"OldKinderhook";"Red Fox of Kinderhook";"Matty Van";"American Talleyrand";"Blue Whiskey Van" —of Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.; Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1782.Lawyer;ColumbiaCounty Surrogate, 1808-13; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1812-20;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1815-19; appointed 1815;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821;U.S.Senator from New York, 1821-28;Governor ofNew York, 1829;U.S.Secretary of State, 1829-31; U.S. Minister toGreat Britain, 1831-32;VicePresident of the United States, 1833-37;Presidentof the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840 (Democratic), 1848(Free Soil); candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1844.ChristianReformed.Dutchancestry.Slaveowner. Died, reportedly due toasthma,but more likely some kind ofheart failure, in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1862 (age79 years, 231days).Interment atKinderhookCemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Abraham Van Buren and Maria (Hoes) Van Alen Van Buren;half-brother ofJamesIsaac Van Alen; married to the sister-in-law ofMosesI. Cantine; married,February21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes; father ofJohnVan Buren; second cousin ofBarentVan Buren; second cousin twice removed ofDirckTen Broeck,CornelisCuyler andThomasBrodhead Van Buren; second cousin thrice removed ofHaroldSheffield Van Buren; third cousin twice removed ofTheodoreRoosevelt; fourth cousin ofJamesLivingston; fourth cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston andPeterGansevoort. | | | | Political families:Cantinefamily of Marbletown, New York;VanBurenfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:SanfordW. Smith —JesseHoyt —CharlesOgle | | | | Van BurenCounty, Ark.,Van BurenCounty, Iowa,Van BurenCounty, Mich. andVan BurenCounty, Tenn. are named for him. | | | | ThecityofVanBuren, Arkansas, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofVanBuren, New York, isnamed forhim. —MountVan Buren, inPalmerLand, Antarctica, isnamed forhim. — Martin Van BurenHighSchool (opened 1955), in Queens Village,Queens,New York, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Martin Van Buren (built 1943 atBaltimore,Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1944 in theNorthAtlantic Ocean) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:M.V. B. Edgerly—M.V. B. Jefferson—M.V. B. Bennett—VanB. Wisker—MartinV. B. Rowland—MartinV. B. Ives—MartinV. B. Clark—MartinV. Godbey | | | | Opposition slogan (1840): "Van, Van, isa used-up man." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Martin Van Buren: Major L.Wilson,ThePresidency of Martin Van Buren — Joel H. Silbey,MartinVan Buren and the Emergence of American PopularPolitics — Jerome Mushkat & Robert G. Rayback,MartinVan Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of RepublicanIdeology — John Niven,MartinVan Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics —Ted Widmer,MartinVan Buren | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Charles Sweetser (1808-1864) — of Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio.Born in Dummerston,WindhamCounty, Vt.,1808.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1849-53.Died ofheart disease,April14, 1864 (ageabout 55years).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio. | | Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) — ofNicholasCounty, Ky.Born near Flemingsburg,FlemingCounty, Ky.,February22, 1828.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died suddenly, ofheart disease, at the SouthernHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1866 (age38 years, 296days).Original interment atLindenGrove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | | William Patterson (1790-1868) — of Ohio. Born in Maryland,1790.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1833-37.Died ofheart disease, in Van Wert,Van WertCounty, Ohio,August17, 1868 (ageabout 78years).Interment atMansfieldCemetery, Mansfield, Ohio. | | Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) — also known asAndrew J. Donelson — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August25, 1799.Whig.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toTexas Republic, 1844-45; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1846-49; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1856.Died, of aheart attack, in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,June 26,1871 (age71 years, 305days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | Digby Valentine Bell (1804-1871) — also known asDigby V. Bell — of Ada,KentCounty, Mich.; Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born inSt.Christopher,November10, 1804.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia District, 1840; memberofMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1842-43;Michiganland commissioner, 1844-46;Michiganstate auditor general, 1846-48; resigned 1848; postmaster atBattleCreek, Mich., 1871.Died, ofcoronary thrombosis, in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,October28, 1871 (age66 years, 352days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich. | | John White Geary (1819-1873) — also known asJohn W. Geary — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born near Mt. Pleasant,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,December30, 1819.Republican.Civilengineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster atSanFrancisco, Calif., 1849; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1849;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51;Governorof Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1867-73.Methodist.Died after suffering aheart attack, in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February8, 1873 (age53 years, 40days).Interment atHarrisburgCemetery, Harrisburg, Pa. | | Abner Bailey White Tenney (1795-1873) — also known asAbner B. W. Tenney — of Newbury,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in Newbury,OrangeCounty, Vt.,June 10,1795.Whig.Banker;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-41, 1849-50, 1856;member ofVermontstate senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention fromVermont, 1839; Whig Presidential Elector for Vermont,1840(voted forWilliamHenry Harrison andJohnTyler).Died, fromheart failure,September13, 1873 (age78 years, 95days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles H. Clark (d. 1873) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Lawyer;mayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1858.Died, ofheart disease, in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1873.Burial location unknown. | | Rix Robinson (1789-1875) — also known as"Wabesha" — of Michigan. Born in1789.Circuitjudge in Michigan, 1844; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1846-49 (5th District 1846, 7th District 1847-49);Presidential Elector for Michigan,1848;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.Indian trader in the 1820s and 1830s; became a close associate of theOttawa Indian tribe, and a negotiator on its behalf; he married twoOttawa women, and was also known by an Ottawa name, "Wabesha".Died, of "dropsy" (probablycongestive heart failure), Ada,KentCounty, Mich.,January13, 1875 (ageabout 85years).Interment atAdaCemetery, Ada, Mich. | | Edward Kent (1802-1877) — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,January8, 1802.Lawyer;mayorof Bangor, Maine, 1836-37;Governor ofMaine, 1838-39, 1841-42; defeated, 1836, 1838, 1839, 1841; U.S.Consul inRio de Janeiro, 1849-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Maine,1856(speaker);justiceof Maine state supreme court, 1859-73.Died ofheart failure, in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,May 19,1877 (age75 years, 131days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Orison Blunt (1815-1879) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine,July 27,1815.Riflemanufacturer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1862; Union candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1863.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April21, 1879 (age63 years, 268days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Algernon Sidney De Wolf (1822-1879) — also known asAlgernon S. De Wolf — of Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,October11, 1822.U.S.Collector of Customs at Bristol, R.I., Rhode Island, 1875-79;died in office 1879.Suffered aheart attack and died, in the vestibule of the ParkTheatre,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1879 (age57 years, 13days).Interment atJuniperHill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I. | | Eugene T. Bell (d. 1880) — U.S. Consul General inBudapest, as of 1880.Died suddenly, ofheart disease, in Vienna,Austria,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Gideon Hiram Hollister (1817-1881) — also known asGideon H. Hollister — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December14, 1817.Lawyer;LitchfieldCounty Clerk of Courts, 1843-46; member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1856; U.S. Minister toHaiti, 1868-69; U.S. Consul General inPort-au-Prince, as of 1868-69; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1880.Died, fromheart disease, in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March24, 1881 (age63 years, 100days).Interment atEastCemetery, Litchfield, Conn. | | James Richard Slack (1818-1881) — also known asJ. R. Slack — of Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.Born inBucksCounty, Pa.,September28, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1854, 1880; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1856,1868,1880(ConventionVice-President); member ofIndianastate senate, 1850; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar; circuit judge in Indiana, 1872-78.Died, of aheart attack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 28,1881 (age62 years, 303days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind. | | Elisha Hunt Allen (1804-1883) — also known asElisha H. Allen — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in New Salem,FranklinCounty, Mass.,January28, 1804.Whig.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Maine, 1839 (member, Committee on PermanentOrganization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees);U.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1841-43; defeated, 1842;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1849-50; U.S. Consul inHonolulu, 1849-53; became a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii;Minister of Finance for King Kamehameha III; member, Hawaii House ofNobles, 1854-56; Kingdom of Hawaii Minister to the United States,1856-83; chief justice, Kingdom of Hawaii Supreme Court, 1857-77.Died suddenly fromheart disease, while attending a diplomaticreceptionat theWhiteHouse,Washington,D.C.,January1, 1883 (age78 years, 338days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives: SonofSamuelClesson Allen and Mary (Hunt) Allen; married1828 to SarahElizabeth Fessenden; married,March11, 1857, to Mary Harrod Hobbes; father ofWilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; grandnephew ofJonathanHunt; second great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin ofGouverneurMorris; second cousin once removed ofElijahHunt Mills; second cousin twice removed ofOliverEllsworth,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofChesterAshley; third cousin once removed ofTheodoreDwight,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,AbijahBlodget,AlbertAsahel Bliss andPhilemonBliss; third cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),ReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,JonathanIngersoll,JaredIngersoll,JosiahMeigs,DanielPitkin,OliverMorgan Hungerford,JudsonH. Warner andJosiahQuincy; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryCabot Lodge Jr. andJohnDavis Lodge; fourth cousin ofJosephChurchill Strong,TheodoreDavenport,ChesterWilliam Chapin,HarrisonBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,WilliamAlfred Buckingham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); fourth cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse,JonathanBrace,MartinChittenden,ReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.,TimothyPitkin,JamesKilbourne,AmaziahBrainard,HenryMeigs,CharlesJared Ingersoll,JosephReed Ingersoll,RalphIsaacs Ingersoll,GreeneCarrier Bronson,CharlesAnthony Ingersoll,JohnAdams Taintor,HenryG. Taintor,JosephPomeroy Root,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,JohnHill Walbridge,EdwardOliver Wolcott,WalterHarrison Blodget,HenryE. Walbridge,EdwinW. Kellogg,AlfredWolcott andSamuelHerbert Kellogg. | | | | Political family:Allenfamily of Northfield, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | José Cristóbal Aguilar (1815-1883) — also known asCristóbal Aguilar — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1815.Democrat.Mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1866-67, 1867-68, 1870-72.Hispanicancestry.Died, ofheart disease,April11, 1883 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown.  | Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) — Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November29, 1811.Lawyer;abolitionist;orator;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1870 (Labor Reform), 1877 (Greenback).Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.Died, fromheart disease, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February2, 1884 (age72 years, 65days).Interment atMiltonCemetery, Milton, Mass.; statue erected 1915 atBoston Public Garden, Boston, Mass. | | 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.Fellfrom atramcar about 1880, and suffered multiple injuries; also developedkidneyandheart problems, and died in Paris,France,May6, 1884 (age72 years, 274days).Interment atPèrela Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France. | | Henry Perrin Coon (1822-1884) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1822.Physician;state court judge in California, 1856-60;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1863-67.Presbyterian.Died ofheart failure in the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,December4, 1884 (age62 years, 65days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Charles Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885) — also known asC. Godfrey Gunther — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1822.Democrat.Furmerchant;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1864-65; defeated, 1861, 1865 (ReformDemocratic); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1878;railroadbuilder;hotelowner.Germanancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, probably ofheart disease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1885 (age62 years, 350days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Socrates Tuttle (1819-1885) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Colebrook,CoosCounty, N.H.,November19, 1819.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1861-62;candidate forNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1867;mayorof Paterson, N.J., 1871-72.Presbyterian.Died, while suffering fromangina pectoris, in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,February12, 1885 (age65 years, 85days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Cornelius Kingsland Garrison (1809-1885) — also known asC. K. Garrison — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.;St.Louis, Mo.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born near West Point,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1809.Banker;shipbuilder;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1853-54;railroadpresident.Died, of aheart attack, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1885 (age76 years, 61days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) — also known asThomas A. Hendricks — of Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,September7, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1848-49;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6thDistrict 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General LandOffice, 1855-59;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1868,1876,1884;Governorof Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868;VicePresident of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died inoffice 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1884.Presbyterian;laterEpiscopalian.ScottishandDutchancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died, apparently from aheart attack, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November25, 1885 (age66 years, 79days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Benjamin F. Cheatham (1821-1886) — also known asB. F. Cheatham — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,1821.Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidateformayorof Nashville, Tenn., 1857; general in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War; postmaster atNashville,Tenn., 1885-86.Died, fromheart disease, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September4, 1886 (ageabout 65years).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.| | Relatives:Married1867 to AnnaRobertson. |
| | Benjamin Franklin Perry (1805-1886) — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born in Pendleton District (part now inPickensCounty), S.C.,November20, 1805.Democrat.Farmer;lawyer;newspapereditor; in 1832, he challenged Turner Bynum, editor of acompeting newspaper, to aduel,and fatally injured his adversary; candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1834, 1835, 1848, 1872;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Greenville, 1836-41,1849-59, 1862-64; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Greenville, 1844-48; PresidentialElector for South Carolina,1848;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1860,1868,1876;Governorof South Carolina, 1865.Episcopalian.Died, fromheart disease, inGreenvilleCounty, S.C.,December3, 1886 (age81 years, 13days).Interment atChristEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Greenville, S.C. | | Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1814-1887) — also known asCharles H. Sherrill — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls),WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1814.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkcanal commission, 1857-59;lobbyistforrailroadinterests.Died, fromheart disease, inWashington,D.C.,January4, 1887 (age72 years, 286days).Interment atSouthEnd Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y.  | John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888) — also known asJohn T. Hoffman — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1828.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1866-68; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1868;Governorof New York, 1869-72; defeated, 1866.Died, fromheart disease, in Wiesbaden,Germany,March24, 1888 (age60 years, 74days).Interment atDaleCemetery, Ossining, N.Y. | | | Jacob Barker Ham (c.1824-1888) — also known asJacob B. Ham — of Lewiston,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Born about 1824. Republican.Mayorof Lewiston, Maine, 1863-64.Died, ofheart failure,September4, 1888 (ageabout 64years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Lewiston, Maine. | | John Cardwell (1837-1890) — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in Lexington,OglethorpeCounty, Ga.,January28, 1837.Newspapereditor; U.S. Consul General inCairo, 1885-89.Died, ofheart disease, in Richmond,Fort BendCounty, Tex.,April17, 1890 (age53 years, 79days).Burial location unknown. | | Lewis Findlay Watson (1819-1890) — also known asLewis F. Watson — of Warren,WarrenCounty, Pa.Born inCrawfordCounty, Pa.,April14, 1819.Republican.Lumberbusiness;oilproducer;railroadbuilder;banker;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1877-79, 1881-83,1889-90; died in office 1890.Died, ofheart disease, at the ShorehamHotel,Washington,D.C.,August25, 1890 (age71 years, 133days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Warren, Pa. | | William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) — also known asWilliam W. Belknap — of Iowa. Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1829.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;U.S.Secretary of War, 1869-76.Impeachedin 1876 by the House of Representatives fortakingbribes;resignedon March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lackedjurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachmenttrialwas held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,short of the necessary two-thirds.Died, of an apparentheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,October13, 1890 (age61 years, 21days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | William Windom (1827-1891) — of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born inBelmontCounty, Ohio,May 10,1827.Republican.U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1859-69 (at-large 1859-63, 1stDistrict 1863-69); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Minnesota, 1866-68;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1870-71, 1871-81, 1881-83; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1880;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1881, 1889-91; died in office 1891.Quaker.Fell dead, fromheart disease, at theannualbanquet of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, justafter finishing a speech, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1891 (age63 years, 264days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Grattan H. Brundage (1834-1891) — ofSteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,1834.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1891; died inoffice 1891.Died, frompneumonia,typhoidfever, andheart failure, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1891 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown. | | Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) — also known asP. T. Barnum;"Prince ofHumbugs" —of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 5,1810.Republican.Grocer;auctioneer;newspaperpublisher; Entrepreneur,impressario,museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Baileycircus,known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76.Died, ofheart failure, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 7,1891 (age80 years, 276days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue atSeasidePark, Bridgeport, Conn.; statue atBethel Public Library Grounds, Bethel, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother ofPhiloFairchild Barnum; married,November8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married,September16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin ofAndrewGould Chatfield; second cousin once removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andAlmonFerdinand Rockwell; third cousin ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman andJohnSherman; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHenry Barnum; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andCharlesWilliam Barnum; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andRhamanthusMenville Stocker. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | BarnumAvenue,inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Thetownof Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 toDenver,Colorado), wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by P. T. Barnum:TheLife of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself |
 | Daniel Azro Millington (1823-1891) — of Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.Born in Hubbardton,RutlandCounty, Vt.,May 16,1823.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;newspapereditor;postmaster;mayorof Winfield, Kan., 1875-76.Died ofheart failure, in Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.,May 7,1891 (age67 years, 356days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Winfield, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Solomon Millington and Clarinda (Richardson) Millington; married,May16, 1848, to Mary Ann Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Bill Bottorff, Winfieldhistorian |
| | William Allen (c.1822-1891) — of Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.Born in Brunswick,CumberlandCounty, Maine, about 1822.Lawyer;superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1872-81;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1881-91; died in office 1891.Died, fromneuralgia of the heart, in Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,June 4,1891 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Allen Allen; grandson of JohnWheelock. |
| | Joseph Wright Alsop (1838-1891) — also known asJoseph W. Alsop — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1838.Democrat.Physician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1873; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1881-86 (18th District 1881, 22nd District1882-86); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1890.Died, fromheart disease, in Fenwick, Old Saybrook,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,June 24,1891 (age52 years, 308days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | James Daly (1843-1892) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,1843.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1874-75, 1878;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1882-87.Irishancestry.Died, ofgrippeandheart failure, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1892 (ageabout 48years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Henry Delavan (1810-1892) — also known asCharles H. Delavan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1810.Hardwarebusiness;insurancebroker; U.S. Consul inSydney, 1842-48; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inSt. Thomas, 1849-50.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, ofheart failure, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1892 (age81 years, 261days).Entombed atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Delavan and Eliza (Johnston) Delavan. |
| | Daniel Albert Cony (1837-1892) — also known asDaniel A. Cony — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.BornMay 5,1837.Republican.Grainmerchant;banker;mayorof Augusta, Maine, 1875.Died, fromheart disease, in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,July 23,1892 (age55 years, 79days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine. | | Charles Allen Perkins (c.1832-1892) — Born about 1832. U.S. Consul inStockholm, 1860.Died, ofheart disease, in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1892 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Bermudez (c.1832-1892) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La., about 1832.Lawyer;chiefjustice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1889-92.Died, fromheart trouble, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August23, 1892 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joaquin Bermudez. |
| | James William Husted (1833-1892) — also known asJames W. Husted;"BaldEagle" —of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1833.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1869-81, 1884-92 (Westchester County 3rd District1869-78, Rockland County 1879-80, Westchester County 3rd District1881, 1884-92); died in office 1892;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1886-87, 1890;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromkidneydisease andheart failure, in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1892 (age58 years, 330days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y. | | James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December25, 1834.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1872;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1881.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.FirstBlack member of the Indiana legislature.Died of aheart attack while making aspeech,in Brazil,ClayCounty, Ind.,November6, 1892 (age57 years, 317days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Samuel Russ Atwell (1816-1892) — also known asSamuel R. Atwell — ofWinchester,Va.BornAugust16, 1816.Republican. Postmaster atWinchester,Va., 1870-75, 1878-82.Died, fromheart disease, inWinchester,Va.,November24, 1892 (age76 years, 100days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va. | | William Hull Wickham (1832-1893) — also known asWilliam H. Wickham — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Smithtown,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 30,1832.Democrat. Ticket agent for asteamshipcompany;diamonddealer; president of New-York Fire Department, 1860;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1875-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1876.Died, ofheart disease andBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1893 (age60 years, 167days).Interment atSmithtown Cemetery, Smithtown, Long Island, N.Y.  | Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known asRutherford B. Hayes;"Rutherfraud B.Hayes";"His Fraudulency" —of Ohio. Born in Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,October4, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67;Governor ofOhio, 1868-72, 1876-77;Presidentof the United States, 1877-81.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Stricken by aheart attack at therailroadstation in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont,SanduskyCounty, Ohio,January17, 1893 (age70 years, 105days).Original interment and cenotaph atOakwoodCemetery, Fremont, Ohio; reinterment in 1915 atRutherfordB. Hayes State Memorial Grounds, Fremont, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Rutherford Hayes, Jr. and Sophia (Birchard) Hayes; married,December30, 1852, toLucyWare Webb; father ofJamesWebb Cook Hayes. | | | | Political family:Hayesfamily of Fremont, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:LeopoldMarkbreit —JamesM. Comly —JosephP. Bradley | | | | Hayes County,Neb. is named for him. | | | | Rutherford B. HayesHighSchool, inDelaware,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — The Presidente Hayes Department (province),and itscapitalcity, Villa Hayes, inParaguay,arenamed forhim. — HayesHall(built 1893), at Ohio StateUniversity,Columbus,Ohio, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "He serves his partybest who serves his country best." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: AriHoogenboom,RutherfordB. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse,RutherfordB. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist,CentennialCrisis : The Disputed Election of 1876 — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Robert H. McKune (1823-1894) — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1823.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; served in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;mayorof Scranton, Pa., 1875-78.Member,Freemasons.While attempting to quell a riot in 1877, he wasattacked,and his skull was fractured.Died, ofheart failure, in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1894 (age71 years, 51days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa.| | Relatives:Married1844 to ElmiraSmith. |
| | Isaac Newton Link (1849-1895) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in1849.Mayorof Durham, N.C., 1880-81, 1894-95; died in office 1895.Suffered a likelyheart attack and died, while waiting in acarriage at thetrainstation, Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,January26, 1895 (ageabout 45years).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Durham, N.C.  | Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass(1818-1895) —also known asFrederick Douglass — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born inslaveryin Maryland,1818.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1872;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 ;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSanto Domingo, 1889-91; U.S. Minister toHaiti, 1889-91.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.Lecturer and advocate of the abolition of slavery, starting in 1841. Publisher ofThe North Star, an abolitionist paper. In 1848,he attended the meeting in Seneca Falls, N.Y., which started thewomen's rights movement.Died, of aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,February20, 1895 (ageabout 76years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; statue erected 1899 atHighlandPark, Rochester, N.Y. | | Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) — of Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.Born near Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.,September3, 1825.Republican.Governor ofDelaware, 1895; died in office 1895.Methodist.EnglishandFrenchancestry.Died, fromheart disease anderysipelas,in Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.,April 8,1895 (age69 years, 217days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Laurel, Del. | | Henry Woltman (d. 1895) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1867, 1869; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1871."Right-hand man" to Tammany leaderRichardCroker.Died, fromheart disease, in BellevueHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1895.Burial location unknown.  | Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) — also known asElisha P. Ferry — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.; Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inMonroeCounty, Mich.,August9, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1852;postmaster atWaukegan,Ill., 1853-54;villagepresident of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57;mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1859;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871;Governorof Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget SoundNationalBank;Governor ofWashington, 1889-93.Frenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died ofpneumoniaandcongestive heart failure, on board asteamerinPugetSound,October14, 1895 (age70 years, 66days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | Patrick J. Kerrigan (c.1864-1895) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1864.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1894.Catholic.Member,TammanyHall.Died, from "dropsy" (probablycongestive heart failure), inSavannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December23, 1895 (ageabout 31years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Theodore Runyon (1822-1896) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.,October25, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1864;mayorof Newark, N.J., 1864-66; candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1865;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1873-87; U.S. Minister toGermany, 1893; U.S. Ambassador toGermany, 1893-96, died in office 1896.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died, ofheart failure, in Berlin,Germany,January27, 1896 (age73 years, 94days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | Philip Jacob Arcularius Harper (1824-1896) — also known asPhilip J. A. Harper — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.BornOctober21, 1824.Member of the firm Harper and Brothers,publishers;villagepresident of Hempstead, New York, 1870.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart andkidneytrouble, in Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,March 6,1896 (age71 years, 137days).Burial location unknown. | | John J. McAfee (1836-1896) — of Kentucky. Born inMercerCounty, Ky.,1836.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1871-73.Died, ofheart trouble, Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April 4,1896 (ageabout 59years).Interment atNewProvidence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near McAfee, MercerCounty, Ky. | | James Mitchell Ashley (1824-1896) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born near Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November14, 1824.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1856(speaker);U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1859-69 (5th District 1859-63, 10thDistrict 1863-69); defeated, 1868, 1890, 1892;Governorof Montana Territory, 1869.Unitarian.Scottishancestry.Died of aheart attack in Alma,GratiotCounty, Mich.,September16, 1896 (age71 years, 307days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | Jeremiah Brown (d. 1896) — of Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.Democrat.Mayorof Northampton, Mass., 1889-90.Died, fromheart disease,November2, 1896.Burial location unknown. | | William D. Aldrich (c.1851-1897) — of Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Thurman,WarrenCounty, N.Y., about 1851.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Warren County, 1888.Died, ofheart failure,1897(ageabout46 years).Intermentsomewherein Warrensburg, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Aldrich and Catherine Aldrich. |
| | Charles H. Scribner (1826-1897) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1826.Democrat.Delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Lucas County, 1873;circuit judge in Ohio 6th Circuit, 1888-97; died in office 1897.Died, ofheart disease, in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,February25, 1897 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown. | | Maurice Carey Blake (1815-1897) — also known asMaurice C. Blake — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Otisfield, Cumberland County (nowOxfordCounty), Maine,October20, 1815.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 5th District, 1857-58;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1881-83; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1884.Died, of aheart attack, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September26, 1897 (age81 years, 341days).Interment atMt.Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif. | | Lemuel Amerman (1846-1897) — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born near Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.,October29, 1846.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1881-84;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1891-93.Died suddenly, ofheart disease, in Blossburg,TiogaCounty, Pa.,October7, 1897 (age50 years, 343days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Dunmore, Pa. | | John Rhoderic McPherson (1833-1897) — also known asJohn R. McPherson — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in York,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1833.Democrat.Stockyardbusiness; member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1872-74; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New Jersey,1876;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1877-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died, fromheart trouble, in his room at Taylor'sHotel,Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,October8, 1897 (age64 years, 152days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | William Daniel (c.1821-1897) — of Maryland. Born in Deal Island,SomersetCounty, Md., about 1821.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1853-57; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1857;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1864; Prohibitioncandidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1884.Died, ofheart disease, in Mt. Washington,Baltimore,Md.,October13, 1897 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:American Prohibition Year Book 1912 |
| | M. G. Troup (c.1841-1898) — of Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.Born in Ohio, about 1841.Mayorof Winfield, Kan., 1881-82.Died, ofheart disease, in Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.,February6, 1898 (ageabout 57years).Interment atUnionCemetery, Winfield, Kan. | | James N. Moreno (1836-1898) — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,December7, 1836.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Vice-Consulfor Mexico inPensacola,Fla., 1874-98.Died, fromliver andheart ailments, in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,March 7,1898 (age61 years, 90days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla. | | Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) — also known asBenjamin J. Franklin — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born near Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,1839.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofKansasstate senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75;U.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. ConsulinHankow, 1885-90;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1896-97.Episcopalian.Died ofheart disease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,May 18,1898 (ageabout 58years).Interment atRosedaleCemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Isaac Cox (c.1825-1898) — ofJosephineCounty, Ore.;SiskiyouCounty, Calif.Born in Massachusetts, about 1825. Member of Oregon state legislature, 1864-68. Died, fromheart disease in the Sonoma CountyHospital,SonomaCounty, Calif.,July 16,1898 (ageabout 73years).Burial location unknown. | | Hyacinthe F. Riopelle (1836-1898) — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Born in Springwells Township (now part of Detroit),WayneCounty, Mich.,August8, 1836.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,1883-84.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Died suddenly, ofheart failure, in Ecorse Township (part nowin Detroit),WayneCounty, Mich.,July 31,1898 (age61 years, 357days).Interment atSt. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Mich. | | Abraham Oakey Hall (1826-1898) — also known asA. Oakey Hall;"Elegant Oakey";"Hans Yorkel" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1826.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;writer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1855-57, 1862-67; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1856;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1869-72;indictedandtried in1871-73 onchargesof covering up corruption during his mayoralty; acquitted.Presbyterian;laterCatholic.English,Welsh, andFrenchancestry.Died, ofheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1898 (age72 years, 73days).Entombed atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Manly C. Green (1843-1898) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Sardinia,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1843.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1892-98; died in office1898; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1895-98; died in office 1898.Died, fromheart disease, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1898 (age55 years, 6days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Hamilton Ward (1829-1898) — of Belmont,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Salisbury,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1829.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1865-71;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1880-81;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1891-98; died in office1898; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1895-98; died in office 1898.Died, fromheart disease, in Belmont,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1898 (age69 years, 178days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Belmont, N.Y. | | Samuel Thomas Baird (1861-1899) — also known asSamuel T. Baird — of Bastrop,MorehouseParish, La.Born in Oak Ridge,MorehouseParish, La.,May 5,1861.Democrat.Lawyer;District Attorney, 6th District, 1884-88; district judge in Louisiana6th District, 1888-92; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Louisiana,1896;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1897-99; died inoffice 1899.Died, fromendocarditis andrheumatism,inWashington,D.C.,April22, 1899 (age37 years, 352days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, Bastrop, La. | | Jonathan Russell Bullock (1815-1899) — also known asJ. Russell Bullock — of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.; Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,September6, 1815.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1844-46;U.S.Collector of Customs at Bristol, R.I., Rhode Island, 1849-53;member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1859-60;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1860-61;justice ofRhode Island state supreme court, 1862-64;U.S.District Judge for Rhode Island, 1865-69; resigned 1869.Died, ofheart disease, in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,May 7,1899 (age83 years, 243days).Interment atJuniperHill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I. | | Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) — also known asCharles C. Fitch — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cuylerville,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1842.Democrat.Abstractor;hardwarebusiness; president, MasonWater andElectric Light Company;InghamCounty Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1889-92.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died suddenly, ofheart disease,June 28,1899 (age56 years, 344days).Burial location unknown. | | John Clarence Keeler (1851-1899) — also known asJohn C. Keeler — of Canton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1891-92.Died, fromheart disease andpneumonia,in aprivatehospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1899 (age48 years, 244days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.; cenotaph atEvergreenCemetery, Canton, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Amanda (Russell) Keeler and Carlos Cook Keeler; married,February28, 1878, to Ada H. Servis; married,September6, 1888, to Mattie Howard Lynde; nephew ofJohnLeslie Russell; first cousin ofLeslieWead Russell andCharlesHazen Russell; second cousin twice removed ofCalvinFillmore,BenjaminHard andMartinKeeler; second cousin five times removed ofAaronBurr; third cousin ofAlfredWalstein Bangs; third cousin once removed ofMillardFillmore,StephenHiram Keeler,TracyR. Bangs andFrankD. Bangs; third cousin twice removed ofTimothyPitkin,BelaEdgerton,HemanTicknor andGeorgeA. Bangs; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamAnson Floyd andPierpontEdwards; fourth cousin ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell andAnsonFoster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryMeigs,WilliamWhiting Boardman,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,DanielDarling Whitney,EdwinOlmstead Keeler,BurrL. Castle,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andAsburyElliott Kellogg. | | | | Political family:Keeler-Russellfamily of Canton, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph F. Snow (1833-1899) — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Wakefield,NewBrunswick,March 4,1833.Democrat.Dry goodsmerchant;mayor ofBangor, Maine, 1891.Member,HumaneSociety;Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals.Died, fromneuralgia of the heart, in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,October26, 1899 (age66 years, 236days).Burial location unknown. | | Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt (1814-1899) — also known asNicholas C. Blauvelt — of Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarkstown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1814.Democrat.Schoolteacher;merchant;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1846; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1853.Died, fromheart failure, in Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1899 (age85 years, 100days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y. | | Winfield Smith (1827-1899) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Fort Howard (now part of Green Bay),BrownCounty, Wis.,August16, 1827.Republican.Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1862-66.Died, fromangina pectoris, in Weston, Somerset,England,November8, 1899 (age72 years, 84days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Smith and Elvira Lorraine (Foster) Smith; married,September1, 1853, to Sarah Melinda Fellows. |
 | Garret Augustus Hobart (1844-1899) — also known asGarret A. Hobart — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born near Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,June 3,1844.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1873-74;member ofNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1877-82; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Jersey, 1884-96; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1896;VicePresident of the United States, 1897-99; died in office 1899.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,November21, 1899 (age55 years, 171days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.; statue atPaterson City Hall, Paterson, N.J. | | Charles Gardner Reed (1835-1899) — also known asCharles G. Reed — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in North Brookfield,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April 2,1835.Wheel spokemanufacturer;mayorof Worcester, Mass., 1884-85.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Suffered aheart attack at the corner of Belmont and Orchardstreets, and died soon after in a nearby house, Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November21, 1899 (age64 years, 233days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Worcester, Mass. | | Amos L. Rollins (1826-1900) — of Alton,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in Alton,BelknapCounty, N.H.,December11, 1826.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 4th District, 1895-96.Died, ofheart failure, in Alton,BelknapCounty, N.H.,February22, 1900 (age73 years, 73days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Alton, N.H.| | Relatives: Sonof Ichabod Rollins and Sally (Walker) Rollins; married to Sarah E.Kimball and Pamelia A. Pendergast. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Hopper Gibson (1842-1900) — also known asCharles H. Gibson — of Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.Born near Centreville,QueenAnne's County, Md.,January19, 1842.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1885-91;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1891-97.Episcopalian.Died, fromheart disease, inWashington,D.C.,March31, 1900 (age58 years, 71days).Interment atChesterfieldCemetery, Centreville, Md.  | Richard Higbie (1857-1900) — of Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in West Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 11,1857.Republican.Merchant;bankdirector; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County, 1893-95; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1896-98.Died, fromheart disease, in Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April10, 1900 (age42 years, 273days).Interment atBabylon Rural Cemetery, Babylon, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) — also known asElliot N. Bowman — ofFountainCounty, Ind.Born inGreeneCounty, Tenn.,October11, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;merchant;hotelowner;FountainCounty Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy,1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury.Died, from aheart attack, in Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.,May 21,1900 (age73 years, 222days).Interment atPrescottGrove Cemetery, Covington, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman; married,May 23,1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis. |
| | Lorenzo Dow Lewelling (1846-1900) — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born in Salem,HenryCounty, Iowa,December21, 1846.Candidate forsecretaryof state of Kansas, 1886;Governor ofKansas, 1893-95; member ofKansasstate senate, 1896.Died ofheart disease in Arkansas City,CowleyCounty, Kan.,September3, 1900 (age53 years, 256days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | Harlan Eugene English (1843-1900) — also known asH. Eugene English — of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.BornDecember16, 1843.Democrat. Village president of Albion, N.Y., 1891-94. Member,AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died, fromheart disease, in Clarendon,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1900 (age56 years, 317days).Interment atMt.Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y. | | Arthur Edwards (1834-1901) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Norwalk,HuronCounty, Ohio,1834.Republican.Clergyman;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; editor,Northwestern Christian Advocatemagazine,1872-1901;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.Methodist.Died, ofheart disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March20, 1901 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert G. Evans (c.1854-1901) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born about 1854. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1896;U.S.Attorney for Minnesota, 1898-1901; died in office 1901.Died, fromheart disease, in Kenwood, Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August25, 1901 (ageabout 47years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Albert Busiel (1842-1901) — also known asCharles A. Busiel — of Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in Meredith,BelknapCounty, N.H.,November24, 1842.Manufacturer;president, Laconia NationalBank andCity SavingsBank;president, Lake ShoreRailroad;director, Concord & MontrealRailroad;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1878-79; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Hampshire,1880;mayorof Laconia, N.H., 1893-95;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1895-97.Died, about two weeks after the drowning of his six-year-old grandsonand namesake, ofheart disease,August29, 1901 (age58 years, 278days).Entombed in mausoleum atUnionCemetery, Laconia, N.H. | | Eugene Stanhope Elliott (1842-1902) — also known asEugene S. Elliott — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Lowell,La SalleCounty, Ill.,August13, 1842.Republican. Organizer and first president, American Whist League;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1896;circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1900.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromheart failure, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January2, 1902 (age59 years, 142days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof George Washington Elliott and Susan Caroline (Bates) Elliott;married1865 toCatherine Elizabeth Dousman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Albert Howell Horton (1837-1902) — also known asAlbert H. Horton — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.Born in Brookfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Kansas,1868;U.S.Attorney for Kansas, 1869-73; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1873; member ofKansasstate senate; elected 1876;chiefjustice of Kansas state supreme court, 1877-95; resigned 1895.Died, fromheart disease andlivercancer, in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,September2, 1902 (age65 years, 174days).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan. | | Charles Bartlett Andrews (1834-1902) — also known asCharles B. Andrews — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sunderland,FranklinCounty, Mass.,November4, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1868-69; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1878;Governor ofConnecticut, 1879-81; superior court judge in Connecticut,1881-89;chiefjustice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1889-1901; resigned 1901;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention from Litchfield,1902.Died, fromheart disease, in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September12, 1902 (age67 years, 312days).Interment atEastCemetery, Litchfield, Conn.  | Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) — also known asElizabeth Smith Cady — of Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1815.Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1868.Female.Member,AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1973.Died, ofheart failure, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1902 (age86 years, 348days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter ofDanielCady and Margaret (Livingston) Cady; married,May 1,1840, toHenryBrewster Stanton; granddaughter ofJamesLivingston; second great-granddaughter ofRobertLivingston the Younger andDirckTen Broeck; third great-granddaughter ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); third great-grandniece ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-granddaughter ofDirckWesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin ofGerritSmith; first cousin twice removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer andRobertVan Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin four times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andCornelisCuyler; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,MaturinLivingston,RensselaerWesterlo andEdwardPhilip Livingston; second cousin twice removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson (1733-1800) andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin ofPhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840) andHenryBell Van Rensselaer; third cousin once removed ofHenryWalter Livingston,PeterGansevoort,JohnJacob Astor III,KiliaenVan Rensselaer andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,MatthewClarkson (1758-1825),PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,JamesParker,WilliamWaldorf Astor,RobertRay Hamilton,PeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,PeterAugustus Jay,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame | | | | Books about Elizabeth Cady Stanton:Lori D. Ginzberg,ElizabethCady Stanton: An American Life | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, December 1902 |
| | Alfred Eliab Buck (1832-1902) — also known asAlfred E. Buck;A. E. Buck — of Alabama; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Foxcroft (now part of Dover-Foxcroft),PiscataquisCounty, Maine,February7, 1832.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Presidential Elector for Alabama,1868;U.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1869-71; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Georgia,1880,1888,1892,1896;GeorgiaRepublican state chair, 1896; U.S. Minister toJapan, 1897.Died suddenly, fromparalysis of the heart, while on animperialduck shoot, near Tokyo,Japan,December4, 1902 (age70 years, 300days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Beard Allen (1845-1903) — also known asJohn B. Allen — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,May 18,1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Washington, 1875-85;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1889;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1889-93.Died, fromangina pectoris, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,January28, 1903 (age57 years, 255days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | Carlos French (1835-1903) — of Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour),New HavenCounty, Conn.,August6, 1835.Democrat.Inventor;president and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.; vice-president, H. A.MatthewsManufacturingCo.; director, UnionHorse ShoeNail Co.; director, Second NationalBank ofNew Haven; director, New York, New Haven, and HartfordRailroad;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1860, 1868;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1887-89; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1892.Died, from aheart attack, in Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April14, 1903 (age67 years, 251days).Interment atSeymourUnion Cemetery, Seymour, Conn. | | John T. Crisp (1838-1903) — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Lone Jack,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April 3,1838.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri, 1878 (Democratic, 8th District),1880 (Democratic, 8th District), 1882 (Independent Democratic, 5thDistrict); member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1895-98, 1903; died in office 1903.Sponsor of "Jim Crow" bill to require racial segregation onrailroads.Died, fromheart disease, in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April21, 1903 (age65 years, 18days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Independence, Mo. | | George Addison Whiting (1827-1903) — also known asGeorge A. Whiting — of California. Born in Holliston,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September20, 1827.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 12th District, 1871-73.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, ofheart disease, in Holliston,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September14, 1903 (age75 years, 359days).Interment atLakeGrove Cemetery, Holliston, Mass. | | Albert S. Amerman (1849-1903) — of Rochford,PenningtonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Ohio,January7, 1849.Republican.Physician;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1893-96.Died, from dropsy (congestive heart failure), in Rapid City,PenningtonCounty, S.Dak.,October6, 1903 (age54 years, 272days).Interment atBell Park Cemetery, Rochford, S.Dak.| | Relatives: Sonof John Amerman and Emeline (Castner) Amerman; married to Nettie A.DeWitt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John R. Procter (c.1844-1903) — Born inMasonCounty, Ky., about 1844.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Kentucky stategeologist; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1893-1903; died inoffice 1903.Died, fromangina pectoris, at the Cosmos Club,Washington,D.C.,December12, 1903 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:American Monthly Review of Reviews, May 1902 |
| | Frederic René Coudert (1832-1903) — also known asFrederic R. Coudert — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1832.Democrat.Lawyer;government director, 1885-88, and receiver, 1892-98, of Union PacificRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Died, fromheart andlivertroubles, inWashington,D.C.,December20, 1903 (age71 years, 294days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | William Darius Bishop (1827-1904) — also known asWilliam D. Bishop — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bloomfield,EssexCounty, N.J.,September14, 1827.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1857-59; defeated,1858, 1902; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1859-60; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1860;member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1866, 1877-78; president, New York,New Haven and HartfordRailroad,1867-79; president, NaugatuckRailroad,1855-67, 1885-1903; director, BridgeportSteamboatCompany;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1871.Died, ofchronic endocarditis, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1904 (age76 years, 143days).Cremated;ashes interred atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | Charles Theodor Pagelsen (1830-1904) — also known asCharles T. Pagelsen;Carl T.Pagelsen —of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born inDenmark,July1, 1830.Sailor;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inGrandHaven, Mich., 1871-1904.Danishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,March 6,1904 (age73 years, 249days).Interment atLakeForest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich. | | Thomas J. Cummings (c.1839-1904) — of New York. Born about 1839. U.S. Consul inPuerto Cabello, 1903-04, died in office 1904.Died, fromheart disease, in Puerto Cabello,Venezuela,May10, 1904 (ageabout 65years).Burial location unknown. | | Henrique J. Laidley (1828-1904) — also known asHenrique Laidley;HenryLaidley —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inPortugal,June24, 1828.Debtcollector;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1870-1904.EnglishandPortugeseancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in hisconsularoffice, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December7, 1904 (age76 years, 166days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFrancisco Columbarium, San Francisco, Calif. | | James Philip Eagle (1837-1904) — also known asJames P. Eagle — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born inMauryCounty, Tenn.,August10, 1837.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;minister;planter;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arkansas,1884;Governorof Arkansas, 1889-93.Baptist.Died, ofheart failure,December20, 1904 (age67 years, 132days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | William Alvord (1833-1904) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1833.Hardwaredealer;banker;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1871-73; San FranciscoPoliceCommissioner, 1878-99.Member,LoyalLegion;AmericanForestry Association.Died, ofheart failure due tobronchialtroubles, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December21, 1904 (age71 years, 353days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November18, 1842.Republican.Banker;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1892; president, New RiverMineralCompany; director, AlabamaMineralLand Company; director, RaritanWoolen Mills;trustee, Texas Pacific Land Trust.Jewish.Died, ofheart trouble, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1905 (age62 years, 67days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.  | Charles Eugene Bentley (1841-1905) — also known asCharles E. Bentley — of Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa;ButlerCounty, Neb.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Warners,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1841.Baptistminister; Nebraska Prohibition state chair, 1895-96; Nationalcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1896.Baptist.Died, from aheart attack, in alodginghouse at Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February4, 1905 (age63 years, 280days).Interment atBlueValley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb. | | Jacob Worth (1838-1905) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1838.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1864-66, 1868, 1873-76, 1878 (Kings County 7thDistrict 1864-66, Kings County 6th District 1868, 1873-76, 1878);candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1884, 1900; member ofNewYork state senate 4th District, 1886-89; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1896.Died, of aheart attack, at the EastmanHotel,Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,February21, 1905 (ageabout 66years).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Augustus Samuel Miller (1847-1905) — also known asAugustus S. Miller — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.,August13, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1889-91;mayorof Providence, R.I., 1903-05; died in office 1905.Died, fromheart disease, in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September26, 1905 (age58 years, 44days).Interment atNorthBurial Ground, Providence, R.I. | | Cornelius Denton Gist (1843-1905) — also known asC. D. Gist — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born inMuskingumCounty, Ohio,December30, 1843.Postmaster atAthens,Ohio, 1901-05.Died, fromheart trouble, in Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio,November6, 1905 (age61 years, 311days).Interment atWestUnion Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles W. Gist and Melinda (Wilson) Gist; married to Susan Helen'Susie' Allen. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Antonio Ladislao Rozwadowski (1850-1906) — also known asAntonio L. Rozwadowski;"CountRozwadowski" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul,Türkiye),January,1850.Consulfor Italy inChicago,Ill., 1894-1906.Catholic.Polishancestry.Died, fromheart disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April10, 1906 (age56 years, 0days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill.| | Epitaph: "Lavorododici annu per il progresso e la prosperita della Colonia Italiana egli Italiani rignonoscenti eressero." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Smith Havens (1834-1906) — also known asCharles S. Havens — ofSuffolkCounty, N.Y.Born in Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August26, 1834.Democrat.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County, 1878.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in hisgeneralstore, Center Moriches,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April23, 1906 (age71 years, 240days).Interment atMt. Pleasant Cemetery, Center Moriches, Long Island, N.Y. | | Henry Bristow (1840-1906) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Michaels,Azores,June5, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1901-03; defeated,1902.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromheart trouble, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1906 (age66 years, 128days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James W. Ballantine (1840-1907) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Muldoon,BlaineCounty, Idaho; Bellevue,BlaineCounty, Idaho.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,1840.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;oilbusiness;silver and leadmining business;postmaster;banker;People's candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIdaho,1904(HonoraryVice-President; member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Scottishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromheart disease, in Bellevue,BlaineCounty, Idaho,January5, 1907 (ageabout 66years).Interment atHomewoodCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | James Herron Eckels (1858-1907) — also known asJames H. Eckels — Born in Princeton,BureauCounty, Ill.,November22, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892,1904;U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1893-97; delegate to Gold DemocratNational Convention from Illinois, 1896.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, fromheart disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April14, 1907 (age48 years, 143days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | Auguste Fusenot (1851-1907) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inFrance,February,1851.Naturalized U.S. citizen;dry goodsmerchant;bankdirector;ConsularAgent for France inLosAngeles, Calif., 1898-1907.Frenchancestry.Died, fromheart failure, duringstomachsurgery, in Paris,France,May27, 1907 (age56 years, 0days).Interment atPèrela Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.| | Image source:Los Angeles Evening Express, May 28, 1907 |
| | | Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg (1850-1907) — also known asHenry E. Muhlenberg — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January18, 1850.Physician;mayorof Lancaster, Pa., 1899-1902.Died, fromheart disease, in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 17,1907 (age57 years, 150days).Interment atWoodwardHill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa. | | Henry Hachemeister (1867-1907) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tottenville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1867.Democrat.Brewer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1898;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.While suffering fromBright'sdisease and dropsy (probablycongestive heart failure), hewas drinking heavily, when he collapsed, and died soon after, in aroom at the Harlem CentralHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1907 (age39 years, 239days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William Frederick Stoutz (1842-1907) — also known asWilliam F. Stoutz;W. F.Stoutz —of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Cassel (now Kassel),Germany,November,1842.Auctioneer;realestate business;insuranceagent;HonoraryConsul for Austria-Hungary inMobile,Ala., 1879-1905;notarypublic.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart failure, in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,August3, 1907 (age64 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | Dexter Mason Ferry (1833-1907) — also known asDexter M. Ferry — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Lowville,LewisCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1833.Republican. Founder and president, D. M. Ferryseedcompany; president, AmericanHarrowCompany; director, DetroitCopper andBrass Rolling Mills; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1892,1904;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1896-99.Died, fromheart disease, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November10, 1907 (age74 years, 94days).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | William T. Elmer (1835-1907) — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1835.Republican.Lawyer;MiddlesexCounty State's Attorney, 1863-75, 1883-95; member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1873;mayorof Middletown, Conn., 1876; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1895; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1895-1904.Episcopalian.Died, ofheart trouble, in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,November11, 1907 (age72 years, 5days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Lobbeus E. Elmer and Charlotte (Mudge) Elmer; married,May 21,1862, to Catherine L. Camp. |
| | John Mason Jr. (1834-1907) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,March 6,1834.Vice-Consulfor Brazil inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1877-99;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1877-1906.Died, fromheart disease, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1907 (age73 years, 268days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Joshua Abbe Fessenden (1841-1908) — also known asJoshua A. Fessenden — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine,February15, 1841.Republican. Postmaster atStamford,Conn., 1897-1908.Died, fromheart disease, in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 24,1908 (age67 years, 130days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Henry Stedman Chubb Jr. (1880-1908) — also known asStedman Chubb — of Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Barre,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,July 23,1880.Mayorof Winter Park, Fla., 1908; died in office 1908.Died, fromheart failure, in Tryon,PolkCounty, N.C.,October2, 1908 (age28 years, 71days).Interment atPalmCemetery, Winter Park, Fla. | | Benjamin H. Ridgely (1861-1908) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born inCarolineCounty, Md.,July 13,1861.Newspapereditor; U.S. Consul inGeneva, 1893-1900;Malaga, 1900-02;Nantes, 1902-04; U.S. Consul General inBarcelona, 1904-08;Mexico City, 1908, died in office 1908.Died, fromheart failure, en route to Mexico City,in aPullman railroad car at Monterrey,NuevoLeón,October10, 1908 (age47 years, 89days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Delos Abiel Blodgett (1825-1908) — also known asDelos A. Blodgett — of Hersey,OsceolaCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Otsego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1825.Republican.Lumbermerchant;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1880,1892,1900.Founder of towns in Michigan: Baldwin, Evart, and Hersey. Died, fromarteriosclerosis, in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,November1, 1908 (age83 years, 243days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) — also known asFrank A. Freer — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Pennsylvania,April 6,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908.Presbyterian.FrenchHuguenot andScotch-Irishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;GoodTemplars;Sons ofTemperance;AncientOrder of United Workmen;OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December16, 1908 (age65 years, 254days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | Chauncey H. Gage (1840-1909) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.; Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.BornJuly 17,1840.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1882-93, 1906-09; died in office1909.Died, fromheart failure, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April 7,1909 (age68 years, 264days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | Joseph Dominic Montedonico (1852-1909) — also known asJoseph D. Montedonico — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,April 4,1852.Banker;insurancebusiness;ConsularAgent for Italy inMemphis,Tenn., 1875-77, 1892-96; member ofTennesseestate senate; elected 1884.Italianancestry.Died, fromheart disease andmalaria,inHotelPilgrim, Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,September8, 1909 (age57 years, 157days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.  | Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) — also known asPatrick H. McCarren;"Friend of theSugar Trust" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 18,1849.Democrat.Cooper;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7thDistrict 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1892(delegation secretary),1900,1904.Catholic.Irishancestry.Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years. Died, fromintestinaldegeneration, complicated byappendicitisandmyocarditis, in St. Catherine'sHospital,Williamsburg, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1909 (age60 years, 127days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Francis Rives Lassiter (1866-1909) — also known asFrancis R. Lassiter — ofPetersburg,Va.Born inPetersburg,Va.,February18, 1866.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1893-96;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1900-03, 1907-09; diedin office 1909.Died, fromheart disease, in the Elks Home, Bedford,BedfordCounty, Va.,October31, 1909 (age43 years, 255days).Interment atBlandfordCemetery, Petersburg, Va. | | George Henry Fitts (1851-1909) — also known asGeorge H. Fitts — of Cohoes,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Cohoes,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;AlbanyCounty Surrogate, 1896-1905;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1906-09; died in office 1909.Died, fromheart disease, in his room at the EagleHotel,Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1909 (age58 years, 79days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | George B. Anderson (1863-1910) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Kentucky,1863.Newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Consul inAntigua, 1896-97, 1905-08;Grenoble, 1897-1900;Prescott, 1900-03;Guadeloupe, 1903-05;Martinique, 1908-10, died in office 1910.Died, fromheart disease, on a West Shoretrainin Weehawken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March 2,1910 (ageabout 46years).Burial location unknown. | | John B. Redman (1848-1910) — of Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine.Born in Brooksville,HancockCounty, Maine,1848.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,1876,1880;candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1884;mayorof Ellsworth, Maine, 1884-85;U.S.Collector of Customs at Ellsworth, Maine, Maine, 1894-98.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromheart disease, at Post Office Square, Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine,March 9,1910 (ageabout 61years).Interment atWoodbineCemetery, Ellsworth, Maine. | | Eben Alexander (1851-1910) — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,March 9,1851.Universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toGreece, 1893-97;Romania, 1893-97;Serbia, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General inAthens, as of 1893-97;Bucharest, as of 1893-97;Belgrade, as of 1893-97.Died suddenly ofheart disease, in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,March11, 1910 (age59 years, 2days).Interment atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Edward T. Rose (1857-1910) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.BornAugust8, 1857.Lawyer;mayorof Athens, Ohio, 1888-90, 1899-1902.Died, of aheart condition,March27, 1910 (age52 years, 231days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward B. Pond (1833-1910) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Belleville,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1833.Democrat.Mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1887-91; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1890.Unitarian.Died, of aheart attack, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April22, 1910 (age76 years, 227days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Edward Theodore Bartlett (1841-1910) — also known asEdward T. Bartlett — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Skaneateles,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1841.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1891;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1894-1910; died in office 1910.FrenchandEnglishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;UnionLeague.Died, ofheart disease, in AlbanyHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1910 (age68 years, 323days).Intermentsomewherein Skaneateles, N.Y.  | John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) — also known asJohn G. Carlisle — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Campbell County (part now inKentonCounty), Ky.,September5, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofCharlesD. Foote; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1859-61; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1868;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1871-75;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned1890;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1884;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97.Died, reportedly fromintestinaltrouble andheart disease, in theHotelWolcott, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1910 (age74 years, 329days).Interment atLindenGrove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.  | Edwin Munroe Fowle (1831-1910) — also known asEdwin M. Fowle — of Newton Center, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,August14, 1831.Commissionmerchant;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Santo Domingo inBoston,Mass., 1874-94;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Dominican Republic inBoston,Mass., 1895-1904; city almoner of Newton, 1905-10.Methodist.Died, fromheart trouble, in Newton Center, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August19, 1910 (age79 years, 5days).Interment atNewtonCemetery, Newton, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof John D. Fowle and Prudence Whitney (Jones) Fowle; married,March31, 1857, to Mary Adelaide Withington; married,August19, 1861, to Sarah Hatch Miller; third great-grandson of GeorgeBurroughs. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Boston Globe, July 13,1904 |
| | | Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910) — also known asLloyd W. Bowers — of Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March 9,1859.Lawyer;general counsel, Chicago & North WesternRailway,1893-1909; U.S. Solicitor General, 1909-10; died in office 1910.Member,Skulland Bones.Died, from aheart attack, while suffering frombronchitis,in the TouraineHotel,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September9, 1910 (age51 years, 184days).Burial location unknown. | | Lambert Tree (1832-1910) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inWashington,D.C.,November29, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1864(alternate),1884;circuit judge in Illinois, 1870; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1885-88;Russia, 1888-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1892.Died, fromheart failure, in the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1910 (age77 years, 314days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | David Bennett Hill (1843-1910) — also known asDavid B. Hill — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Havana, Chemung County (now Montour Falls,SchuylerCounty), N.Y.,August29, 1843.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1871-72;mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1882; resigned 1882;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1883-85;Governor ofNew York, 1885-92; defeated, 1894;U.S.Senator from New York, 1892-97; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1892;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Died, fromBright'sdisease andheart disease, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1910 (age67 years, 52days).Interment atMontourCemetery, Montour Falls, N.Y. | | | Benjamin H. Barrows (1847-1910) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born near Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa,December30, 1847.Newspaperreporter; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1875-76; U.S. Consul inDublin, 1876-86;librarian;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Omaha, Neb., Nebraska, 1903-10; died inoffice 1910.Died, frombronchitisandheart disease, in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December30, 1910 (age63 years, 0days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof Willard Barrows and Ann Barrows; brother of Caroline Barrows (whomarriedJosephHopkins Millard); married1878 to LizziePhelan; married to Gertrude Carpenter Fitzpatrick. | | | | Political family:Millardfamily of Omaha, Nebraska. |
| | Edwin Ames Jaggard (1859-1911) — also known asEdwin A. Jaggard — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Altoona,BlairCounty, Pa.,June 21,1859.District judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1899-1904;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1905-11; died in office 1911.Died, ofheart failure, in Hamilton,Bermuda,February13, 1911 (age51 years, 237days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Clement Jaggard and Annie Jane (Wright) Jaggard; married1890 to AnnaMay Averill (daughter ofJohnThomas Averill). | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Willard Lee Eaton (1848-1911) — also known asWillard L. Eaton — of Osage,MitchellCounty, Iowa.Born in Delhi,DelawareCounty, Iowa,October13, 1848.Republican.Mayor ofOsage, Iowa, 1883-86;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1902-03; member ofIowarailroad commission, 1907-10; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Iowa,1908.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Osage,MitchellCounty, Iowa,June 7,1911 (age62 years, 237days).Interment atOsageCemetery, Osage, Iowa. | | Silas Henry Phillips (1841-1911) — also known asSilas H. Phillips — of Holt,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,June 5,1841.Democrat.Supervisorof Delhi Township, Michigan, 1886-91, 1898-1901;InghamCounty Treasurer, 1891-94.Died, fromasthmaandheart disease, in Holt,InghamCounty, Mich.,July 3,1911 (age70 years, 28days).Interment atPioneer Cemetery, Holt, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Adelphia Caroline 'Dell' Ferguson and Lucy C.Wright. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Benjamin Hubbard Cozart (1839-1911) — also known asBenjamin H. Cozart — of Oxford,GranvilleCounty, N.C.; Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,March 4,1839.Buildingcontractor; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 21st District, 1883-84.Died, frommitral aortic regurgitation, in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,August10, 1911 (age72 years, 159days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Oxford, N.C. | | Alva Winslow Nichols (1848-1911) — also known asAlva W. Nichols — of Greenville,MontcalmCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,October6, 1848.Physician;surgeon;candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1894 (People's), 1908 (Independent); Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1896;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1898; MichiganPeople's Party state chair, 1899; member of Michigan People's PartyState Executive Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1904.Died, fromcardiac dropsy (congestive heart failure),in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,August22, 1911 (age62 years, 320days).Interment atFultonStreet Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) — also known asCornelius N. Bliss — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,January26, 1833.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;banker;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1887-89;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99.Englishancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1911 (age78 years, 256days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | James Benton Grant (1848-1911) — also known asJames B. Grant — ofDenver,Colo.BornJanuary2, 1848.Democrat.Mining andsmeltingbusiness;Governor ofColorado, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Colorado,1884.Died, fromheart andkidneytrouble, in Excelsior Springs,ClayCounty, Mo.,November1, 1911 (age63 years, 303days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | William Penn Nixon (1832-1912) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New Garden (now Fountain City),WayneCounty, Ind.,March19, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1864-67;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1896;U.S.Collector of Customs at Chicago, Ill., Illinois, 1903-05.Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheart trouble, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February20, 1912 (age79 years, 338days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | W. Godfrey Hunter Jr. (c.1880-1912) — of Kentucky. Born in Burkesville,CumberlandCounty, Ky., about 1880.U.S. Vice Consul General inGuatemala City, 1898-99.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, fromheart disease, inWashington,D.C.,March25, 1912 (ageabout 32years).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | William Allen Coy (1835-1912) — also known asWilliam A. Coy — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born inPortageCounty, Ohio,November30, 1835.Republican.Mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1889-91.Died, ofheart disease andnephritis,in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March27, 1912 (age76 years, 118days).Interment atMt.Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo. | | George Roland Malby (1857-1912) — also known asGeorge R. Malby — of Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Canton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,September16, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1891-95 (St. Lawrence County 1st District1891-92, St. Lawrence County 1893-95); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1904,1908,1912;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1907-12; died inoffice 1912.Died, fromheart disease, in his room at the Murray HillHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1912 (age54 years, 293days).Interment atOgdensburgCemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y. | | William Alford Richards (1849-1912) — also known asWilliam A. Richards — of Wyoming. Born in Hazel Green,GrantCounty, Wis.,March 9,1849.Surveyor;U.S. Surveyor-General for Wyoming, 1889;Governor ofWyoming, 1895-99; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1903-07.Died, from aheart attack, in Melbourne, Victoria,Australia,July25, 1912 (age63 years, 138days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Hamilton King (1852-1912) — of Olivet,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in St. John's,Newfoundland,June4, 1852.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;author;preacher;lecturer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1896;U.S. Minister toSiam, 1898-1912, died in office 1912; U.S. Consul General inBangkok, 1898-1912, died in office 1912.Died, fromuremiaandheart disease, in Bangkok,Thailand,September2, 1912 (age60 years, 90days).Interment atBangkokProtestant Cemetery, Bangkok, Thailand. | | William Whitney Kitchen (1875-1912) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Gulfport,HarrisonCounty, Miss.Born in Toronto,Ontario,April6, 1875.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;U.S. Consul inTenerife, 1911-12, died in office 1912.While suffering fromchronic heart disease, he died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife),CanaryIslands,October16, 1912 (age37 years, 193days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Alfred Proskauer (1850-1912) — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw,Poland),December31, 1850.Vice-Consulfor Netherlands inMobile,Ala., 1902-08.Jewish.Dropped dead, probably from aheart attack, on Dauphin andClaiborne streets, Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,October25, 1912 (age61 years, 299days).Interment atSpringhill Avenue Temple Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. | | Sheridan Pitt Read (1861-1912) — also known asSheridan P. Read — of New York. Born in Paris,EdgarCounty, Ill.,September14, 1861.U.S. Consul inTientsin, 1893-98.Died, fromheart disease, in London,England,October31, 1912 (age51 years, 47days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Col. Sheridan Pitt Read. |
 | Julius H. Stahel (1827-1912) — also known asJulius H. Stahel-Számwald — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Szeged,Hungary,November5, 1827.Newspapereditor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedalof Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Piedmont, June 5,1864; U.S. Consul inYokohama, 1866-69;Osaka, 1877-84;Hiogo, 1877-84;miningengineer;U.S. Consul General inShanghai, 1884-85;insuranceexecutive.Hungarianancestry. Member,LoyalLegion.Died, fromangina pectoris, in theHotel St.James, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1912 (age85 years, 29days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Lewis J. Martin (1844-1913) — of Newton,SussexCounty, N.J.Born near Deckertown (now Sussex),SussexCounty, N.J.,February22, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1879-81;county judge in New Jersey, 1881-96; member ofNewJersey state senate from Sussex County, 1898-1903;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1913; died in office1913.Dropped dead, fromheart disease, inUnionStation,Washington,D.C.,May 5,1913 (age69 years, 72days).Interment atNewtonCemetery, Newton, N.J. | | Edward Marcellus Clarkson (1851-1913) — also known asEdward M. Clarkson — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1851.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1895.Member,Freemasons.Died, frommyocarditis andnephritis,in Coney IslandHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1913 (age61 years, 149days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Phineas Clarkson and Mary C. (Robinson) Clarkson; married,April1, 1872, to Marietta E. 'Mary' (Noles) Coleman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lewis Seaman Patrick (1843-1913) — also known asLewis S. Patrick — of Marinette,MarinetteCounty, Wis.Born in Fishkill,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1843.Republican. Postmaster atMarinette,Wis., 1890-94, 1898-1906; personal secretary to U.S. Sen.IsaacStephenson, 1907-13.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, fromheart failure, inWashington,D.C.,July 2,1913 (age70 years, 24days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.  | William Jay Gaynor (1849-1913) — also known asWilliam J. Gaynor;"Brother AdrianDenys" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Oriskany,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1894-1909; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1908-09;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1910-13; died in office 1913;shotin the throat by James J. Gallagher, a former city employee, onAugust 9, 1910.; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1912.Irishancestry.Died, from aheart attack, on board thesteamshipBaltic, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September10, 1913 (age64 years, 220days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument atCadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Joseph William Craven (1854-1913) — also known asJoseph W. Craven — of Norwood (now part of Norwood Young America),CarverCounty, Minn.Born in Milford,PenobscotCounty, Maine,March19, 1854.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate senate 37th District, 1891-94; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Minnesota,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1904, 1910.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of apoplexy (stroke),with contributoryarteriosclerosis, in Norwood (now part ofNorwood Young America),CarverCounty, Minn.,December21, 1913 (age59 years, 277days).Interment atCatholicChurch Cemetery, Norwood Young America, Minn. | | George Morgan Thomas (1828-1914) — also known asGeorge M. Thomas — of Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.Born near Poplar Flat,LewisCounty, Ky.,November23, 1828.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1859-63, 1872-73; county judge inKentucky, 1868; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1871; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1874-80;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1881-85; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kentucky,1884,1888;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1887-89; defeated,1870.Died, reportedly fromangina pectoris, in Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.,January7, 1914 (age85 years, 45days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Vanceburg, Ky. | | Robert Charles Moon (1844-1914) — also known asRobert C. Moon — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Brighton,England,February17, 1844.Physician;benefactor of the blind; publisher of books for the blind withembossed type, a system of tactile reading invented by his father;Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1897-98;Vice-Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1902-04.Died, fromheart disease, in Lansdowne,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February13, 1914 (age69 years, 361days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Moon and Mary Ann (Caudle) Moon; married1886 toMargaret Morris. | | | | Epitaph: "His Soul Is WithGod." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Lewis Griffiths (1855-1914) — also known asJohn L. Griffiths — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1887;Indianareporter of state courts, 1889-93; U.S. Consul inLiverpool, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1909-14, died in office 1914.Congregationalist.Welshancestry.Died, of aheart seizure, in London,England,May17, 1914 (age58 years, 222days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof David G. Griffiths and Elizabeth (Hughes) Griffiths; married,June 5,1889, to Caroline Henderson. |
 | William Butler Hornblower (1851-1914) — also known asWilliam B. Hornblower — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,May 13,1851.Democrat.Lawyer;nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1893, but notconfirmed;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1914; appointed 1914; died in office1914.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, frommyocarditis, in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 16,1914 (age63 years, 34days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Thomas Edward Heenan (1848-1914) — also known asThomas E. Heenan — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1848.Physician;U.S. Consul inOdessa, as of 1897-1905;Warsaw, as of 1914.Irishancestry.Died, fromheart disease, in Fiume, Hungary (now Rijeka,Croatia),June26, 1914 (ageabout 65years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Col. Dennis Heenan and Margaret (O'Donnell)Heenan. |
| | Martin Linn Clardy (1844-1914) — also known asMartin L. Clardy — of Farmington,St.Francois County, Mo.Born inSte.Genevieve County, Mo.,April26, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1879-89 (1st District 1879-83, 10thDistrict 1883-89); defeated, 1888; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1892(member,RulesCommittee;speaker).Died, fromheart disease, inSt.Louis, Mo.,July 5,1914 (age70 years, 70days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 3,1866.Republican.Hardwarebusiness;coaldealer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1895-98; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1899-1900;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1903-05; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Committee, 1905; postmaster atChicago,Ill., 1905-07;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1908;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromvalvular heart disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 9,1914 (age48 years, 128days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Brigham Thomas Phelps (1841-1914) — also known asBrigham T. Phelps — of Westminster,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Houghtonville, Grafton,WindhamCounty, Vt.,May 4,1841.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;deputysheriff;farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Westminster, 1888.Died, frommyocarditis, in Westminster,WindhamCounty, Vt.,November6, 1914 (age73 years, 186days).Interment atWestminster New Cemetery, Westminster, Vt. | | Charles Tyler Bean (1851-1914) — also known asCharles T. Bean — of Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.Born in Coventry,OrleansCounty, Vt.,April24, 1851.Republican.Deputysheriff;railwayconductor;real estatebusiness; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Newport, 1910.Died, fromheart disease, in Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.,November15, 1914 (age63 years, 205days).Interment atEastMain Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof Silas Bean and Sophronia (Thrasher) Bean; married to Lillian A.Rowell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Martin Ward (1874-1914) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Missouri,May 5,1874.Democrat.Bartender;electedMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District1914, but died before taking office.Irishancestry.Died, fromheart disease, inSt.Louis, Mo.,November26, 1914 (age40 years, 205days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Adolph Guttmacher (1861-1915) — also known asAdolf Guttmacher — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.;Baltimore,Md.Born in Jaraczewo, Silesia (nowPoland),January7, 1861.Democrat.Rabbi;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912.Jewish.Died, from aheart attack,aboard thetrainPennsylvania Limited, en route from Baltimore toChicago, near Huntingdon,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,January17, 1915 (age54 years, 10days).Interment atBaltimoreHebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) — also known asArthur O. Bement — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Fostoria,SenecaCounty, Ohio,May 22,1847.Republican.Mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;GrandArmy of the Republic.Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stovemanufacturingfirm.Died, ofheart trouble, in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,January26, 1915 (age67 years, 249days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Charles Edgar Littlefield (1851-1915) — also known asCharles E. Littlefield — of Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lebanon,YorkCounty, Maine,June 21,1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1885-88;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1887-88;Mainestate attorney general, 1889-92; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Maine,1892,1896(speaker);U.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1899-1908; defeated(People's), 1898; resigned 1908.Died, from anembolism ten days after surgery, in thePost-GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1915 (age63 years, 315days).Interment atAchornCemetery, Rockland, Maine. | | Charles Simpson Reid (1860-1915) — of Palmetto, Campbell County (nowFultonCounty), Ga.; Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in November,1860.Superior court judge in Georgia, 1913-15. Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,June 7,1915 (age54 years, 0days).Interment atWestviewCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | Franklin Moore (1845-1915) — of St. Clair,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Born in St. Clair Township,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,September6, 1845.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;saltmanufacturer; postmaster atSt.Clair, Mich., 1881, 1891; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from St. Clair County 2ndDistrict, 1899-1902.Died, fromatrial stenosis, in St. Clair,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,July 12,1915 (age69 years, 309days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, St. Clair, Mich. | | Horace J. Harvey (1833-1915) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Fort Ann,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1833.Flour millbusiness;grain and flourmerchant; U.S. Consul inFort Erie, 1902-14.Died, fromheart disease, in Fort Erie,Ontario,October30, 1915 (age82 years, 30days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | George Madison Roberts (1830-1915) — also known asGeorge M. Roberts — ofSanBenito County, Calif.Born inMercerCounty, Ky.,June 11,1830.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 6th District, 1875-77.Member,OddFellows.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in San Jose,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,December26, 1915 (age85 years, 198days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Hollister, Calif.  | John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) — also known asJohn C. Sheehan — of New York. Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork CityPoliceCommissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1896;vice-president and director, Long AcreElectricLight & Power Company.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromheart failure, in hislawoffice, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1916 (age67 years, 188days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y. | | Frank J. Lutz (1855-1916) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 24,1855.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1892.Germanancestry.Died, fromheart disease,March24, 1916 (age60 years, 305days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Lutz and Rosine Lutz; married,June 18,1884, to May Selver. |
| | William Jones Youngs (1851-1916) — also known asWilliam J. Youngs — of Oyster Bay, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.; Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oyster Bay, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,June 24,1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1879-80;QueensCounty District Attorney; private secretary to Gov.TheodoreRoosevelt;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1902-15;newspapereditor.Member,Freemasons;ChiPsi.Died, fromheart trouble, in Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April27, 1916 (age64 years, 308days).Interment atYoungsMemorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. | | Joseph Edwin Lawton (1845-1916) — also known asJoseph E. Lawton — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio;St.Louis, Mo.Born inEngland,September10, 1845.Republican.Insuranceagent; electedMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District1916, but died before taking office.Englishancestry.Died, frominterstitialnephritis andarteriosclerosis, in DeaconnessHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,November10, 1916 (age71 years, 61days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth (Tatterson) Lawton and Joseph Lawton; married,March 7,1871, to Mary Louise Ficke. |
| | Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) — also known asF. N. Burdick — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.,September14, 1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;newspapereditor;memberDakota territorial council, 1883-84.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andinterstitialnephritis, in Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.,February22, 1917 (age77 years, 161days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Thompson Edwin Burdick and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick;married,September2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis. | | | | Epitaph: "Physician andFriend." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,January24, 1832.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S.Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1899-1905.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Died, of aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1917 (age85 years, 110days).Interment atStockbridgeCemetery, Stockbridge, Mass. | | Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inWashingtonCounty, Ohio,February10, 1837.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1860;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1892;general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.Died, from arupture of the heart, in Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.,July 30,1917 (age80 years, 170days).Interment atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Richard Chilcott (1855-1917) — of Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island,KitsapCounty, Wash.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born inEngland,May15, 1855.Naturalized U.S. citizen;seacaptain;shipbroker;stevedoringbusiness;Consulfor Central America inSeattle,Wash., 1898;Consulfor Honduras inSeattle,Wash., 1899-1904;Consulfor Nicaragua inSeattle,Wash., 1899-1904.EnglishandIrishancestry.Died, fromBright'sdisease,heart delatation, andarteriosclerosis, inPortland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,August31, 1917 (age62 years, 108days).Cremated.  | Winfield Scott Kerr (1852-1917) — also known asWinfield S. Kerr — of Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio.Born inRichlandCounty, Ohio,June 23,1852.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1888-92;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1895-1901.Died, fromvalvular insufficiency, in Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio,September11, 1917 (age65 years, 80days).Interment atMansfieldCemetery, Mansfield, Ohio. | | Edward Patrick McManus (1857-1918) — also known asEdward P. McManus — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,January26, 1857.Democrat. Member ofIowastate senate, 1890; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Iowa,1904;postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1914-18.Died, fromheart failure, in hisofficeat the KeokukPostOffice, Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,January8, 1918 (age60 years, 347days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Keokuk, Iowa. | | Alvin S. Haines (1853-1918) — ofLehighCounty, Pa.; Slatington,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Bowmanstown,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March21, 1853.Boatweigher;merchant;slatequarry executive; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lehigh County, 1905-08.Died, fromheart failure, in Slatington,LehighCounty, Pa.,January16, 1918 (age64 years, 301days).Interment atUnion Cemetery, Slatington, Pa. | | Frank H. Gould (1855-1918) — ofMariposaCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born inFayetteCounty, Iowa,August29, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;MariposaCounty Surveyor, 1883-86; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1891-95 (67th District 1891-93, 57th District1893-95);Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1893;CaliforniaDemocratic state chair, 1894-96; U.S. Surveyor-General forCalifornia, 1915.Died, fromheart failure, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January26, 1918 (age62 years, 150days).Interment atOakHill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif. | | William Temple Emmet (1869-1918) — also known asWilliam T. Emmet — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1869.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1903; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1904,1912;New York State Superintendent of Insurance, 1912-14; member, New YorkState Public Service Commission, 1914-18.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, following an attack ofangina pectoris, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1918 (age48 years, 191days).Interment atBeechwoodsCemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y. | | John Francis Sinnott (c.1850-1918) — also known asJohn F. Sinnott — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born about 1850. Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; postmaster atNewark,N.J., 1916-18.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromheart failure, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,May 1,1918 (ageabout 68years).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J. | | Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918) — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Saxtons River, Rockingham,WindhamCounty, Vt.,April 8,1835.Republican. Postmaster atBrattleboro,Vt., 1862-69.Died, fromchronic endocarditis, in Westminster,WindhamCounty, Vt.,October7, 1918 (age83 years, 182days).Interment atOldWestminster Cemetery, Westminster, Vt.| | Relatives: SonofDanielKellogg (1791-1875) and Merab Ann (Bradley) Kellogg; half-brotherofGeorgeBradley Kellogg; married,May 2,1861, to Margaret White May; grandson ofWilliamCzar Bradley; great-grandson ofStephenRow Bradley andMarkRichards; second cousin once removed ofLutherWalter Badger andEdwardStanley Kellogg; second cousin twice removed ofJohnAllen andDanielFiske Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Allen,AlbertGallatin Kellogg andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,JasonKellogg,EliElmer,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill andTimothyMerrill; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielChapin; fourth cousin ofStephenWright Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,JohnRussell Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,JohnCalhoun Lewis,GeorgeSmith Catlin,IraAllen Eastman,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill,HenryGould Lewis,HarveyGridley Eastman,GeorgeEastman,ClementPhineas Kellogg andFranklinWarren Kellogg. | | | | Political families:Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of Vermont and New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Joseph Adams (1848-1919) — also known asJohn J. Adams — of New York. Born in Douglas Town,NewBrunswick,September16, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-87 (8th District 1883-85, 7thDistrict 1885-87).Died suddenly, ofheart disease (a year after suffering astroke ofparalysis), in the AnsoniaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1919 (age70 years, 153days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James Withycombe (1854-1919) — of Oregon. Born in Tavistock, Devon,England,March21, 1854.Republican.Farmer;Governor ofOregon, 1915-19; defeated in primary, 1906; died in office 1919.Member,Grange.Died, from aheart condition, in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March 3,1919 (age64 years, 347days).Entombed atMountCrest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore. | | William Henkel (1858-1919) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1858.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892;U.S. Marshal, Southern District of New York, 1898-1915; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1916.Died, fromheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1919 (ageabout 60years).Interment atLutheranAll Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Fred Lockwood Keeler (1872-1919) — also known asFred L. Keeler — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Sharon Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 4,1872.Republican.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;Michigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1913-19; appointed 1913;died in office 1919.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromcardiac dilitation, in St. Joseph Sanitarium (hospital),Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April 4,1919 (age46 years, 274days).Interment atGrassLake East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Mich. | | Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) — also known asHerbert P. Bissell — of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara GorgeRailroad;also counsel to the BuffaloTractionCo.;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar.While presiding at a trial, incourt,in the NiagaraCountyCourthouse, he suffered aheart attack and died, inLockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1919 (age62 years, 243days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, East Aurora, N.Y. | | Matthew Griswold (1833-1919) — of Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 6,1833.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1862, 1865;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1891-93, 1895-97.Died, fromheart disease, in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,May 19,1919 (age85 years, 347days).Interment atErieCemetery, Erie, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Matthew Griswold (1792-1879) and Phebe Hubbard (Ely) Griswold;married,January8, 1866, to Sarah Lucy Olmstead; married,April13, 1876, to Anna Brooks Schenk; grandson ofRogerGriswold; granduncle ofSeldenChapin; great-grandson ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; great-granduncle ofFredericLincoln Chapin; second great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin twice removed ofJamesHillhouse,OliverWolcott Jr. andFrederickWolcott; second cousin ofJohnWilliam Allen andHenryTitus Backus; second cousin twice removed ofZinaHyde Jr.; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; second cousin four times removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin ofJamesSamuel Wadsworth,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,WilliamWoodbridge,PhineasLyman Tracy,IsaacBackus,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,AlbertHaller Tracy,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,GeorgeFrederick Stone,ThomasWorcester Hyde,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofDanielPitkin andJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andJamesJermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin ofElishaHunt Allen,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,GeorgeGriswold Sill,CharlesEdward Hyde,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,ThomasHale Sill,FrederickWilliam Lord,EdmundHolcomb,ErastusClark Scranton,TheodoreSill,SerenoHamilton Scranton,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,WilliamFessenden Allen,SamuelLord,AlonzoMark Leffingwell andFrederickHobbes Allen. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ernest Lister (1870-1919) — of Washington. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire,England,June15, 1870.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1909;Governor ofWashington, 1913-19; died in office 1919.Died, fromheart andkidneydisease, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 14,1919 (age48 years, 364days).Interment atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash. | | Alexander Galloway Harkness (1849-1919) — also known asAlexander Harkness — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia, June,1849.Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inSavannah,Ga., 1898-1919.Scottishancestry.Died, fromchronic myocarditis, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,July 13,1919 (age70 years, 0days).Interment atLaurelGrove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. | | Leopold Kabis (1846-1919) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Baden-Wurttemberg,Germany,February4, 1846.Democrat.Restauranteur;LaramieCounty Clerk, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wyoming Territory,1888(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofWyomingstate senate, 1891-95.Germanancestry. Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died, due toheart failure, in Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.,July 18,1919 (age73 years, 164days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Frank A. Towsley (1858-1919) — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born in Galesburg,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,April11, 1858.Republican.Physician;candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1908 (Republican primary), 1910 (Independent),1913 (Republican primary), 1914 (Republican primary).Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, frommyocarditis, in theSanitarium,Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,July 23,1919 (age61 years, 103days).Interment atMidlandCemetery, Midland, Mich. | | William A. Smyth (1852-1919) — of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1852.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1896,1904(alternate); postmaster atOwego,N.Y., 1897-1914; director, OwegoPower &Light Company.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;RoyalArcanum;Redmen.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andasthma,in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1919 (age67 years, 150days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Owego, N.Y. | | Wilhelm Christian Magelssen (1873-1919) — also known asWilliam C. Magelssen — of Bratsberg,FillmoreCounty, Minn.Born in Bratsberg,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,October19, 1873.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inBeirut, 1899-1905; in Beirut, in August 1903, he wasshotat but not injured; press reports incorrectly reported that hewas dead; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inBeirut, 1905-06; U.S. Consul inBaghdad, 1906-09;Colombo, 1909-11;Melbourne, 1911-17.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, on board thesteamshipSonoma, in theNorthPacific Ocean,October17, 1919 (age45 years, 363days).Interment atHighland Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Near Peterson,Fillmore County, Minn. | | William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919) — also known as"Viscount Astor" — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Taplow, Buckinghamshire,England.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1848.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1878; memberofNewYork state senate 10th District, 1880-81; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1880 (7th District), 1881 (11thDistrict); U.S. Minister toItaly, 1882-85; renounced his American citizenship and became aBritish subject in 1899; became a Baron in 1916 and a Viscount in1917; member of the British House of Lords.Heir to Astor family fortune of about $100 million; moved to Englandin 1890 and became a British subject.Died, ofheart disease, in Brighton,England,October18, 1919 (age71 years, 201days).Cremated.| | Relatives: SonofJohnJacob Astor III and Charlotte Augusta (Gibbes) Astor; married,June 6,1878, to Mary Dahlgren Paul; great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong Jr. and John Jacob Astor; great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); first cousin of Margaret Astor Ward (whomarriedJohnWinthrop Chanler); first cousin once removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson and William Vincent Astor (who marriedHelenDinsmore Huntington); first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofMatthewClarkson; third cousin once removed ofPeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston; third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard andJamesParker; fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer. | | | | Political families:Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier |
| | Milton Eby (1850-1920) — also known asPeter Milton Eby — of Paradise Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Paradise Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October16, 1850.Republican.Farmer;livestockdealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1891-96; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 13th District, 1897-1900;LancasterCounty Sheriff, 1912-16.Died, fromaortic dilatation, in Paradise Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January30, 1920 (age69 years, 106days).Interment atHershey Mennonite Church Cemetery, Salisbury Township,Lancaster County, Pa. | | Frank M. Brundage (1851-1920) — of Conyngham,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Conyngham,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,August18, 1851.Republican.Physician;U.S. Consul inAix-la-Chapelle, 1897-1905.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andnephritis,in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,February22, 1920 (age68 years, 188days).Interment atConyngham Episcopal Cemetery, Conyngham, Pa. | | Jacob H. Marks (1864-1920) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1864.Republican. Member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910.Jewish. Member,Maccabees.Died, ofendocarditis, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 6,1920 (ageabout 55years).Interment atRidgelawnCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | William John Browning (1850-1920) — also known asWilliam J. Browning — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,April11, 1850.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; postmaster atCamden,N.J., 1889-94;insurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1911-20; died inoffice 1920.Died, from aheart attack, in the barber shop of theU.S.Capitol Building,Washington,D.C.,March24, 1920 (age69 years, 348days).Interment atHarleighCemetery, Camden, N.J. | | Roger Charles Sullivan (1861-1920) — also known asRoger C. Sullivan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Belvidere,BooneCounty, Ill.,February3, 1861.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892,1900,1904,1908,1912(speaker),1916;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1906; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1914.Died, ofheart failure, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April14, 1920 (age59 years, 71days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill. | | Theodore Newton Vail (1845-1920) — also known asTheodore N. Vail — of Lyndonville, Lyndon,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.Born in Minerva,StarkCounty, Ohio,July 16,1845.Republican. General superintendent, U.S. Railway Mail Service,1876-79; president, AmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCo., 1885-89 and 1907-19; founder of Western Electric and of BellLabs; built anelectricrailway system in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1890-1904;farmer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1916.Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromkidneyandcardiac complications, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,April16, 1920 (age74 years, 275days).Interment atVailMemorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J. | | Robert Broadnax Glenn (1854-1920) — also known asRobert B. Glenn — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,August11, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1893-97;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 26th District, 1899-1900;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1905-09; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1912.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died, from aheart attack, in his room at the Royal AlexandraHotel,Winnipeg,Manitoba,May16, 1920 (age65 years, 279days).Interment atSalemCemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C. | | Arthur Clarence Walworth (1844-1920) — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April29, 1844.Mechanicalengineer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1886-87.Congregationalist.Died, fromheart disease, in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 23,1920 (age76 years, 55days).Interment atNewtonCemetery, Newton, Mass.  | August Henry Bolte (1854-1920) — also known asAugust H. Bolte — ofFranklinCounty, Mo.;St.Louis, Mo.Born inFranklinCounty, Mo.,September23, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;probate judge in Missouri, 1881-94;FranklinCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1895;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1897-1901; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1900; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1916.Germanancestry.Died, fromvalvular heart disease andnephritis,inSt.Louis, Mo.,June 24,1920 (age65 years, 275days).Interment atImmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Washington, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Bolte and Wilhelmina Charlotte (Haase) Bolte;married1882 toChristina K. Arand. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Souvenir of the MissouriLegislature 1897 |
| | | Oscar Baker Steely (1862-1920) — also known asOscar B. Steely — of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Belleville,MifflinCounty, Pa.,August22, 1862.Republican.Physician;mayorof Pocatello, Idaho, 1902-03.Died, fromheart disease, in Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho,June 27,1920 (age57 years, 310days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho. | | Lot Francis McNamara (1856-1920) — also known asLot F. McNamara — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in West Newbury,EssexCounty, Mass.,January6, 1856.Democrat.Shoemanufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1904;postmaster atHaverhill,Mass., 1913-20.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromheart disease, at Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 31,1920 (age64 years, 207days).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass. | | August H. Goetting (1856-1920) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1856.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1880;musicpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1904;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1913.Died, fromheart dilation, in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October3, 1920 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | James Curns Brown (1848-1921) — also known asJames C. Brown — of Bloomsburg,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.Born in Mifflinville,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.,April29, 1848.Republican.Surveyor;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1884,1900,1920;postmaster atBloomsburg,Pa., 1902-14.Died, fromheart disease, in Black Creek Township,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January8, 1921 (age72 years, 254days).Interment atBrown Cemetery, Mifflinville, Pa. | | Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus (1856-1921) — also known asFrank W. Gunsaulus — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chesterville,MorrowCounty, Ohio,January1, 1856.Republican.Pastor;lecturer;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1888 ;president,Armour Institute of Technology, 1893-1921.Congregationalist.Suffered aheart attack and died, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March17, 1921 (age65 years, 75days).Burial location unknown. | | William Wesley Canada (1850-1921) — also known asWilliam W. Canada — of Winchester,RandolphCounty, Ind.Born in Stony Creek Township,RandolphCounty, Ind.,June 8,1850.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofRandolph County Republican Party, 1890-97; U.S. Consul inVeracruz, 1897-1918.Member,OddFellows.During the Felix Diaz uprising in 1912, he wasshotin the leg while riding a horse near the consulate.Died, ofheart disease, in Winchester,RandolphCounty, Ind.,May 17,1921 (age70 years, 343days).Interment atFountainPark Cemetery, Winchester, Ind. | | Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) — also known asFranklin K. Lane — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Charlottetown,PrinceEdward Island,July 15,1864.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,1906-13;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20.Died, of aheart attack 12 days afterappendicitissurgery, at the MayoHospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 18,1921 (age56 years, 307days).Cremated. | | Rorer Abraham James (1859-1921) — also known asRorer A. James — ofDanville,Va.Born near Brosville,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,March 1,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1889-92; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1893-1901; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee),1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1920;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1920-21; died inoffice 1921.Died, fromheart disease, inDanville,Va.,August6, 1921 (age62 years, 158days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Danville, Va. | | Frank Willis Wheeler (1853-1921) — also known asFrank W. Wheeler — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.; West Bay City (now part of Bay City),BayCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Chaumont,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1853.Republican.Shipbuilder;U.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1889-91.Died, fromheart disease, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August9, 1921 (age68 years, 160days).Interment atElmLawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich. | | George Washington Stone (1849-1921) — also known asGeorge W. Stone — of Michigan. Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,August27, 1849.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Michiganstate auditor general, 1891-92.Died of aheart attack while playing the drum in an ArmisticeDayparade,in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November11, 1921 (age72 years, 76days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Henry Clay Evans (1843-1921) — also known asH. Clay Evans — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in McAlisterville,JuniataCounty, Pa.,June 18,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;iron andrailwaycar manufacturer;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1882-83;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1889-91; defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1892,1896,1904,1908,1912,1916;candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1894; candidate for Republican nomination for VicePresident,1896;U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1902-05; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1918.Died, fromheart disease, in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,December12, 1921 (age78 years, 177days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. | | William M. Cumming (1860-1922) — of Wilmington,NewHanover County, N.C.Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,July 9,1860.Realestate business;notarypublic;Vice-Consulfor Haiti inWilmington,N.C., 1887-1908.Died, fromheart disease, in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,January24, 1922 (age61 years, 199days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C.  | James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) — also known asJames A. Emerson — of Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1865.Republican.Lumberbusiness;woollenmanufacturer;steamboatbusiness;hotelowner;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he wascalled "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were"desert dry").Became ill, fromheart disease andgastritis,whileonboard the steamshipPorto Rico, and died soon after, inLong IslandHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1922 (age56 years, 281days).Interment atWarrensburgCemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert C. Emerson and Abigail J. (Woodward) Emerson; brother ofLouisWoodard Emerson; married to Margaret JaneMcGregor. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | William Henry Hall (1867-1922) — also known asWilliam H. Hall — of South Willington, Willington,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in South Willington, Willington,TollandCounty, Conn.,May 31,1867.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Willington, 1893-98, 1905-06,1909-16, 1919-20; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1899-1900, 1917-18, 1921-22 (24th District1899-1900, 35th District 1917-18, 1921-22); died in office 1922;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1908(alternate),1912(alternate),1916(alternate),1920.Died, from aheart attack, in the public writing room of theRidgewoodHotel,Daytona (now part of Daytona Beach),VolusiaCounty, Fla.,February14, 1922 (age54 years, 259days).Entombed atWillingtonHill Cemetery, Willington, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Gardiner Hall and Fanny (Parker) Hall; married to AliceHolman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Henry Thomas Oxnard (1860-1922) — also known asHenry T. Oxnard — of Oxnard,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Upperville,FauquierCounty, Va.Born in Marseille,France,June22, 1860.Republican. President, later vice-president, AmericanBeet SugarCompany; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1908.Died, from aheart attack, at the University Club, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1922 (age61 years, 351days).Burial location unknown. | | George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) — also known asGeorge W. Aldridge;"The Boss";"The Big Fellow" —of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Michigan City,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,December28, 1856.Republican.Manufacturer;mayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of PublicWorks, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1921-22; diedin office 1922.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died suddenly, from aheart attack orstroke,whilegolfingat the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1922 (age65 years, 167days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Garret James Garretson (1847-1922) — also known asGarret J. Garretson — of Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Newtown, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1847.Republican.QueensCounty School Commissioner, 1873-75;QueensCounty Surrogate, 1880;QueensCounty Judge, 1886-96;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1897-1917.Died, from aheart attack, in Amagansett,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 9,1922 (age74 years, 358days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Garret J. Garretson and Catherine (Rapalje) Garretson;married1876 to ElizaLeggett Eastman; married1897 to SaraWilson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Claude B. Terrell (1871-1922) — of Bedford,TrimbleCounty, Ky.Born inTrimbleCounty, Ky.,1871.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1904,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1910.Died, ofheart disease, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,July 18,1922 (ageabout 51years).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Trimble County, Ky. | | John Granville Woolley (1850-1922) — also known asJohn G. Woolley — of Illinois. Born in Collinsville,ButlerCounty, Ohio,February15, 1850.Lawyer;Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1900.Died, following aheart attack, in Granada,Spain,August13, 1922 (age72 years, 179days).Interment atEdgarCemetery, Paris, Ill.  | Elon Rouse Brown (1857-1922) — also known asElon R. Brown — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Stone Mills, Orleans,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;counsel to the Rome, Watertown & OgdensburgRailroad;law partner ofFrancisM. Hugo;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 35th District, 1898-1904, 1913-18; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1900,1904,1916,1920.Opposed woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition. Whileduckhunting from asmallboat, he suffered aheart attack and died, at Fox Island,Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1922 (age64 years, 352days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y.  | Charles Joel Fisk (1858-1922) — also known asCharles J. Fisk — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,June 16,1858.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1896(alternate),1900;mayorof Plainfield, N.J., 1897-1900.Englishancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromangina pectoris andmyocardial degeneration,in the Bellevue-StratfordHotel,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November27, 1922 (age64 years, 164days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey Fisk and Louisa (Green) Fisk; married1879 to LizzieRichey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Plainfield (N.J.)Courier-News, November 27, 1922 |
| | | James Fitzgerald (1853-1922) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,October28, 1853.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1878; memberofNewYork state senate 9th District, 1882-83; general sessions courtjudge in New York, 1890-98;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1899-1912.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, fromheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1922 (age69 years, 50days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof James Fitzgerald and Delia (O'Halloran) Fitzgerald; married1888 to AnnaTynan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frederic Eleazer Boothby (1845-1923) — also known asFrederic E. Boothby — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine; Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Norway,OxfordCounty, Maine,December3, 1845.Republican. Official in various capacities for Maine CentralRailroad;general passenger agent for the Portland, Mt. Desert and MachiasSteamboatCompany;mayorof Portland, Maine, 1901-03; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Maine,1904(delegation chair);mayorof Waterville, Maine, 1916-17.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromheart disease, in Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine,January7, 1923 (age77 years, 35days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine. | | William Vance McMaken (1857-1923) — also known asWilliam V. McMaken — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1857.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Toledo, Ohio, 1907-14; generalin the U.S. Army during World War I.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Elks.Died, fromheart failure, in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January13, 1923 (age65 years, 336days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) — also known asEdgar B. Schermerhorn — of Galena,CherokeeCounty, Kan.Born in Channahon,WillCounty, Ill.,November19, 1851.Organizer, CitizensBank ofGalena; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Boardof Control, 1905-11.Episcopalian.Dutchancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died, ofheart failure, in Galena,CherokeeCounty, Kan.,February1, 1923 (age71 years, 74days).Entombed atMt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo. | | John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Belfast, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),February6, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First NationalBank ofCharlotte, 1889-1923;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,1907-08;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; diedin office 1923.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Knights ofthe Maccabees.Died, ofheart disease, in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,March30, 1923 (age70 years, 52days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich. | | Michael H. Kiley (1861-1923) — of Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Horicon,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;MadisonCounty District Attorney, 1899;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1913-23; died in office 1923.Died, ofheart disease, in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1923 (age61 years, 264days).Burial location unknown.  | Hugh McIndoe (1863-1923) — of Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.Born in Wisconsin,July 24,1863.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate senate 28th District, 1903-06; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1912;mayorof Joplin, Mo., 1914-17; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1916.Died, from aheart rupture, in St. Mary'sHospital,Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,May 28,1923 (age59 years, 308days).Interment atMt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Elizabeth Morin. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | Edward Russell Kellogg (1864-1923) — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April22, 1864.Artist;U.S. Vice Consul inYokohama, 1918-23, died in office 1923.Died suddenly, fromheart disease, in the New York Centralrailroadstation, Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1923 (age59 years, 72days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.  | Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheart attack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed atMarionCemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 atHardingMemorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) atWoodland Park, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHighSchool, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHighSchool, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddleSchool, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Oliver Ames Spencer (1860-1923) — also known asOliver A. Spencer — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February8, 1860.Banker;ConsularAgent for Italy inSeattle,Wash., 1890-1904.Just after finishing agame ofgolf, he collapsed and died, fromheart disease orapoplexy,in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September8, 1923 (age63 years, 212days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash. | | 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 wasthrown from the horse, fractured his ankle, probably sufferedsomeheart trouble, 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 |
| | James Francis Buckner Jr. (1849-1923) — also known asJames F. Buckner — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.,May 6,1849.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Louisville, Kentucky, 1879;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1880;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inLouisville,Ky., 1896-99;Consul-Generalfor Central America inLouisville,Ky., 1897-98;Consul-Generalfor Honduras inLouisville,Ky., 1898-1907;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inLouisville,Ky., 1899-1907.Died, fromangina pectoris andcerebralhemorrhage, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,September19, 1923 (age74 years, 136days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof James Francis Buckner and Gabriella Lewis (Hawkins) Buckner;married,February1, 1887, to Susan Yandell; first cousin twice removed ofRichardAylett Buckner; first cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeMadison; second cousin once removed ofAyletteBuckner; second cousin four times removed ofJohnWalker,JohnTyler (1747-1813) andFrancisWalker; third cousin once removed ofKeyPittman andVailMontgomery Pittman; third cousin twice removed ofZacharyTaylor; third cousin thrice removed ofRobertBrooke,MeriwetherLewis andJohnTyler (1790-1862); fourth cousin ofAylettHawes Buckner; fourth cousin once removed ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry,JohnStrother Pendleton,GustavusAdolphus Henry,AlbertGallatin Pendleton andThomasStanhope Flournoy. | | | | Political family:Henryfamily of Scott County, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Cornelius Verberg (c.1858-1923) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born about 1858.Mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1921-23; died in office 1923.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, in ahospitalin Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,October23, 1923 (ageabout 65years).Burial location unknown. | | George G. Weeks (1860-1923) — of Fairfield,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Fairfield,SomersetCounty, Maine,April14, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, at the New Chase Househotel,Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,November21, 1923 (age63 years, 221days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Fairfield, Maine. | | Jefferson Monroe Levy (1852-1924) — also known asJefferson M. Levy — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1911-15 (13th District1899-1901, 1911-13, 14th District 1913-15).Jewish. Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof the War of 1812.InheritedThomasJefferson's home, Monticello, from his uncle; maintained andpreserved it for later generations.Died, fromheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1924 (age71 years, 325days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.  | Francis Elisha Baker (1860-1924) — of Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.Born in Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,October20, 1860.Lawyer;justiceof Indiana state supreme court, 1899-1902; Judge of U.S. CircuitCourt for the 7th Circuit, 1902-11;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1902-24; died inoffice 1924.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromendocarditis, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March15, 1924 (age63 years, 147days).Interment atOakridgeCemetery, Goshen, Ind.  | John G. A. Leishman (1857-1924) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March28, 1857.Republican. President, CarnegieSteelCompany, 1886-97; U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1897-1901;Turkey, 1900-06; U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1906-09;Italy, 1909-11;Germany, 1911-13.Died, fromheart disease, in his suite at theHotelParc Palace, Monte Carlo,Monaco,March27, 1924 (age66 years, 365days).Burial location unknown. | | Marcus Aurelius Smith (1851-1924) — also known asMarcus A. Smith;Mark A.Smith —of Tombstone,CochiseCounty, Ariz.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born near Cynthiana,HarrisonCounty, Ky.,January24, 1851.Democrat.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1887-95, 1897-99,1901-03, 1905-09;U.S.Senator from Arizona, 1912-21; defeated, 1920.Died, fromheart disease, in hishotelroom atWashington,D.C.,April 7,1924 (age73 years, 74days).Interment atBattleGrove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky. | | Val Schlesinger (c.1857-1924) — of Fredericktown,MadisonCounty, Mo.Born about 1857.Merchant;banker;mayorof Fredericktown, Mo., 1900.Member,OddFellows.Died, fromheart disease, in Fredericktown,MadisonCounty, Mo.,May 27,1924 (ageabout 67years).Intermentsomewherein St. Louis, Mo. | | Charles Adam Taschetta (1859-1924) — also known asCharles A. Taschetta — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.Born in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,September13, 1859.Democrat.Grocer;LeavenworthCounty Auditor, 1897-1903; postmaster atLeavenworth,Kan., 1915-23.Catholic.Died, from aheart attack, in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,July 2,1924 (age64 years, 293days).Interment atMt. Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan. | | Henry Woolsey Douglas (1867-1924) — also known asHenry W. Douglas;HarryDouglas —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January7, 1867.Democrat.Engineer;superintendent, Ann ArborGasCompany; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905.Died, fromacute cardiac failure, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August24, 1924 (age57 years, 230days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Henry C. Schock (1858-1924) — of Mt. Joy,LancasterCounty, Pa.BornNovember19, 1858.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920.Died, from aheart attack, in Mt. Joy,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September29, 1924 (age65 years, 315days).Interment atMountJoy Cemetery, Mt. Joy, Pa. | | Edward Bell (1882-1924) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1882.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inCairo, 1909-11; counsellor of U.S. embassy in Japan, 1919-21,and in China, 1922-24.Died, fromheart failure, in Peking (Beijing),China,October28, 1924 (age42 years, 80days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Helen Augusta (Wilmerding) Bell and Edward Bell (1860-1902; NewYork City Park Commissioner). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Fenimore Cooper Griggs (1862-1924) — also known asJames F. C. Griggs — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,August21, 1862.Democrat. Half-owner of Apalachicola'selectriclight andtelephonesystems; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1912(speaker),1924(alternate);U.S.Collector of Customs at Tampa, Fla., Florida, 1913-21.Member,Rotary.Died, fromdiabetesandheart disease, in Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.,November4, 1924 (age62 years, 75days).Interment atChestnutCemetery, Apalachicola, Fla. | | Leopold David (1878-1924) — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1878.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1920-23; trustee, Alaska AgriculturalCollege and School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1923-25.Jewish.Died, ofheart failure,November21, 1924 (ageabout 46years).Interment atAnchorageMemorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska. | | Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) — also known asT. Frank Appleby — of Asbury Park,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Old Bridge,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October10, 1864.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1896;mayorof Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,1922.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofheart trouble, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,December15, 1924 (age60 years, 66days).Interment atChestnutHill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.  | James Edwin Campbell (1843-1924) — also known asJames E. Campbell — of Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio,July 7,1843.Democrat. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1884-89 (7th District 1884-85, 3rdDistrict 1885-87, 7th District 1887-89); defeated, 1906;Governor ofOhio, 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1892,1912(speaker),1916,1924.Died, ofchronic myocarditis, in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December17, 1924 (age81 years, 163days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | Robert Carl Bornefeld (1850-1924) — also known asRobert Bornefeld — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in Bielefeld,Germany,January22, 1850.Cottonfactor;HonoraryConsul for Japan inGalveston,Tex., 1898-1903;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inGalveston,Tex., 1900-04, 1916-23.Germanancestry.Died, fromchronic myocarditis, in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,December24, 1924 (age74 years, 337days).Cremated. | | Ben Franklin Caldwell (1848-1924) — of Chatham,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born near Carrollton,GreeneCounty, Ill.,August2, 1848.Democrat.Banker;farmer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1882-86; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1890-94;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1899-1905, 1907-09 (17th District1899-1903, 21st District 1903-05, 1907-09); defeated, 1904; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1912.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofmiocarditis, in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December29, 1924 (age76 years, 149days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. | | Willard Bartlett (1846-1925) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Uxbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October14, 1846.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofElihuRoot, 1869-83 and 1917-24;dramacritic;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1884-1907; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1896-1906;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1906-16;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1914-16.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, fromheart disease, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1925 (age78 years, 95days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Osborne Bartlett and Agnes E. H. (Willard) Bartlett;brother ofFranklinBartlett; married,October26, 1870, to Mary Fairbanks Buffum. |
| | William P. Sullivan (1870-1925) — of Billings,ChristianCounty, Mo.Born in Wisconsin,June 3,1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Christian County, 1899-1900;member ofMissouristate senate 19th District, 1901-04; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1908,1916.Convictedin 1905 ofacceptinga bribe while serving as State Senator, andfined$100.Died suddenly, fromheart failure, in Billings,ChristianCounty, Mo.,April17, 1925 (age54 years, 318days).Interment atRose Hill Cemetery, Billings, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof John Sullivan and Angenette 'Nettie' (Glidden) Sullivan; marriedto Alice Virginia Reid. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Charles Hercules Ebbets (1859-1925) — also known asCharles H. Ebbets;CharlieEbbets —ofKingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1859.Architect;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1896; owner,Brooklyn Dodgersprofessionalbaseball team, 1902-25.Died, fromheart failure, in his suite at the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1925 (age65 years, 171days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married,April10, 1878, to Minnie Frances Amelia Broadbent; married,May 8,1922, to Grace Eleanor Slade. | | | | Ebbets Field (built 1912, demolished 1960),ballparkfor the Brooklyn Dodgers, inBrooklyn,New York, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) — of Grinnell,PoweshiekCounty, Iowa; Harvey,CookCounty, Ill.; Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Franklinville,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,September3, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1876.Methodist.One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipmentmanufacturers;inventedthefirstsuccessful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;later, he was anoilproducer based in Oklahoma.Died, ofheart trouble, in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,May 12,1925 (age82 years, 251days).Interment atRoseHill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.  | Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) — also known asNelson A. Miles — Born in Westminster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August8, 1839.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; receivedtheMedalof Honor in 1892 for action at the battle of Chancellorsville,1863; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofPuerto Rico; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1904.Suffered aheart attack and died, while attending acircus,inWashington,D.C.,May 15,1925 (age85 years, 280days).Entombed atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) — also known asThomas R. Marshall — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Born in North Manchester,WabashCounty, Ind.,March14, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;Governor ofIndiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1912,1920;VicePresident of the United States, 1913-21.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Moose;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiGamma Delta.Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-centcigar.".Died, from the effects of aheart attack, in his room at theWillardHotel,Washington,D.C.,June 1,1925 (age71 years, 79days).Originally entombed atEstatesof Serenity, Marion, Ind.; re-entombed atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.  | Robert Marion LaFollette (1855-1925) — also known asRobert M. LaFollette;"FightingBob";"Battling Bob" —of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Primrose,DaneCounty, Wis.,June 14,1855.Lawyer;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1880-84;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1885-91; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1904;Governorof Wisconsin, 1901-06;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1906-25; died in office 1925; candidatefor Republican nomination for President,1908,1916;Progressive candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1924.Frenchancestry.Died ofheart disease complicated byasthmaandpneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,June 18,1925 (age70 years, 4days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | James Hilton Manning (1854-1925) — also known asJames H. Manning — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1854.Democrat. President, Weed ParsonsPrintingCompany; president, AlbanyRailwayCompany (street railways); president, Hudson RiverTelephoneCompany; president, National SavingsBank ofAlbany;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1890-94; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1892.Died, fromacute dilation of heart, in AlbanyHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1925 (age70 years, 285days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | John A. McCurdy (1841-1925) — ofMiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Staunton Township,MiamiCounty, Ohio,March26, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Miami County, 1897.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows;JuniorOrder.Died, ofcardiac decompensation, in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,August26, 1925 (age84 years, 153days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Troy, Ohio. | | Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) — also known asSamuel M. Ralston — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near New Cumberland,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,December1, 1857.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forIndianastate senate, 1888; Democratic Presidential Elector for Indiana,1893;candidate forsecretaryof state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);Governor ofIndiana, 1913-17;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1924.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromheart andkidneydiseases, near Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October14, 1925 (age67 years, 317days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind. | | Henry Vroman Borst (1857-1925) — also known asHenry V. Borst — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1857.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1913-25; appointed 1913;resigned 1925.Methodist.Suffered aheart attack whilespeaking ata dinner, in theparishhouse of St. Casimir's Church, Amsterdam, N.Y., and died soonafter, in MemorialHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1925 (age68 years, 144days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Borst and Susan (Vrooman) Borst; married to Alida Yerdon andDaisy Snook. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Julius Marshuetz Mayer (1865-1925) — also known asJulius M. Mayer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904,1908;NewYork state attorney general, 1905-06;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1912-21;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1921-24; resigned1924.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, fromheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1925 (age60 years, 86days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. | | Benjamin Britton Chandler (1854-1925) — of Henry,WilliamsburgCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,November7, 1854.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1924-25; died in office1925.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, at Henry,WilliamsburgCounty, S.C.,December13, 1925 (age71 years, 36days).Interment atUnionUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Near Hemingway, GeorgetownCounty, S.C. | | Charles Henry Maull (1842-1925) — also known asCharles H. Maull — of Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,April16, 1842.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1888;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County, 1889-90.Died, fromchronic cardiac disease, in Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,December13, 1925 (age83 years, 241days).Interment atSt.Peter's Churchyard, Lewes, Del.  | Martin Behrman (1864-1926) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1864.Democrat.Delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921;Louisianastate auditor, 1904-05;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1904-20, 1925-26; defeated, 1920; died inoffice 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1908,1912,1916(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924;LouisianaDemocratic state chair, 1925.GermanandJewishancestry.Died, ofheart disease, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January12, 1926 (age61 years, 90days).Interment atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La. | | Thomas Miles Bresnehen (1860-1926) — also known asThomas M. Bresnehen — of Brookfield,LinnCounty, Mo.Born inLinnCounty, Mo.,April16, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); postmaster atBrookfield,Mo., 1914-19.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died suddenly, from aheart attack, in Brookfield,LinnCounty, Mo.,January27, 1926 (age65 years, 286days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Bresnehen and Honora (Dailey) Bresnehen; married1886 toIsabelle Hanscom. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John W. Hogan (1853-1926) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1853.Democrat.Judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1913-23.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from aheart attack, in the Copley PlazaHotel,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January30, 1926 (age72 years, 81days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) — also known asCharles R. Henry — of Au Sable,IoscoCounty, Mich.; Alpena,AlpenaCounty, Mich.Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,December29, 1856.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1885.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died of apoplexy (cerebralhemorrhage), after a period ofheart trouble, in Alpena,AlpenaCounty, Mich.,February26, 1926 (age69 years, 59days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Alpena, Mich.  | Granville W. Harman (1852-1926) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Ohio,June 5,1852.Republican.Steamboatinspector;wholesalegrocer;banker;financier;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896.Died, fromheart disease, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1926 (age73 years, 313days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John W. Harman and Sarah Harman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.) DailyEagle, April 15, 1926 |
 | Alton Brooks Parker (1852-1926) — also known asAlton B. Parker;"Parker theSilent" —of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Esopus,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1852.Democrat.Lawyer;UlsterCounty Surrogate, 1877-85; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1884,1908,1912(TemporaryChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker);Justiceof New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1885-97;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1897-1904; resigned 1904;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1904; law partner ofWilliamF. Sheehan andEdwardW. Hatch, 1905-12.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromheart disease, whileriding inhis automobile through Central Park, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1926 (age73 years, 361days).Interment atWiltwyckCemetery, Kingston, N.Y. | | | John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) — also known asJohn E. Ramer — of Fort Collins,LarimerCounty, Colo.Born in Bethany,HarrisonCounty, Mo.,October27, 1869.Republican.Secretaryof state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister toNicaragua, 1921-25.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen.In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening tobring in the U.S. Marines.Died, ofheart disease, inDenver,Colo.,July 2,1926 (age56 years, 248days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Fort Collins, Colo. | | Henry Lamartine Hertz (1847-1926) — also known asHenry L. Hertz — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Copenhagen,Denmark,November19, 1847.Republican.CookCounty Coroner, 1885-92;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1897-99;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1901-10.Danishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Pythias.Died, following aheart attack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 3,1926 (age78 years, 226days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill.  | Albert Baird Cummins (1850-1926) — also known asAlbert B. Cummins — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born, in aloghouse, near Carmichaels,GreeneCounty, Pa.,February15, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1888; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Iowa,1892(alternate),1896,1904,1924;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1896-1900;Governor ofIowa, 1902-08;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1908-26; died in office 1926; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1912,1916.Congregationalist.Died of aheart attack, in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 30,1926 (age76 years, 165days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. | | Robert Wodrow Archbald (1848-1926) — also known asRobert W. Archbald — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Carbondale,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,September10, 1848.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1884-88; district judge inPennsylvania, 1888-1901;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1901-11;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1911-13; removed1913.Impeachedby the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912 onconflictof interest charges;convicted(removedfrom office) by the U.S. Senate on four articles ofimpeachment.Died, from aheart attack, in Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.,August19, 1926 (age77 years, 343days).Interment atDunmoreCemetery, Dunmore, Pa. | | Joseph Lafayette Rhinock (1863-1926) — also known asJoseph L. Rhinock — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Owenton,OwenCounty, Ky.,January4, 1863.Democrat.Oilrefiner;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1894-99;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1905-11; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1908;theaterbusiness.Died, fromheart disease, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1926 (age63 years, 259days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | | Adolphus Humbles (1840-1926) — ofLynchburg,Va.Born inCampbellCounty, Va.,October17, 1840.Republican.Merchant;operated a toll road between Lynchburg and Rustberg; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1896,1904.Baptist.Africanancestry.Died, fromendocarditis, inLynchburg,Va.,October4, 1926 (age85 years, 352days).Interment atHumbles Family Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va. | | Howard Weber (1862-1927) — ofVenangoCounty, Pa.; Bartlesville,WashingtonCounty, Okla.Born in Dempseytown,VenangoCounty, Pa.,October28, 1862.Democrat.Physician;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1912,1916.Died, ofmyocarditis, in Bartlesville,WashingtonCounty, Okla.,January29, 1927 (age64 years, 93days).Interment atWhiteRose Cemetery, Bartlesville, Okla. | | Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) — also known asWalter H. Jaycox — of Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Wassaic,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;SuffolkCounty District Attorney, 1893-99;SuffolkCounty Judge, 1902-05;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906-27; appointed 1906;died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the NewYork Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927.Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Sonsof the Revolution.Died, ofheart disease, en route to his home,in theautomobile of JusticeLeanderB. Faber, in Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February3, 1927 (age63 years, 153days).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox; married,December3, 1890, to Inez Leaming. |
| | William Coffin (1877-1927) — of Middlesboro,BellCounty, Ky.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1877.Merchant;U.S. Consul inMasqat, 1906-07;Tripoli, 1908-10;Jerusalem, 1910-13; U.S. Consul General inBudapest, 1913-17;Christiania, 1917;Stockholm, 1917-18;Berlin, 1919-26.Died, fromheart disease, in Algiers,Algeria,February13, 1927 (age49 years, 128days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles A. Coffin and Alice E. (Gale) Coffin; married1905 to MabelSands Rees. |
| | Franklin Everett Purcell (1879-1927) — also known asF. Everett Purcell — of Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.Born in Kentucky,February10, 1879.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; postmaster atEnid,Okla., 1906-13; candidate forOklahomastate auditor, 1918; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Oklahoma,1920.Died, fromheart disease, in Enid,GarfieldCounty, Okla.,February13, 1927 (age48 years, 3days).Interment atEnidCemetery, Enid, Okla. | | John Jacob Gatling (1843-1927) — also known asJohn J. Gatling — ofGatesCounty, N.C.Born inGatesCounty, N.C.,January18, 1843.Farmer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Gates County,1879-84; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 1st District, 1893-94.Died, frombronchitisandendocarditis, inGatesCounty, N.C.,February21, 1927 (age84 years, 34days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Gates County, N.C. | | William Ezekiel Candler (1856-1927) — also known asWilliam E. Candler — of Blairsville,UnionCounty, Ga.Born in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,February28, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1904.Died, following aheart attack, in Blairsville,UnionCounty, Ga.,March10, 1927 (age71 years, 10days).Interment atNew Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, Ga. | | Charles Merrill Hough (1858-1927) — also known asCharles M. Hough — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 18,1858.Republican.Lawyer;attorney for the PennsylvaniaRailroad,and forsteamshipcompanies inmaritimelitigation;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1906-16;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1916-27; died inoffice 1927.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromangina pectoris, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1927 (age68 years, 339days).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | William Joseph Fallon (1886-1927) — also known asWilliam J. Fallon;"The GreatMouthpiece";"Broadway'sCicero" —of Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1886.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1918;chargedin 1924 withbribingajuror;triedand acquitted.Died, ofheart disease, in theHotelOxford, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1927 (ageabout 40years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | George Defer (d. 1927) — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Villagepresident of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1918-27; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1924;member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1927; died in office 1927.While talking in ahotelroom with several colleagues, he suffered aheart attack,and died, in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,May 2,1927.Burial location unknown. | | Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856-1927) — also known asHerbert W. Bowen — of New York; Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February29, 1856.Lawyer;U.S. Consul inBarcelona, 1890-95; U.S. Consul General inBarcelona, 1895-98; last American official to leave Spainbefore the Spanish American War; U.S. Minister toPersia, 1899-1901;Venezuela, 1901-05.Englishancestry.Died, ofheart disease, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,May 29,1927 (age71 years, 90days).Interment atWoodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn. | | William Newell Vaile (1876-1927) — also known asWilliam N. Vaile — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.,June 22,1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1919-27; defeated,1916; died in office 1927.Congregationalist.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, fromheart disease, whileriding in anautomobile in or near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado,July 2,1927 (age51 years, 10days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927) — of Wheaton,DuPageCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Wheaton,DuPageCounty, Ill.,October8, 1846.Lawyer;banker;DuPageCounty Judge, 1882-90;mayorof Wheaton, Ill., 1890-92; founder (1901) and president(1901-11), U.S.Steel.Died, fromchronic myocarditis, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1927 (age80 years, 311days).Entombed atWheatonCemetery, Wheaton, Ill. | | Stuart Douglas Lansing (1866-1927) — also known asStuart D. Lansing — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1866.Republican. President, Bagley Sewall Co., manufacturers ofpaper-makingmachines;banker;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Died, fromheart disease, in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1927 (age60 years, 286days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) — of Ashland,SaundersCounty, Neb.Born in St. Albans,FranklinCounty, Vt.,December30, 1860.Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1927.Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofheart trouble, in Ashland,SaundersCounty, Neb.,September6, 1927 (age66 years, 250days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.  | John Anderson McDowell (1853-1927) — also known asJohn A. McDowell — of Millersburg,HolmesCounty, Ohio; Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio.Born in Killibuck,HolmesCounty, Ohio,September25, 1853.Democrat.School teacherand principal;superintendentof schools;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1897-1901.Died, from aheart problem andbladdercancer, in the Cleveland ClinicHospital,Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,October2, 1927 (age74 years, 7days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio. | | Arnold Katz (c.1857-1927) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Bodenhausen, Hesse,Germany,about 1857.Shippingagent;notarypublic;HonoraryVice-Consul for Austria-Hungary inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1891-99;Vice-Consulfor Netherlands inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1894-1917.Jewish.Died, frommyocardial degeneration, in JewishHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November9, 1927 (ageabout 70years).Interment atAdath Jeshurun Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Joseph Bloomer Kealing (1859-1927) — also known asJoseph B. Kealing — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 25,1859.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1896,1908;U.S.Attorney for Indiana, 1901-09; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1920-24.Died, fromchronic myocarditis andparenchymatousnephritis, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December7, 1927 (age68 years, 165days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | George W. Baker (1863-1928) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November12, 1863.Republican.Shoemanufacturer; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1928 (age64 years, 69days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.Huggins. |
| | William Nash Everett (1864-1928) — of Rockingham,RichmondCounty, N.C.Born in Rockingham,RichmondCounty, N.C.,December29, 1864.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1917-18; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,1919-22;secretaryof state of North Carolina, 1923-28; died in office 1928.Died of aheart attack in his room at the Sir Walter RaleighHotel,Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,February7, 1928 (age63 years, 40days).Interment atEverettCemetery, Rockingham, N.C. | | William Howard Thompson (1871-1928) — also known asWilliam H. Thompson — of Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.Born in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,October14, 1871.Democrat. District judge in Kansas, 1906-13;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1922.Died, fromheart disease, inWashington,D.C.,February9, 1928 (age56 years, 118days).Original interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1928 atMt.Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan. | | James Ambrose Gallivan (1866-1928) — also known asJames A. Gallivan — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October22, 1866.Democrat.Newspaperreporter; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1890; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1900;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1914-28; died inoffice 1928; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1917.Staunch opponent of alcohol prohibition. Died, fromheart disease, in RingHospital,Arlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April 3,1928 (age61 years, 164days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | James Harrison Oliver (1857-1928) — also known asJ. H. Oliver — of Shirley,CharlesCity County, Va.Born inHoustonCounty, Ga.,January15, 1857.As a naval commander, he wasarrestedandcourt-martialedoverhisrole in a 1904 collision in Delaware Bay; acquitted andreinstated;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands.Died, ofheart disease, inCharlesCity County, Va.,April 6,1928 (age71 years, 82days).Interment atShirley Plantation Cemetery, Shirley, Va.  | John Alden Dix (1860-1928) — also known asJohn A. Dix — of Thomson,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.; Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1860.Democrat.Banker;lumberbusiness;papermanufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1904,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1908;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1910;Governor ofNew York, 1911-12; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Died, fromheart disease, in HarborHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1928 (age67 years, 106days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | | William James Behan (1840-1928) — also known asWilliam J. Behan — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; White Castle,IbervilleParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September25, 1840.Republican. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;sugarplanter;merchant;manufacturer;grocerybusiness;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1882-84; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Louisiana,1896,1900,1908;LouisianaRepublican state chair, 1900-12; candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1904; postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1909-11.Irishancestry. Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died, from aheart attack, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,May 4,1928 (age87 years, 222days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, New Orleans, La. | | Albert H. Mansfield (1866-1928) — of Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Webster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 7,1866.Railroadbuilder; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Putnam, 1901-02.Member,OddFellows.Died, fromangina pectoris, in Putnam,WindhamCounty, Conn.,June 3,1928 (age61 years, 362days).Burial location unknown. | | Tirey L. Ford (1857-1928) — also known asT. L. Ford — of California. Born inMonroeCounty, Mo.,1857.Californiastate attorney general, 1899-1902.Chargedwithoffering abribe;triedand acquitted in 1907.Died, of aheart attack, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 26,1928 (ageabout 70years).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | George Brinton McClellan Harvey (1864-1928) — also known asGeorge Harvey — of Deal,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Peacham,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,February16, 1864.Newspaperreporter; New Jersey Insurance Commissioner, 1890-91; builder andpresident ofelectricrailroads, 1894-98;editor andpublisher,North American Review andHarper'sWeekly; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1921-23.Died, from aheart attack andasthma,in Dublin,CheshireCounty, N.H.,August20, 1928 (age64 years, 186days).Interment atPeachamCemetery, Peacham, Vt. | | Eugene Foster (1860-1928) — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Caroga town,FultonCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor;chair ofGladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1896;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,1907-08; member ofMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1909-12.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Knightsof Pythias;Foresters;Woodmen.Died, probably fromheart disease, in hisofficeat the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,October2, 1928 (age68 years, 55days).Interment atHighland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich. | | Cecil Warren Thomas (1872-1928) — also known asCecil W. Thomas — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,May 18,1872.Republican.Real estatebusiness;mayorof Jefferson City, Mo., 1925-28; died in office 1928; candidateforU.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1926.Died, from aheart attack, in his room at the BlackstoneHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October3, 1928 (age56 years, 138days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Warren Thomas and Ophelia Lewis (Bolton) Thomas; married1901 toCeleste Price. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Lansing (1864-1928) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1864.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of State, 1915-20.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;PsiUpsilon.Died, ofmyocarditis, inWashington,D.C.,October30, 1928 (age64 years, 13days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y.  | Sanford Willard Smith (1869-1929) — also known asSanford W. Smith — of Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1869, reportedly in the same house where PresidentMartinVan Buren was born in 1782.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1901;ColumbiaCounty Judge, 1902-05; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1905-08 (24th District 1905-06, 25th District1907-08); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1918-27; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1928; appointed 1928.ScottishandGermanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died, of aheart attack, in Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1929 (age59 years, 158days).Interment atChathamRural Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Smith and Rachel (Shaw) Smith; married,July 1,1896, to Maud Peck Harding. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
 | Walter Roscoe Stubbs (1858-1929) — also known asW. R. Stubbs — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born near Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.,November7, 1858.Republican.Rancher;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1903-07;Speaker ofthe Kansas State House of Representatives, 1905-06;KansasRepublican state chair, 1904-08;Governor ofKansas, 1909-13; defeated in primary, 1924; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1912.Quaker. Member,Freemasons.Died, after a short illness and someheart trouble, in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,March25, 1929 (age70 years, 138days).Interment atLawrenceCemetery, Lawrence, Kan. | | | Myron Timothy Herrick (1854-1929) — also known asMyron T. Herrick — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Cleveland Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Huntington,LorainCounty, Ohio,October9, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;banker;secretary-treasurer and president, Society forSavings,Cleveland; director and board chairman ofrailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1888,1892,1896,1904,1908,1920;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1893;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1901;Governor ofOhio, 1904-06; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1912-14, 1921-29, died in office 1929; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1916; on October 19, 1921, a bomb, sent in apackage to the Ambassador's residence,explodedwhen his valet opened it.Member,AmericanBankers Association.Died of aheart attack in Paris,France,March31, 1929 (age74 years, 173days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.  | Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862-1929) — also known asJoseph W. Bailey — of Gainesville,CookeCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Crystal Springs,CopiahCounty, Miss.,October6, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Texas,1889;U.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1891-1901;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1901-13; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1920.Died, from acoronary embolism, in acourtroomwhile defending a client, in the GraysonCountyCourthouse, Sherman,GraysonCounty, Tex.,April13, 1929 (age66 years, 189days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Gainesville, Tex. | | W. B. Phillips (1860-1929) — of Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.Born inFranklinCounty, Ill.,February5, 1860.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 56th District, 1919-29; died inoffice 1929.Member,ModernWoodmen;Knightsof Pythias.Died of aheart attack, Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.,April19, 1929 (age69 years, 73days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.  | Byron Delos Shear (1869-1929) — also known asByron D. Shear — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Hillsboro,VernonCounty, Wis.,April12, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1918-19; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Oklahoma,1924.Unitarian.Died, from aheart attack, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 9,1929 (age60 years, 58days).Interment atRoseHill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | John S. Bennett (1848-1929) — of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in London,England,October18, 1848.Democrat.Druggist;mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1908-12; defeated, 1918; Lansing cityassessor, 1914-29.Episcopalian.Member,OddFellows;Elks.Suffered aheart attack, and died a few hours later, inLansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,July 25,1929 (age80 years, 280days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Clarence L. Greilick (1869-1929) — of Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,August14, 1869.Republican. Manufacturer ofwoodendoors, windows, shutters, and scrollwork;mayorof Traverse City, Mich., 1914-16.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Suffered aheart attack while lifting a heavy object, anddied, in Centerville Township,LeelanauCounty, Mich.,July 26,1929 (age59 years, 346days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Traverse City, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph E. Greilick and Nancy W. (Case) Greilick; married1892 to AnahHortence McCool. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Franklin Alexander Strong (1856-1929) — also known asJ. F. A. Strong — of Iditarod,Yukon-Koyukukcensus area, Alaska.Born in Salmon Center,NewBrunswick,October15, 1856.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from AlaskaTerritory,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee);Governorof Alaska Territory, 1913-18.Died of aheart attack, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 27,1929 (age72 years, 285days).Cremated. | | John W. Bailey (1859-1929) — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,1859.Democrat.Mayorof Battle Creek, Mich., 1890, 1909-11, 1913-15, 1927-29; died inoffice 1929; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1920,1924(alternate),1928(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1928.Died, fromheart disease, in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,August9, 1929 (ageabout 70years).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich. | | Harry Gilman Clough (1878-1929) — also known asHarry G. Clough — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,January17, 1878.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 16th District, 1913-14.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage andarteriosclerosis, in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,August17, 1929 (age51 years, 212days).Entombed atPineGrove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.| | Relatives: Sonof Lewis A. Clough and Nora (Burke) Clough; married to Lucille WeeksElliott; second cousin thrice removed ofDavidKidder; fourth cousin ofRaphaelFloyd Clough. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Andrew Burkamp (1873-1929) — also known asWilliam A. Burkamp — of Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.Born in Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.,August8, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928;member ofKentuckystate senate, 1920.Germanancestry.Died, oflobarpneumonia andacute myocarditis, in Fort Thomas,CampbellCounty, Ky.,November6, 1929 (age56 years, 90days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Southgate, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Burkamp and Mary (Underholz) Burkamp; married to Rose M.Davidson. |
| | Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) — also known asCharles H. Thomas — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Yankee Springs Township,BarryCounty, Mich.,1870.Lawyer;BarryCounty Prosecuting Attorney;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,1907-08.Member,Maccabees.Died, ofstomachcancer andheart problems, in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,November20, 1929 (ageabout 59years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hastings, Mich. | | John Henry Malugen (1859-1929) — ofSt.Francois County, Mo.Born in Bismarck,St.Francois County, Mo.,July 12,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904.Died, fromheart disease, in Bonne Terre,St.Francois County, Mo.,November27, 1929 (age70 years, 138days).Interment atBonne Terre Cemetery, Bonne Terre, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas B. Malugen and Mary Jane (Tullock) Malugen; married toSarah Lovina Perkins and Emily K. Johnson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Raymond Taylor Kenyon (1878-1929) — also known asRaymond T. Kenyon — of Au Sable Forks,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Leonardsville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1878.Republican.Dentist;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1914-20; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924;chairof Essex County Republican Party, 1927-29.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Au Sable Forks,EssexCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1929 (age51 years, 40days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Au Sable Forks, N.Y.  | Maurice Bloch (1891-1929) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaignmanager for U.S. SenatorRobertF. Wagner, 1926.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;OrderBrith Abraham;Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons;TammanyHall.Died, from anembolus of the heart, following aappendicitissurgery, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1929 (age38 years, 223days).Entombed atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Martin J. Cavanaugh (1866-1930) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Manchester Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 23,1866.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofWilliamW. Wedemeyer, and laterGeorgeJ. Burke; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1899;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 10th District,1907-08; candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1909.Irishancestry.Died, from acoronary occlusion,January23, 1930 (age63 years, 184days).Burial location unknown. | | John Beal Smith (1846-1930) — of Texas. Born in Bainbridge,DecaturCounty, Ga.,March28, 1846.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texasstate legislature, 1911.Presbyterian.Died, ofvalvular heart disease,February8, 1930 (age83 years, 317days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Crockett, Tex. | | James Peter Glynn (1867-1930) — also known asJames P. Glynn — of Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November12, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1915-23, 1925-30;defeated, 1922; died in office 1930.While traveling back to Washington from the funeral of Rep.J. A.Hughes in Huntington, W.Va., suffered aheart attack inthe smoking caron thetrain, and died, near Brandy Station,CulpeperCounty, Va.,March 6,1930 (age62 years, 114days).Interment atNewSt. Joseph's Cemetery, Winsted, Conn. | | Clinton J. Sharrett (c.1877-1930) — of Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born about 1877. Republican.Chair ofRichmond County Republican Party, 1923-30; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1928.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofheart disease, Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1930 (ageabout 53years).Burial location unknown. | | David Henry Ralston (1863-1930) — also known asD. Harry Ralston — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,January22, 1863.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904(alternate),1908(alternate),1924;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1907.Member,Elks.Died, from aheart ailment and acerebralhemorrhage, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1930 (age67 years, 72days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Frank Buchanan (1862-1930) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,June 14,1862.Democrat.Ironworker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1911-17; in 1915, whenthe U.S. was still neutral in World War I, he was president of"Labor's National Peace Council," which advocated a weapons embargoagainst the countries then at war; the organization secretly receivedfunding fromGermanagents; when agrand juryinvestigation was announced, he retaliated by introducingresolutions to impeach U.S. AttorneyH.Snowden Marshall;indictedin December 1915, along withH.Robert Fowler,FrankS. Monnett, and others, forrestraintof trade over the Peace Council's attempts tofomentstrikes in U.S. munitions plants;stoodtrial in May 1917, along with (ultimately) six co-defendants; thejury convicted three, but deadlocked over the other four, includingBuchanan; he was not re-tried.Died, ofheart disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April18, 1930 (age67 years, 308days).Interment atIrvingPark Boulevard Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Charles Henry Crownhart (1863-1930) — also known asCharles H. Crownhart — of Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in New Cassel (now part of Campbellsport),Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,April16, 1863.Lawyer;justiceof Wisconsin state supreme court, 1922-30; died in office 1930.Died, following aheart attack, in Wisconsin GeneralHospital,Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 2,1930 (age67 years, 16days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Henry Samuel Priest (1853-1930) — also known asHenry S. Priest — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inRallsCounty, Mo.,February7, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;counsel forrailroadandstreetcarcompanies;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1894-95;resigned 1895; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1920; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1924; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1928.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, inSt.Louis, Mo.,July 9,1930 (age77 years, 152days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo. | | Elmer Wilson Demarest (1870-1930) — also known asElmer W. Demarest — ofHudsonCounty, N.J.; Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Eastwood (now part of River Vale),BergenCounty, N.J.,May 15,1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1897.Died, fromangina pectoris, in Cannes,France,July20, 1930 (age60 years, 66days).Cremated. | | William Christie Benet (1846-1930) — ofAbbevilleCounty, S.C.; Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.Born inScotland,March22, 1846.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,1888-90.Scottishancestry.Died, fromheart disease, in Beallmont ParkSanatorium,Black Mountain,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,August17, 1930 (age84 years, 148days).Interment atUpperLong Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.  | Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) — also known asHerbert B. Shonk — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,October28, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;oilbusiness; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;died in office 1930.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frompneumonia,following aheart attack, in White PlainsHospital,White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1930 (age48 years, 333days).Interment atSt.James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y. | | | Frederick Washburn Yates (1866-1930) — also known asFrederick W. Yates — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,March 9,1866.Lawyer;Consulfor Liberia inNewYork, N.Y., 1898-1904.Presbyterian.Died, fromheart trouble, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October10, 1930 (age64 years, 215days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J. | | James Edwin Theodore Bowden (1857-1930) — also known asJ. E. T. Bowden — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,1857.Democrat. Promoter of the Corbett-Mitchellboxingmatch in Jacksonville, January 25, 1894;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1899-1901, 1915-17;taxicabowner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1920,1924.Died, of aheart attack, in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,November19, 1930 (ageabout 73years).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.  | Edward H. Cunningham (1869-1930) — of Newell,BuenaVista County, Iowa.Born in Burlington,RacineCounty, Wis.,December14, 1869.Republican.Farmer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1909-14;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1913-14; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1916;member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923-30.Member,FarmBureau.Died, following aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,November28, 1930 (age60 years, 349days).Interment atNewell Cemetery, Newell, Iowa. | | Herbert Arthur Wolcott (1862-1930) — also known asH. A. Wolcott — of Carthage,JasperCounty, Mo.Born in Bellevue,HuronCounty, Ohio,May 27,1862.Democrat.Hardwaremerchant;miningbusiness; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,1923-24.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Lions.Died, from complications ofheart disease, in Carthage,JasperCounty, Mo.,December4, 1930 (age68 years, 191days).Interment atPark Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.  | Leon Livermore Fancher (1867-1930) — also known asLeon L. Fancher — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Yorkshire,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;auditor;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1916-17.Member,Grange.Suffered aheart attack and died, while auditing, in theofficeof the Receiver of Taxes, in theVillageHall, Tuckahoe,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1930 (age63 years, 130days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y. | | Andrew Jackson Greenfield (1835-1931) — of Oil City,VenangoCounty, Pa.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Millsboro,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November20, 1835.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;oilbusiness;financier;mayorof Oil City, Pa., 1882-83; postmaster atOilCity, Pa., 1885-89.Episcopalian.Died, fromheart disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January13, 1931 (age95 years, 54days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | Sam Baker Cook (1852-1931) — also known asSam B. Cook — ofAudrainCounty, Mo.; Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.,January11, 1852.Democrat.Banker;MissouriDemocratic state chair, 1896-1900;secretaryof state of Missouri, 1901-05; member ofMissouristate senate 27th District, 1917-20.Died, fromhypostaticpneumonia andcoronary artery disease, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February4, 1931 (age79 years, 24days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William Cook. | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | | Louis J. Baerthel (1866-1931) — also known as"Daddy" — of Casper,NatronaCounty, Wyo.Born in Illinois,July 24,1866.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;mayor ofCasper, Wyo., 1928-29; defeated, 1929.Died, following aheart attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February20, 1931 (age64 years, 211days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Julius E. Baerthel and Catherine (Loess) Baerthel; married toBarbara M. Apperle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Philip Boland (1863-1931) — also known asWilliam P. Boland — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in County Sligo,Ireland,January6, 1863.Progressive. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1924.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks.Died, of aheart condition, at Clara BartonHospital,Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February27, 1931 (age68 years, 52days).Interment atSt.Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pa. | | William E. Spell (1864-1931) — of Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.Born inDeSotoParish, La.,April19, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1900.Died, fromacute dilation of heart, in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,February28, 1931 (age66 years, 315days).Interment atRidgePark Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tex. | | Archibald James Carey (1868-1931) — also known asArchibald J. Carey — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inslavery,in Georgia,August25, 1868.Republican.School teacherand principal;president,Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Fla., 1895;minister;bishop;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District,1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1924;member, Chicago Civil Service Commission, 1927-29;indictedin 1929 onchargesofacceptingbribes from job applicants; the case never came to trial.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died, fromheart disease, in Billings MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March23, 1931 (age62 years, 210days).Interment atLincolnCemetery, Blue Island, Ill. | | Edwin Holton Keeler (1863-1931) — also known asE. H. Keeler — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Born in Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.,August13, 1863.Republican.Lumber andfuelbusiness;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1908.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;UnionLeague;Elks.Died, frominfluenzaand aheart attack, in Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.,March28, 1931 (age67 years, 227days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Rockford, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Chauncey Conant Keeler and Katherine Means (Spaulding) Keeler;married,December3, 1885, to Clara May Reitler; married1923 toAdelaide (Moore) Clark; fourth cousin once removed ofFrankHeman Ticknor. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Walter Halben Butler (1852-1931) — also known asWalter H. Butler — of West Union,FayetteCounty, Iowa.Born in Springboro,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,February13, 1852.Democrat.Banker;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1891-93.Died, frommyocarditis andheart dilatation, inRooseveltHotel,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,April24, 1931 (age79 years, 70days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Robert S. Conklin (1876-1931) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1907-10;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930.Died, fromheart disease, in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1931 (age54 years, 306days).Intermentsomewherein Somers, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Conklin and Anna Jane (Hughes) Conklin; married,June 25,1910, to Mary Bent. |
| | William Vernon Phillips (1875-1931) — also known asW. Vernon Phillips — of Yeadon,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born inWales,November18, 1875.Iron andsteel business;bankdirector;burgessof Yeadon, Pennsylvania, 1923-31; died in office 1931.Episcopalian.Welshancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheart disease, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 2,1931 (age55 years, 226days).Interment atArlingtonCemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Richard Phillips and Emily Mary (Jenkins) Phillips;married1912 toFlorence Louise Starr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Bird J. Vincent (1880-1931) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Brandon Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,March 6,1880.Republican.SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1923-31; died inoffice 1931.Died, fromheart disease,aboardship, the naval transportUSS Henderson en route fromHawaii to San Francisco, in theNorthPacific Ocean,July 18,1931 (age51 years, 134days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.  | Joseph E. Newburger (1853-1931) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1853.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-23.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, fromheart disease, in his suite at theHotelChamplain, near Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1931 (age77 years, 271days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Library of Congress |
| | Cornelius T. Driscoll (c.1845-1931) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born about 1845. Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven, 1881;mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.One of the founders of the Knights of Columbus. Died, fromheart disease, in Milford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August15, 1931 (ageabout 86years).Burial location unknown. | | Silas E. Hedges (1847-1931) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,September26, 1847.Mayorof Athens, Ohio, 1907-10.Died, of aheart attack,September11, 1931 (age83 years, 350days).Burial location unknown. | | William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February29, 1868.Republican.Builder;realestate developer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1894-95;indictedby a grand jury in August 1917 forperjury,over his 1912 expert testimony on the value of land sought by thecity for a park; the grand jury alleged that hefalselydenied anypersonalinterest in the realty company which owned the property; alsoindictedin October 1917, with three others, for conspiracydefraudthe city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments weredismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial;villagepresident of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22;mayorof Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925;indictedon May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, formisappropriatingcity funds in connection with a bond issue;tried inJune 1924,convicted,sentencedto six months in thecountyjail, and automaticallyremoved fromoffice as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Divisionreversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; theindictment was dismissed in June 1927.EnglishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1931 (age63 years, 227days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds; married toElise Guerrier. |
 | Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863-1931) — also known asErnest R. Ackerman — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1863.Republican. President, LawrencePortlandCement Company;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1897;member ofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1908,1916;member ofNew Jerseystate board of education, 1918-20;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died inoffice 1931.Presbyterian.Member,UnionLeague.He was elected to the American Philatelic SocietyHall ofFame in 2000.Died, ofheart disease, in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,October18, 1931 (age68 years, 123days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J. | | Peter Joseph Dooling (1857-1931) — also known asPeter J. Dooling — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1857.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1903-04;U.S.Representative from New York, 1913-21 (16th District 1913-19,15th District 1919-21); defeated, 1920; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930.Member,TammanyHall.Died, fromarteriosclerosis, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1931 (age74 years, 245days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Warren Gordon (1857-1931) — also known asJohn W. Gordon;"HonestJohn" —of Barre,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born in Vershire,OrangeCounty, Vt.,September16, 1857.Granitebusiness;lawyer;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Vermont, 1896;mayor ofBarre, Vt., 1896-1900; member ofVermontstate senate, 1911-12; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1923-24, 1929-30.Universalist.Member,OddFellows.Died suddenly, probably from aheart attack,in hiscar, on Elm Street, Montpelier,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,October26, 1931 (age74 years, 40days).Interment atHope Cemetery, Barre, Vt. | | Thaddeus Horatius Caraway (1871-1931) — also known asThaddeus H. Caraway — of Jonesboro,CraigheadCounty, Ark.Born inStoddardCounty, Mo.,October17, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1913-21;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1921-31; died in office 1931.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;American BarAssociation.Died, fromheart disease, in ahospitalat Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,November6, 1931 (age60 years, 20days).Interment atWestLawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark. | | Raleigh P. Hale (1883-1931) — of East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,June 6,1883.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;physician;mayorof East Chicago, Ind., 1926-30; resigned 1930; in 1929, accusedofprotectingvice as mayor, he and 18 others, including the East Chicagopolice chief and the reputed business agent forgangsterAl Capone werechargedin federal court with conspiracy to violateliquorprohibition laws;convictedin January 1930, andsentencedto two years in prison; on appeal, a new trial was ordered.Member,AmericanLegion.Died suddenly, fromdilated cardiomyopathy, in East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.,December1, 1931 (age48 years, 178days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind. | | Fred Prehn (1860-1932) — of Marathon City,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born inManitowocCounty, Wis.,May 5,1860.Republican.Merchant;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1905-07.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died, fromheart disease, in Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,1932(ageabout72 years).Interment atSt.Mathew's Lutheran Cemetery, Marathon City, Wis.  | Moses Alexander (1853-1932) — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Obrigheim, Bavaria,Germany,November13, 1853.Democrat.Clothingmerchant;mayorof Chillicothe, Mo., 1887-88;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1897-99, 1901-03; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916,1924,1928;Governorof Idaho, 1915-19; defeated, 1908, 1922.Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;B'naiB'rith.Died, of aheart attack, in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,January4, 1932 (age78 years, 52days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.  | Lewis Ford Hager (1877-1932) — also known asL. Ford Hager — of Victory,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Victory,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1877.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1917-22.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1932 (age54 years, 121days).Interment atVictory Union Cemetery, Victory, N.Y. | | Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) — also known asAlbert H. Vestal;BertVestal —of Anderson,MadisonCounty, Ind.Born in Frankton,MadisonCounty, Ind.,January18, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office1932.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from aheart ailment, in theNavyHospital,Washington,D.C.,April 1,1932 (age57 years, 74days).Interment atMaplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind. | | Ransford Stevens Miller Jr. (1867-1932) — also known asRansford S. Miller — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1867.Chief of Division of Far Eastern Affairs, U.S. State Department,1909-12 and 1918-19; U.S. Consul General inSeoul, as of 1914-17, as of 1920-30.Died, fromheart disease, in GarfieldHospital,Washington,D.C.,April26, 1932 (age64 years, 188days).Cremated;ashes interred atYokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan. | | Samuel Arthur Beardsley (1856-1932) — also known asSamuel A. Beardsley — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;incorporated New YorkGas,Electric Light, Heat & Power Co., which later became the New YorkEdison Co.; director of several otherutilities;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1889-92;secretary ofNew York Democratic Party, 1889-92; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904,1908,1912.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1932 (age75 years, 149days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Moore Beardsley and Louise Howland (Adams) Beardsley;married,September14, 1881, to Elizabeth Ann Hopper; married1927 toLillian Valérie Ella Walpole-Moore. |
| | George Moultrie Napier (1863-1932) — also known asGeorge M. Napier — of Monroe,WaltonCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in LaFayette,WalkerCounty, Ga.,March28, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;Georgiastate attorney general, 1921-32; died in office 1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, of aheart attack, in Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,May 4,1932 (age69 years, 37days).Interment atRestHaven Cemetery, Monroe, Ga.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathan Campbell Napier and Julia Louise (Sharpe) Napier; married,December16, 1905, to Frances Nunnally. |
| | Augustus F. Daix Jr. (1866-1932) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October3, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1913-32; died in office 1932.Died, fromheart disease, in the New ClarionHotel,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,May 5,1932 (age65 years, 215days).Burial location unknown.  | George Payne McLean (1857-1932) — also known asGeorge P. McLean — of Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,October7, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1884; member ofConnecticutstate senate 3rd District, 1886; candidate forsecretaryof state of Connecticut, 1890;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1892-96;Governor ofConnecticut, 1901-03; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1911-29.Died, ofheart disease, in Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 6,1932 (age74 years, 243days).Interment atHopMeadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Conn. | | | Charles Edward Ingersoll (1860-1932) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Penllyn,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 17,1860.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1896;candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1902.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andchronicnephritis, in Penllyn,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 6,1932 (age71 years, 355days).Interment atChurchof the Messiah Cemetery, Gwynedd Valley, Pa. | | Horace George Chilton (1853-1932) — also known asHorace Chilton — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,December29, 1853.Democrat.Printer;newspaperpublisher;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1896;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1891-92, 1895-1901.Accidentallyfell overa chair, broke his upper leg, never recovered from the injury, anddied three months later, fromheart andkidneydisease andsenility,in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 12,1932 (age78 years, 166days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Tyler, Tex. | | William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) — also known asWilliam E. Rothery — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1851.Newspapereditor and publisher;Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1888-95;manufacturers'agent;food broker.Germanancestry.Died, following aheart attack, in St. Peter'sHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,July 8,1932 (age81 years, 105days).Interment atCataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass. | | Benjamin Franklin Starr (1867-1932) — also known asBenjamin F. Starr — of Corry,ErieCounty, Pa.Born in Lisburn,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,August18, 1867.Owner and manager, StarrGraniteWorks;mayor ofCorry, Pa., 1932; died in office 1932.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Seemingly uninjured in anautomobileaccident which overturned his car, he collapsed and died a fewminutes later, possibly from a head injury orheart attack, inRome Township,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,July 27,1932 (age64 years, 344days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Corry, Pa. | | Grant L. Bice (1868-1932) — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in West Fulton,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1868.Schoolteacher;minister;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1922.Methodist.Died, from aheart attack, in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1932 (age63 years, 332days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.; cenotaph atOldStone Fort Cemetery, Schoharie, N.Y. | | William Alden Smith (1859-1932) — also known as"Michigan's FriendliestMan" —of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Dowagiac,CassCounty, Mich.,May 12,1859.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1888-92;U.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1895-1907;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1907-19; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1916.Died, following aheart attack, in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October11, 1932 (age73 years, 152days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | Gordon Paddock (1865-1932) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1865.Lawyer;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inSeoul, 1901-02; U.S. Consul General inSeoul, 1902-06; U.S. Vice Consul General inSeoul, 1906-09;Mukden, 1909-10; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inHarbin, 1909; U.S. Consul inTabriz, 1910-20;Teheran, 1920-22.Died, from aheart attack, in Somme département,France,November2, 1932 (age67 years, 57days).Intermentsomewherein Paris, France.| | Relatives: Sonof Franklin Paddock and Annie (Gordon) Paddock. |
| | Edwin Rounsevelle Wildman (1867-1932) — also known asEdwin Wildman — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1867.Newspapereditor; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inHong Kong, 1898-99;newspapercorrespondent;writer.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1932 (age65 years, 178days).Interment atOramel Cemetery, Oramel, Caneadea, N.Y.  | Fredolin F. Straub (1869-1932) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inGermany,September17, 1869.Democrat.Electricalcontractor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 13th District, 1917;assistant tax commissioner, New York City, 1918-32.Member,TammanyHall.Died, from aheart attack, in atrainstation on the Long Island Railroad, Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1932 (age63 years, 48days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Oramel Hinckley Simpson (1870-1932) — of Louisiana. Born in Washington,St. LandryParish, La.,March20, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1924-26;Governor ofLouisiana, 1926-28; defeated in primary, 1928.Methodist.Died, from aheart seizure, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,November17, 1932 (age62 years, 242days).Entombed atGreenwoodCemetery, New Orleans, La.  | Wesley Livsey Jones (1863-1932) — also known asWesley L. Jones — of North Yakima,YakimaCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born near Bethany,MoultrieCounty, Ill.,October9, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1899-1909;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1909-32; died in office 1932.Died, ofheart andkidneytrouble, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,November19, 1932 (age69 years, 41days).Cremated. | | | Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) — also known asAlfred G. Allen — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born near Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,July 23,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1920.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Elks.Died ofangina pectoris, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December9, 1932 (age65 years, 139days).Interment atSugarGrove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio. | | Arthur Conrad Roach (1871-1932) — also known asA. C. Roach;Arthur CyrusRoach —ofSullivanCounty, Mo.Born in Reedy,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,November23, 1871.Democrat.Merchant;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1931-32;died in office 1932.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while suffering frombronchialpneumonia andarteriosclerosis, in ResearchHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December30, 1932 (age61 years, 37days).Interment atThomas Union Cemetery, Harris, Mo.  | Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) — also known asJohn Calvin Coolidge;"SilentCal";"Cautious Cal" —of Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.Born in Plymouth,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 4,1872.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1907;mayorof Northampton, Mass., 1910-11; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1912-15;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1916-19;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1919-21;VicePresident of the United States, 1921-23;Presidentof the United States, 1923-29.Congregationalist.Englishancestry.Died ofcoronary thrombosis in Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,January5, 1933 (age60 years, 185days).Interment atPlymouthNotch Cemetery, Plymouth, Vt.| | Presumably namedfor:JohnCalvin | | | | Relatives: Son of John Calvin Coolidgeand Victoria Josephine (Moor) Coolidge; married,October4, 1905, toGraceAnna Goodhue; father of John Coolidge (son-in-law ofJohnHarper Trumbull); first cousin twice removed ofArthurBrown; second cousin once removed ofWilliamWallace Stickney. | | | | Political family:Usherfamily of Plainville, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnW. Langley —EverettSanders —RobertC. Lacey | | | | Personal motto: "Do the day'swork." | | | | Campaign slogan (1924): "Keep cool andkeep Coolidge." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Calvin Coolidge:TheAutobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929) | | | | Books about Calvin Coolidge: PeterHannaford, ed.,TheQuotable Calvin Coolidge : Sensible Words for the NewCentury — Robert H. Ferrell,ThePresidency of Calvin Coolidge — Robert Sobel,Coolidge:An American Enigma — David Greenberg,Coolidge —Amity Shlaes,Coolidge | | | | Critical books about Calvin Coolidge:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: "The Statesman," GeorgeWythe University, October 2012 |
| | John L. Miller (c.1863-1933) — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Woodhull,SteubenCounty, N.Y., about 1863.Republican.Mayorof Corning, N.Y., 1903-04, 1930-33; died in office 1933; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1909-10.Died, from aheart ailment, in Sayre,BradfordCounty, Pa.,January6, 1933 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Reyburn Butler (1881-1933) — also known asRobert R. Butler — of Condon,GilliamCounty, Ore.; The Dalles,WascoCounty, Ore.Born in Butler,JohnsonCounty, Tenn.,September24, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Oregon,1909;circuit judge in Oregon, 1909-11; member ofOregonstate senate, 1913-17, 1925-28; Republican Presidential Electorfor Oregon,1917;U.S.Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1928-33; died in office1933.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died ofheart disease andpneumonia,at ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,January7, 1933 (age51 years, 105days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. | | Patrick O'Brien (1858-1933) — of Iron River,IronCounty, Mich.Born in Pennsylvania,March 9,1858.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Iron District, 1915-24;chair ofIron County Republican Party, 1923.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died, fromnephritisandmyocarditis, in Iron River,IronCounty, Mich.,January10, 1933 (age74 years, 307days).Interment atIron River Cemetery, Iron River, Mich. | | Spencer Pettis Gracey (1865-1933) — also known asSpencer P. Gracey — of Atlanta,LoganCounty, Ill.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Hankow (now part of Wuhan),China.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December18, 1865.Operasinger; U.S. Vice Consul inFoochow, as of 1898; U.S. Consular Marshal inFoochow, as of 1898; worked for StandardOil companyin Japan and China;foreignexchange broker.Died, fromperitonitisandheart failure, in InternationalHospital,Hankow (now part of Wuhan),China,January15, 1933 (age67 years, 28days).Cremated. | | Henry A. Huber (1869-1933) — also known as"The Great Pacificator" — of Stoughton,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Evergreen,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November6, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1904; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1913-25; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1924(alternate),1928(ConventionVice-President);LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1925-33.Died, of aheart ailment, at Madison GeneralHospital,Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January31, 1933 (age63 years, 86days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Stoughton, Wis. | | Champe Terrell Barksdale (1853-1933) — also known asChamp T. Barksdale — ofDanville,Va.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,December2, 1853.Republican.Attackedand seriously hurt, in August 1895, when Buford Wimbish struck himover the head with an iron bar; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1896;postmaster atDanville,Va., 1898-1908.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis andlungabscess, in MemorialHospital,Danville,Va.,February12, 1933 (age79 years, 72days).Intermentsomewhere in Pittsylvania County, Va. | | Fred Atwater (c.1871-1933) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Birmingham (now part of Derby),New HavenCounty, Conn., about 1871.Democrat. Founder and president, Columbia Nut and Bolt Company;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1921-23; defeated, 1923, 1927; member ofConnecticutstate senate 21st District, 1931; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1932.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Kiwanis.Died, fromdiabetesand aheart ailment, in BridgeportHospital,Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February23, 1933 (ageabout 62years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Atwater and Josie (Wells) Atwater. |
| | Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) — also known asThomas J. Walsh — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Two Rivers,ManitowocCounty, Wis.,June 12,1859.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Montana,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1920,1924,1928,1932;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1928.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. AttorneyGeneral, died suddenly of aheart attack,on atrain of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,March 2,1933 (age73 years, 263days).Interment atResurrectionCemetery, Helena, Mont. | | Robert Beecher Howell (1864-1933) — also known asRobert B. Howell — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,January21, 1864.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;member ofNebraskastate senate, 1902-04; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nebraska, 1912-24; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1914;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1923-33; died in office 1933.Died, frompneumoniaand aheart attack, inWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,March11, 1933 (age69 years, 49days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb. | | Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,January8, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas10th District, 1909-19;U.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office1933.Episcopalian.Died of aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,April29, 1933 (age57 years, 111days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Bolivar Edwards Kemp (1871-1933) — also known asBolivar E. Kemp — of Amite City,TangipahoaParish, La.Born near Amite City,St. HelenaParish, La.,December28, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1920;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1925-33; died inoffice 1933.Episcopalian.Died, from aheart attack, in Amite City,TangipahoaParish, La.,June 19,1933 (age61 years, 173days).Interment atAmiteCemetery, Amite City, La. | | Gilbert Nelson Haugen (1859-1933) — also known asGilbert N. Haugen — of Northwood,WorthCounty, Iowa.Born near Orfordville,RockCounty, Wis.,April21, 1859.Republican. Member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1894;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1899-1933; defeated, 1932.Died, ofinfluenzaandheart disease, in Northwood,WorthCounty, Iowa,July 18,1933 (age74 years, 88days).Interment atSunsetRest Cemetery, Northwood, Iowa.  | Edward Owen Davies (1869-1933) — also known asEdward O. Davies — of Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Bridgewater town,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1869.Republican.Laundryowner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1917-20, 1932-33; died inoffice 1933.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Redmen;Moose;Knightsof Pythias.While on afishingtrip, he suffered aheart attack, and died at PleasantLake, Stratford,FultonCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1933 (age63 years, 284days).Interment atArmory Hill Cemetery, Ilion, N.Y. | | Isaac S. Giles (1853-1933) — of Seaford,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,February20, 1853.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928.Died, fromheart disease, in Seaford,SussexCounty, Del.,September7, 1933 (age80 years, 199days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Seaford, Del. | | Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) — of Hawaii. Born in Orono,PenobscotCounty, Maine,May 3,1871.Governorof Hawaii Territory, 1921-29.Congregationalist.Died ofheart disease in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,October6, 1933 (age62 years, 156days).Interment atOahuCemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Rider Farrington (1830-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth (Holyoke)Farrington; married,October26, 1896, to Catharine McAlpine Crane; father ofJosephRider Farrington (1897-1954); second cousin ofEdwardSilsby Farrington; fourth cousin once removed ofCalvinFrisbie. | | | | Political family:Farringtonfamily of Honolulu, Hawaii (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | FarringtonHighSchool, inHonolulu,Hawaii, isnamed forhim. — FarringtonStreetand FarringtonHighway,inHonolulu,Hawaii, arenamed forhim. — Farrington Hallauditorium(built 1930, demolished in the 1970s), at theUniversityof Hawaii,Honolulu,Hawaii, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Wallace R. Farrington (built 1944 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record |
| | William Nuckles Doak (1882-1933) — also known asWilliam N. Doak — ofRoanoke,Va.;Washington,D.C.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Rural Retreat,WytheCounty, Va.,December12, 1882.Republican.Vice-president,Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 1916-28; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Virginia,1916(alternate),1932;candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1924;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1930-33.Methodist.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;Freemasons;Shriners.Died ofheart disease, in McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.,October23, 1933 (age50 years, 315days).Entombed atBlack Lick Cemetery, Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va. | | John Henry McCooey (1864-1934) — also known asJohn H. McCooey;"Tammany's UncleJohn" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1864.Democrat.Shipyardworker; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1909;chair ofKings County Democratic Party, 1910-34; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,1933;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1933-34;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, ofmyocarditis, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1934 (age69 years, 217days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | James Allen Prewitt (1862-1934) — also known asJ. Allen Prewitt — of Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born inHenryCounty, Ky.,January20, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;banker;mayorof Independence, Mo., 1906-07; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1917-22.Died, fromheart dilatation andpyelonephritis,in Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January26, 1934 (age72 years, 6days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Independence, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof James Lee Prewitt and Mary Catherine (Byrn) Prewitt; married,July 15,1896, to Mary Morton Higgason. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
 | Rufus Hansom Hagood Jr. (1887-1934) — also known asRufus H. Hagood, Jr. — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,November21, 1887.Democrat.Physician;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory,1932.Suffered aheart attack in the dining room of a downtownhotel,and died soon after in EmergencyHospital,Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,February1, 1934 (age46 years, 72days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Birmingham, Ala. | | James Ashby Albritton (1869-1934) — also known asJ. Ashby Albritton — of Snow Hill,GreeneCounty, N.C.Born inGreeneCounty, N.C.,December17, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1916,1924.Died, frominfluenzaandmyocarditis, in Snow Hill,GreeneCounty, N.C.,February5, 1934 (age64 years, 50days).Interment atSt. Barnabas Episcopal Cemetery, Snow Hill, N.C. | | Andrew Bell Fancher (1849-1934) — also known asAndrew B. Fancher — of Hawleyville, Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April30, 1849.Merchant;postmaster atHawleyville,Conn., 1901.Congregationalist.Died, fromheart failure, at hisstore onMain Street, Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March 8,1934 (age84 years, 312days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | William McAllister Ross (1850-1934) — also known asWilliam M. Ross — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Maine,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1850.Republican.Lawyer;OnondagaCounty Judge, 1894-1914;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1915-20.Died, fromheart disease, in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1934 (age83 years, 250days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander Ross and Mary (Wilson) Ross; married1880 to JessieA. Johnson. |
| | James Osgood Andrews (1845-1934) — also known asJames O. Andrews — of Cedar Key,LevyCounty, Fla.; Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.Born inLibertyCounty, Ga.,February3, 1845.Democrat.ConsularAgent for Spain inCedarKey, Fla., 1888-98.Died, frominterstitialnephritis andheart disease, in Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,March27, 1934 (age89 years, 52days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Gainesville, Fla. | | George Nelms Wise (1874-1934) — also known asGeorge N. Wise — ofNewportNews, Va.;Hampton,Va.Born in Virginia,September13, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;HonoraryVice-Consul for Paraguay inNewportNews, Va., 1921; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1922.Died, following aheart attack, inHampton,Va.,March28, 1934 (age59 years, 196days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Newport News, Va. | | William Vinson Kidder (1881-1934) — also known asWilliam V. Kidder — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,August10, 1881.Republican.Newspaperreporter;inventor;automobileaccessories business; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1925;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1928.Died, from aheart attack, in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,April 5,1934 (age52 years, 238days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hannah Susan (Vinsonheller) Kidder and George Winslow Kidder;third cousin once removed ofFannieKidder Tyler; fourth cousin ofRandolphAppleton Kidder. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934) — also known asPhoenix Ingraham — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-34; died in office 1934.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;TammanyHall.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1934 (age59 years, 189days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Simon Louis Adler (1867-1934) — also known asSimon L. Adler — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1867.Republican.Schoolteacher; studied law withEdmundL. Pitts;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1911-26;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1927-34;died in office 1934.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Suffered aheart attack at breakfast, and died soon after, inRochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1934 (age66 years, 266days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | George Franklin Brumm (1878-1934) — also known asGeorge F. Brumm — of Minersville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Minersville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,January24, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;solicitor for Miners StateBank;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1923-27, 1929-34;died in office 1934.Episcopalian.Died, frommyocarditis andnephritis,in MethodistHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 29,1934 (age56 years, 125days).Interment atCharlesBaber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa. | | Johannes Boon Hartsinck (1851-1934) — also known asJ. B. Hartsinck — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Amsterdam,Netherlands,1851.Vice-Consulfor Netherlands inSt.Paul, Minn., 1888-1902.Died, fromheart disease, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,May 31,1934 (ageabout 82years).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Carl Gustave Palm (1885-1934) — also known asCarl G. Palm — of Oceanside,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Escondido,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,June 16,1885.Undertaker;mayorof Escondido, Calif., 1934; died in office 1934.Swedishancestry. Member,Elks;OddFellows;Kiwanis;OptimistClub.Died, fromheart disease, in Escondido CommunityHospital,Escondido,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 1,1934 (age49 years, 15days).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif. | | William John McCaren (1862-1934) — also known asWilliam J. McCaren — of Carsonville,SanilacCounty, Mich.Born in Carsonville,SanilacCounty, Mich.,December15, 1862.Democrat.Grocer;banker;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1924.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, from a series ofheart attacks, in Carsonville,SanilacCounty, Mich.,July 20,1934 (age71 years, 217days).Interment atWashingtonTownship Cemetery, Carsonville, Mich. | | Robert Duncan Coombs (1873-1934) — also known asRobert D. Coombs — of Paramus,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September15, 1873.Republican.Engineer;mayorof Paramus, N.J., 1933-34; died in office 1934.Died, ofheart disease, in Paramus,BergenCounty, N.J.,October22, 1934 (age61 years, 37days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Harriet Lord. |
| | James Ernest Laidlaw (1878-1934) — also known asJ. Ernest Laidlaw — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Sausalito,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,March31, 1878.Lumbermerchant;shippingbroker;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inPortland,Ore., 1899-1904.EnglishandScottishancestry.Died, frommyocarditis, in Sausalito,MarinCounty, Calif.,November2, 1934 (age56 years, 216days).Cremated. | | George Breisacher (c.1865-1934) — of Bergenfield,BergenCounty, N.J.Born about 1865. Democrat.Mayorof Bergenfield, N.J., 1912-13; postmaster atBergenfield,N.J., 1915-19.Died, fromheart disease, in Bergenfield,BergenCounty, N.J.,November28, 1934 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown. | | George Wylie Paul Hunt (1859-1934) — also known asGeorge W. P. Hunt — of Globe,GilaCounty, Ariz.Born in Huntsville,RandolphCounty, Mo.,November1, 1859.Democrat.Rancher;merchant;member ofArizonaterritorial legislature, 1892-1900, 1904-10; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arizona Territory,1900;delegateto Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910;Governor ofArizona, 1912-17, 1917-19, 1923-29, 1931-33; defeated in primary,1932, 1934; U.S. Minister toSiam, 1920-21.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, from aheart attack, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December24, 1934 (age75 years, 53days).Interment atPapagoPark, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) — of Victory,EssexCounty, Vt.; Concord,EssexCounty, Vt.Born in Monson,PiscataquisCounty, Maine,October27, 1850.Republican.Farmer;lumberman;miller;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Victory, 1910.Protestant.Died, ofgeneral arteriosclerosis, in Concord,EssexCounty, Vt.,December29, 1934 (age84 years, 63days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells. |
| | David Monroe Barnwell (1875-1935) — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born inComancheCounty, Tex.,October20, 1875.Democrat.FresnoCounty Clerk, 1910-33; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1932.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.U.S. Comptroller of Customs, San Francisco, 1933. Died, of aheart attack, in Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.,1935(ageabout59 years).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Fresno, Calif. | | Anthony Jerome Griffin (1866-1935) — also known asAnthony J. Griffin;"Altair" —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1866.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;newspapereditor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1911-14;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1918-35; died inoffice 1935.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofheart disease, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1935 (age68 years, 287days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frank E. Clark (c.1859-1935) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born about 1859. Democrat.Mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1895-97.Died, from aheart ailment, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January14, 1935 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown. | | Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935) — also known asFranklin S. Billings — of Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 11,1862.Republican. Member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Woodstock, 1910-12, 1921-23;Speakerof the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1921-23;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1923-25;Governor ofVermont, 1925-27;delegateto Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Episcopalian.Died, of aheart attack, in Joseph Carbino'srepairshop, Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.,January16, 1935 (age72 years, 250days).Interment atRiverside Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt. | | Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) — also known asR. Livingston Beeckman — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1866.Republican.Stockbroker;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1909-11; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1912,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1924;Governorof Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, of apparently of aheart attack, in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,January21, 1935 (age68 years, 281days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | David Minott Anderson (1855-1935) — also known asDavid M. Anderson — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1855.Republican.Papermanufacturer;bankdirector; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt).Died, from aheart ailment, in ahospitalat La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,February10, 1935 (age79 years, 124days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | William Browning Mackay Jr. (1876-1935) — also known asWilliam B. Mackay, Jr. — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Greenock,Scotland,August21, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Bergen County, 1917-28; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1920;circuit judge in New Jersey, 1929-35.Leading advocate of a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River;sponsored New Jersey legislation for construction of the GeorgeWashington Bridge.Died, ofheart disease, in Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,February27, 1935 (age58 years, 190days).Interment atHackensackCemetery, Hackensack, N.J. | | Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) — also known asWalter M. Chandler — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inYazooCounty, Miss.,December8, 1867.Cowboy;schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;defeated (Republican), 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924.Died, from aheart attack andintestinalmalady, in Post-GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1935 (age67 years, 98days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Jacksonville, Fla. | | Ernest Mozart Roseberry (1866-1935) — also known asErnest M. Roseberry — of Neosho,NewtonCounty, Mo.Born inNewtonCounty, Mo.,November9, 1866.Democrat.Physician;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Newton County, 1907-10;chair ofNewton County Democratic Party, 1916; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1920.Died, fromheart disease, in Neosho,NewtonCounty, Mo.,March21, 1935 (age68 years, 132days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Charlotte (Smith) Roseberry and James Warren Roseberry; married toFrances Louise Hill. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inVan BurenCounty, Mich.,November5, 1879.Lawyer;member ofTennesseeRepublican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; Progressivecandidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1912;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;died in office 1935.Member,Elks;Freemasons;OddFellows;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheart ailment andpneumonia,in CrookSanitarium,Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,April 9,1935 (age55 years, 155days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn. | | George W. McCabe (1871-1935) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born inAntrimCounty, Mich.,February22, 1871.Democrat.Hardwaremerchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate forMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1922; postmaster atPetoskey,Mich., 1933-35 (acting, 1933-34).Irishancestry.Suffered a fatalheart attackat hisdesk, in the PetoskeyPostOffice, Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,June 7,1935 (age64 years, 105days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Petoskey, Mich. | | Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) — also known asEdwin P. Morrow — of Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.Born in Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.,November28, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegateto Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1916,1920(chair,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1928(alternate),1932;Governorof Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1934.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died suddenly, from aheart lesion, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,June 15,1935 (age57 years, 199days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | Harrison W. Howell (c.1872-1935) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J., about 1872.Republican.Physician;mayorof Wilmington, Del., 1911-15; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I.Died, ofheart disease, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 13,1935 (ageabout 63years).Burial location unknown.  | Nelson Sharpe (1858-1935) — of West Branch,OgemawCounty, Mich.Born in Northumberland County,Ontario,August25, 1858.Republican.OgemawCounty Prosecuting Attorney;circuitjudge in Michigan 34th Circuit, 1893-1919; resigned 1919;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1908;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 1919-35; died in office 1935;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1927, 1934.Suffered aheart attack, and died in his rooms at the PorterHotel,Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October20, 1935 (age77 years, 56days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, West Branch, Mich. | | | Paul M. Crandell (c.1877-1935) — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1877.Lawyer;mayorof New Rochelle, N.Y., 1934-35; appointed 1934; nominated, butdied before the election 1935; died in office 1935.After completing a speech at ameetingof the New Rochelle Teachers Club, at Albert Leonard Junior HighSchool, suffered aheart attack and died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1935 (ageabout 58years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Almor Stern (1854-1935) — of Logan,HarrisonCounty, Iowa.Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,April21, 1854.Republican.HarrisonCounty Auditor, 1878-83;banker;abstract andtitle business; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1920.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, fromheart disease, in Logan,HarrisonCounty, Iowa,November1, 1935 (age81 years, 194days).Interment atLogan Cemetery, Logan, Iowa. | | Chester William Martin (1853-1935) — also known asChester W. Martin — of Ithaca,GratiotCounty, Mich.; Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,August11, 1853.GratiotCounty Register of Deeds; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1895-96; U.S. Consul inAmherstburg, 1897-1906;Martinique, 1906-08;Barbados, 1908-15;Toronto, 1915-24.Died, from aheart attack, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,November15, 1935 (age82 years, 96days).Interment atColumbiaGardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Arthur H. Gleason (1865-1935) — of St. Johnsbury,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.Born in Sag Harbor,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November25, 1865.Democrat.Grocer;postmaster;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,1924.Died, while suffering fromacute angina pectoris, in St.Johnsbury,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,November29, 1935 (age70 years, 4days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof G. Havens Gleason and Susan (Vail) Gleason; nephew ofWilliamH. Gleason. |
| | Benjamin Gladstone (1896-1935) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1934-35; died inoffice 1935.Jewish. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheart attack, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1935 (age38 years, 362days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J. | | Frank Henry Cooney (1872-1935) — also known asFrank H. Cooney — of Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.Born in Norwood,Ontario,December31, 1872.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1933; defeated, 1924;Governor ofMontana, 1933-35; died in office 1935.Catholic.Died ofheart failure in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,December15, 1935 (age62 years, 349days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Missoula, Mont. | | Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) — also known asLouis F. Haffen;"Father of theBronx" —of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,November6, 1854.Democrat.Civilengineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),1893-98;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909;removed fromoffice by Gov.CharlesEvans Hughes overmaladministrationcharges,1909;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930.Catholic.GermanandIrishancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum;TammanyHall.Died, fromarteriosclerosis, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1935 (age81 years, 49days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) — also known asCharles H. Brough — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Clinton,HindsCounty, Miss.,July 9,1876.Democrat.Collegeprofessor;Governor ofArkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1924.Baptist.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPolitical Science Association;BetaTheta Pi;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen ofthe World;ModernWoodmen of America;ColumbianWoodmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Maccabees.Died, from aheart attack,December26, 1935 (age59 years, 170days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Clarence M. Browne (c.1876-1935) — also known asClarence M. Brown — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich., about 1876.Republican.Lawyer;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12;circuitjudge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-35; died in office 1935.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromheart disease, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December27, 1935 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert C. Weber (1880-1935) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January5, 1880.Democrat.Mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1934-35; appointed 1934; died in office 1935.Died, from aheart attack, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December27, 1935 (age55 years, 356days).Burial location unknown. | | Wesley Lloyd (1883-1936) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Arvonia,OsageCounty, Kan.,July 24,1883.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Washington 6th District, 1933-36; died inoffice 1936.Member,Freemasons;Eagles;Elks.Died of aheart attack inWashington,D.C.,January10, 1936 (age52 years, 170days).Interment atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash.  | John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) — also known asJohn F. Hylan;"RedMike" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Hunter,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1868.Democrat.Mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1925;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1924.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died of aheart attack in Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1936 (age67 years, 267days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) — of Dermott,ChicotCounty, Ark.Born near Orlando,ClevelandCounty, Ark.,February28, 1880.Democrat. Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1919-22; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1923-26;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1927-28;Governor ofArkansas, 1928-33.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.In 1928, he waschargedwith violating the Corrupt Practices Act (earlycampaignfinance law) by spending more than $5,000 on his campaign; thecharges were later dropped.Died, following twoheart attacks, in St. Vincent'sInfirmary,Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January16, 1936 (age55 years, 322days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Scott Cordelle Bone (1860-1936) — also known asScott C. Bone — of Alaska. Born inShelbyCounty, Ind.,February15, 1860.Newspapereditor;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1921-25.Disciplesof Christ.Died of aheart attack, in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,January27, 1936 (age75 years, 346days).Interment atSantaBarbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.  | Charles Beecher Warren (1870-1936) — also known asCharles B. Warren — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,April10, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1908(alternate),1912(alternate),1916(alternate; member,RulesCommittee;speaker),1924,1928,1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1912-20; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1921-22;Mexico, 1924.Died, ofheart disease, in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,February3, 1936 (age65 years, 299days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Charles Curtis (1860-1936) — also known as"Square Shooter";"TheWhisperer" —of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in alogcabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka),ShawneeCounty, Kan.,January25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian.Republican.Lawyer;ShawneeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1stDistrict 1899-1907); resigned 1907;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1908;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1924,1928;VicePresident of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932.Protestant.English,French, andKansa/OsageIndian ancestry.Died of aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,February8, 1936 (age76 years, 14days).Interment atTopekaCemetery, Topeka, Kan. | | Matthew Linn Bruce (c.1861-1936) — also known asM. Linn Bruce — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa., about 1861.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1903;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1905-06; resigned 1906;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-07, 1908; appointed1906; defeated, 1907; appointed 1908; defeated, 1908.Died, following aheart attack, in AlbanyHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1936 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. James Bruce. |
| | Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) — of Lenhardtsville,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Lenhardtsville,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 7,1874.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1915-20, 1923-28, 1931-36 (BerksCounty 2nd District 1915-20, Berks County 4th District 1923-28,1931-36); defeated, 1928; died in office 1936;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36; died inoffice 1936; candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate, 1920; candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1932.Died of aheart ailment, in Temple,BerksCounty, Pa.,March14, 1936 (age62 years, 7days).Interment atLaureldaleCemetery, Laureldale, Pa. | | Alexander Gilbert Bainbridge (1885-1936) — also known asAlexander Gale Bainbridge;"Buzz" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September4, 1885.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;advertisingagent with Barnum & Bailey and othercircuses;manager of ShubertTheaterin Minneapolis, and oftravelingroad shows;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1933-35.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, fromheart disease, in VeteransHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March14, 1936 (age50 years, 192days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Brooks Rynd Aitchison (1891-1936) — also known asBrooks R. Aitchison — of Mt. Pulaski,LoganCounty, Ill.Born in Nauvoo,HancockCounty, Ill.,September21, 1891.Republican.Bankcashier; mayor of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1936.Scottishancestry.Died, following aheart attack, in Mt. Pulaski,LoganCounty, Ill.,March30, 1936 (age44 years, 191days).Interment atMt.Pulaski Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski, Ill. | | John Hammill (1875-1936) — of Britt,HancockCounty, Iowa.Born in Linden,IowaCounty, Wis.,October14, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate senate, 1908-12;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1921-25;Governor ofIowa, 1925-31; candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 1930; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1936.Member,Freemasons.Died, of aheart attack, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,April 6,1936 (age60 years, 175days).Intermentsomewherein Britt, Iowa.  | Frank Webster Mahin (1851-1936) — also known asFrank W. Mahin — of Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa;Washington,D.C.Born in Muscatine,MuscatineCounty, Iowa,November6, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher; postmaster atClinton,Iowa, 1890-94; U.S. Consul inReichenberg, 1897-1902;Nottingham, 1902-10;Amsterdam, 1910-13, 1915-24.Member,Freemasons.Prohibition advocate in 1890s; longtime friend of Samuel Clemens(Mark Twain); was a passenger on a Dutch Ship,QueenWilhelmina, which was sunk by a German torpedo in the North Seain 1916; he and his wife escaped to a lifeboat and survived.Died, from aheart ailment, inWashington,D.C.,May 6,1936 (age84 years, 182days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Mahin and Elizabeth (Hare) Mahin; married1879 to AbbieA. Cadle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Washington Post, May 7,1936 |
| | | Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) — also known asA. Mitchell Palmer;"The FightingQuaker" —of Stroudsburg,MonroeCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Moosehead,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 4,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;bankdirector;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1909-15; memberofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1912-20; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1912(speaker),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1914; U.S. Alien Property Custodian,1917-19;U.S.Attorney General, 1919-21; target ofassassinationattempts in 1919; instigator of the "Palmer Raids" in 1919-20, inwhich over 10,000 legal immigrants were arrested and held fordeportation; most were eventually released; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1932.Quaker. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Psi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from aheart condition following surgery forappendicitis,in EmergencyHospital,Washington,D.C.,May 11,1936 (age64 years, 7days).Interment atLaurelwoodCemetery, Stroudsburg, Pa. | | Wilbur Knibloe Bouton (1855-1936) — also known asWilbur K. Bouton — of Melbourne, Victoria,Australia.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1855.Physician;U.S. Deputy Consul General inMelbourne, as of 1904-05.Died, fromheart failure, in Melbourne, Victoria,Australia,May13, 1936 (ageabout 80years).Interment atMelbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.| | Relatives: Sonof James Daniel Bouton and Harriet Eliza (Knibloe) Bouton; married1892 to MaryJeannett Muffit Spencer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas J. O'Malley (1868-1936) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Menasha,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,1868.Democrat.Railwayconductor;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1933-36; died in office 1936.Member,Orderof Railway Conductors.Died, from aheart attack, in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,May 27,1936 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown. | | Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. (1873-1936) — also known asA. Piatt Andrew, Jr. — of Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,February12, 1873.Republican. Director, U.S. Mint, 1909; U.S. Assistant Secretary ofthe Treasury, 1910-12; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1921-36; died inoffice 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1928.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanEconomic Association.Died, frominfluenzaandarteriosclerosis, in Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 3,1936 (age63 years, 112days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | John Hays Hammond (1855-1936) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.;SouthAfrica;Washington,D.C.; Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March31, 1855.Republican.Miningengineer;worked on mines in Mexico and South Africa; worked for Cecil Rhodes;in 1895, he took part in the Jameson raid, anattemptto overthrow the Boer government in South Africa; wasarrestedwith other leaders andsentencedto be hanged; his sentence was commuted, and he was eventuallyreleased to return to the U.S.; candidate for Republican nominationfor Vice President,1908;chair, U.S. Coal Commission, 1922-23.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, fromcoronary occlusion, in Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 8,1936 (age81 years, 69days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Walter J. Cookson (1876-1936) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.BornApril17, 1876.Republican.Mayorof Worcester, Mass., 1936; died in office 1936.Died, from aheart attack, in hishotelroom at the Republican National Convention, in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,June 11,1936 (age60 years, 55days).Burial location unknown. | | William Louis Day (1876-1936) — also known asWilliam L. Day — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,August13, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1908-11;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1911-14;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1920.Lutheran.Died, from aheart attack aggravated byhotweather, in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,July 15,1936 (age59 years, 337days).Burial location unknown. | | Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) — also known asS. C. Stahlman — of Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Zollarsville,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,August9, 1898.Republican.Dentist;restaurantowner;mayorof Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died, following aheart attack, in Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,July 25,1936 (age37 years, 351days).Interment atMonongahelaCemetery, Monongahela, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman and Mary Martha (Church) Stahlman;married,June 3,1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
| | Donn M. Roberts (1867-1936) — of Indiana. Born in Annapolis,CrawfordCounty, Ill.,September28, 1867.Mayorof Terre Haute, Ind., 1913-15.Convictedofbriberyin 1915 and spent three and a half years inprison;convictedofembezzlementin 1936 andsentencedtoprison.Released from prison following aheart attack, and died a fewdays later, in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,August3, 1936 (age68 years, 310days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.  | Edward P. Barry (1864-1936) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November28, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1907-09;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1914-15; defeated, 1915, 1932;candidate forMassachusettsstate attorney general, 1928; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1932.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Orderof Heptasophs;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, from aheart attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September1, 1936 (age71 years, 278days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Washington Barry and Sarah (Shea) Barry; brother ofAliceEstella Cram. | | | | Image source: Springfield (Mass.) DailyNews, September 1, 1936 |
| | | Hutchins Inge (1855-1936) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inDanville,Va.,August10, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;real estateagent;Consulfor Liberia inSt.Louis, Mo., 1899-1904; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1916.Episcopalian.Africanancestry.Died, fromheart disease, at People'sHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,September1, 1936 (age81 years, 22days).Intermentsomewhere in Danville, Va.  | Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inHungary,August12, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judgein New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923, 1924, 1929; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1932.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;B'naiB'rith;ZionistOrganization of America;AmericanArbitration Association;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen.Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City. Died, of aheart ailment, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1936 (age56 years, 92days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument atHartmanTriangle, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman; married,September9, 1928, to May Weisser. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, devotedbrother, a life of service." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Times, November13, 1936 |
| | | Elijah Sherman Grammer (1868-1936) — of Washington. Born in Quincy,HickoryCounty, Mo.,April 3,1868.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1932-33.Died ofcoronary thrombosis, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,November19, 1936 (age68 years, 230days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.  | Milan E. Goodrich (1867-1936) — of Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,1867.Republican.Furnituremanufacturer;villagepresident of Ossining, New York, 1921-22; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1923-31.Following a minor auto accident, he suffered aheart attackand died, in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1936 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1894 to AlidaF. Brown. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1924 |
| | Charles Abel Buffum (1870-1936) — also known asCharles A. Buffum — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in La Fayette,StarkCounty, Ill.,January30, 1870.Merchant;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1921-24.Died, of aheart ailment,November29, 1936 (age66 years, 304days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif. | | Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) — also known asFred W. Green — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,October19, 1871.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;furnituremanufacturing executive; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1912,1920,1928,1932,1936;mayorof Ionia, Mich., 1913-25;treasurer ofMichigan Republican Party, 1915-19;Governor ofMichigan, 1927-30.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, following aheart attack, at MunisingHospital,Munising,AlgerCounty, Mich.,November30, 1936 (age65 years, 42days).Entombed in mausoleum atHighlandPark Cemetery, Ionia, Mich. | | Jerome Taylor Congleton (1876-1936) — also known asJerome T. Congleton — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August25, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1928-33; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1932.MethodistorEpiscopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks.Died, from aheart attack, while sittingin hiscar, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,December10, 1936 (age60 years, 107days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Hillside, N.J. | | Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936) — also known asRussell Lord Harrison — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio,August12, 1854.Republican.Newspaperwork; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1921-24; member ofIndianastate senate, 1925-28;HonoraryConsul for Mexico inIndianapolis,Ind., 1929.Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheart disease, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December13, 1936 (age82 years, 123days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Herman Richter (1872-1936) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inGermany,May28, 1872.Socialist.Carpenter;Socialist Labor candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1899, 1909, 1911; Socialist Laborcandidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1902; Socialist Laborcandidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1905, 1919; Socialist Laborcandidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1906, 1910, 1912, 1914; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1916; candidate in primary formayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 1926.Germanancestry.Died, fromsepticendocarditis, in DeaconnessHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December19, 1936 (age64 years, 205days).Interment atParkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich. | | James S. Parker (1872-1937) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born near Corunna,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,January15, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;GeneseeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13;circuitjudge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died, of aheart ailment, in Owosso MemorialHospital,Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,January13, 1937 (age64 years, 364days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich.  | Charles Abner Warrick (1855-1937) — also known asCharles A. Warrick — ofDeKalbCounty, Mo.Born inBentonCounty, Ind.,April18, 1855.Republican.Farmer;molassesmanufacturer; justice of the peace; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1917-18.Died, fromendocarditis, in near Amity,DeKalbCounty, Mo.,January16, 1937 (age81 years, 273days).Interment atAmity Cemetery, Amity, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Herrod Sutton Warrick and Ann (Elliott) Warrick; married1876 to JennieBradbury; married,October14, 1908, to Ella Hanna. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Paul Edward Rapier (1875-1937) — also known asPaul E. Rapier — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Alabama,August28, 1875.Democrat.Newspaperadvertising manager; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat NationalConvention from Alabama, 1896;Consulfor Costa Rica inMobile,Ala., 1900-07;accountant.Died, frompneumoniaanddiphtheria,along withmyocarditis, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January18, 1937 (age61 years, 143days).Interment atWestviewCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | Lamartine Griffin Hardman (1856-1937) — of Commerce,JacksonCounty, Ga.Born in Harmony Grove (now Commerce),JacksonCounty, Ga.,April14, 1856.Democrat.Physician;surgeon;banker;president, CommerceTelephoneCompany; president, Hurricane Shoals and NacoocheePowerCompany; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1902-06, 1909-10; member ofGeorgiastate senate 33rd District, 1907-08;Governor ofGeorgia, 1927-31.Baptist.Member,American MedicalAssociation.Died from aheart ailment, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February18, 1937 (age80 years, 310days).Interment atGreyHill Cemetery, Commerce, Ga. | | Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) — also known asCharles B. Collingwood — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,May 1,1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster atAgriculturalCollege, Mich., 1902-07;EastLansing, Mich., 1907-09;circuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;defeated, 1935.Suffered aheart attack, and died a few hours later, inClearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February24, 1937 (age76 years, 299days).Interment atDeepdaleMemorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. | | John L. Deputy (1854-1937) — of Porter's Station (now Porter),New CastleCounty, Del.Born in1854.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 11thDistrict, 1925-26.Died, from aheart condition, in Porter,New CastleCounty, Del.,February25, 1937 (ageabout 82years).Interment atSt.Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del. | | Alphonse Gaulin Jr. (1874-1937) — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,May 24,1874.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Woonsocket, R.I., 1903-05; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1904;U.S. Consul inLe Havre, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General inMarseille, 1909-21;Rio de Janeiro, 1921-26;Paris, 1926-29.Died, from anintestinalhemorrhage andheart disease, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1937 (age62 years, 286days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alphonse Gaulin and Marcoux (Elmire) Gaulin; married,September12, 1905, to Marguerite H. Steele. |
| | Benjamin Baker Moeur (1869-1937) — also known asBenjamin B. Moeur — of Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Decherd,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,December22, 1869.Democrat.Physician;delegateto Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,1924;Governorof Arizona, 1933-37.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,March16, 1937 (age67 years, 84days).Interment atDoubleButte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz. | | Charles Edward Mitchell (1870-1937) — also known asCharles E. Mitchell — of Institute,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Michaels,TalbotCounty, Md.,May 30,1870.Republican. Business manager, West Virginia State College, 1904-31;president, MutualSavings andLoan Company of Charleston, 1920-31; member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Committee, 1921-29; U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General inMonrovia, as of 1932; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1937.Africanancestry.Died, from anembolism which developed after surgery, inHarlemHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1937 (age66 years, 303days).Burial location unknown. | | Erastus Foster Post (1859-1937) — also known asErastus F. Post — of Quogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Quogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 3,1859.Farmer;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1896-98.Died, fromangina pectoris andlivercancer, on board atrainnear Rocky Mount,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.,March30, 1937 (age77 years, 270days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Oliver Post and Harriet (Foster) Post; married,November12, 1885, to Anna Grace Foster; third cousin twice removed ofJothamPost Jr.. | | | | Political family:Postfamily of New York City, New York. |
| | David Glenn Moore (1873-1937) — also known asD. Glenn Moore — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lawrence,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November1, 1873.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1924-30; Dry candidate fordelegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Presbyterian.Died of aheart attack orstrokewhen he went down to check the furnace on a chilly morning, inWashington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,April 5,1937 (age63 years, 155days).Interment atCityCemetery, Washington, Pa. | | Evert Harris Kittell (1856-1937) — of near Rockville,ShermanCounty, Neb.; Cortez,MontezumaCounty, Colo.; Bloomfield,San JuanCounty, N.M.Born in Shabbona Grove,DeKalbCounty, Ill.,November14, 1856.Pharmacist;farmer;member ofNebraskastate house of representatives 57th District, 1903-04.Died, fromheart disease, in ahospitalat Durango,La PlataCounty, Colo.,April 5,1937 (age80 years, 142days).Interment atCortez Cemetery, Cortez, Colo. | | Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) — also known asNathan L. Bachman — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,August2, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District, 1908-12;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1918-24;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from aheart attack in his room at the ContinentalHotel,Washington,D.C.,April23, 1937 (age58 years, 264days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. | | Hans Mathias Aune (1861-1937) — also known asHans M. Aune — of Redwood Falls,RedwoodCounty, Minn.Born in Trondheim,Norway,May19, 1861.Clothingmerchant;mayorof Redwood Falls, Minn., 1920; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 14, 1937; died in office1937.Norwegianancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in his room at the RyanHotel,St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,June 5,1937 (age76 years, 17days).Interment atRedwoodFalls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.  | John J. Nolan (c.1860-1937) — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born about 1860. Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1889; postmaster atEvansville,Ind., 1893-97, 1914-23; delegation secretary, Democratic NationalConvention, 1900 ;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1909-10.Catholic.Died, ofheart disease,June 26,1937 (ageabout 77years).Interment atSt.Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.| | Relatives:Father ofValNolan. | | | | Image source: City ofEvansville |
| | Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) — ofDenver,Colo.; Plandome Manor,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Paris,France,April5, 1876.Newspaperreporter;author;editor;musiccomposer; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.ChristianScientist.Model for the title character in his mother's book,Little LordFauntleroy.Whilesailing hisyawl,Delight III, he helped rescue people from anoverturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of aheart attack, onLong IslandSound,July 25,1937 (age61 years, 111days).Interment atRoslynCemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.  | Theodore Albert Peyser (1873-1937) — also known asTheodore A. Peyser — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,February18, 1873.Democrat.Travelingsalesman;insurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died inoffice 1937.Jewish.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1937 (age64 years, 171days).Interment atWalnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | George I. Van Name (1876-1937) — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in New York,January4, 1876.Accountant;mayorof Nampa, Idaho, 1935-37; defeated, 1933, 1937.Died, from aheart attack, in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,September4, 1937 (age61 years, 243days).Interment atCloverdaleMemorial Park, Boise, Idaho. | | David Reece Williams (1877-1937) — also known asD. Reece Williams — ofLancasterCounty, S.C.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, S.C.,February16, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Lancaster County, 1914-18.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;JuniorOrder;Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, S.C.,September20, 1937 (age60 years, 216days).Interment atWestsideCemetery, Lancaster, S.C. | | Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) — also known asCaleb H. Baumes — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Bethlehem,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1865.Republican.Schoolteacher;bookkeeper;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1930.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentencesfor fourth felony offenders.Died, of aheart attack, on a New York Centraltrain,near Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1937 (age72 years, 178days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married,March17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
| | John Stanley Addis (1889-1937) — also known asJohn S. Addis — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April 4,1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford, 1911-16;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 32nd District,1933;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1935-37; died in office 1937.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in the town clerk'soffice,New MilfordTownHall, New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September29, 1937 (age48 years, 178days).Interment atCenterCemetery, New Milford, Conn.  | Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) — also known asOgden L. Mills — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August23, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1924,1928,1932,1936;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; major in theU.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,1912; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1926;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.Member,Civitan.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1937 (age53 years, 49days).Interment atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Ruth (Livingston) Mills and Ogden Mills; married1911 toMargaret S. Rutherfurd; married1924 toDorothy (Randolph) Fell; nephew of Elizabeth Mills (who marriedWhitelawReid); great-grandson ofMaturinLivingston; great-grandnephew ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson ofMorganLewis; second great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813) andEdwardLivingston; third great-grandson ofFrancisLewis andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Younger andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin ofOgdenMills Reid; first cousin once removed ofOgdenRogers Reid; first cousin four times removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofPeterGoelet Gerry; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859) andJohnJacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminTallmadge,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,GerritSmith andElizabethCady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston andHamiltonFish; fourth cousin ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andRobertReginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —FederalReserve History | | | | Image source: Federal ReserveHistory |
 | Felix Moritz Warburg (1871-1937) — also known asFelix M. Warburg — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamburg,Germany,January14, 1871.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;financier;philanthropist; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Jewish.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1937 (age66 years, 279days).Interment atSalemFields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Edward F. Cassidy (1868-1937) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in1868.Socialist.Organizerandvice-president,New York Typographical Union; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1902 (Social Democratic, 15thDistrict), 1904 (Social Democratic, 12th District), 1904 (SocialDemocratic, 17th District), 1906 (Socialist, 8th District), 1913(Socialist, 20th District), 1926 (Socialist, 18th District), 1930(Socialist, 18th District), 1934 (Socialist, 20th District);candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1908 (New York County 17th District), 1910 (NewYork County 22nd District), 1914 (New York County 22nd District),1915 (New York County 22nd District), 1918 (New York County 18thDistrict), 1924 (New York County 18th District), 1930 (New YorkCounty 16th District); candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1909; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1916 (20th District), 1932 (18th District);delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1920;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1922; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1925, 1929; candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1933.Member,TypographicalUnion.Died, fromheart disease, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1937 (ageabout 69years).Interment atCypressHills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Albert Sidney Burleson (1863-1937) — also known asAlbert S. Burleson — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in San Marcos,HaysCounty, Tex.,June 7,1863.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1899-1913 (9th District 1899-1903,10th District 1903-13); alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1912(speaker);U.S.Postmaster General, 1913-21.Died, from aheart attack, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,November24, 1937 (age74 years, 170days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex. | | William Nast Gableman (1881-1937) — also known asWilliam N. Gableman — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Waverly,PikeCounty, Ohio,July 27,1881.Democrat.Mayorof Portsmouth, Ohio; elected 1921; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1922.Died, fromheart disease, in White CrossHospital,Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December13, 1937 (age56 years, 139days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Gableman and Margaret (Breinig) Gableman; married toGertrude Lovett Baird. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937) — also known asGeorge W. Donaghey — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Oakland,UnionParish, La.,July 1,1856.Democrat.Cabinetmaker;furnitureandhardwaremerchant;buildingcontractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArkansas,1908;Governorof Arkansas, 1909-13.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,December15, 1937 (age81 years, 167days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.  | Frank St. John Sidway (1869-1938) — also known asFrank S. Sidway — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.BornDecember15, 1869.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;chairof Erie County Republican Party, 1910; in 1912, he wasfoundguilty ofcivilcontempt in connection with his brother's divorce case, andfined$900; later, an appellate court reversed this decision; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1914.Died, from aheart attack, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1938 (age68 years, 33days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Franklin Sidway and Charlotte (Spalding) Sidway; married to AmeliaRoberts. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Francis Russell Hart (1868-1938) — also known asFrancis R. Hart — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January16, 1868.Engineer;vice-president, Cartagena-MagdalenaRailway;director, Costa Rica NorthernRailway;director, Boston and ProvidenceRailroad;director, MayanSteamshipCorporation director, RevereSugarRefinery;Vice-Consulfor Colombia inBoston,Mass., 1905-07;banker;president, UnitedFruitCompany, 1933-38.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanAntiquarian Society.Died, from aheart attack, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1938 (age70 years, 2days).Interment atRuralCemetery, New Bedford, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Mandell Hart and Sarah Davis (Watson) Hart; married,June 4,1896, to Helen Bronson Hobbey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Boston Globe, January 19,1938 |
| | | Frederick W. Carberry (1875-1938) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,February3, 1875.Republican.Musicteacher;musicalinstrument dealer; director of community singing;performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;blindin his later years.Died, fromheart disease, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January27, 1938 (age62 years, 358days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. | | William Forte Willett Jr. (1869-1938) — also known asWilliam Willett, Jr. — of Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Woodmere,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November27, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,1904; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911;indictedin 1912 onchargesthat heboughtthe nomination for Supreme Court justice;triedandconvictedin 1914,sentencedto one year inprisonandfined$1,000; released on parole in 1916.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.Died, from aheart attack, in his room at theHotelMcAlpin, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1938 (age68 years, 77days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 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 anaccidentalfall andmyocardial insufficiency, 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 |
| | Joseph Steele Crail (1877-1938) — also known asJoe Crail — of Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa,December25, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1927-33; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1932.Christian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, from aheart attack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 2,1938 (age60 years, 67days).Entombed in mausoleum atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Merit E. Leming (1862-1938) — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inDearbornCounty, Ind.,March14, 1862.Republican.Lumberbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1900;mayorof Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1909-11.Died, fromcoronary occlusion andinfluenza,in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,March 4,1938 (age75 years, 355days).Interment atCapeCounty Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo. | | Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) — also known asB. Frank Murphy — of Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio.Born in Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,December24, 1867.Republican.Shoe storeowner;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936.Methodist.Died, ofmyocarditis, in Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 6,1938 (age70 years, 72days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Steubenville, Ohio. | | Josiah Merrow (1853-1938) — also known asJ. Merrow — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April16, 1853.Steamshipagent;marineinsurancebusiness;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inGalveston,Tex., 1903-21.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while also suffering fromarteriosclerosis,nephritis,anduremia,in Upper Darby,DelawareCounty, Pa.,May 14,1938 (age85 years, 28days).Interment atArlingtonCemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa. | | Walter B. Sands (1870-1938) — of Chinook,BlaineCounty, Mont.Born in Maiden Rock,PierceCounty, Wis.,January28, 1870.Lawyer;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1935-38; died in office1938; during his campaign for Chief Justice, he pledged to acceptonly $6,000 of the $7,500 salary; in 1935, W. D. Tiptonsued to ousthim based on the contention that this promise constituted abribe,and violated the state'scorruptpractices act; ultimately it was ruled that he had acted in goodfaith.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Hit bya bus, was badly injured, suffered aheart attack, anddied three days after the accident, in St. Peter'sHospital,Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,June 13,1938 (age68 years, 136days).Entombed atHillcrestLawn Memorial, Great Falls, Mont.  | Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (1870-1938) — also known asBenjamin N. Cardozo — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1870.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1914-16;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1914-26;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1927-32;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1932-38.Jewish.Suffered aheart attack in 1937, and astroke inearly 1938, and died a few months later, in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1938 (age68 years, 46days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.  | Samuel Insull (1859-1938) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Kenilworth,CookCounty, Ill.; near Libertyville,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in London,England,November11, 1859.Republican. Associate of Thomas Edison and executive ofelectricutilities; one of the founders of the company that became GeneralElectric; also had major holdings inrailroads;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1904;when his utility holding company collapsed, wiping out thestockholders, hefledthe country;indictedin 1932 onfraudandembezzlementcharges;ultimatelyextraditedfrom Turkey in 1934;tried inChicago and found not guilty.Congregationalist.Member,UnionLeague.Died from aheart attack, in the Place de la Concordestationon the Paris Métro subway system, Paris,France,July16, 1938 (age78 years, 247days).Interment atPutneyVale Cemetery, London, England. | | William Stuart Hall (1869-1938) — also known asWilliam S. Hall — of Gaffney,CherokeeCounty, S.C.Born inChesterCounty, S.C.,October24, 1869.Democrat.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Cherokee County,1908-10; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Cherokee County, 1911-14.SouthernMethodist. Member,Knightsof Pythias;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Chi Psi.Died, fromheart disease, in Gaffney,CherokeeCounty, S.C.,July 20,1938 (age68 years, 269days).Interment atOakland Cemetery, Gaffney, S.C. | | Huston Quin (1876-1938) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Anchorage,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,August4, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1919-21;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1921-25.Died, fromheart disease, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,August14, 1938 (age62 years, 10days).Interment atResthavenMemorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867-1938) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1867.Democrat.Catholicpriest; archbishop of New York, 1919-38; cardinal, 1924-38;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1924.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from aheart attack caused bycoronarythrombosis, in Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1938 (age70 years, 288days).Originally entombed atSt. Joseph's Camp Grotto Chapel, Near Forestburgh, SullivanCounty, N.Y.; re-entombed atSt. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) — also known asRobert L. Bacon;"PrinceCharming" —of Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Old Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 23,1884.Republican.Investmentbanker; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1920;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died inoffice 1938.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Died, of aheart attack, at the state police barracks, LakeSuccess,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September12, 1938 (age54 years, 51days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Tillman Kulp Saylor (1873-1938) — also known asTillman K. Saylor — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born inSomersetCounty, Pa.,October30, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924.Died, fromcoronary sclerosis andmyocarditis, in LeeHomeopathicHospital,Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,October25, 1938 (age64 years, 360days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | William Louis Boatright (1876-1938) — also known asWilliam L. Boatright — of Golden,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born inGentryCounty, Mo.,June 14,1876.Republican.Lawyer;Coloradostate attorney general, 1925-28; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1928.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmenof the World;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Died, of aheart ailment, in Golden,JeffersonCounty, Colo.,November25, 1938 (age62 years, 164days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.| | Relatives: Sonof James B. Boatright and Hattie A. (Christian) Boatright; married,February7, 1898, to Minnie E. Stump. |
| | Robert Welch Herrick (1868-1938) — also known asRobert Herrick — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April21, 1868.Novelist;universityprofessor;secretaryof the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1935-38;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1935.Died, from aheart attack, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,VirginIslands,December23, 1938 (age70 years, 246days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Codrington Carrington Jr. (1872-1938) — also known asEdward C. Carrington, Jr. — ofBaltimore,Md.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,April10, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;financier;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1912;candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1914; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1931.Episcopalian.Died, following aheart attack, inBaltimore,Md.,December30, 1938 (age66 years, 264days).Burial location unknown.  | Frederick S. Burr (1866-1939) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inSuffolk,Va.,September15, 1866.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1913, 1915-19;defeated, 1919.Died, frompneumoniaandheart disease, in St. John'sHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1939 (age72 years, 113days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Theodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (nowGermany),January25, 1864.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1908(alternate),1932,1936(alternate); member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1930.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.Died, from aheart ailment, in Lawrence and MemorialAssociatedHospitals,New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January12, 1939 (age74 years, 352days).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, New London, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein; married,February21, 1889, to Jennie Muir; married to Edna G.Simpson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Legislative History andSouvenir of Connecticut 1907-08 |
| | William Gustave Gutmann (1862-1939) — also known asWilliam G. Gutmann — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,August21, 1862.Republican.Banker;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1911-19; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1920.Germanancestry.Died, fromacute myocarditis andarteriosclerosis, inMonroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,January15, 1939 (age76 years, 147days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Monroe, Mich. | | Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) — also known asAlbert I. Beach — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Olathe,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,July 30,1883.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1928.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Lions.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,January21, 1939 (age55 years, 175days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Henry Abraham Winchester Beck (1903-1939) — also known asHenry A. W. Beck — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January22, 1903.U.S. Vice Consul inGeneva, 1927;Athens, 1927-29;Alexandria, 1929-32;Hankow, 1932-33;Tsingtao, 1933; U.S. Consul inAthens, 1935-39, died in office 1939.Died, fromheart disease, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,February18, 1939 (age36 years, 27days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Abraham Beck and Joine (Griffith) Beck. |
| | Emery Richard Beal (1865-1939) — also known asEmery R. Beal — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Plainfield,KentCounty, Mich.,December5, 1865.Republican.Druggist;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1922-23; defeated, 1928.Died, fromheart disease, in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March 3,1939 (age73 years, 88days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich. | | James Delmage Ross (1872-1939) — also known asJ. D. Ross — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Chatham,Ontario,November9, 1872.Electricalengineer;Seattle superintendent of lighting (electricpower), 1911-39; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1935-37; administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, 1937.Died, from aheart attack, following surgery forstomachandintestinalailments, in theMayoClinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March14, 1939 (age66 years, 125days).Interment atRoss Family Burial Site, Newhalem, Wash.| | Relatives:Married1907 to AliceM. Wilson. | | | | MountRoss, inWhatcomCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — RossDam(built 1937-49), on the Skagit River, inWhatcomCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — RossLake,a reservoir inWhatcomCounty, Washington, which also extends intoBritishColumbia, Canada, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS J. D. Ross (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; sold and renamedSS Lampsis; sank during a stormin theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1966) was originallynamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "J.D. Ross, one of thegreatest Americans of our generation, was an outstandingmathematician and equally great engineer. He had also the practicalability to make things work in the spirit of public opinion andsuccessful business. More than that, he was a philosopher and loverand student of trees and flowers. His successful career andespecially his long service in behalf of the public interest areworthy of study by every American boy." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph S. Hofman (1873-1939) — of Seward,KenaiPeninsula Borough, Alaska.Born inAustria,May14, 1873.Democrat.Hotelier;member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1933-36;Speakerof Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1935-36; member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 3rd District, 1939; died in office 1939.Died, of aheart attack, in Seward,KenaiPeninsula Borough, Alaska,March29, 1939 (age65 years, 319days).Burial location unknown.  | James Hamilton Lewis (1863-1939) — also known asJ. Hamilton Lewis;"PinkWhiskers" —of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inDanville,Va.,May 18,1863.Lawyer;member ofWashingtonterritorial legislature, 1887-88; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1892; candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1896,1900,1920;U.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1897-99; defeated(People's), 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1928,1936;Honorary Vice-President,1904;speaker,1912;Democratic candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1908 (primary), 1920;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1913-19, 1931-39; defeated (Democratic),1918; died in office 1939.Died, ofcoronary thrombosis, at GarfieldHospital,Washington,D.C.,April 9,1939 (age75 years, 326days).Originally entombed atAbbeyMausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reintermentto unknown location. | | John C. Seigle (1885-1939) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,July 7,1885.Dentist;mayorof Tacoma, Wash., 1938-39; defeated, 1934; died in office 1939.Germanancestry.Died, from aheart attack,on atrain at Klamath Falls,KlamathCounty, Ore.,April12, 1939 (age53 years, 279days).Interment atMountainView Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash. | | Will C. Wood (c.1881-1939) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Elmira,SolanoCounty, Calif., about 1881.Republican.Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1928.Member,Freemasons;Elks;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died, of aheart ailment, in Piedmont,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,May 15,1939 (ageabout 58years).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Sadie Koenig (c.1876-1939) — also known asSadie Prince — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1876. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1920;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930.Female.Jewish.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1939 (ageabout 63years).Interment atUnionField Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | George Tilden Bartlett (1877-1939) — also known asG. T. Bartlett — of Linden,CassCounty, Tex.Born inTippahCounty, Miss.,February2, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster;delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1916(alternate),1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1920, 1922.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in TexarkanaHospital,Texarkana,BowieCounty, Tex.,July 12,1939 (age62 years, 160days).Interment atLinden Cemetery, Linden, Tex. | | William Henry Langdon (1873-1939) — also known asWilliam H. Langdon — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Modesto,StanislausCounty, Calif.Born inAlamedaCounty, Calif.,September25, 1873.Republican. Superior court judge in California, 1915-19;Judge,California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1919-27; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from California,1920;justiceof California state supreme court, 1927-39; died in office 1939.Died of aheart attack, in Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.,August10, 1939 (age65 years, 319days).Burial location unknown. | | Julius Gareché Lay (1872-1939) — also known asJulius G. Lay — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,August9, 1872.Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy ConsulGeneral inOttawa, 1893-96; U.S. Consul inWindsor, 1896-99; U.S. Consul General inBarcelona, 1899-1904;Canton, 1904-06;Cape Town, 1906-10;Rio de Janeiro, 1910-14;Berlin, as of 1916-17;Calcutta, as of 1926; U.S. Minister toHonduras, 1929-32;Uruguay, 1935-37.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died suddenly, following aheart attack, in Prides Crossing,Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.,August28, 1939 (age67 years, 19days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | John Taylor Adams (1862-1939) — also known asJohn T. Adams — of Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,December22, 1862.Republican. Door and sash manufacturer; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1912-24;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1921-24;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1917-21; member, ArrangementsCommittee (1920),speaker (1924),, Republican National Convention.Died, following aheart attack, in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,October28, 1939 (age76 years, 310days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.  | Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.; Ruxton,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,June 28,1877.Republican.Lawyer;WashingtonCounty State's Attorney, 1908-12;Marylandstate attorney general, 1919-23; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee); director, Potomac Edisonelectricutility, Chesapeake & PotomacTelephoneCo., Blue RidgeFireInsurance Co.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Ruxton,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,November20, 1939 (age62 years, 145days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander Armstrong (1847-1905) and Elizabeth Key (Scott)Armstrong; married,January25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September18, 1923 |
| | Frederick William Harnwell (1869-1939) — also known asFrederick Harnwell — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.; Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,September18, 1869.Lawyer;Consulfor Bolivia inChicago,Ill., 1902-14.Episcopalian.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November30, 1939 (age70 years, 73days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md. | | Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) — also known asCarl E. Mapes — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born inEatonCounty, Mich.,December26, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,1905-06; member ofMichiganstate senate 16th District, 1909-12;U.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died inoffice 1939.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen.Suffered aheart attack, and died, in hishotelroom at New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December12, 1939 (age64 years, 351days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | J. Henry Bacheller (1869-1939) — also known asHarry Bacheller — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February1, 1869.President, Fidelity UnionTrust Co.;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1900-02; memberofNewJersey state senate from Essex County, 1903-05.Baptist.English,Scottish,andFrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, ofheart disease, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,December12, 1939 (age70 years, 314days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | Beryl Franklin Carroll (1860-1939) — also known asBeryl F. Carroll — of Bloomfield,DavisCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born inDavisCounty, Iowa,March15, 1860.Republican.Schoolteacher;livestockdealer;newspapereditor; Republican Presidential Elector for Iowa,1893;candidate forIowastate house of representatives, 1893; member ofIowastate senate, 1895-98;postmaster;Iowastate auditor, 1903-09;Governor ofIowa, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1912;organizer and president, ProvidentLifeInsurance Company.Methodist.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Kentucky BaptistHospital,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,December16, 1939 (age79 years, 276days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa. | | William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) — also known asWilliam I. Sirovich — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,March18, 1882.Physician;playwright;Independence League candidate forNew Yorkstate treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, PeoplesHospital,1911-29; president, Industrial NationalBank;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, of aheart attack, while taking a bath at home,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1939 (age57 years, 274days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.  | Wallace Edgar Pierce (1881-1940) — also known asWallace E. Pierce — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Black Brook,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1917-19;chair ofClinton County Republican Party, 1927-40;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1939-40; died inoffice 1940.Died, from aheart attack, in the Congressionalphysician'soffice, in theU.S.Capitol,Washington,D.C.,January3, 1940 (age58 years, 25days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | Charles Nagel (1849-1940) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Bernardo,ColoradoCounty, Tex.,August9, 1849.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1881-83; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1908-12;U.S.Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-13; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1932.Germanancestry.Died, from acerebralembolism while suffering fromchronic myocarditis, inSt.Louis, Mo.,January5, 1940 (age90 years, 149days).Cremated;ashes interred atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Edward Walter Curley (1873-1940) — also known asEdward W. Curley — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,May 23,1873.Democrat.Builder;president, Stanley Hoist and Machine Company;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1935-40; died inoffice 1940.Member,Eagles.Died, from aheart attack, while seriously ill from athroatailment, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1940 (age66 years, 228days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Frank A. Hagarty (c.1871-1940) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born about 1871. Republican.Lawyer;banker;candidate forConnecticutstate senate 3rd District, 1904, 1906; postmaster atHartford,Conn., 1907-15;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1916-18; defeated, 1918.Member,Foresters;ModernWoodmen of America;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January11, 1940 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Isabel Cody. |
| | Wyndham Robertson Meredith (1859-1940) — also known asWyndham R. Meredith — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,April 6,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromVirginia, 1896.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while suffering frompneumoniaandheart disease, in Johnston-WillisHospital,Richmond,Va.,January12, 1940 (age80 years, 281days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Henry Robertson Barrett (1869-1940) — also known asHenry R. Barrett — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1924(alternate),1932(alternate).Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Elks.Died, from aheart attack, in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1940 (age70 years, 169days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Samuel Matthews Vauclain (1856-1940) — also known asSamuel M. Vauclain — of Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Port Richmond, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 18,1856.Republican.Locomotivemanufacturer;inventor;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1920.FrenchandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, of aheart attack, in Rosemont,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February4, 1940 (age83 years, 262days).Interment atChurchof the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa. | | Charles Samuel Deneen (1863-1940) — also known asCharles S. Deneen — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.,May 4,1863.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1893-94;CookCounty State's Attorney, 1896-1904; law partner ofCharlesH. Hamill, 1898-1905;Governor ofIllinois, 1905-13; defeated, 1912; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1908,1912,1916,1928(speaker),1932;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1925-31.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, probably from aheart attack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February5, 1940 (age76 years, 277days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Shelah Dillard Davis (1877-1940) — also known asShelah D. Davis — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born inPutnamCounty, Tenn.,1877.Republican.Physician;postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1910-14.Died, from aheart attack, in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,February7, 1940 (ageabout 62years).Interment atCookevilleCity Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn. | | William Andrew Hubbard (1854-1940) — also known asWilliam A. Hubbard — of Ozark Township,BarryCounty, Mo.; Buck Prairie Township,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in Berryville,CarrollCounty, Ark.,September23, 1854.Republican.Schoolteacher;farmer;postmaster;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1919-22 (Barry County1899-1900, Lawrence County 1919-22).Died, fromendocarditis andsenility,in Buck Prairie Township,LawrenceCounty, Mo.,February13, 1940 (age85 years, 143days).Interment atOsa Cemetery, Osa, Mo. | | Arthur William Aleshire (1900-1940) — also known asArthur W. Aleshire — of Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio.Born near Luray,PageCounty, Va.,February15, 1900.Democrat.Grocer;gasolinestation business; Hislegs wereparalyzed as the result of an accident in 1923; used awheelchair;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromuremiaandheart disease, in ahospitalat Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,March11, 1940 (age40 years, 25days).Interment atFerncliffCemetery, Springfield, Ohio. | | Charles Edward Woodcock (1854-1940) — also known asCharles E. Woodcock — of Ansonia,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; St. Matthews,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 12,1854.Republican.Episcopalpriest;Bishop ofthe Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, 1905-35;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1920.Episcopalian.Suffered aheart attack in Naples, Fla., and died soon after,in ahospitalat Fort Myers,LeeCounty, Fla.,March12, 1940 (age85 years, 274days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | William J. Wells (1876-1940) — of Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1876.Republican.Accountant;general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co.departmentstore;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1936.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, from aheart condition, in MountainsideHospital,Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,March22, 1940 (age63 years, 98days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Frederick Augustus Fogle (1883-1940) — also known asF. A. Fogle — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.,December29, 1883.Furnituremanufacturer;mayorof Salem, N.C., 1911-13.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis andmyocardial failure,in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,May 7,1940 (age56 years, 130days).Interment atSalem Moravian Graveyard, Winston-Salem, N.C. | | | George Frederic Lyon (1849-1940) — also known asGeorge F. Lyon — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Barker town,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1849.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1894;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1896-1919; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,1912-19.Presbyterian.Member,Chi Psi.Died, fromheart disease anduremia,in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1940 (age90 years, 304days).Interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y. | | Ernest Willard Gibson (1871-1940) — also known asErnest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Londonderry,WindhamCounty, Vt.,December29, 1871.Lawyer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1906; member ofVermontstate senate, 1908; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Vermont,1912;Progressive candidate forVermontstate attorney general, 1914; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;WindhamCounty State's Attorney, 1919-21;Vermontsecretary of civil and military affairs, 1922-23; appointed 1922;U.S.Representative from Vermont, 1923-33 (2nd District 1923-33,at-large 1933);U.S.Senator from Vermont, 1933-40; died in office 1940.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Woodmen;Redmen.Died, frompneumoniaand aheart ailment, in Doctors'Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 20,1940 (age68 years, 174days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt. | | Ole Hanson (1874-1940) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Union Grove,RacineCounty, Wis.,January6, 1874.Progressive. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate forU.S.Senator from Washington, 1914;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Realestate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine Palms,California.Died, following aheart attack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 6,1940 (age66 years, 182days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Walter Samuel Fenton (1886-1940) — also known asWalter S. Fenton — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Pittsford,RutlandCounty, Vt.,July 12,1886.Republican.Lawyer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1917-18; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Vermont,1932;delegateto Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from acoronary embolism, in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,July 12,1940 (age54 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | Allan Louis Benson (1871-1940) — also known asAllan L. Benson — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Plainwell,AlleganCounty, Mich.,November6, 1871.Socialist.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1912, 1914; candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1916.Resigned from the Socialist Party in 1918 over its non-support ofAmerican participation in World War I.Died, ofcoronary thrombosis, in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1940 (age68 years, 287days).Burial location unknown. | | Max David Steuer (1871-1940) — also known asMax D. Steuer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inHungary,September6, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916,1932,1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1938.Jewish. Member,TammanyHall;American BarAssociation;B'naiB'rith.Died, from aheart attack, on the porch of the Wentworth HallHotel,Jackson,CarrollCounty, N.H.,August21, 1940 (age68 years, 350days).Burial location unknown. | | Mitchell L. Erlanger (c.1857-1940) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y., about 1857.Democrat.Lawyer;NewYork County Sheriff, 1904;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-27; president, A. L.Erlanger Amusement Enterprises, andstageproducer.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1940 (ageabout 83years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Leopold Erlanger and Regina Erlanger; married1932 to JanetNordenshield. |
 | David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) — also known asDavid F. Houston — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.,February17, 1866.Superintendentof schools;universityprofessor;president,Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05;president,University of Texas, 1905-08;chancellor,Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, AmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCo. and president, BellTelephoneSecurities Co.; president, MutualLifeInsurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United StatesSteelCorporation.Member,AmericanEconomic Association.Died, fromheart disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of theColumbia PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1940 (age74 years, 198days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Henry Adolph Gunderson (1876-1940) — also known asHenry A. Gunderson — of Portage,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.Born in Rio,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,June 20,1876.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1924;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1937; resigned 1937.Norwegianancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Portage,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,October7, 1940 (age64 years, 109days).Interment atSilver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Wis.  | George Sebastian Silzer (1870-1940) — also known asGeorge S. Silzer — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,April14, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1907-12;MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1912-14; circuit judge in NewJersey, 1914-22;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1924;chairman, New York Port Authority, 1926-28.Died, from aheart attack, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,October16, 1940 (age70 years, 185days).Cremated;ashes interred atElmwoodCemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.  | George Bruce Cortelyou (1862-1940) — also known asGeorge B. Cortelyou — of Huntington Bay,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1862.Republican.Schoolprincipal; confidential stenographer to PresidentGroverCleveland, 1895-96; Executive Clerk of the White House, 1896-98;secretary to PresidentWilliamMcKinley, 1900-01; secretary to PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt, 1901-03;financier;U.S.Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1903-04;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1904-07;U.S.Postmaster General, 1905-07;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1907-09; president, ConsolidatedGasCompany, New York, 1909-35; director, New YorkLifeInsurance Company; first president, Edison Electric Institute,1933.Member,UnionLeague.Died, following twoheart attacks, in Huntington Bay,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October23, 1940 (age78 years, 89days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Everard Kempshall Tucker (1873-1940) — also known asEverard K. Tucker — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,July 1,1873.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1906.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, following aheart attack, in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,November1, 1940 (age67 years, 123days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William B. Tucker and Mary S. Tucker; married to AnneYoung. |
| | Key Pittman (1872-1940) — of Nome,Nomecensus area, Alaska; Tonopah,NyeCounty, Nev.Born in Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.,September19, 1872.Democrat.Went tothe Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1936,1940;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1913-40; defeated, 1910; died in office 1940.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.It was rumored for years that he died before his final election in1940, and that party leaders kept his body on ice in a hotel bathtubuntil he was re-elected; this story has been disproven. In fact, hesuffered a severeheart attack before the election, at theRiversideHotel,and died after the election at the Washoe GeneralHospital,Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,November10, 1940 (age68 years, 52days).Entombed in mausoleum atMasonicMemorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.  | Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) — also known asAsier J. Speer — of Greenbrier,BollingerCounty, Mo.; Deering,PemiscotCounty, Mo.Born inMartinCounty, Ind.,December10, 1874.Republican.Schoolteacher;physician;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;ModernWoodmen.Died, from aheart ailment, in Texarkana,BowieCounty, Tex.,November21, 1940 (age65 years, 347days).Interment atLittle Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William Richard Speer and Ardina Speer; married,August19, 1899, to Bertha M. Black. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Bertram Eugene Harcourt (1881-1940) — also known asBertram E. Harcourt — of Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1881.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1940; died in office 1940.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheart attack in front of the BroadhurstTheatre,and died soon after, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1940 (age59 years, 117days).Interment atBoxwoodCemetery, Medina, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Harcourt and Sarah E. (Hagadorn) Harcourt; married to BerthaH. Hacking. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) — also known asCharles H. Bartlett — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1872.Contractor;lawyer;Evanston city treasurer, 1913-19;mayorof Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Rotary;SigmaChi.Died, of aheart attack, in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,January21, 1941 (age68 years, 139days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married1929 toGwendolyn Williams. |
| | Kenneth Farrand Simpson (1895-1941) — also known asKenneth F. Simpson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1935-40; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1936,1940(member,ArrangementsCommittee);U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1941; died in office1941.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Skulland Bones;AmericanLegion;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1941 (age45 years, 266days).Interment atHudsonCity Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y. | | Thad S. Snell Jr. (1884-1941) — of Ida Grove,IdaCounty, Iowa.Born in Ida Grove,IdaCounty, Iowa,December12, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1916(alternate),1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Suffered a fatalheart attack, whiledriving hiscar, in Ida Grove,IdaCounty, Iowa,April14, 1941 (age56 years, 123days).Interment atIdaGrove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Iowa. | | Robert Walton Goelet (1880-1941) — also known asRobert W. Goelet;BertieGoelet —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1880.Republican. One of New York's wealthiest men, he inherited $60million by 1902; director ofbanks, theRitz-CarltonHotelCorporation, and the Union PacificRailroad;Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1909(voted forWilliamH. Taft andJamesS. Sherman); delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1932,1936.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died, of aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1941 (age61 years, 44days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Commodore Bruce Roberts (1875-1941) — also known asC. B. Roberts — of Fortine,LincolnCounty, Mont.; Shelby,TooleCounty, Mont.Born in Newcastle Township,FultonCounty, Ind.,December9, 1875.Republican.Lumberbusiness;realtor;banker;member ofMontanastate senate, 1915-18.Died, of aheart attack, in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,June 3,1941 (age65 years, 176days).Interment atPineLake Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof George Wilson Roberts and Lavinia Jane (Eley) Roberts; married,August30, 1903, to Annis Elliott; nephew ofNingS. Eley. |
 | George Lincoln Thompson (1864-1941) — also known asGeorge L. Thompson — of Kings Park,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Smithtown,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November22, 1864.Republican.Merchant;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1909-10, 1912;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1915-41; defeated, 1912; died inoffice 1941.Member,Freemasons;Elks;OddFellows;Lions.Died, from aheart attack, in Kings Park,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September1, 1941 (age76 years, 283days).Interment atSt.James Episcopal Church Graveyard, St. James, Long Island, N.Y. | | Benjamin Alden Faunce (1874-1941) — also known asBenjamin A. Faunce — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Fremont,NewaygoCounty, Mich.,March 3,1874.Republican.Real estatebroker;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1929-31; resigned 1931; postmaster atEastLansing, Mich., 1931-35.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis andmyocarditis, in EastLansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,September25, 1941 (age67 years, 206days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Paulina Archangelsky (1860-1941) — also known asPaulina Cohen — ofSitka,Alaska.Born in1860.Republican. Postmaster atSitka,Alaska, 1890-1901.Female.Jewish.Died, fromheart failure, in Vairao, Tahiti,FrenchPolynesia,October17, 1941 (ageabout 81years).Interment atVairao District Cemetery, Vairao, Tahiti, French Polynesia. | | Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) — also known asFrancis E. Bouck — of Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Colorado 5th District, 1918-33;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks;RoyalArcanum.Died, from aheart ailment, inDenver,Colo.,November24, 1941 (age67 years, 364days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck;married,November29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester; married,August20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. |
| | Roscoe Conklin Chandley (1873-1941) — also known asRoscoe C. Chandley — of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inMadisonCounty, N.C.,January3, 1873.Republican. Postmaster atGreensboro,N.C., 1922-34.Died, from acoronary occlusion andarteriosclerosis,in Wesley LongHospital,Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,November27, 1941 (age68 years, 328days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.  | Alva Blanchard Adams (1875-1941) — also known asAlva B. Adams — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Born in Del Norte,Rio GrandeCounty, Colo.,October29, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1936;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1923-24, 1933-41; defeated, 1924; died inoffice 1941.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, fromheart disease, in the Wardman ParkHotel,Washington,D.C.,December1, 1941 (age66 years, 33days).Entombed atRoselawnCemetery, Pueblo, Colo. | | James Alphonsus Hamill (1877-1941) — also known asJames A. Hamill — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March30, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1902-05;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1907-21 (10th District 1907-13,12th District 1913-21); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1908,1916;corporation counsel of Jersey City, 1927-41.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks.Died, frompneumoniaandthrombosis, in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,December15, 1941 (age64 years, 260days).Interment atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.  | Michael J. Gillen (1884-1942) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1884.Democrat.Insurancebusiness;real estatebroker; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1926-42; died inoffice 1942.Member,Elks.Died, of aheart attack, in anautomobileas he was leaving a dance, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1942 (ageabout 57years).Burial location unknown. | | Judson Franklin Selleck (1871-1942) — also known asJudson F. Selleck — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Holly,OaklandCounty, Mich.,August10, 1871.Republican.Dentist;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1922, 1930.Died, fromendocarditis andcerebralhemorrhage, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February19, 1942 (age70 years, 193days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich.  | Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869-1942) — also known asLewis S. Chanler — of Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September24, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1907-08; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1908; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1910-12.Died, fromheart disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1942 (age72 years, 157days).Interment atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofJohnWinthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler; brother ofWilliamAstor Chanler; married,September24, 1890, to Alice Chamberlain; married,May 23,1921, to Julia Lynch (Olin) Benkard; grandnephew ofJohnJacob Astor III; second great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong Jr.; second great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston; third great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; fifth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); first cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; fourth cousin ofPeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Clintonfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
 | Theodore J. Wolfley (1862-1942) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.;St.Louis, Mo.Born inNemahaCounty, Kan.,December28, 1862.Republican.Newspaperbusiness; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1916;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District,1917-18.Had been living in the Ozanam shelter for homeless men; died, fromheart disease andmalnutrition,in CityHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,March25, 1942 (age79 years, 87days).Interment atWetmoreCemetery, Wetmore, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof John Louis Wolfley and Cynthia Dorinda (Dudley) Wolfley; married,November11, 1884, to Elizabeth C. Martin. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Marcellus Elliott Foster (1870-1942) — also known asMarcellus E. Foster — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Pembroke,ChristianCounty, Ky.,November29, 1870.Democrat. President of the Houston Chroniclenewspaper;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1912.Member,Rotary.Died, from acoronary occlusion andarteriosclerosis,in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,April 1,1942 (age71 years, 123days).Interment atForestPark Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Tex. | | Louis B. Ward (c.1892-1942) — of Michigan. Born about 1892. Business representative for "radio priest" Charles Coughlin;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1936 (Democratic primary), 1936 (The ThirdParty), 1940 (Democratic primary).Died, of aheart attack, in the New York Centralrailroadstation, Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1942 (ageabout 50years).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Auburn Bascomb Bryan (1873-1942) — also known asAuburn B. Bryan — of Chadbourn,ColumbusCounty, N.C.Born inMadisonCounty, N.C.,June 2,1873.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1924;postmaster.Died, fromcardiac decompensation, in Chadbourn,ColumbusCounty, N.C.,June 11,1942 (age69 years, 9days).Burial location unknown. | | John J. Daily (1870-1942) — of Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.Born near Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.,January7, 1870.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Phelps County, 1935-42; diedin office 1942.Died, from aheart attack, in St. James,PhelpsCounty, Mo.,July 5,1942 (age72 years, 179days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1901 to AnnieHelen Hanefin. |
| | Robert Sidney Burruss (1882-1942) — also known asRobert S. Burruss — ofLynchburg,Va.Born inCampbellCounty, Va.,August6, 1882.Republican.Lumberbusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Virginia,1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Dillwyn,BuckinghamCounty, Va.,July 31,1942 (age59 years, 359days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.  | Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) — also known asChristopher D. Sullivan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1870.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916,1924(alternate),1928,1940;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41;leader of NewYork County Democratic Party, 1940-41.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, of aheart attack, in hisofficeat the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1942 (age72 years, 20days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Isaac Newton Jenkins (1887-1942) — also known asNewton Jenkins — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Oak Hill,JacksonCounty, Ohio,August19, 1887.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1924 (Republican primary), 1930(Republican primary), 1932 (Republican primary), 1936 (UnionProgressive), 1938 (Democratic primary); Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1935.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.In 1938, he wrote and self-publishedThe Republic Reclaimed, abook whichblamedthe world's problems on Jews, and declared Adolf Hitler to be the"greatest German in all history." In early 1941, as part of anisolationist campaign to persuade Americans not to go to war withGermany, he anonymously helped organize nationwide distribution ofthepro-Nazi"Uncle Sam Crucifixion Circular", a detailed isolationist andantisemiticcartoon; his death saved him from beingprosecutedforsedition.Died, from aheart ailment, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1942 (age55 years, 58days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Norridge, Ill. | | | Orland Steen Loomis (1893-1942) — also known asOrland S. Loomis — of Wisconsin. Born in Mauston,JuneauCounty, Wis.,November12, 1893.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1929-30; member ofWisconsinstate senate 31st District, 1931-34; Wisconsin director, U.S.Rural Electrification Administration, 1935-37;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1937-39; Progressive candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1940.Died, from aheart attack,December7, 1942 (age49 years, 25days).Intermentsomewherein Mauston, Wis. | | Carolyn Caldwell (1871-1943) — of Lake George,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Walden,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1871.Democrat.Restaurantowner; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1942.Female.Died, ofchronic myocarditis, in Glens FallsHospital,Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,1943(ageabout71 years).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter of Frederick Sedelmeyer and Gertrude (Mehew) Sedelmeyer;married to George Caldwell. |
| | Clifford Brittin Wilson (1879-1943) — also known asClifford B. Wilson — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Weston,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December2, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;FairfieldCounty Coroner, 1909-11;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1911-21; defeated, 1921, 1935;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1915-21.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Sonsof Veterans.Died, from aheart attack, in Weston,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January1, 1943 (age63 years, 30days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James A. Wilson and Mary E. (Wordin) Wilson; married,November10, 1914, to Anastasia C. Dorsey. |
| | Vincent A. Scully (1896-1943) — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in1896.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1940-43; died in office 1943.Member,Elks.Died, five days after aheart attack, in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January9, 1943 (ageabout 46years).Burial location unknown. | | Peter H. Ruvolo (c.1895-1943) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,about 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1938; member ofNewYork state senate, 1939; resigned 1939; municipal judge in NewYork, 1940-43.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, of aheart ailment, in LutheranHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1943 (ageabout 48years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Catherine E. Foran. |
| | Walter B. Wellbrock (1875-1943) — of Lindenhurst,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1875.Physician;mayorof Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1929-31, 1937-41; defeated, 1931 (Liberty),1933 (Liberty), 1941 (Progressive).Died, from aheart attack, in Lindenhurst,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February3, 1943 (ageabout 67years).Interment atBreslauCemetery, North Lindenhurst, Long Island, N.Y. | | Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) — also known asLouis H. Fead — of Newberry,LuceCounty, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Lexington,SanilacCounty, Mich.,May 2,1877.Republican.Lawyer;LuceCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, NewberryStateBank;circuitjudge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; workedwith the Red Cross in France during and after World War I;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,1937;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Kiwanis;Lions.Died, from aheart attack while suffering fromthroatcancer, in the UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February4, 1943 (age65 years, 278days).Interment atDeepdaleMemorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married,September19, 1919, to Marion McPherson. |
| | Christopher Stephen Flanagan (1876-1943) — also known asChristopher S. Flanagan — of Port Arthur,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born inQuebec,December26, 1876.Stevedoringbusiness;bankdirector;HonoraryVice-Consul for Argentina inPortArthur, Tex., 1911-42;HonoraryVice-Consul for Brazil inPortArthur, Tex., 1935.Catholic.Died, following aheart attack, in Port Arthur,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,February16, 1943 (age66 years, 52days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Beaumont, Tex. | | Frederick Roenigk Ming (1865-1943) — also known asFred R. Ming — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1865.Republican.CheboyganCounty Sheriff, 1901-02; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1905-06, 1923-32 (CheboyganCounty 1905-06, 1923-24, Cheboygan District 1925-32); defeated, 1932;Speakerof the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1929-32; memberofMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1907-10; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1934.Germanancestry.Suffered aheart attack, and died three days later, inCheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.,February21, 1943 (age77 years, 131days).Interment atPineHill Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich. | | Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) — also known asFrank Ely Atwood — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.; Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.,October5, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Carrollton, Mo., 1914-15;CarrollCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 8th District,1922-23;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1925-35; defeated, 1940; delegateto Republican National Convention from Missouri,1936.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in AtwoodHospital,Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.,March 5,1943 (age64 years, 151days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo. | | Elmer O. Jones (1881-1943) — of La Plata,MaconCounty, Mo.Born in New Boston,LinnCounty, Mo.,October19, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendentof schools; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Macon County, 1919-20,1931-32; candidate forMissouristate attorney general, 1924, 1928.Christian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif;ModernWoodmen.Died, from aheart ailment, in Marceline,LinnCounty, Mo.,April27, 1943 (age61 years, 190days).Interment atLa Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo. | | Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) — also known asHarry L. Englebright — of Nevada City,NevadaCounty, Calif.Born in Nevada City,NevadaCounty, Calif.,January2, 1884.Republican.Miningengineer;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died inoffice 1943.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Eagles;Redmen;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died, of an acuteheart condition, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 13,1943 (age59 years, 131days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif. | | Edwin Taylor Pollock (1870-1943) — also known asE. T. Pollock — Born in Mt. Gilead,MorrowCounty, Ohio,October25, 1870.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Governorof American Samoa.Died, fromcardiac arrythmia andauricularfibrillation, inWashington,D.C.,June 6,1943 (age72 years, 224days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) — also known asThomas R. Ball — of Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;architect;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,1940.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanInstitute of Architects;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Grange;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, of aheart attack, in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 16,1943 (age47 years, 124days).Interment atDuckRiver Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn. | | John Calhoun Phillips (1870-1943) — also known asJohn C. Phillips — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Vermont,FultonCounty, Ill.,November13, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;Governor ofArizona, 1929-31.Suffered aheart attack, whilefishingon Lake Mary, and died soon after, in FlagstaffHospital,Flagstaff,CoconinoCounty, Ariz.,June 25,1943 (age72 years, 224days).Intermentsomewherein Prescott, Ariz. | | Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) — also known asTimothy T. Ansberry — of Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio;Washington,D.C.Born in Defiance,DefianceCounty, Ohio,December24, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;DefianceCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903;U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904;Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1915-16; Democratic PresidentialElector for Ohio,1917;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1924(alternate),1928;law partner ofJosephE. Davies.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died following agallbladder operation complicated byheart disease, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1943 (age71 years, 193days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (1891-1943) — also known asN. J. Webb — ofNewportNews, Va.Born inPrinceGeorge County, Va.,April25, 1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;schoolteacher;athleticcoach;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1936-39.Methodist.Died, of aheart attack, inIsle ofWight County, Va.,July 18,1943 (age52 years, 84days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Newport News, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof James Duncan Webb and Helen Howerton (Rives) Webb; married toLalie Lett (niece ofRobertWalker Perkins). |
| | Philas Stratton Jones (1867-1943) — also known asPhilas S. Jones — of Wilburton,LatimerCounty, Okla.; Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Kentucky,September30, 1867.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1922; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oklahoma,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Baptist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons.Died, ofarteriosclerosis, in ahospitalat Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,July 27,1943 (age75 years, 300days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.  | Nat Rogan (c.1882-1943) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Chula Vista,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Ripley,TippahCounty, Miss., about 1882.Democrat.Real estatebusiness;financier;campaign manager for U.S. Sen.WilliamG. McAdoo, 1932;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Los Angeles, California,1935-43; resigned 1943.Died, following aheart attack, in MercyHospital,San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August8, 1943 (ageabout 61years).Cremated.| | Image source:Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1943 |
| | | Fred Joseph Slater (1885-1943) — also known asFred J. Slater — of Greece,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Greece,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1885.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1925-28; memberofNewYork state senate 46th District, 1929-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.Member,Order ofthe Coif;FarmBureau;Elks;Moose.Died, following aheart attack, at I. M. BassettHospital,Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1943 (age58 years, 55days).Interment atOur Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greece, N.Y. | | Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) — also known asFriend W. Richardson;WilliamRichardson —of California. Born in Michigan,December1, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;Californiastate treasurer, 1915-23;Governor ofCalifornia, 1923-27.Quaker. Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Rotary;Kiwanis;Moose.Died, of aheart ailment, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September5, 1943 (age77 years, 278days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapelof the Chimes, Oakland, Calif. | | Frank L. Foulks (c.1884-1943) — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born about 1884. Republican.Mayor ofRahway, N.J., 1924.Died, of aheart attack, at the Rahway Elks Club, Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,September18, 1943 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mable Jackson. |
| | Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) — also known asAnson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;laundryowner;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member ofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1931;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1933-35.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Redmen.Died, from aheart ailment, in VeteransHospital,Newington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September29, 1943 (age56 years, 7days).Burial location unknown. | | Charlotte Sleeth Farrar (c.1873-1943) — also known asCharlotte Farrar;Charlotte L.Sleeth —of Rushville,RushCounty, Ind.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rushville,RushCounty, Ind., about 1873.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1924,1932(alternate); member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1940.Female.Died, ofheart trouble, in New YorkInfirmaryfor Women and Children, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1943 (ageabout 70years).Interment atEastHill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind. | | Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) — also known asArthur Turner — of Jonesboro,CraigheadCounty, Ark.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Corydon,HendersonCounty, Ky.,February11, 1878.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1908-11.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, ofarteriosclerosis, in ahospitalat San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,October22, 1943 (age65 years, 253days).Interment atGlenAbbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif. | | Peter B. Carey (1886-1943) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November3, 1886.Democrat. President, Chicago Board of Trade, 1932-35; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1932,1936,1940;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;CookCounty Sheriff, 1942-43.Died, amidst ascandalin his department, from aheart ailment, in Sacred HeartSanitarium,Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November1, 1943 (age56 years, 363days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Frances Angsten. |
| | Robert Montgomery Clarke (1879-1943) — also known asRobert M. Clarke — of Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.,March 5,1879.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1901; superior court judge in California, 1909;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1912,1920;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1926; California Insurance Commissioner,1938; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1940.Died, following aheart attack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November15, 1943 (age64 years, 255days).Interment atCarpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Calif. | | William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) — also known asW. Warren Barbour;"TheChamp" —of Rumson,MonmouthCounty, N.J.; Locust,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Monmouth Beach,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,July 31,1888.Republican.Manufacturer;businessexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931;defeated, 1936; died in office 1943;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;elected 1933.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Moose;Societyof Colonial Wars.Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in1910-11.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, inWashington,D.C.,November22, 1943 (age55 years, 114days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Henry Bascom Steagall (1873-1943) — also known asHenry B. Steagall — of Ozark,DaleCounty, Ala.Born in Clopton,DaleCounty, Ala.,May 19,1873.Democrat.Lawyer;DaleCounty Solicitor, 1902-08; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1906-07; member ofAlabamaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1906-10; prosecutingattorney 3rd District, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1908(alternate),1912(alternate; member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1940;U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1915-43; died in office1943.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Woodmen;SigmaNu.Died, of aheart ailment,November22, 1943 (age70 years, 187days).Interment atCityCemetery, Ozark, Ala.  | Manderville Tildon Miller (1879-1943) — also known asM. T. Miller — of Madison,BooneCounty, W.Va.Born in Lowgap,BooneCounty, W.Va.,December31, 1879.Republican.Ordainedminister;schoolteacher;BooneCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1919-23;postmaster;member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1929-32.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Madison,BooneCounty, W.Va.,December2, 1943 (age63 years, 336days).Interment atBooneMemorial Park, Madison, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Susan Ann (Pauley) Miller and Sylvanus Miller; married to FloraAnn Roberts. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | | J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornMay 9,1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;defeated, 1904;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43.Jewish. Member,TammanyHall;Redmen.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1943 (age66 years, 214days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married,January1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum. |
| | Anton Emil Achard (1889-1944) — also known asTony Achard — of Clare,ClareCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,June 12,1889.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1927-30; member ofMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1929-30;chair ofClare County Republican Party, 1929-32.Germanancestry. Member,Elks.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, at MarionHospital,Marion,OsceolaCounty, Mich.,1944(ageabout55 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Emil Felix Achard and Elizabeth Augusta (Ritter) Achard; marriedto Marjorie Jackson. |
| | Lou Hoover (1874-1944) — also known asLou Henry — Born in Waterloo,Black HawkCounty, Iowa,March29, 1874.FirstLady of the United States, 1929-33.Female.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1944 (age69 years, 284days).Original interment atAltaMesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.; reinterment in 1964 atHerbertHoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa. | | George Otis Smith (1871-1944) — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Hodgdon,AroostookCounty, Maine,February22, 1871.Republican.Geologist;director, U.S. Geological Survey, 1907-30 (except 1922-23); chair,Federal Power Commission, 1930-33; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Maine,1936.Baptist.Member,AmericanForestry Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Suffered aheart attack during ameetingof the board of directors of the Central Maine Power Company, anddied soon after, in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,January10, 1944 (age72 years, 322days).Interment atSouthsideCemetery, Skowhegan, Maine. | | Clarence V. Mooney (c.1888-1944) — of Asbury Park,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Spring Lake,MonmouthCounty, N.J., about 1888.Policeofficer;mayorof Asbury Park, N.J., 1941-44; died in office 1944.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, in FitkinHospital,Asbury Park,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,January13, 1944 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Troop Day (1882-1944) — also known asRobert T. Day — of Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.Born in Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.,November30, 1882.Veterinarian;candidate formayor ofDenton, Tex., 1936, 1938.Died, from aheart attack, in Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.,January27, 1944 (age61 years, 58days).Interment atRoselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof James Marshall Day and Nancy Katherine (McIntyre) Day; married toRosa Belle Rogers. | | | | Epitaph: "He lived and died forothers." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) — also known asLuther H. Baker — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,September8, 1872.Republican.Insuranceexecutive; director, Lansing NationalBank;director, CapitolSavings &Loan Co.;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.Congregationalist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Kiwanis.Suffered aheart attack at the Lansing City Club, and diedsoon afterwards in SparrowHospital,Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,February3, 1944 (age71 years, 148days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.  | Samuel Ross Hay (1865-1944) — also known asSam R. Hay — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Decaturville,DecaturCounty, Tenn.,October15, 1865.Democrat.Pastor;bishop;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1928.Methodist.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in LamarHotel,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,February4, 1944 (age78 years, 112days).Interment atForestPark Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Tex. | | | James Berg (c.1876-1944) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa., about 1876.Republican.Minister;mayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Orderof United American Mechanics;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Died, from aheart attack, during services at theChurchof the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1944 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1904 toAdeline Brommer. |
| | Eaton Dudley Sargent (1870-1944) — also known asEaton D. Sargent — of Winchendon,WorcesterCounty, Mass.; Nashua,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.; Crescent City,PutnamCounty, Fla.Born in Bradford,OrangeCounty, Vt.,August13, 1870.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1918;mayor ofNashua, N.H., 1924-27; candidate forGovernor ofNew Hampshire, 1926, 1928; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Hampshire,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1930.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died ofheart failure while pruning an orange tree, inCrescent City,PutnamCounty, Fla.,March27, 1944 (age73 years, 227days).Interment atEdgewoodCemetery, Nashua, N.H.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew P. Sargent and Mary Julina (Bean) Sargent; married,September18, 1901, to Clara Josephine Marsh Gage; third cousin thriceremoved ofAbelMerrill; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminFranklin Flanders. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
 | Walter Q. Phelan (1883-1944) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Sandusky,SaukCounty, Wis.,March 3,1883.Democrat.Lawyer;WyomingDemocratic state chair, 1943-44.Suffered aheart attack and died, while defending a client incourt,Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.,April 5,1944 (age61 years, 33days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.| | Relatives:Married to Helen C. McDevitt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)Star-Tribune, April 6, 1944 |
| | | William Dennison Stephens (1859-1944) — also known asWilliam D. Stephens — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Eaton,PrebleCounty, Ohio,December26, 1859.Republican.Merchant;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1909;U.S.Representative from California, 1911-16 (7th District 1911-13,10th District 1913-16); resigned 1916; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1912;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1916-17;Governor ofCalifornia, 1917-23.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, from aheart ailment, in the Santa FeHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 1944 (age84 years, 121days).Interment atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.  | William Franklin Knox (1874-1944) — also known asFrank Knox — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January1, 1874.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;newspaperreporter;newspapereditor; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Hampshire,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate for nomination forGovernor ofNew Hampshire, 1924; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1936; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1940;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1940-44; died in office 1944.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, following a series ofheart attacks, inWashington,D.C.,April28, 1944 (age70 years, 118days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | George Ade (1866-1944) — of Kentland,NewtonCounty, Ind.Born in Kentland,NewtonCounty, Ind.,February9, 1866.Republican.Author;humorist;newspapercolumnist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1908.Member,SigmaChi.Suffered aheart attack, fell into a coma, and died, in Brook,NewtonCounty, Ind.,May 16,1944 (age78 years, 97days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Kentland, Ind.  | Hugh Edgar Exum (1881-1944) — also known asH. E. Exum — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.Born in Lampasas,LampasasCounty, Tex.,June 17,1881.Republican.Rancher;oil and gasproducer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1928,1932,1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1932;TexasRepublican state chair, 1936-44.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Lions.Suffered aheart attack in theofficesof the Tri-County Gas Company, Holcomb, Kans., and died soon after inahospitalat Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.,May 17,1944 (age62 years, 335days).Interment atLlanoCemetery, Amarillo, Tex. | | | James Oliver II (1885-1944) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,November3, 1885.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1936(alternate),1940.Suffered aheart attack and died, at the ClaypoolHotel,Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 19,1944 (age58 years, 198days).Entombed atRiverviewCemetery, South Bend, Ind. | | John Stephen Shea (d. 1944) — also known asJohn S. Shea;"TheSheriff" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1908,1916.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of aheart attack, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1944.Burial location unknown. | | James William McDermott (1866-1944) — also known asJames W. McDermott — of Kahoka,ClarkCounty, Mo.Born near Kahoka,ClarkCounty, Mo.,May 13,1866.Democrat.Banker;cattlebreeder; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1904;mayor of Kahoka, Mo., 1913-14; president, National Shorthorn BreedersAssociation.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Kahoka,ClarkCounty, Mo.,July 4,1944 (age78 years, 52days).Interment atKahoka Cemetery, Kahoka, Mo. | | Philip H. O'Connell (1872-1944) — also known asPhilip O'Connell — of McGregor,SanilacCounty, Mich.Born in Carsonville,SanilacCounty, Mich.,September30, 1872.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1923-26;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1927-30.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in SamaritanHospital,Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,July 9,1944 (age71 years, 283days).Interment atDowning Cemetery, Deckerville, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William O'Connell and Gozelda (Wright) O'Connell; married1902 toFidelia Samson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944) — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September13, 1887.Republican.Farmer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1920-21; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1940;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1924;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1929-32;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1932-33; general in the U.S. Armyduring World War II.Member,AmericanLegion.Principal founder of the American Legion in 1919. Participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France, on D-Day, June6, 1944, and received a posthumousMedalof Honor for his actions that day;dieda month later, of exhaustion andheart failure, in Normandy,France,July12, 1944 (age56 years, 303days).Interment atNormandyAmerican Cemetery, Collevelle-sur-Mer, France; cenotaph atYoungsMemorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y. | | Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Rockport,AllenCounty, Ohio,April 4,1895.Lawyer;pianoplayer; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal judge inOhio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44.Methodist.Died, from acoronary thrombosis, in Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio,September4, 1944 (age49 years, 153days).Interment atRockportCemetery, Rockport, Ohio.  | Samuel Davis Foster (1880-1944) — also known asSamuel D. Foster — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September11, 1880.Republican.Civilengineer; worked on roads, sewers, and water works projects inCuba and the Panama Canal Zone; chief engineer, Allegheny County RoadDepartment; chief engineer, Pennsylvania State Highway Department;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;AlleghenyCounty Treasurer, 1924-27;AlleghenyCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1928-43; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1936,1940.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons.Died, from aheart ailment, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September9, 1944 (age63 years, 364days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander D. Foster and Amanda (Auld) Foster; married,June 29,1905, to charlotta Adams; married,January25, 1915, to Helen Trego Bradley; married,June 27,1942, to Mercedes A. Cohill. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph,September 10, 1944 |
| | | Lemuel Newland Searcy (1882-1944) — also known asL. N. Searcy — of Birch Tree,ShannonCounty, Mo.; Eminence,ShannonCounty, Mo.Born inAudrainCounty, Mo.,May 8,1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate senate 22nd District, 1927-30, 1935-42; defeated, 1942;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District,1943-44; died in office 1944; candidate forMissouristate attorney general, 1944.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, fromheart disease, in Excelsior Springs,ClayCounty, Mo.,September25, 1944 (age62 years, 140days).Interment atOak Forest Cemetery, Birch Tree, Mo.  | Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) — also known asWendell L. Willkie — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Elwood,MadisonCounty, Ind.,February18, 1892.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1924;Republican candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1940.Episcopalian.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, of complications from aheart attack, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1944 (age52 years, 233days).Interment atEastHill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.  | Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) — also known asHarold W. Mason — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April21, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;boot and shoebusiness; vice-president, Brattleboro MemorialHospital;director forpowercompanies,insurancecompanies, the Central VermontRailway,and the EsteyOrganCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1932;Convention Secretary,1940,1944;secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary,1940;speaker,1940;Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1933(voted forHerbertHoover andCharlesCurtis);delegateto Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Vermont, 1936-44;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1937-44.Member,AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;UnionLeague;SigmaNu.Died, from aheart attack, in his room at the Savoy-PlazaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1944 (age49 years, 196days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;married,March17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Official Report of the22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
| | | Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) — also known asSmith W. Brookhart — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Iowa.Born near Arbela,ScotlandCounty, Mo.,February2, 1869.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;schoolteacher;lawyer;farmer;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.Member,FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;National RifleAssociation;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromheart disease, in the Veterans Administrationhospitalin Whipple,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,November15, 1944 (age75 years, 287days).Interment atElmGrove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa. | | Frank Murphy (1897-1944) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1897.Democrat.Accountant;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1943;chargedwithbriberyin 1944;pleadedguilty.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;GammaEta Gamma.Died, from aheart ailment,December25, 1944 (age47 years, 224days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Constance Kirchner. |
 | Francis Thomas Maloney (1894-1945) — also known asFrancis T. Maloney — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March31, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;newspapercity editor;insuranceagent; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1928-30;mayorof Meriden, Conn., 1930-33;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1933-35;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1935-45; died in office 1945; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1936,1940,1944(speaker).Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, following aheart attack, at the MeridenHospital,Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January16, 1945 (age50 years, 291days).Interment atSacredHeart Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.  | Frederick Charles Fairbanks (1868-1945) — also known asFrederick C. Fairbanks — of Dresden,Germany;Dieppe,France.Born, of American parents, in Paris,France,July2, 1868.Composer;professorofpianoat the Royal Conservatory of Music, Dresden, Germany, 1897-99; U.S.Consular Agent inDieppe, 1916-33.Died, fromcardiac disease, in ahospitalat Paris,France,February7, 1945 (age76 years, 220days).Interment atCimetière Parisien de Bagneux, Bagneux, France. | | Bertha Shippen Irving (1876-1945) — also known asBertha Violet Shippen — of Haddonfield,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,October18, 1876.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1924;postmaster atHaddonfield,N.J., 1933-45 (acting, 1933-35).Female.Died, from aheart attack, in Haddonfield,CamdenCounty, N.J.,March26, 1945 (age68 years, 159days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Calvin Coffey (1876-1945) — also known asCharles Coffey — of Salinas,MontereyCounty, Calif.; near Yuma,YumaCounty, Ariz.Born in Hanford,KingsCounty, Calif.,August15, 1876.Republican.Farmer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,1932.Died, fromcoronary occlusion, in Yuma,YumaCounty, Ariz.,April28, 1945 (age68 years, 256days).Interment atDesert Lawn Memorial Park, Yuma, Ariz.| | Relatives: Sonof James Coffey and Ellen (Graves) Coffey; married to Margaret A.Coffey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) — also known asJohn R. Todd — of Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Johnstown,RockCounty, Wis., about 1868.Republican.Lawyer;president of the Todd Robertson Toddconstructionandengineeringfirm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1928,1932,1940.Member,UnionLeague.Died, of aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1945 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown.  | Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) — also known asJacob L. Babler — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in New Glarus,GreenCounty, Wis.,May 3,1871.Republican.Lifeinsurance business; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,1943-44.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died, fromheart disease, in St. Mary'sHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,May 31,1945 (age74 years, 28days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)Babler. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,June 1, 1945 |
|  | Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) — also known asJ. Mayhew Wainwright — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06,Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1908;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director,Rye NationalBank;trustee, St. Luke'sHospital.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaPsi;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, frompyelonephritisandcoronary artery disease, in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1945 (age80 years, 175days).Interment atGreenwoodUnion Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston (Stuyvesant)Wainwright; married,November23, 1892, to Laura Wallace Buchanan; second great-grandnephew ofHenryGilbert Livingston; third great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andRobertGilbert Livingston; third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant; first cousin twice removed ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andWilliamLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofNicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin thrice removed ofJamesJay,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,HenryBrockholst Livingston andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); third cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; fourth cousin ofMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,JohnJacob Astor III andGuyVernor Henry. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Clintonfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1923) |
| | Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) — of Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born near Louisa,LawrenceCounty, Ky.,November26, 1872.Coalmine superintendent;mayorof Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died, fromasthmaand aheart condition, in Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.,June 12,1945 (age72 years, 198days).Interment atMonteVista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.| | Presumably namedfor:AndrewJackson | | | | Relatives: Son of Leander Cox Stewartand Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married,October1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. |
| | Oscar L. Hauge (1868-1945) — of St. Paul Park,WashingtonCounty, Minn.; Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inFaribaultCounty, Minn.,September17, 1868.Republican.Dentist;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 31, 1911-12;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1927-30; member, Los Angeles County Boardof Supervisors, 1938-44.Norwegianancestry.Died, from aheart attack,June 23,1945 (age76 years, 279days).Burial location unknown. | | John Franklin Newell (1869-1945) — also known asJake F. Newell — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born inCabarrusCounty, N.C.,February15, 1869.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1904, 1914,1920; candidate forNorthCarolina state attorney general, 1908; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from North Carolina,1924(alternate),1932,1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1932.Methodist.Member,JuniorOrder.Worked against repeal of Prohibition. Died, fromheart disease, in Waynesville,HaywoodCounty, N.C.,August9, 1945 (age76 years, 175days).Interment atBogersChapel Cemetery, Concord, N.C. | | John Donnan Fredericks (1869-1945) — also known asJohn D. Fredericks — of Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Burgettstown,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September10, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1903-15; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1914;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1923-27.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, following aheart attack, at Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August26, 1945 (age75 years, 350days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.  | Irving Lehman (1876-1945) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-23;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1924-39;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJewish Committee.Died, of aheart ailment, in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1945 (age69 years, 237days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | | Eli Huston Brown Jr. (1875-1945) — of Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Owensboro,DaviessCounty, Ky.,May 3,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;officer and general counsel tooilcompanies; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1899-1906;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1904-06.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;KappaAlpha Order.Died, fromheart disease, in NortonInfirmary,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,October13, 1945 (age70 years, 163days).Burial location unknown. | | Cornelius Hite Skinker (1863-1945) — also known asCornelius H. Skinker — of Bolivar,PolkCounty, Mo.Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,September20, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri 18th Circuit, 1909-40; appointed 1909.Died, fromacute heart failure due tochronicmyocarditis, in Bolivar,PolkCounty, Mo.,October22, 1945 (age82 years, 32days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Bolivar, Mo. | | Leonard Fish Wing (1893-1945) — also known asLeonard F. Wing — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Ira,RutlandCounty, Vt.,November12, 1893.Republican.VermontRepublican state chair, 1926; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Vermont,1940;general in the U.S. Army during World War II.Died, of aheart attack, in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,December19, 1945 (age52 years, 37days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Rutland, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof David E. Wing and Dora M. (Fish) Wing. |
 | Williana Jones Burroughs (1882-1945) — also known asWilliana J. Burroughs;Williana Jones;Mary Adams —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Moscow,Russia.Born inPetersburg,Va.,December26, 1882.Communist.Schoolteacher; joined the Communist party in 1926; used the pseudonym"Mary Adams"; in 1933, she led ademonstrationto the New York City Board of Education, and as a result, she wasfiredfrom her teaching job; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1934; announcer and editor for theEnglish-language broadcasts ofRadioMoscow, 1937-45.Africanancestry.Died, from aheart ailment, in the Staten Island AreaHospital,Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1945 (age62 years, 363days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1909 toCharles Burroughs. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: The Daily Worker, October1933 |
| | Seth Griffith Ellegood (d. 1945) — also known asSeth G. Ellegood — of Sing Sing (now Ossining),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Seaford,SussexCounty, Del.Democrat.Banker;candidate forvillagepresident of Sing Sing, New York, 1901.Died, from aheart attack, in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1945.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Virginia Cobb and Anna Lambert. |
| | Mabel Thorp Boardman (1860-1946) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,October12, 1860.Member, Board of Incorporators, Red Cross, 1900; also served as RedCross national secretary;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1920-21.Female.Episcopalian.Member,ColonialDames;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died, from acoronary thrombosis, inWashington,D.C.,March17, 1946 (age85 years, 156days).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C. | | James Riley Keaton (1861-1946) — also known asJames R. Keaton — of Guthrie,LoganCounty, Okla.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inCarterCounty, Ky.,December10, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;justice ofOklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-98; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1898.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from aheart ailment, in WesleyHospital,Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,April 3,1946 (age84 years, 114days).Interment atRoseHill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof Nelson T. Keaton and Mary Ann (Huff) Keaton; married1890 toLucille Johnston. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Olin Burgin (1877-1946) — also known asWilliam O. Burgin — of Lexington,DavidsonCounty, N.C.Born near Marion,McDowellCounty, N.C.,July 28,1877.Democrat.Mayorof Thomasville, N.C., 1906-10; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1931; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1933;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1939-46; died inoffice 1946.Died, of aheart ailment, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,April11, 1946 (age68 years, 257days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, N.C. | | James Lee Adams (1873-1946) — also known asJames L. Adams — of Coraopolis,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 27,1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 12thDistrict, 1907-09; resigned 1909; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 45th District, 1909-12; as receiver to wrap up theaffairs of a defunct Pittsburgh bank, he allegedly failed to pay$22,000 owed to the city; in November 1926, he wasarrestedin St. Petersburg, Florida, andchargedwithembezzlement;released on $10,000 bond;re-arrestedin December, after detectives received information that he was abouttojumpbail; waived extradition and voluntarily returned to Pittsburgh;the case against him was dropped in April 1927.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, from aheart attack, in Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April20, 1946 (age72 years, 328days).Interment atAllegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Adams and Mary Emma (Butler) Adams; married to Elise M.Campbell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Jacob Endres (1880-1946) — also known asJohn J. Endres — of Perryville,PerryCounty, Mo.Born inPerryCounty, Mo.,July 16,1880.Republican.Farmer;PerryCounty Sheriff, 1917-20, 1925-28; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Perry County, 1929-30,1941-46; died in office 1946.Died suddenly, from aheart attack, in Perryville,PerryCounty, Mo.,April23, 1946 (age65 years, 281days).Interment atMt. Hope Cemetery, Perryville, Mo.  | Carter Glass (1858-1946) — also known asGeorge Carter Glass;"Father of theFederal Reserve";"Pluck" —ofLynchburg,Va.Born inLynchburg,Va.,January4, 1858.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1892,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932,1940,1944;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1899-1902;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Lynchburg city,1901-02;U.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Virginia, 1916-28;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1920.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in his room at theMayflowerHotel,Washington,D.C.,May 28,1946 (age88 years, 144days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va. | | | Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) — also known asJ. Franklin Spears — of Tarpon Springs,PinellasCounty, Fla.; San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born inDarlingtonCounty, S.C.,October6, 1899.Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1934-36; member ofTexasstate senate, 1937-46.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;OddFellows.Died, from aheart attack, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,May 29,1946 (age46 years, 235days).Interment atMissionBurial Park South, San Antonio, Tex. | | Alexander Biemeret (1877-1946) — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,February28, 1877.Mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 1938-45.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,May 29,1946 (age69 years, 90days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John B. Biemeret and Catherine (LaHaye) Biemeret. |
 | Vance Criswell McCormick (1872-1946) — also known asVance C. McCormick — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 19,1872.Democrat.Mayorof Harrisburg, Pa., 1902-05; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1912(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1914;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1916-19;newspaperpublisher.Died, fromcholecystitisandheart disease, in Lower Allen Township,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,June 16,1946 (age73 years, 362days).Entombed atHarrisburgCemetery, Harrisburg, Pa. | | Edward Vern Ashline (1897-1946) — also known asEdward Ashline — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.; Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.; St. Albans,FranklinCounty, Vt.Born in Richmond,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,December8, 1897.Democrat. Managed Texacofillingstations; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Vermont,1928.Died, fromcoronary sclerosis, in St. Albans,FranklinCounty, Vt.,August9, 1946 (age48 years, 244days).Interment atHoly Cross Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt. | | John Clarence Riggen (1882-1946) — also known asJ. Clarence Riggen — of Milan,SullivanCounty, Mo.Born near Milan,SullivanCounty, Mo.,December16, 1882.Republican.Schoolteacher;livestockraiser;funeraldirector; member ofMissouristate senate 6th District, 1943-46; died in office 1946.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, from aheart ailment, in the University of KansasHospital,Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,August18, 1946 (age63 years, 245days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen and Elizabeth (Cochran) Riggen;married1905 toElizabeth 'Lizzie' Montgomery. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Guy Brasfield Park (1872-1946) — also known asGuy B. Park — of Platte City,PlatteCounty, Mo.Born in Platte City,PlatteCounty, Mo.,June 10,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;PlatteCounty Prosecuting Attorney;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1922;resigned 1922; circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1923-32;Governor ofMissouri, 1933-37;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1943-44.Disciplesof Christ. Member,BetaTheta Pi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in MissouriHotel,Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,October1, 1946 (age74 years, 113days).Interment atPlatteCity Cemetery, Platte City, Mo. | | Charles M. Hoover (1867-1946) — of Thomasville,DavidsonCounty, N.C.Born inDavidsonCounty, N.C.,April17, 1867.Furnituremanufacturer; postmaster atThomasville,N.C., 1901-05.Died, fromacute cardiac failure, in Thomasville,DavidsonCounty, N.C.,November14, 1946 (age79 years, 211days).Interment atThomasville City Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof P. A. Hoover and Margaret (Holmes) Hoover; married to EvaLeach. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Hugh Magill Luckey (1873-1946) — also known asHugh M. Luckey — of Potomac,VermilionCounty, Ill.Born near Potomac,VermilionCounty, Ill.,November2, 1873.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934;Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1936, 1938 (primary).Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;ModernWoodmen of America;FarmBureau.Died, from aheart ailment, in Lake ViewHospital,Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.,December29, 1946 (age73 years, 57days).Interment atPotomac Cemetery, Potomac, Ill. | | Edwin St. John Greble Jr. (1887-1946) — also known asE. St. J. Greble, Jr. — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November9, 1887.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;railroadexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1932.Died, from aheart ailment, in EmergencyHospital,Washington,D.C.,December31, 1946 (age59 years, 52days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Edward Anderson (1879-1947) — also known asJohn E. Anderson — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,August25, 1879.Mayorof El Paso, Tex., 1938-47; died in office 1947.Episcopalian.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Kiwanis.Died, from aheart condition andpulmonaryedema, in his room at theHotelPaso del Norte, El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,February4, 1947 (age67 years, 163days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Nathan Anderson and Sallie Jane Anderson; married,November19, 1932, to Georgia Lee Ann Sewell. |
| | Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) — also known asO. Max Gardner — of Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.Born in Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.,March22, 1882.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;chair ofCleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member ofNorthCarolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1924,1932,1940,1944;Governorof North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaNu;OddFellows;Elks.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in his suite at the St. RegisHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1947 (age64 years, 321days).Interment atSunsetCemetery, Shelby, N.C. | | William Preston Blocker (1892-1947) — also known asWilliam P. Blocker — of Hondo,MedinaCounty, Tex.Born in Hondo,MedinaCounty, Tex.,September30, 1892.Democrat.Schoolteacher;salesman;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCiudad Porfirio Diaz, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul inPiedras Negras, 1916-19; U.S. Consul inPiedras Negras, 1919-23;Guaymas, 1923-24;Mazatlan, 1925-29;Ciudad Juarez, 1929-32;Monterrey, as of 1938; U.S. Consul General inCiudad Juarez, 1938-43.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, following aheart attack,onboard the U.S. TransportSt. Mihiel, on which he had beenscheduled to sail to Panama, at New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February28, 1947 (age54 years, 151days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. | | Henry J. Drury (1886-1947) — of Ste. Genevieve,Ste.Genevieve County, Mo.Born in Bloomsdale,Ste.Genevieve County, Mo.,May 1,1886.Republican.Farmer;automobileand tire repair business;taxicabservice; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County,1945-46.Died, from aheart ailment, in Ste. Genevieve,Ste.Genevieve County, Mo.,March 2,1947 (age60 years, 305days).Interment atValle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo. | | John Joseph Cochran (1880-1947) — also known asJohn J. Cochran — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Webster Groves,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born in Webster Groves,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,August11, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Reps.WilliamL. Igoe andHarryB. Hawes, and to U.S. Sen.WilliamJ. Stone;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1926-47 (11th District 1926-33,at-large 1933-35, 13th District 1935-47); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1928;candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1934.Catholic.Member,Elks.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in DePaulHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,March 6,1947 (age66 years, 207days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.  | Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) — also known asCarrie Lane;Carrie Chapman — of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ripon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,January9, 1859.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; woman suffrage activist; president, National AmericanWoman Suffrage Association, 1900-04 (succeeding Susan B. Anthony) and1915-20; founder of the League of Women Voters; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1982.Died, from aheart attack, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1947 (age88 years, 59days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Edmund Arthur Ball (1894-1947) — also known asE. Arthur Ball — of Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind.; Westwood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Muncie,DelawareCounty, Ind., December,1894.Democrat. Vice-president of the Ball Brothersglasscontainer company; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1940.Died, from aheart seizure brought on byinfluenza,while seatedin hisparked car at themunicipalairport, in Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,April16, 1947 (age52 years, 0days).Entombed atBeechGrove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind. | | John Harvey Tolan (1877-1947) — also known asJohn H. Tolan — of Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Minnesota,1877.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1935-47.Suffered aheart attack when his 2-year-old granddaughterdisappeared from the family's summer vacation home; she was foundunharmed, one mile from the cabin, but he died the next day atWestwood GeneralHospital,Westwood,LassenCounty, Calif.,June 30,1947 (ageabout 69years).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Calif. | | William Rock Painter (1863-1947) — also known asWilliam R. Painter — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.Born in Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.,August27, 1863.Democrat.Civilengineer;printingbusiness;newspapereditor and publisher;CarrollCounty Surveyor, 1886-89;chair ofCarroll County Democratic Party, 1903;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1913-17; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1916; member ofMissouristate senate 8th District, 1923-30.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.,July 1,1947 (age83 years, 308days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Lee Painter and Sallie Ann (Rock) Painter; married1888 to CoraHerndon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James H. Hudson (c.1878-1947) — of Guilford,PiscataquisCounty, Maine.Born in Guilford,PiscataquisCounty, Maine, about 1878.Republican.PiscataquisCounty Attorney, 1913-19; probate judge in Maine, 1920;justice ofMaine state supreme court, 1933-47; died in office 1947.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Suffered aheart attack, and died three days later, in AugustaGeneralHospital,Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,August21, 1947 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Hudson; married1904 to MaryMcKown. |
 | Charles Lincoln Brown (1864-1947) — also known asCharles L. Brown — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 6,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1897-1900, 1905-08 (5th District 1897-1900,1905-06, 7th District 1907-08); municipal judge, 1913-24, 1929-47;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1920(alternate),1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President),1944.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;UnionLeague;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheart attack, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October8, 1947 (age83 years, 94days).Interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Brown and Amanda (Marple) Brown; married to M. FlorenceWarren. | | | | Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer,September 14, 1896 |
| | | Lauritz Selmer Swenson (1865-1947) — also known asLauritz S. Swenson — of Albert Lea,FreebornCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in New Sweden,NicolletCounty, Minn.,June 12,1865.Republican.Schoolprincipal; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1908(alternate); U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1897-1905, resigned 1905;Switzerland, 1910-11;Norway, 1911-13, 1921-30;Netherlands, 1931-34.Lutheran.Died, ofheart disease, in ahospitalat Oslo,Norway,November3, 1947 (age82 years, 144days).Interment atNorselandLutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn. | | Robert Ailshie (1908-1947) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,February16, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;Idahostate attorney general, 1947; died in office 1947.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, of aheart attack, in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,November16, 1947 (age39 years, 273days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948) — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,October22, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1898-1903; circuit judgein New Jersey, 1903-07;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1907-47.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,January23, 1948 (age85 years, 93days).Interment atSt.Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.| | Relatives: SonofJohnCortlandt Parker and Elisabeth Wolcott (Stites) Parker; brotherofRichardWayne Parker; married,November22, 1893, to Emily Fuller; grandson ofJamesParker; granduncle ofMariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; second great-grandnephew ofChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; third great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin four times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipP. Schuyler,JohnJay andFrederickJay; third cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler andJamesAlexander Hamilton; third cousin twice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesLivingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterAugustus Jay andWilliamJay; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnAdams Taintor,WilliamAlfred Buckingham andHenryG. Taintor; fourth cousin ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer andJamesAdams Ekin; fourth cousin once removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II,PhilipN. Schuyler,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton andJohnSluyter Wirt. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eva McCall Hamilton (1871-1948) — also known asEva M. Hamilton — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Memphis,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,December13, 1871.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 16th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922.Female.Firstwoman elected to Michigan Senate.Died, ofheart failure, in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,January28, 1948 (age76 years, 46days).Cremated. | | Ralph Emerson Bailey (1878-1948) — also known asRalph E. Bailey — of Sikeston,ScottCounty, Mo.Born in Cainsville,HarrisonCounty, Mo.,July 14,1878.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1925-27.Died, fromacute vascular collapse as a result of anadversereaction to a blood transfusion, in St. FrancisHospital,Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,April 8,1948 (age69 years, 269days).Interment atCityCemetery, Sikeston, Mo. | | James Vernon McClintic (1878-1948) — also known asJames V. McClintic;Jim V. McClintic;"Sunny Jim" —of Snyder,KiowaCounty, Okla.Born near Bremond,RobertsonCounty, Tex.,September8, 1878.Democrat.KiowaCounty Clerk, 1909; member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1911-14;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma, 1915-35 (1st District 1915-17, 7thDistrict 1917-35);lawyer.Died, from aheart attack,on atrain en route to Los Angeles, near Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April22, 1948 (age69 years, 227days).Interment atRoseHill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | Charles A. Duck (1866-1948) — of Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.Born in Elkhart,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,April18, 1866.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1916(alternate),1920;postmaster atGreenville,Tex., 1922-33 (acting, 1922).Disciplesof Christ.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.,May 21,1948 (age82 years, 33days).Interment atForest Park Cemetery, Greenville, Tex. | | Joseph A. Boyle (c.1883-1948) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn., about 1883.Democrat.Mayorof Stamford, Conn., 1930-34; Stamford Commissioner of Finance,1934-36; Stamford Tax Assessor, 1937-48.Died, from aheart attack, at hisofficedesk, in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 25,1948 (ageabout 65years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Elam Scull (1888-1948) — also known asCharles E. Scull — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.; Olmos Park,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in La Vernia,WilsonCounty, Tex.,July 18,1888.Democrat.Physician;surgeon;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940.Died, fromcoronary heart disease, in Santa RosaHospital,San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,June 6,1948 (age59 years, 324days).Interment atConcrete Cemetery, Near La Vernia, Guadalupe County, Tex. | | Fred S. Berry (1879-1948) — of Wayne,WayneCounty, Neb.Born in Mapleton,MononaCounty, Iowa,March15, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1928.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from aheart attack, while dining in acafe atOmaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,June 7,1948 (age69 years, 84days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb. | | Robert A. Ravenscroft (1865-1948) — of Accident,GarrettCounty, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Born in Dawson,AlleganyCounty, Md.,April30, 1865.Physician;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1890;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Baltimore, Md., Maryland, 1903-13;banker.Died, fromheart failure, in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,June 12,1948 (age83 years, 43days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Gould Cooke Dietz (1868-1948) — also known asGould Dietz — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Anamosa,JonesCounty, Iowa,May 26,1868.Republican.Lumberman;aviationpioneer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1916,1920,1924,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1932,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in Groveland (now part ofMinnetonka),HennepinCounty, Minn.,June 29,1948 (age80 years, 34days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb. | | Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1900.Democrat.Tobaccobusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1944,1948.Jewish.While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, hedied, apparently of aheart attack, in hishotelroom in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 12,1948 (ageabout 48years).Interment atBethIsrael Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.| | Relatives:Married to Alice Bussy. |
| | Harry E. Lewis (c.1880-1948) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1880.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922-48; died in office1948;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2ndDepartment, 1943-48; died in office 1948.Jewish.Died, from aheart attack, in his cottage at the SaranacInn,Upper Saranac Lake,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1948 (ageabout 68years).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Leopold Lewis and Emma (Lowenthal) Lewis; brother ofOscarA. Lewis; married to Rose Nathan. |
| | Erwin Ladislav Chloupek (1870-1948) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.BornOctober8, 1870.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;Consulfor Czechoslovakia inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1935.CzechandIrishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August28, 1948 (age77 years, 325days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Chloupek and Mary (Sullivan) Chloupek. |
| | Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) — also known asEdward V. Babcock — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Volney,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1864.Republican.Lumberbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916,1920;mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.Presbyterian.Died, from aheart attack, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September2, 1948 (age84 years, 215days).Entombed in mausoleum atHomewoodCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Leaman Burrell Babcock and Harriet Amanda (Vose) Babcock; married1890 toEmma Connell; married1903 to MaryDundore Arnold. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alice Merrill Horne (1868-1948) — also known asAlice Smith Merrill — of Utah. Born in Fillmore,MillardCounty, Utah,January2, 1868.Schoolteacher; member ofUtahstate house of representatives, 1898.Female.Mormon.Died, of aheart attack,October7, 1948 (age80 years, 279days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Carl Edward Bailey (1894-1948) — also known asCarl E. Bailey — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Bernie,StoddardCounty, Mo.,October8, 1894.Democrat.Arkansasstate attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,1936,1940;Governorof Arkansas, 1937-41; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1937.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died, from aheart attack, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,October23, 1948 (age54 years, 15days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Francis Edward McAllister (1888-1948) — also known asFrank E. McAllister — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,August30, 1888.Railwaysupply business;mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1939-41.Died, from aheart attack,on atrain in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October30, 1948 (age60 years, 61days).Interment atMt. Olivet Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | George Frederick von Kolnitz Jr. (1868-1948) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.; Mt. Pleasant,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,August6, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1890-94, 1906-08;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from CharlestonCounty, 1895; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1902-06; defeatedin primary, 1894.LutheranorEpiscopalian.Germanancestry. Member,Woodmen ofthe World;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Sufferedcoronary thrombosis, and died, in Mt. Pleasant,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December27, 1948 (age80 years, 143days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Frederick von Kolnitz and Mary E. (Wayne) von Kolnitz;married,April 9,1890, to Sarah Conover Holmes. |
| | William Henry Lewis (1868-1949) — also known asWilliam H. Lewis;Bill Lewis — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Berkley, Norfolk County (now part ofNorfolk),Va.,November28, 1868.Republican. As a student at Harvard, was thefirstBlack All-American football player (1892-93);lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902.Baptist;laterCatholic.Africanancestry.Died, ofheart failure, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January1, 1949 (age80 years, 34days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Ashley Lewis and Josephine (Baker) Lewis; married,September26, 1896, to Elizabeth Baker. |
| | George M. Barnard (1881-1949) — of New Castle,HenryCounty, Ind.Born in New Castle,HenryCounty, Ind.,June 6,1881.Republican.Lawyer;HenryCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10;mayorof New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate CommerceCommission, 1944-49; died in office 1949.Quaker.Died, from aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,January2, 1949 (age67 years, 210days).Interment atLongwoodCemetery, Longwood, Pa. | | Harlan Besson (1887-1949) — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 1,1887.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1912; served in theU.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1932-35.Presbyterian.Member,DeltaUpsilon;Freemasons;ReserveOfficers Association.Died, ofheart disease, in Frenchtown,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,January9, 1949 (age61 years, 192days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Newton Ament (1860-1949) — also known asEdward N. Ament — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Arcata,HumboldtCounty, Calif.,July 30,1860.Furniturebusiness;mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 1932-39.Methodist;laterCongregationalist.Member,Lions;Freemasons.Died, ofheart failure, in hisdentist'swaiting room, Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February24, 1949 (age88 years, 209days).Interment atSunsetView Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif. | | Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) — also known asWalter G. Andrews — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,July 16,1889.Republican.Athleticcoach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;salesmanager;U.S.Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,42nd District 1945-49).Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in ahotel atDaytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,March 5,1949 (age59 years, 232days).Cremated;ashes interred atOldFort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y. | | Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) — also known asJ. Melville Broughton — ofWakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November17, 1888.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for NorthCarolina,1936;Governorof North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1944,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1944;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Woodmen;JuniorOrder.Died, of aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,March 6,1949 (age60 years, 109days).Interment atMontlawnMemorial Park, Raleigh, N.C. | | Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,March 9,1870.Democrat.Playproducer;entertainmentmanager;songwriter;furniturebusiness;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1944.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Redmen.Died, from aheart attack, in theU.S.Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 7,1949 (age78 years, 363days).Interment atMt.Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y. | | Ruth Ethel Perrin (1878-1949) — also known asRuth E. Perrin;Ruth EthelPenny —of Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Good Ground (now Hampton Bays), Long Island,SuffolkCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1878.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1928;postmaster atPotsdam,N.Y., 1933-47.Female.Episcopalian.Died, ofcoronary thrombosis, in PotsdamHospital,Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,March 8,1949 (age71 years, 5days).Interment atBaysideCemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter of Alanson C. Penny and Fannie (Jackson) Penny; married,November9, 1898, to Thomas Howe Perrin. |
| | James William Cherry (1872-1949) — also known asJames W. Cherry — of Utah; Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born inHancockCounty, Ill.,April 5,1872.Republican.Justice ofUtah state supreme court, 1923-33;chiefjustice of Utah state supreme court, 1929-33.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofcardiacasthma,in Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,March23, 1949 (age76 years, 352days).Cremated;ashes interred atMantiCemetery, Manti, Utah.| | Relatives: Sonof A. N. Cherry and Mary (Banks) Cherry. |
| | Robert Simpson Wood (1887-1949) — of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio,1887.Dairyfarmer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayor ofAthens, Ohio, 1930-31.Died, of an apparentheart attack, in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April19, 1949 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | George Gordon Battle (1868-1949) — also known as"Mr. Chairman" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,October26, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofBartowS. Weeks,H.Snowden Marshall, andJamesA. O'Gorman; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1916;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1920,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944.Member,TammanyHall.Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him. Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalatFredericksburg,Va.,April29, 1949 (age80 years, 185days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle;married,April12, 1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby. | | | | Epitaph: "Throughout a long anddistinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in thecity of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and upholdthe rights of the poor and oppressed." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) — also known asCharles L. Hoover — of Edgemont,Fall RiverCounty, S.Dak.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Oskaloosa,MahaskaCounty, Iowa,January11, 1872.Superintendentof schools;botanist;linguist;divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;U.S. Consul inMadrid, 1909-12;Carlsbad, 1912-14;Prague, 1914-16;Sao Paulo, 1916-20;Danzig, as of 1922;Batavia, as of 1926; U.S. Consul General inAmsterdam, as of 1928-32.Presbyterian.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1949 (age77 years, 109days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover; married toHarriet White; married,October1, 1901, to Helen E. Lowrie; distant cousin *** ofHerbertClark Hoover. | | | | Political family:Hooverfamily of Palo Alto, California. |
 | William Walter Dooling (1891-1949) — also known asWilliam W. Dooling — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April 8,1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general managerof anecktiemanufacturing firm; postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1936-49.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheart attack, in hisoffice,at the North AdamsPostOffice, North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 26,1949 (age58 years, 48days).Interment atBellevueCemetery, Adams, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Dooling and Anna (Ryan) Dooling; married,October12, 1921, to Ellen G. Curran. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: North Adams Transcript,May 27, 1949 |
| | Helen Guthrie Miller (1862-1949) — also known asHelen Guthrie;Mrs. Walter McNabMiller —of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,September2, 1862.Republican. Woman suffrage activist;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.Female.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis due toarteriosclerosis,in UniversityHospital,Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,June 22,1949 (age86 years, 293days).Interment atColumbiaCemetery, Columbia, Mo. | | Carl Clifford Baldrige (1880-1949) — also known asCarl C. Baldrige — of North Braddock,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Wilkinsburg,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Edgewood,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Braddock Township (now North Braddock),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December17, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1917-20, 1927-32.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Edgewood,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 1,1949 (age68 years, 196days).Interment atMonongahela Cemetery, Braddock Hills, Pa. | | Harry M. Greer (1888-1949) — of Lanesboro,FillmoreCounty, Minn.Born in Lanesboro,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,August31, 1888.Cafeowner; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 1, 1949; died in office1949.Member,Freemasons.Suffered aheart attack, and died a week later, in Lanesboro,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,July 3,1949 (age60 years, 306days).Interment atLanesboro Cemetery, Lanesboro, Minn. | | Elliot Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) — also known asElliot W. Major — ofPikeCounty, Mo.;St.Louis, Mo.; Clayton,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born in Edgewood,LincolnCounty, Mo.,October20, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate senate 11th District, 1897-1900;Missouristate attorney general, 1909-13;Governor ofMissouri, 1913-17.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died, fromcardiac insufficiency due tochronicmyocarditis andarteriosclerosis, aggravated byvery hot andhumid weather, in St. Joseph's HillInfirmary,near Eureka,JeffersonCounty, Mo.,July 9,1949 (age84 years, 262days).Interment atBowling Green City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof James Reed Major and Sarah Taylor (Woolfolk) Major; married,June 14,1887, to Elizabeth Myers; first cousin ofEdgarBailey Woolfolk; first cousin thrice removed ofZacharyTaylor; first cousin five times removed ofEdmundPendleton; second cousin twice removed ofColebyChew; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesMadison andWilliamTaylor Madison; second cousin four times removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee,JohnPenn,JohnPendleton Jr. andNathanielPendleton; second cousin five times removed ofPeytonRandolph; third cousin twice removed ofThomasLeonidas Crittenden; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,PhilipClayton Pendleton,EdmundHenry Pendleton andNathanaelGreene Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed ofSt.Clair Ballard andLewisBallard. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Murphy (1890-1949) — also known asWilliam Francis Murphy;Francis WilliamMurphy —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach),HuronCounty, Mich.,April13, 1890.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's courtjudge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1930-33;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1936;Governorof Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Philippine Islands,1936;U.S.Attorney General, 1939-40;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from aheart attack, at Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 19,1949 (age59 years, 97days).Interment atOurLady of Lake Huron Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich. | | John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) — also known asJ. C. B. Ehringhaus — of Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.,February5, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1stDistrict, 1910-22;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1940,1944(speaker),1948.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon;ThetaNu Epsilon;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks.Died, of aheart attack, in his suite at the Sir WalterHotel,Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,July 31,1949 (age67 years, 176days).Interment atEpiscopalCemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C. | | Lucien Bertram Baskerville (1880-1949) — also known asLucien B. Baskerville — ofBatesCounty, Mo.Born inBatesCounty, Mo.,August14, 1880.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Bates County, 1913-14.Sufferedcoronary thrombosis in adoctor'soffice, and died soon after, in EllettHospital,Appleton City,St. ClairCounty, Mo.,August20, 1949 (age69 years, 6days).Interment atAppleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William Baskerville and Mary Malinda (Caldwell) Baskerville;married1919 to LottieGladys Bailey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) — also known asRichard J. Welch — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,1869.Republican.Insurancebroker;real estatebusiness; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1901-13;U.S.Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died inoffice 1949.Catholic.Member,Moose;Elks;Eagles.While travelingbytrain, suffered aheart attack, and died the next day, inahospitalat Needles,SanBernardino County, Calif.,September10, 1949 (ageabout 80years).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.  | Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) — also known asRobert E. Hannegan — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,June 30,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1940;speaker,1944;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at St. Louis, Missouri, 1942-43;U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1944-47;U.S.Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. LouisCardinalsbaseballteam, 1947-49.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaNu Phi.Died suddenly from aheart ailment, inSt.Louis, Mo.,October6, 1949 (age46 years, 98days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Bert Henry Miller (1879-1949) — also known asBert H. Miller — of St. Anthony,FremontCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,December15, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho,1912(speaker);FremontCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-14; candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho, 1914, 1938;Idahostate attorney general, 1933-37, 1941-45; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1936;justice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1945-48; resigned 1948;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1949; died in office 1949.Died, from aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,October8, 1949 (age69 years, 297days).Interment atMorrisHill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | Robert Tyng Bushnell (1896-1949) — also known asRobert T. Bushnell — of West Newton, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;MiddlesexCounty District Attorney, 1927-31;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1941-45.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, from aheart attack, in his suite at the RoyaltonHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1949 (age53 years, 106days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) Bushnell; married,June30, 1924, to Sylvia P. Folsom. |
| | Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp (1875-1949) — also known asFlorence E. S. Knapp;Florence ElizabethSmith —of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1875.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; dean, College of Home Economics, Syracuse University;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1924(alternate);secretaryof state of New York, 1925-27; in 1927, aninvestigationdiscovered hermaladministrationof the 1925 state census; she had paid salaries torelativesand others who did no census work,forgedindorsements on checks,receivedmoney she was not entitled to, and burned state records toconcealevidence of these things;resignedher position at Syracuse University;indictedon various charges in 1928,triedtwice and eventuallyconvictedofgrandlarceny;sentencedto 30 days in jail.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Grange.Died, following aheart attack, in Marcy State Hospital (insaneasylum), Marcy,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1949 (age74 years, 215days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.| | Relatives:Daughter of James E. Smith and Mary (Hancock) Smith; married toPhilip Schuyler Knapp. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Roscoe Burhans Huston (1881-1949) — also known asRoscoe B. Huston — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Michigan Center,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Blandinsville,McDonoughCounty, Ill.,January3, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1924(alternate),1928,1932;delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County1st District, 1933; postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1933-49 (acting, 1933-34).Died, from aheart attack, in Michigan Center,JacksonCounty, Mich.,November6, 1949 (age68 years, 307days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | 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 aheart attack, andfell downa staircase, in Parsons,LabetteCounty, Kan.,November8, 1949 (age78 years, 20days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Parsons, Kan. | | Frederick Simpich (1878-1950) — of Wenatchee,ChelanCounty, Wash.Born in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,November21, 1878.Stenographer;newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Consul inBaghdad, 1909-11;Ensenada, 1911;Nogales, as of 1916-17; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inNogales, as of 1914.Suffered aheart attack at NationalAirport,where he was about to board a plane, and died soon after in GarfieldMemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,January25, 1950 (age71 years, 65days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) — also known asWalter E. Clark — ofWashington,D.C.; Alaska; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ashford,WindhamCounty, Conn.,January7, 1869.Republican.Newspaperreporter;Governorof Alaska District, 1909-12;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1912-13;newspapereditor.PresbyterianorCongregationalist.Member,Chi Psi.Died of aheart attack, in ahospitalat Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,February4, 1950 (age81 years, 28days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va. | | Elloy R. Ganey (1881-1950) — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in1881.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1926;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928;chairof Chautauqua County Democratic Party, 1932; postmaster atJamestown,N.Y., 1934-50 (acting, 1934).Member,Elks.Died, from aheart ailment, in WCAHospital,Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1950 (ageabout 68years).Interment atFentonville Cemetery, Fentonville, N.Y. | | James S. Evans (1873-1950) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Joanna Heights,BerksCounty, Pa.,February25, 1873.Republican.Railwayfreight agent; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 3rdDistrict, 1927-28, 1935-38; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; diedin office 1950.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from aheart attack, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,March24, 1950 (age77 years, 27days).Interment atMt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. | | Jethro Anderson Hooper (1871-1950) — also known asJethro A. Hooper — of Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,June 18,1871.Republican.Postmaster;delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1932;U.S. District Court Clerk.Died, fromarteriosclerotic heart disease, in Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.,April 9,1950 (age78 years, 295days).Interment atHollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward O'Neal Hooper and Mary Elizabeth (Midgett) Hooper; married1890 toMary Comfort Jones Quidley; married to Sadie Aycock. |
| | James Everett Sanders (1882-1950) — also known asEverett Sanders — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in alogcabin near Coalmont,ClayCounty, Ind.,March 8,1882.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1917-25; secretary toPresidentCalvinCoolidge, 1925-29;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1932-34.Baptist.Member,Elks.Died, from aheart ailment, in hislawoffice, inWashington,D.C.,May 12,1950 (age68 years, 65days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | William Theodore Powers (1897-1950) — also known asWilliam T. Powers — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1926, 1927;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1934; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1940;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1947-50; died in office 1950.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheart attack, in Patterson,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1950 (age53 years, 197days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.  | Frederick M. Ahern (1884-1950) — also known asFred M. Ahern — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1911-12, 1914-17.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died, of aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1950 (age65 years, 315days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) — also known asE. Paul Burkholder — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in West Earl Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,February5, 1898.Republican.Superintendentof schools; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died inoffice 1950.Methodist.Member,Rotary;OddFellows.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in hisparkedcar, in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,September18, 1950 (age52 years, 225days).Interment atCedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)Burkholder. |
| | Almeth White Hoff (1878-1950) — also known asAlmeth W. Hoff — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1911-12, 1914-15;defeated, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1944.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum.Died, from aheart ailment, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1950 (age71 years, 272days).Interment atRahwayCemetery, Rahway, N.J.  | Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1882.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1913-17;resigned 1917; resigned to protest Wilson Administration's failure toadvocate Woman Suffrage Amendment; Farmer-Labor candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1932;legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Foxmoviestudio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943movieMission to Moscow.Catholic.Famed for saying, in a speech at the Scopes trial in 1925, "I havenever learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Toward theend of his life, he appeared in movies as British Prime MinisterWinston Churchill, who he resembled.Died, from aheart attack, in Culver CityHospital,Culver City,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October5, 1950 (age68 years, 124days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif. | | Edward Joseph Kelly (1876-1950) — also known asEdward J. Kelly;"BigEd" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 1,1876.Democrat. Chiefengineer,Sanitary District of Chicago; park district commissioner, 1922-34;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1932,1936,1940,1944(delegation chair;speaker),1948;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1933-47; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1940-47.Irishancestry.Stricken with aheart attack and died at hisdoctor'soffice, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October20, 1950 (age74 years, 172days).Entombed atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill.  | Jacob Henry Livingston (1896-1950) — also known asJacob H. Livingston — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1896.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1926-35; memberofNewYork state senate 9th District, 1935-38;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1946-50; died in office1950.Jewish. Member,Maccabees.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1950 (age54 years, 81days).Interment atMt.Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas Day Thacher (1881-1950) — also known asThomas D. Thacher — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Tenafly,BergenCounty, N.J.,September10, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1925-30;U.S. Solicitor General, 1930-33;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1943-48; appointed 1943.Died, ofcoronary thrombosis, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1950 (age69 years, 63days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Englewood, N.J. | | Louis Leon Ludlow (1873-1950) — also known asLouis Ludlow — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.,June 24,1873.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;newspapercorrespondent;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1929-49 (7th District 1929-33, 12thDistrict 1933-43, 11th District 1943-49).Methodist.One of the leading isolationists in Congress; sponsor in 1935-41 of aproposal to require a national referendum before the country coulddeclare war. Early advocate of an Equal Rights Amendment to givewomen the same legal rights and privileges as men.Died, probably fromheart trouble, inWashington,D.C.,November28, 1950 (age77 years, 157days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Thomas Ray Hamer (1864-1950) — also known asThomas R. Hamer — of St. Anthony,FremontCounty, Idaho.Born in Vermont,FultonCounty, Ill.,May 4,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1896; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from Idaho at-large, 1909-11; served in the U.S.Army during World War I.Died, fromheart disease, in ButlerRestHome in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December22, 1950 (age86 years, 232days).Cremated atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle (1867-1950) — also known asSumner E. W. Kittelle — Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1867.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War I;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands.Died probably from aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,December29, 1950 (age83 years, 198days).Burial location unknown. | | John Taylor Brown (1876-1951) — also known asJohn T. Brown — of Mechanicsburg,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Plain City,MadisonCounty, Ohio,March14, 1876.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-28;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1940.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Grange;FarmBureau.Enshrined in Ohio AgriculturalHall ofFame, 1968.Died, ofheart failure, in Mechanicsburg,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,January18, 1951 (age74 years, 310days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Ohio. | | Malcolm Edwin Nichols (1876-1951) — also known asMalcolm E. Nichols — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,May 8,1876.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1907-09; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1914, 1917-19;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Boston, Massachusetts, 1921-25;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1926-30; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941.Swedenborgian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, of aheart attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February7, 1951 (age74 years, 275days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) — also known asFrank E. McKee — of North Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August22, 1877.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,1944; died in office 1951.Episcopalian.Scotch-Irish,Swiss,German, andEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died, of aheart attack, in a room at the PorterHotel,Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,February13, 1951 (age73 years, 175days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Muskegon, Mich.  | John Richard Davies (c.1879-1951) — also known asJohn R. Davies — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1879.Republican.Lawyer;municipal judge in New York, 1908-17; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1914; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1925; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1941.Episcopalian.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1951 (ageabout 72years).Entombed in mausoleum atFerncliffCemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y. | | | John George Erhardt (1889-1951) — also known asJohn G. Erhardt — of Coram,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inAthens, 1920; U.S. Consul inAthens, 1920-24;Winnipeg, 1924-26;Bordeaux, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General inHamburg, 1933-37;London, 1939-41; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1946-50; U.S. Ambassador toSouth Africa, 1950-51, died in office 1951.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;DeltaUpsilon.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Wynberg, Cape Town,SouthAfrica,February18, 1951 (age61 years, 106days).Interment atHamiltonCollege Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y.; cenotaph atUnionCemetery, Middle Island, Long Island, N.Y. | | Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) — also known asArthur W. Prehn;A. W. Prehn — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Marathon City,MarathonCounty, Wis.,December1, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1912,1936,1944;MarathonCounty District Attorney, 1922-25; member ofWisconsinRepublican State Central Committee, 1936.Presbyterian.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;Elks;OddFellows;Moose;Eagles.Died, ofheart failure, in Indian Rocks Beach,PinellasCounty, Fla.,March24, 1951 (age66 years, 113days).Interment atRestlawnMemorial Park, Wausau, Wis. | | James Anthony Gray (1882-1951) — also known asJ. A. Gray — of Watson,AtchisonCounty, Mo.Born in Ansonia,DarkeCounty, Ohio,October27, 1882.Republican.Physician;newspaperpublisher; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Atchison County, 1935-51;died in office 1951.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,June 6,1951 (age68 years, 222days).Interment atAmericus Cemetery, Americus, Kan. | | Robert Lane Anderson (1907-1951) — of Marion,SmythCounty, Va.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,August16, 1907.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War II;mayor ofMarion, Va., 1948-51; died in office 1951.Member,Kiwanis.Died, from aheart attack whilegolfing,in Marion,SmythCounty, Va.,June 7,1951 (age43 years, 295days).Interment atRose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Sherwood Anderson and Cornelia Pratt (Lane) Anderson; married toMary Chryst. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas E. Caldecott (1878-1951) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Chester,England,July27, 1878.Pharmacist;mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 1930-32.Welshancestry.Died, of aheart attack, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 23,1951 (age72 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert H. Menegay (c.1904-1951) — of Louisville,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born about 1904.Barber;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1947-48.Catholic.Member,Rotary;Knightsof Columbus.Died, of aheart ailment, in MercyHospital,Louisville,StarkCounty, Ohio,August2, 1951 (ageabout 47years).Interment atSt.Louis Catholic Church Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio. | | Robert Edwin Whalen (1874-1951) — also known asRobert E. Whalen — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1874.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1938.Died, from aheart attack, while vacationing in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August12, 1951 (age77 years, 14days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.  | Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897-1951) — of Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; South Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1897.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1929-37;QueensCounty Sheriff, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1940,1948;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1945;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1950-51; died in office 1951.Collapsed and died, of aheart attack, in Star Lake,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,August25, 1951 (age54 years, 228days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Harry D. Brackett (1887-1951) — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October7, 1887.Republican.Automobiledealer; candidate forMichiganstate auditor general, 1934.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, from aheart ailment, in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,September9, 1951 (age63 years, 337days).Interment atGardensof Rest, Wells, Mich.  | John Kaminski (1870-1951) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inPrussia,August14, 1870.Republican.Mailcarrier;lawyer;member, Detroit Public Lighting Commission, 1927-28;WayneCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1929-36; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Woodmen ofthe World;PolishNational Alliance.Died, from aheart attack, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October4, 1951 (age81 years, 51days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Constantine Kaminski and Pauline (Lewandowski) Kaminski; married,January30, 1894, to Josephine Ciganek. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Detroit News, October 6,1951 |
| | | William A. Simonton (1871-1951) — also known as"Cap" — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,September28, 1871.Republican. Executive at Du Pontchemicalcompany; director of Delaware Maryland VirginiaRailroad;member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks.Died, following aheart attack, at DelawareHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,October9, 1951 (age80 years, 11days).Interment atLowerBrandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del. | | Joseph Lawrence Kaminski (1902-1951) — also known asJoseph L. Kaminski — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November2, 1902.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1935-40; defeated in primary, 1940;chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison.Died, from aheart attack, in the Cadillac Towerofficebuilding, Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich., November,1951(ageabout48 years).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Maude Alice Keteltas Wetmore (1873-1951) — also known asMaude K. Wetmore — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Paris,France,of American parents,February7, 1873.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1936.Female.Died, from aheart attack, in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,November3, 1951 (age78 years, 269days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | Harvey Gordon Starkweather (1868-1951) — also known asHarvey G. Starkweather — of Milwaukie,ClackamasCounty, Ore.BornJune 20,1868.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1928.Died, fromcoronary seclusion andarterial sclerosis,at Portland GeneralHospital,Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,November13, 1951 (age83 years, 146days).Cremated.| | Relatives:Married to Alice M. Risley. |
| | Frederick Sherwood Abney (1871-1951) — also known asF. S. Abney — of Brownwood,BrownCounty, Tex.Born inAngelinaCounty, Tex.,August31, 1871.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1944.Died, fromcoronary heart disease, in MemorialHospital,Brownwood,BrownCounty, Tex.,December19, 1951 (age80 years, 110days).Interment atGreenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof James Addison Abney and Susan Elizabeth (Davis) Abney; married toClara Brian. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Samuel Howard Blackmer (1902-1951) — also known asSamuel H. Blackmer — of Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,March 2,1902.Municipal judge in Vermont, 1929-32; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1933-35;BenningtonCounty State's Attorney, 1935-37; executive clerk (personalcounsel) to Gov.GeorgeD. Aiken, 1937-38; superior court judge in Vermont, 1938-49;justice ofVermont state supreme court, 1949-51; died in office 1951.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Rotary;ZetaPsi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died, of aheart attack, in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,December25, 1951 (age49 years, 298days).Interment atOldBennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Huling Blackmer and Fanny Laura (Abbott) Blackmer; married,July18, 1925, to Katrina Roosevelt Schuyler. |
| | William Leslie Dill (1874-1952) — also known asWilliam L. Dill — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Freeburg,SnyderCounty, Pa.,March15, 1874.Democrat. Private secretary to MayorJohnV. Hinchliffe, 1901-02; New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commissioner;candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1928, 1934; Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors andAppeals, 1933-34, 1943-48.Died, from aheart ailment, in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,January14, 1952 (age77 years, 305days).Burial location unknown. | | Allan Colfax Garrigus (1870-1952) — also known asAllan C. Garrigus — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Greentown,HowardCounty, Ind.,March14, 1870.Republican. Acting postmaster atVincennes,Ind., 1924.Methodist.Died, fromheart disease, in Good SamaritanHospital,Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,February2, 1952 (age81 years, 325days).Interment atCrownPoint Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind. | | Francis Marion Fields (1872-1952) — also known asFrancis M. Fields — of Fredericktown,MadisonCounty, Mo.Born in El Dorado Springs,CedarCounty, Mo.,March 6,1872.Republican.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Madison County, 1929-32.Died, fromcoronary artery disease, in Fredericktown,MadisonCounty, Mo.,March13, 1952 (age80 years, 7days).Interment atOld Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Twelvemile, Mo. | | George Blaine Schwabe (1886-1952) — also known asGeorge B. Schwabe — of Nowata,NowataCounty, Okla.; Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Arthur,VernonCounty, Mo.,July 26,1886.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1918-22;Speaker ofthe Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1921-22; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oklahoma,1920(alternate),1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1945-49, 1951-52;defeated, 1948; died in office 1952.Died, fromheart disease, inAlexandria,Va.,April 2,1952 (age65 years, 251days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla. | | William Bost Gaither (1864-1952) — also known asW. B. Gaither — of Newton,CatawbaCounty, N.C.Born in Newton,CatawbaCounty, N.C.,December4, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Catawba County,1901, 1913-14.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromacute myocarditis, in CatawbaHospital,Newton,CatawbaCounty, N.C.,April14, 1952 (age87 years, 132days).Interment atEastviewCemetery, Newton, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof David Belt Gaither and Mary Melinda Angeline (Bost) Gaither;married to Genevieve Wilfong. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Tecumseh Sherman Rath (1868-1952) — also known asW. T. S. Rath — of Ackley,HardinCounty, Iowa.Born in Ackley,HardinCounty, Iowa,May 5,1868.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1920,1928(alternate).Germanancestry.Suffered aheart attack, and died four days later, in AllenMemorialHospital,Waterloo,Black HawkCounty, Iowa,April24, 1952 (age83 years, 355days).Interment atOak Wood Cemetery, Ackley, Iowa. | | Darwin James Meserole (1868-1952) — also known asDarwin J. Meserole — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Bellport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1868.Socialist.Stockbroker;in June 1891, heshotand killed Theodore W. Larbig, wasarrestedandtriedformurder,but found not guilty on ground of self-defense;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1915; candidateforNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1920; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1922; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,1927, 1931; candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1926; Socialist candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1928;candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1930, 1934, 1936; president, NationalUnemployment League, which advocated public works programs to relieveunemployment.Died, from aheart attack, as he was about to board the StatenIsland ferry, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1952 (age83 years, 358days).Burial location unknown.  | Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) — also known asNathan D. Perlman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Prusice, Silesia (nowPoland),August2, 1887.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofHarryKopp from 1909; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1915-17;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1920-27; defeated,1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1928(alternate),1932;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidateforNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1936; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937.Jewish.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Beth IsraelHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1952 (age64 years, 332days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Charles Sumner Pendleton (1880-1952) — also known asCharles S. Pendleton — of Gate City,ScottCounty, Va.Born in Gate City,ScottCounty, Va.,March28, 1880.Republican.Farmer;Prohibitionenforcement agent;minister;merchant;member ofVirginiastate senate 2nd District, 1920-21; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for Virginia,1920.Died, from acoronary occlusion due toarteriosclerosis, in Gate City,ScottCounty, Va.,July 15,1952 (age72 years, 109days).Interment atHolston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.| | Presumably namedfor:CharlesSumner | | | | Relatives: Son of John Pendleton andMary Ann (Quillen) Pendleton; married,July 15,1906, to Pearl Margaret Taylor; first cousin five times removedofEdmundPendleton; second cousin four times removed ofJohnPenn,JohnPendleton Jr.,JamesMadison,NathanielPendleton,WilliamTaylor Madison andZacharyTaylor; third cousin once removed ofGeorgeCassety Pendleton,CharlesM. Pendleton andDanielMicajah Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton,EdmundHenry Pendleton,NathanaelGreene Pendleton andColebyChew; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesBenjamin Garnett andHubbardT. Smith. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Maurice Frisby (1888-1952) — also known asFrank M. Frisby — of Bethany,HarrisonCounty, Mo.Born in Bethany,HarrisonCounty, Mo.,March 8,1888.Republican.Lawyer;HarrisonCounty Prosecuting Attorney;abstractor;member ofMissouristate senate, 1943-52 (4th District 1943-46, 14th District1947-52); died in office 1952; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1948.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, a few days after aheart attack, in ahospitalat Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 25,1952 (age64 years, 139days).Interment atMiriam Cemetery, Bethany, Mo. | | George Sherman Banta (1884-1952) — also known asGeorge S. Banta — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa; Manchester,DelawareCounty, Iowa.Born in Manchester,DelawareCounty, Iowa,July 2,1884.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;farmer;member ofIowastate senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1924.Member,PhiDelta Phi;FarmBureau;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Knightsof Pythias.Died, of aheart attack,August1, 1952 (age68 years, 30days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Manchester, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married,January1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married,July 15,1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. |
| | Peter A. Abeles (1886-1952) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Oltenitza,Romania,February15, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;accountant;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1919-20; defeated, 1920, 1922;magistrate.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;Freemasons.Died, apparently of aheart attack, in astationerystore on Eighth Avenue, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1952 (age66 years, 210days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Aron Abeles and Rebecca (Isser) Abeles; married,November11, 1913, to Minerva Lobel. |
| | L. Preston Collins (c.1897-1952) — of Marion,SmythCounty, Va.Born inLynchburg,Va., about 1897.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1940,1944(alternate),1948,1952;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1946-52; died in office 1952.Suffered aheart attack, and died, at thededicationof the Robert S. Sheffey Consolidated Elementary School, nearAustinville,WytheCounty, Va.,September20, 1952 (ageabout 55years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lewis Preston Collins and Ella (Moorman) Collins; married toPauline Hull Staley. |
 | Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1893.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died inoffice 1952;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1935;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936,1940,1944,1948;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1936, 1948;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.Jewish. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from aheart attack, in Long Island CollegeHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1952 (age58 years, 345days).Interment atMontefioreCemetery, Springfield Gardens, Queens, N.Y. |  | Henry May Dawes (1877-1952) — also known asHenry M. Dawes — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,April22, 1877.Lumberbusiness; president, SouthwesternGas &Electric Company; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1923-24;president, PureOilCompany; vice-president, AmericanPetroleumInstitute.Member,Sonsof Union Veterans.Died, following aheart attack, in EvanstonHospital,Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,September29, 1952 (age75 years, 160days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | William Thomas Mills (1879-1952) — also known asWilliam T. Mills;BillieMills —of Marshall,SearcyCounty, Ark.Born in Eglantine,Van BurenCounty, Ark.,1879.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1908; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Arkansas,1924,1936;Republican candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1946, 1948 (primary).Christian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, of aheart attack, in Marshall,SearcyCounty, Ark.,October17, 1952 (ageabout 73years).Interment atMarshallCemetery, Marshall, Ark. | | William Augustus Dolan (1883-1952) — also known asWilliam A. Dolan — of Newton,SussexCounty, N.J.Born in Ogdensburg,SussexCounty, N.J.,March31, 1883.Lawyer;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from SussexCounty; elected 1933; member ofNewJersey state senate from Sussex County, 1937-39.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, ofheart failure, in Newton,SussexCounty, N.J.,October28, 1952 (age69 years, 211days).Interment atNewtonCemetery, Newton, N.J. | | Philip Murray (1886-1952) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Blantyre,Scotland,May25, 1886.Democrat.Miner;president,local union of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), 1905;districtpresident in 1912;vice-presidentin 1917;chairman,Steelworkers Organizing Committee (SWOC); (SWOC), 1935-42, andpresident ofthe successor United Steelworkers of America, 1942-52president,Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1940; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1940,1944,1952.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in his room at the Mark HopkinsHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,November9, 1952 (age66 years, 168days).Interment atSt.Ann's Cemetery, Castle Shannon, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Murray and Rose (Layden) Murray. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) — also known asA. Harry Moore — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,July 3,1879.Democrat.Lawyer;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944,1952;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.ChristianReformed.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Grange;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Eagles;RoyalArcanum;Foresters.Died from aheart attack whiledrivinghis car along State Highway 29 in Branchburg,SomersetCounty, N.J.,November18, 1952 (age73 years, 138days).Interment atBayview- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.  | William Green (1872-1952) — of Coshocton,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio.Born in Coshocton,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio,March 3,1872.Democrat.Coal miner;president,Ohio District, United Mine Workers Union, 1906-10; member ofOhiostate senate, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Ohio,1912,1920(alternate);president,American Federation of Labor, 1924-52.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;OddFellows;Elks.Died, from aheart attack,November21, 1952 (age80 years, 263days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hugh Green and Jane (Oran) Green; married1894 to JennieMobley. | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Richard W. Reading (1882-1952) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February7, 1882.Republican.Newspaperbusiness manager;real estatebusiness; Detroit city clerk, 1926-37;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1938-40; defeated, 1939.Died, from aheart ailment, in MellusHospital,Brighton,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,December9, 1952 (age70 years, 306days).Interment atGrandLawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | George Thomas Myers (1873-1952) — also known asGeorge T. Myers — of Macks Creek,CamdenCounty, Mo.Born in Quincy,HickoryCounty, Mo.,March15, 1873.Democrat.Physician;surgeon;pharmacist;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Camden County, 1933-34;defeated, 1916, 1934, 1936;postmaster.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromacute cardiac failure followingprostatecancer surgery, in St. John'sHospital,Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,December15, 1952 (age79 years, 275days).Interment atMacks Creek Cemetery, Macks Creek, Mo. | | Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) — also known asJulian P. Alexander — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,December7, 1887.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;American BarAssociation;NewcomenSociety;KappaSigma.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, while a spectator at the SugarBowlfootballgame, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January1, 1953 (age65 years, 25days).Interment atCedarlawnCemetery, Jackson, Miss.  | Howard N. Allen (1873-1953) — of Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1873.Republican.Farmer;president, Pawling SavingsBank;director, NationalBank ofPawling; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1923-44.Methodist.Member,Grange;FarmBureau;Freemasons.Suffered aheart attack at a Pawling Savings Bankboard ofdirectors meeting, and died the next day, in Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1953 (age79 years, 321days).Interment atPawlingCemetery, Pawling, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Ruth A. Howard. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Samuel Grant Backus (d. 1953) — also known asSamuel G. Backus — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Summersville,NicholasCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938.Died, ofheart failure, February,1953.Interment atPerryMount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.  | Joseph D. Kelly (c.1887-1953) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1913-17;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1920; special sessions court judge inNew York, 1923-29.Catholic.Member,TammanyHall.Died, from aheart ailment, in St. FrancisHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1953 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael J. Kelly. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953) — also known asJoseph W. Alsop — of Avon,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,April 2,1876.Dairyfarmer;tobaccogrower;insurancebusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Avon, 1907-08; member ofConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 1909-12; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1909-12; Progressivecandidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1912;firstselectman of Avon, Connecticut, 1922-50.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaPsi.Died, following aheart attack, in the St. Francis XavierInfirmary,Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March17, 1953 (age76 years, 349days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.  | John T. Loughran (1889-1953) — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1930-34;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1934-45; appointed 1934;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1945-53; appointed 1945.Catholic.Died, of aheart attack, in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1953 (age64 years, 36days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Bernard Loughran and Margaret (Coffey) Loughran; married,June 15,1915, to Cornelia Brodhead. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Edwin John Fithian (1863-1953) — also known asEdwin J. Fithian — of Grove City,MercerCounty, Pa.Born in Portersville,ButlerCounty, Pa.,July 1,1863.Physician;president, Bessemer Gas Engine Company; after 1929, chairman of thesuccessor firm, Cooper-Bessemer Corporation; makers ofindustrialcompressors andmarineengines;bankdirector; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1908;Prohibition candidate forPennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1916; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1918; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1920;burgessof Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1923; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1928;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1934.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, fromacute cardiac decompensation, in Grove City,MercerCounty, Pa.,May 15,1953 (age89 years, 318days).Entombed atWoodland Cemetery, Grove City, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Newton Fithian and Margaret Jane (Riddle) Fithian; marriedto Georgiana A. Shellito and Esther Shellito. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Emil Hurja (1892-1953) — of Breckenridge,StephensCounty, Tex.; Crystal Falls,IronCounty, Mich.Born in Crystal Falls,IronCounty, Mich.,January22, 1892.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1936;candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.Finnishancestry. Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanEconomic Association;SigmaDelta Chi.Suffered aheart attack, collapsed and died at the NationalPress Club,Washington,D.C.,May 30,1953 (age61 years, 128days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Allen James Oliver (1903-1953) — also known asAllen J. Oliver — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1903.Republican.Accountant;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1943-48 (46th District 1943-44, 51st District1945-48); defeated, 1948.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died, of acoronary occlusion (heart attack), inRochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1953 (age50 years, 52days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Rochester, N.Y.  | Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known asMaurice J. Tobin — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 22,1901.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1938-45;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1948-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Foresters.Died, of aheart attack, in Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,July 19,1953 (age52 years, 58days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | | Edward J. Flynn (1891-1953) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,September22, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofMonroeGoldwater; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1918-21;BronxCounty Sheriff, 1922-25;chair ofBronx County Democratic Party, 1922-40; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1948,1952;New York City Chamberlain, 1926-28;secretaryof state of New York, 1929-39; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,1933;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1939-45;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1940-43;leader ofBronx County Democratic Party, 1941-53.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, probably from aheart ailment, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Dublin,Ireland,August18, 1953 (age61 years, 330days).Burial location unknown.  | Harold Knutson (1880-1953) — of St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.Born in Skein,Norway,October20, 1880.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33,at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Minnesota,1940(HonoraryVice-President).Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.On March 9, 1924, he and Leroy M. Hull, a 29-year-old clerk for theLabor Department, sitting in his parked car alongside a rural roadnear Arlington National Cemetery, werearrestedby officers of the Arlington County vice squad; he vainly offered a$100bribe,but wascharged,apparently withsodomy(press reports avoided mentioning the specific crime, only that itwas a "grave moral offense"), andjailedovernight;triedbefore a jury, and found not guilty.Died, following a series ofheart attacks, in Wesley MemorialHospital,Wadena,WadenaCounty, Minn.,August21, 1953 (age72 years, 305days).Interment atNorthStar Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minn.  | Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1883.Republican.Operasinger;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1936.Danishancestry.Died, following aheart attack, in Physicians'Hospital,Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1953 (age70 years, 36days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Houtzdale,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,March 6,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;automobiledealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons.On ahuntingtrip, he suffered aheart attack while sittingin hisJeep, holding ashotgun,whichaccidentallydischarged, hitting him in the chest and killing him, on FoxIsland, Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1953 (age58 years, 196days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Thomas McCarty (1912-1953) — also known asDan McCarty — of Florida. Born in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,January18, 1912.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1937-41;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1941; served in theU.S. Army during World War II;Governor ofFlorida, 1953; defeated in primary, 1948; died in office 1953.Died, ofpneumoniafollowing aheart attack, in ahospitalat Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,September28, 1953 (age41 years, 253days).Interment atPalmsCemetery, Near Ankona, St. Lucie County, Fla. | | Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871-1953) — also known asEugene A. Gilmore — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Brownville,NemahaCounty, Neb.,July 4,1871.Lawyer;lawprofessor;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1927, 1929;president,University of Iowa, 1934-40.Died, from aheart attack, in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,November4, 1953 (age82 years, 123days).Cremated. | | Alice Elizabeth Figg (1882-1953) — also known asAlice E. Figg — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January21, 1882.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1940,1948;member ofIowaRepublican State Central Committee, 1942-50;treasurer ofIowa Republican Party, 1950-52.Female.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died, from aheart ailment, in ahospitalat Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,November8, 1953 (age71 years, 291days).Interment atAvon Cemetery, Avon, Iowa. | | Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Canton,LewisCounty, Mo.,March17, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;secretary ofMissouri Republican Party, 1919;Missouristate attorney general, 1921-25; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1936.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;PhiSigma Kappa.Suffered aheart attack, and was dead on arrival at St. LouisCityHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,November12, 1953 (age69 years, 240days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;married,June 19,1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married,February21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
| | George Juan Hatfield (1887-1953) — also known asGeorge J. Hatfield — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Stevinson,MercedCounty, Calif.Born, of American parents, in Waterloo,Ontario,October29, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1922-36;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1925-33;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1935-39; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1943-53; died in office 1953.Episcopalian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;ReserveOfficers Association;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died, from aheart attack, in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,November15, 1953 (age66 years, 17days).Interment atStevinson Sunnyside Cemetery, Stevinson, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof William Melancthon Hatfield and Harriet Juanita (Bingham)Hatfield; married,December12, 1917, to Judith Barlow Hogan; third cousin twice removed ofAbrahamHatfield. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) — also known asGuy K. Bard — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Denver,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Ephrata,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October24, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofLancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1932;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1938-39;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;resigned 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.Lutheran.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiKappa Tau;DeltaTheta Phi.Collapsed, probably from aheart attack, in hislawoffice, and died en route to JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November23, 1953 (age58 years, 30days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Denver, Pa. | | Harry Clifton Yates (1878-1953) — also known asHarry C. Yates — of Faucett,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Faucett,BuchananCounty, Mo.,October12, 1878.Democrat.Schoolteacher;banker;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,1909-12, 1923-26;BuchananCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1915-23;BuchananCounty Judge, 1927-31.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners.Died, fromcoronary occlusion,kidneydisease,diverticulitis,andintestinalhemorrhage, in Missouri MethodistHospital,St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,December5, 1953 (age75 years, 54days).Interment atYates Cemetery, Faucett, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah Jane 'Sallie' (Williams) Yates and Henry R. Yates; marriedto Lora Jane Means and Edith M. Arnold; married,March18, 1915, to Waunetta Bruce. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Isabella Selmes Greenway (1886-1953) — also known asIsabella S. Greenway;Isabella Selmes;Isabella Ferguson;Mrs. John C. Greenway;Mrs. HarryOrland King —of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Ajo,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born inBooneCounty, Ky.,March22, 1886.Democrat.Innkeeper;rancher;owner, GilpinAirLines; manager ofcoppermininginterests; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Arizona, 1928-34;U.S.Representative from Arizona at-large, 1933-37.Female.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,December18, 1953 (age67 years, 271days).Interment atDinsmoreHomestead Cemetery, Near Burlington, Boone County, Ky. | | Monnett Bain Davis (1893-1953) — also known asMonnett B. Davis — of Boulder,BoulderCounty, Colo.Born in Greencastle,PutnamCounty, Ind.,August13, 1893.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Consul inPort Elizabeth, as of 1921-23;Saltillo, as of 1924; U.S. Consul General inStockholm, as of 1933-34;Shanghai, as of 1935-36, as of 1946;Singapore, as of 1936-37;Buenos Aires, as of 1938-41; U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1945-46; U.S. Ambassador toPanama, 1948-51;Israel, 1951-53, died in office 1953.Member,SigmaPhi Epsilon;Freemasons.Died, from aheart ailment, in Ramat Gan,Israel,December26, 1953 (age60 years, 135days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Fulmer Bright (1877-1953) — also known asJ. Fulmer Bright — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,November17, 1877.Democrat.Physician;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1922-23;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1924-40; defeated, 1940; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1928.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from aheart ailment, inRichmond,Va.,December29, 1953 (age76 years, 42days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof George Hilliard Bright and Mary Samuel (Davies)Bright. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Herbert Adams (1861-1954) — also known asWilliam H. Adams;BillyAdams —of Alamosa,AlamosaCounty, Colo.Born in Blue Mounds,DaneCounty, Wis.,February15, 1861.Member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1887-89; member ofColoradostate senate, 1889-1927;Governor ofColorado, 1927-33.Congregationalist.Died, of aheart ailment,February4, 1954 (age92 years, 354days).Interment atAlamosaCemetery, Alamosa, Colo. | | Harry Keep Pangburn (1879-1954) — also known asHarry K. Pangburn — of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez),Guerrero;Ciudad Juarez,Chihuahua.Born in Perry,DallasCounty, Iowa,March27, 1879.Physician;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inAcapulco, 1908-15; U.S. Vice Consul inAcapulco, 1915-29;Ciudad Juarez, as of 1932-38.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Acapulco deJuárez,Guerrero,February11, 1954 (age74 years, 321days).Interment atPanteon Municipal Las Cruces, Acapulco de Juárez,Guerrero. | | Elmer Sherman Webb (1889-1954) — also known asE. Sherman Webb — of Odessa,New CastleCounty, Del.BornMay 7,1889.Democrat.Farmer;hardwareandfeedbusiness; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 13thDistrict, 1931-32; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1949-52.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;TallCedars of Lebanon.Died, from aheart attack, in Odessa,New CastleCounty, Del.,February12, 1954 (age64 years, 281days).Interment atTownsend Cemetery, Townsend, Del. | | Kenneth Frank Cramer (1894-1954) — also known asKenneth F. Cramer — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;coalbusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1929-32; memberofConnecticutstate senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1936;general in the U.S. Army during World War II.Member,AmericanLegion;PurpleHeart;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof the War of 1812;Sonsof Union Veterans;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died, from aheart attack, whilehunting,in Baden-Wurttemberg,Germany,February20, 1954 (age59 years, 140days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) — also known asGeorge D. Schermerhorn — of Reading,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Reading,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,October8, 1886.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, AcmeChairCompany; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1928;candidate forMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1932;delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from HillsdaleCounty, 1933; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1947.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, fromcoronary occlusion and fromcarcinomaof tongue and jaw, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April21, 1954 (age67 years, 195days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich. | | Guy Patterson Gannett (1881-1954) — also known asGuy P. Gannett — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine; Cape Elizabeth,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,November27, 1881.Republican. Publisher ofnewspapersand owner ofradiostations; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1916;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1917-18; member ofMainestate senate 7th District, 1919-20; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Maine, 1920-28.Died, from aheart ailment, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1954 (age72 years, 148days).Burial location unknown. | | Matthew Rombach Denver (1870-1954) — also known asMatthew R. Denver;M. R.Denver —of Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio.Born in Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,December21, 1870.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1896,1908,1912,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928,1932;member ofOhioDemocratic State Central Committee, 1902-03;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1907-13;delegateto Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died ofcoronary thrombosis, in Wilmington,ClintonCounty, Ohio,May 13,1954 (age83 years, 143days).Interment atSugarGrove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio. | | Edward William McManus (1887-1954) — also known asEdward W. McManus — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,January1, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;acting postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1918; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1920; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Iowa,1936.Catholic.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in St. JosephHospital,Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,June 1,1954 (age67 years, 151days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Keokuk, Iowa. | | Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) — also known asHarold G. Hoffman — of South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February7, 1896.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebusiness;banker;newspapercolumnist andradiocommentator; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24;mayorof South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New JerseyCommissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Methodist.Member,JuniorOrder;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;RoyalArcanum.Suspendedin 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation systemfor aninvestigationof financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his writtenconfessionofembezzlementschemes was disclosed.Died, of aheart attack, in his room at the BlakeHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1954 (age58 years, 117days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J. | | Gladstone Daughtry Gatling (1880-1954) — also known asG. D. Gatling — of Roduco,GatesCounty, N.C.; Gates,GatesCounty, N.C.Born inGatesCounty, N.C.,April27, 1880.Democrat.Postmaster;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Gates County,1913-16.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in Gates,GatesCounty, N.C.,July 8,1954 (age74 years, 72days).Interment atGatesvilleCemetery, Gatesville, N.C. | | Arthur Edson Blair Moody (1902-1954) — also known asBlair Moody — of Michigan. Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February13, 1902.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1951-52; defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1952(chair,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, during hiscampaignfor the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, of aheartailment andpneumonia,in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 20,1954 (age52 years, 157days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) — also known asWillis W. Bradley — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Ransomville,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1884.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Governor ofGuam, 1929-31;U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Received theMedalof Honor, for action on U.S.S.Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.Suffered aheart attack during the noon recess of alegislativehearing,and died soon after at CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,August27, 1954 (age70 years, 60days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif. | | Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) — also known asBurnet R. Maybank — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March 7,1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;cottonexporter;mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1936,1940,1944(speaker),1952(member,CredentialsCommittee);Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1939-41; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1940;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.Episcopalian.Died, of aheart attack, in Flat Rock,HendersonCounty, N.C.,September1, 1954 (age55 years, 178days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Irving Dilley Tillman (1886-1954) — also known asIrving D. Tillman — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Bainbridge,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;ChenangoCounty Clerk, 1928-48;chair ofChenango County Republican Party, 1934-37.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, following aheart attack, in Chenango MemorialHospital,Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1954 (age67 years, 338days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y. | | Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) — also known asRobert H. Jackson — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Spring Creek,WarrenCounty, Pa.,February13, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;vice-president and general counsel, JamestownStreetRailway Company; director and general counsel, JamestownTelephoneCorporation; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1936;U.S. Solicitor General, 1938-40;U.S.Attorney General, 1940-41;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLaw Institute;Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,October9, 1954 (age62 years, 238days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y. | | William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) — also known asWilliam B. Umstead — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Mangum Township,DurhamCounty, N.C.,May 13,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39;NorthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1945;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1948;Governorof North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Methodist.Died, fromarteriosclerotic heart disease andcongestiveheart failure, while also suffering frombronchopneumonia,in WattsHospital,Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,November7, 1954 (age59 years, 178days).Interment atMt.Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C. | | James Fairman Fielder (1867-1954) — also known asJames F. Fielder — ofHudsonCounty, N.J.; Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,February26, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1903-04;member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1908-13;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1913, 1914-17; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1916;vice-chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1919-46.EpiscopalianorCongregationalist.DutchandEnglishancestry.Died, from aheart condition, in MountainsideHospital,Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,December2, 1954 (age87 years, 279days).Entombed in mausoleum atFairmountCemetery, Newark, N.J.  | Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887-1954) — also known asNelson T. Johnson — of Oklahoma. Born inWashington,D.C.,April 3,1887.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inMukden, 1909-10;Harbin, 1910-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1911-15; U.S. Consul inChungking, 1915;Changsha, 1915-18;Shanghai, 1918; U.S. Minister toChina, 1929-35;Australia, 1941-45; U.S. Ambassador toChina, 1935-41.Member,DeltaTau Delta.Died, from a suddenheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,December3, 1954 (age67 years, 244days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | | August Claessens (1885-1954) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inSwitzerland,1885.Schoolteacher; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (Socialist, 15th District),1924 (Socialist, 23rd District), 1928 (Socialist, 14th District),1930 (Socialist, 18th District), 1932 (Socialist, 14th District),1934 (Socialist, at-large), 1946 (Liberal, 10th District), 1948(Liberal, 8th District), 1950 (Liberal, 8th District); member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 17th District, 1918-20, 1922;defeated, 1915 (Socialist, New York County 26th District), 1916(Socialist, New York County 26th District); expelled 1920, 1920;defeated, 1920 (Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1922(Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1923 (Socialist, New YorkCounty 17th District), 1925 (Socialist, Bronx County 4th District),1937 (American Labor, Kings County 4th District), 1938 (AmericanLabor, Kings County 14th District), 1954 (Liberal, Kings County 14thDistrict); delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,1920; Socialist candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1926; American Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 11th District, 1940.Expelledfrom the New York State Assembly over allegeddisloyalty,along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;re-elected to the same seat in a special election, andexpelledagain on September 21.Died, following aheart attack, at Brooklyn JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1954 (ageabout 69years).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.  | William Leslie Beers (1904-1955) — also known asWilliam L. Beers — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August17, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1953-55; appointed 1953.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from aheart ailment, in Grace New HavenHospital,New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January14, 1955 (age50 years, 150days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof George Emerson Beers and Margaret (Lowry) Beers; married,May 30,1924, to Doris M. Kiernan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Connecticut Register &Manual 1953 |
| | | Leon M. Layden (1893-1955) — of Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in West Pawlet, Pawlet,RutlandCounty, Vt.,December17, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;WashingtonCounty Surrogate, 1926-28; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1940;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1941; defeated, 1932;appointed 1941; defeated, 1941.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AmericanLegion.Suffered aheart attack, and died in anambulance,en route from Whitehall to the Glens Falls hospital, inWashingtonCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1955 (age61 years, 53days).Interment atOur Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y. | | George Milton Corlett (1884-1955) — of Monte Vista,Rio GrandeCounty, Colo.Born in Burchard,PawneeCounty, Neb.,November7, 1884.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Monte Vista,Colo., 1919-21;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1927-31.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February16, 1955 (age70 years, 101days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Milton Corlett and Mary (Stafford)Corlett. |
| | Thomas L. J. Corcoran (c.1908-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1908.Lawyer;assistant counsel (1937), counsel (1942) to Gov.HerbertH. Lehman; head of the New York State War Council during WorldWar II;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1947-55; died in office 1955.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from ablood clot, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1955 (ageabout 47years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Frank E. Gilkison (c.1878-1955) — of Shoals,MartinCounty, Ind.Born about 1878. Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Indiana, 1935-44; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1936;justiceof Indiana state supreme court, 1945-55; died in office 1955;chiefjustice of Indiana state supreme court, 1954-55; died in office1955.Stricken with aheart attack at breakfast, and died, inIndianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February25, 1955 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown. | | John Robert Britten (1898-1955) — also known asJohn R. Britten — of Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.Born in Reading,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December16, 1898.Republican.Lawyer;WayneCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39;mayorof Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Grotto;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles;Moose;JuniorOrder;Elks;Kiwanis.Sufferedsevereburns to his feet and toes from overnight application of anelectric pad, leading to apulmonary embolism and ultimatelydeath, in ReidHospital,Spring Grove,WayneCounty, Ind.,February25, 1955 (age56 years, 71days).Interment atEarlhamCemetery, Richmond, Ind. | | Mary Estelle Sayers (1864-1955) — also known asMary Sayers — of Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.Born in Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.,March 9,1864.Prohibition candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate 46th District, 1934.Female.Died, fromheart andlungconditions, in Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.,February26, 1955 (age90 years, 354days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Waynesburg, Pa. | | Edward Jackson Picklesimer, Sr. (1874-1955) — also known asEddie Picklesimer — of Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.; Shelby Creek,PikeCounty, Ky.Born inJohnsonCounty, Ky.,March30, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;PikeCounty Attorney, 1911-17; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kentucky,1936.Baptist.Member,OddFellows.Died, from aheart ailment, in Robinson Creek,PikeCounty, Ky.,March 1,1955 (age80 years, 336days).Interment atJohnsonMemorial Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky. | | Orrin R. Judd (c.1871-1955) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Kingston,SomersetCounty, N.J., about 1871.Accountant;lawyer;banker;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Baptist.Died, of aheart attack, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1955 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd and Susanna Judd; married,October4, 1905, to Bertha Grimmell. |
| | John Joseph Donovan Jr. (1913-1955) — also known asJohn J. Donovan, Jr. — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District1955); died in office 1955.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;FederalBar Association;Knightsof Columbus;DeltaTheta Phi.Suffered aheart attack, and died a few hours later, in St.Elizabeth'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1955 (age42 years, 26days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. John J. Donovan and Harriet (O'Connor)Donovan. |
| | Leo Joseph Wilkowski (1902-1955) — also known asLeo J. Wilkowski — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April 5,1902.Democrat.Hardwarebusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1939-44; nominated, but withdrew 1944;Chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison;chargedon December 16, 1944 (along with other legislators) withacceptingbribes from naturopathic physicians;triedandconvicted;chargedon July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) withacceptingbribes to vote against a banking bill, but the last set ofcharges were dismissed when he agreed to testify.Polishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance.Died ofheart trouble,March23, 1955 (age52 years, 352days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. (1865-1955) — also known asEdward M. Biddle, Jr. — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Irvine,WarrenCounty, Pa.,October4, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1924;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29.Died, fromchronic myocarditis, in CarlisleHospital,Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,March25, 1955 (age89 years, 172days).Interment atOldCarlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.  | Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) — also known asThomas F. Burchill — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1882.Democrat.Auctioneer;appraiser;insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; memberofNewYork state senate 13th District, 1925-38;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Elks.Died, following aheart attack, in St. JosephHospital,Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1955 (age72 years, 235days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | John L. Bohn (1869-1955) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornAugust1, 1869.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1942-48.Died, ofheart failure, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April20, 1955 (age85 years, 262days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.  | Robert Johnson Mitchell (1869-1955) — also known asRobert J. Mitchell — of Verona,LawrenceCounty, Mo.; Marionville,LawrenceCounty, Mo.; Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in New Palestine (now Speed),CooperCounty, Mo.,September24, 1869.Democrat.Schoolteacher;merchant;banker;LawrenceCounty Recorder, 1899-1902; member ofMissouristate senate 18th District, 1915-18; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1924.Died, fromarteriosclerotic heart disease andpulmonaryedema, in Mount ZionHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,April25, 1955 (age85 years, 213days).Interment atWoodlawnMemorial Park, Colma, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Mitchell and Margaret (Parrish) Mitchell; married,August13, 1899, to Leni L. Smith. | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Jacob Elmer Long (1880-1955) — also known asJ. Elmer Long — of Graham,AlamanceCounty, N.C.; Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.,July 31,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Rep.CharlesM. Stedman; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,1911-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 18th District, 1917-22;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1925-29; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1944.Presbyterian;laterMethodist.Member,SigmaNu;Lions;Sphinx.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,April28, 1955 (age74 years, 271days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Durham, N.C. | | Griffin Smith (1885-1955) — of Arkansas. Born inPutnamCounty, Tenn.,July 13,1885.Chiefjustice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1937-55; died in office1955.Died, of aheart attack, in El Dorado,UnionCounty, Ark.,April29, 1955 (age69 years, 290days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Joseph Flack (1894-1955) — of Grenoble,BucksCounty, Pa.; Doylestown,BucksCounty, Pa.Born in Grenoble,BucksCounty, Pa.,December5, 1894.U.S. Vice Consul inLiverpool, 1917-19; U.S. Ambassador toBolivia, 1946-49;Costa Rica, 1949-50;Poland, 1950-55;shotat, and nearly hit, at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia,during the 1946 revolution.Died, from acoronary thrombosis,aboard theocean linerUnited States, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,May 8,1955 (age60 years, 154days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Hugh Mead Alcorn (1872-1955) — also known asHugh M. Alcorn — of Suffield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Suffield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,October24, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Suffield, 1903-06;HartfordCounty State's Attorney, 1908-42; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1912,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1934.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;AmericanJudicature Society;Sonsof Union Veterans.Died, following aheart attack, in Suffield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 26,1955 (age82 years, 214days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Suffield, Conn. | | Charles Brents Kennamer (1874-1955) — also known asCharles B. Kennamer — of Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Kennamer Cove,MarshallCounty, Ala.,November25, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;MarshallCounty Solicitor, 1905-06; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1906, 1919, 1920;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1912(alternate),1916(member,CredentialsCommittee),1920,1924,1928;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1922-31;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-36;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-55; diedin office 1955.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen;Civitan.Died, from aheart attack, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,June 3,1955 (age80 years, 190days).Interment atGuntersvilleCity Cemetery, Guntersville, Ala. | | Jesse Jackson Herrell (1884-1955) — also known asJesse J. Herrell;JessHerrell —of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Butler,BatesCounty, Mo.,December24, 1884.Railroadswitchman; candidate formayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1945, 1947.Died, fromcoronary occlusion, in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,June 21,1955 (age70 years, 179days).Interment atLath Branch Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan.  | Cordell Hull (1871-1955) — also known as"Father of the UnitedNations" —of Carthage,SmithCounty, Tenn.Born in alogcabin at Olympus, Overton County (nowPickettCounty), Tenn.,October2, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1893-97; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1903-07;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1907-21, 1923-31;defeated, 1920; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Tennessee, 1914-24;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1921-24; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1928,1940,1944;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1931-33;U.S.Secretary of State, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1936.Baptist;laterEpiscopalian.Received theNobelPeace Prize in 1945.Died, ofheart disease andsarcoidosis,atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 23,1955 (age83 years, 294days).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof William Hull and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull. | | | | Cross-reference:ThomasK. Finletter | | | | Cordell HullDamon the Cumberland River, and its impoundment, Cordell HullLake,inSmithandJacksoncounties, Tennessee, arenamed forhim. — The Cordell HullStateOffice Building (built 1952-54), inNashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — Cordell HullHighway,inBarrenandMonroecounties, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NobelLaureates | | | | Books by Cordell Hull:TheMemoirs of Cordell Hull | | | | Books about Cordell Hull: JuliusWilliam Pratt,CordellHull, 1933-44 | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1963) |
| | | Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) — also known asAaron J. Levy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912;municipal judge in New York, 1913-23;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;TammanyHall.Died, following aheart attack, in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,November21, 1955 (age74 years, 140days).Interment atMokomSholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married,March10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
| | James George Blaine (1897-1955) — also known asJames G. Blaine — ofSt.Louis, Mo.BornSeptember15, 1897.Republican.Lawyer;general attorney for Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy)Railroad;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1944.Died, from aheart attack, in Chesterfield,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,December10, 1955 (age58 years, 86days).Interment atResurrection Cemetery, Affton, Mo. | | Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) — also known asJames W. Dawson;"HolyJoe" —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August8, 1889.Schoolteacher;lawyer;author;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipaljudge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932,1936,1940,1944;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.Catholic.Scottishancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1956 (age66 years, 173days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Andrew Nerland (1870-1956) — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Born in Molda,Norway,April18, 1870.Republican.Furnituremerchant;mayorof Fairbanks, Alaska, 1915-16; member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1917-18,1931-38;Speakerof Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1921-22; trustee,Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, 1929-35, continuingas regent, University of Alaska, 1935-56; member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 4th District, 1945-50.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, of aheart attack, in Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska,February6, 1956 (age85 years, 294days).Burial location unknown. | | Allen Bowsher (1899-1956) — of Clinton,HenryCounty, Mo.Born in Lee,WhiteCounty, Ind.,June 22,1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;road andbridge contractor;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Henry County, 1945-48;defeated, 1950; member ofMissouristate senate 31st District; elected 1952.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Clinton,HenryCounty, Mo.,April 2,1956 (age56 years, 285days).Interment atEnglewoodCemetery, Clinton, Mo. | | James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) — also known asJames H. Hyer;Jimmy Hyer — of Athens,GreeneCounty, N.Y.Born in Athens,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1932.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Grange.Died, from anacute myocardial infarct, in AlbanyHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1956 (age53 years, 30days).Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.  | Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) — also known asAlben W. Barkley;Willie Alben Barkley;"Dear Alben";"Little Alby";"Veep" —of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Born in alogcabin near Lowes,GravesCounty, Ky.,November24, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;McCrackenCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,1909-13;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944(speaker),1948(TemporaryChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1952;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1923;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944;VicePresident of the United States, 1949-53.Methodist.Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiAlpha Delta;OddFellows;Elks.Died of aheart attack while speaking at the Washington andLee University Mock DemocraticConvention,Lexington,Va.,April30, 1956 (age78 years, 158days).Interment atMt.Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married,June 23,1903, to Dorothy Brower; married,November18, 1949, to Jane Hadley andJaneHadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who marriedDouglasMacArthur II); grandfather ofAlbenW. Barkley II. | | | | Political family:Barkleyfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbreadracehorse"The Veep" (born 1948), wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly AnnDavis,AlbenW. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and VicePresident — James K. Libbey,DearAlben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,IMarried the Veep | | | | Image source: TrumanLibrary |
 | Marion Lee Thomas (1877-1956) — also known asMarion L. Thomas — of Crown Point,EssexCounty, N.Y.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Butler Township,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,July 10,1877.Democrat.Farmer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1929, 1933;chair ofEssex County Democratic Party, 1932-41; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1936,1940.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,May 17,1956 (age78 years, 312days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Stanton Thomas and Laura (Ingram) Thomas; married,December10, 1924, to Doris Ilione Miller. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1916) |
| | | Loring Milton Black Jr. (1886-1956) — also known asLoring M. Black, Jr.;"The KidSenator" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6thDistrict 1919-20); defeated, 1920;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1933.One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposedProhibition.Died from aheart attack, in adrugstoreatWashington,D.C.,May 21,1956 (age70 years, 4days).Interment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md. | | Warren Dale Byrum (1887-1956) — also known asWarren D. Byrum — of Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.; Onondaga,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Onondaga Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,October19, 1887.Republican.Schoolteacher;insurancebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1919-24.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, from aheart attack, while driving apickuptruck, near Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.,June 1,1956 (age68 years, 226days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Leslie, Mich. | | Walter Stenrod Bambrick (1888-1956) — also known asWalter S. Bambrick — of Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in New Cumberland,HancockCounty, W.Va.,September19, 1888.Democrat. Postmaster atWeirton,W.Va., 1916-23, 1947-56 (acting, 1947-49).Died, from amyocardial infarct, in Weirton GeneralHospital,Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.,June 16,1956 (age67 years, 271days).Interment atChapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, W.Va. | | John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) — also known asCarl Hinshaw — of Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 28,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43,20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1948.Died, ofpneumoniaandcongestive heart failure, in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August5, 1956 (age62 years, 8days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Eldred C. Pitkin (1870-1956) — of Marshfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born in Marshfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,November29, 1870.Republican.Butterbox manufacturer; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Marshfield, 1910.Methodist.Died, fromacute myocarditis anddementia,in the BrattleboroRetreat,Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,August6, 1956 (age85 years, 251days).Intermentsomewherein Marshfield, Vt. | | Frank W. Joplin (1872-1956) — of Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ky.Born in Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ky.,November14, 1872.Democrat. Postmaster atElizabethtown,Ky., 1896-99;dry goodsmerchant;hoteloperator.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ky.,August7, 1956 (age83 years, 267days).Interment atElizabethtownCity Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky. | | William H. Jackman (1874-1956) — of Waltham,AddisonCounty, Vt.; Vergennes,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Waltham,AddisonCounty, Vt.,May 19,1874.Republican.Farmer;cattlebreeder; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Waltham, 1910.Congregationalist.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andsenility,in Vergennes,AddisonCounty, Vt.,September4, 1956 (age82 years, 108days).Interment atSunsetView Cemetery, Waltham, Vt.  | Uel Walter Lamkin (1877-1956) — also known asUel W. Lamkin — of Clinton,HenryCounty, Mo.; Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.Born in California,MoniteauCounty, Mo.,January18, 1877.Democrat.School teacherand principal;HenryCounty School Commissioner, 1902-07;superintendentof schools;lawyer;Missourisuperintendent of schools, 1916-18; appointed 1916;president,Northwest Missouri State Teachers College.Died, from apulmonaryembolism due toheart disease, in Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.,September16, 1956 (age79 years, 242days).Interment atEnglewoodCemetery, Clinton, Mo. | | | Charles Ernest Bunnell (1878-1956) — also known asCharles E. Bunnell — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Born in Dimock,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,January12, 1878.Democrat. Candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1914;U.S.District Judge for Alaska, 1914-21; firstpresidentof the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (laterUniversity of Alaska), 1921-45.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Elks.Died, following aheart attack, at anursinghome in Burlingame,San MateoCounty, Calif.,November1, 1956 (age78 years, 294days).Interment atBirchHill Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska; statue atUniversityof Alaska Campus, Fairbanks, Alaska.| | Relatives: Sonof Lyman Walton Bunnell and Ruth (Tingley) Bunnell; married,July 24,1901, to Mary Anna Kline. |
| | Jean Baptiste Adoue Jr. (1884-1956) — also known asJ. B. Adoue, Jr. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November4, 1884.President, Dallas NationalBank ofCommerce, 1924-56; chairman, GulfInsuranceCompany; chairman, Universal Life and AccidentInsuranceCompany; director, Graham-BrownShoeCompany; director, First TexasChemicalCompany; director, CosmopolitanHotelCompany;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1951-53; defeated, 1949.Episcopalian.Frenchancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanArbitration Association;Rotary;PhiDelta Theta;NewcomenSociety.Died, from aheart attack, while workingat hisbank, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,November17, 1956 (age72 years, 13days).Entombed in mausoleum atCrownHill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.  | Fred M. Ackerson (1866-1956) — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Somerset,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1866.Republican.School teacherand principal;lawyer;NiagaraCounty District Attorney, 1908-15; Judge of New York Court ofClaims, 1915-37.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows;Rotary;Sonsof the American Revolution.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, in MemorialHospital,Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1956 (age90 years, 205days).Interment atSomerset Cemetery, Somerset, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles F. Ackerson and Mary Jane (Nellist) Ackerson; married toEvangeline Hotaling. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | James A. Harris (1875-1957) — of Penfield,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Penfield,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1875.Republican.Fruitgrower;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1915-22.Died, from aheart attack, in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1957 (age81 years, 106days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery, Penfield, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Harris and Eleanor W. 'Ellen' (Burrows) Harris; married,November21, 1926, to Elizabeth B. Saunders. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Sosthenes Behn (1884-1957) — also known asLouis Richard Sosthenes Behn — of San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (nowVirginIslands),January30, 1884.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;sugarbusiness; member of Republican National Committee from PuertoRico, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from PuertoRico,1912;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; he and his brotherHernand bought atelephonecompany in Puerto Rico, and went on to establish InternationalTelephone and Telegraph (ITT), which rapidly expanded worldwide.Danish,French, andItalianancestry.Died, from aheart ailment, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1957 (age72 years, 342days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. |  | James Fay Bennett (1888-1957) — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born near Belington,BarbourCounty, W.Va.,February1, 1888.Republican.Schoolteacher;bookkeeper;insuranceagent; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1929-30.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from acoronary occlusion due tocoronary arterydisease, in Gassaway,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,January8, 1957 (age68 years, 342days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob J. Bennett and Mary E. (Shingleton) Bennett; married,September3, 1913, to Octavia Wilfong. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | William Comegys Paradee (1883-1957) — also known asWilliam C. Paradee — of Magnolia,KentCounty, Del.BornJuly 9,1883.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 8th District,1927-28, 1951-52; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1955-57; died inoffice 1957.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, the day after an emergencyappendectomy,in Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,January11, 1957 (age73 years, 186days).Interment atLakesideCemetery, Dover, Del. | | William Porter Whitaker (1882-1957) — also known asWilliam P. Whitaker;W. P.Whitaker —of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Utah,April 2,1882.Democrat.Locomotiveengineer;mayorof Pocatello, Idaho, 1919-20; candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1920, 1922;realestate andinsurancebusiness;florist; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1938.Leaving thepostoffice and getting intohis car,he suffered aheart attack and died, in Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho,January15, 1957 (age74 years, 288days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas William Whitaker and Hannah (Waddoups) Whitaker; married1903 to RoseByrnia Willey; married1912 to MaryR. Hawkley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ray Thompson (1911-1957) — of North Dakota. Born in Barney,RichlandCounty, N.Dak.,November3, 1911.Member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1945;NorthDakota state treasurer, 1953-54.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Eagles.Died of aheart attack, in ahotel atBismarck,BurleighCounty, N.Dak.,January27, 1957 (age45 years, 85days).Interment atWahpetonMemorial Gardens Cemetery, Wahpeton, N.Dak. | | Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) — also known asBurton G. Cameron — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.; Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Torch Lake,AntrimCounty, Mich.,February17, 1894.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;defeated in primary, 1924;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died, from aheart ailment, in hislawoffice, Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,February1, 1957 (age62 years, 350days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married1911 toKatherine Burch; married1945 to HelenM. Brugh. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Bessie L. Riggs (1877-1957) — also known asBessie Lewman;Mrs. James R.Riggs —of Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.Born in Indiana,July 18,1877.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1926-29; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1928.Female.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.,March24, 1957 (age79 years, 249days).Interment atCenterRidge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.; cenotaph atUnion Cemetery, Clark County, Ind. | | Joseph Edward Taglia (1900-1957) — also known asJoseph E. Taglia — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 1,1900.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1956.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from aheart attack, in Bridgman,BerrienCounty, Mich.,June 1,1957 (age57 years, 0days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Bridgman, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Paul Taglia and Rose Taglia. |
| | Garnett Kerr Kump (1875-1957) — also known asG. K. Kump — of Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born in Capon Springs,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,December9, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1905-06;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1913-20.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,June 28,1957 (age81 years, 201days).Interment atIndianMound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va. | | John Edwin Booth (1895-1957) — also known asJohn E. Booth — of Spanish Fork,UtahCounty, Utah.Born in Spanish Fork,UtahCounty, Utah,June 1,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;druggist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Englishancestry.Died, fromcoronary occlusion due todiabetes,in Spanish Fork,UtahCounty, Utah,July 25,1957 (age62 years, 54days).Interment atSpanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah. | | Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) — also known asWalter A. Lynch — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,July 7,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;U.S.Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1944,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1953;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild;Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheart attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1957 (age63 years, 65days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) — also known asAlbert E. Cobo — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October2, 1893.Republican.Mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1956.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, following aheart attack, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September12, 1957 (age63 years, 345days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Henry Francis Grady (1882-1957) — also known asHenry F. Grady — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February12, 1882.Democrat. U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1947-48;Greece, 1948-50;Iran, 1950-51; U.S. Minister toNepal, 1948.Member,AmericanEconomic Association;BetaGamma Sigma;DeltaSigma Pi;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiGamma Mu.Died, of aheart attack,on theocean linerPresident Wilson, in thePacificOcean,September14, 1957 (age75 years, 214days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March 4,1873.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1908,1916;U.S. Solicitor General, 1912-13; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1914; director ofbanks andinsurancecompanies.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from aheart attack, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,October3, 1957 (age84 years, 213days).Interment atOxmoor-BullittFamily Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt; brotherofAlexanderScott Bullitt (1877-1932); married,May 31,1913, toNoraIasigi (daughter ofOscarAnthony Iasigi; niece ofJosephAndrew Iasigi; granddaughter ofJosephIasigi); great-grandson ofAlexanderScott Bullitt (1761-1816) andWilliamLogan; great-grandnephew ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall; second great-grandson ofJohnFry andCuthbertBullitt; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamChristian; third great-grandson ofJoshuaFry; fourth great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofWilliamChristian Bullitt (1856-1914); first cousin once removed ofJamesSpeed,SpeedSmith Fry andWilliamChristian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall andJamesKeith Marshall; first cousin five times removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofLetitiaStevenson; second cousin once removed ofJohnAugustine Marshall andLewisGreen Stevenson; second cousin twice removed ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson II; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andAdlaiEwing Stevenson III; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofHughKennedy Bullitt; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Raleigh W. Falbe (1890-1957) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March21, 1890.Republican.Policeofficer;restaurantandtavernoperator;real estatebroker;insuranceagent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District, 1949-54.Suffered aheart attack, whileduckhunting on Rush Lake, and died five days later in Ripon MunicipalHospital,Ripon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,October6, 1957 (age67 years, 199days).Interment atWisconsinMemorial Park, Brookfield, Wis. | | John Basil Dahlstrom (1893-1957) — also known asJohn B. Dahlstrom — of Alameda (now part of Pocatello),BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Alameda (now part of Pocatello),BannockCounty, Idaho,August29, 1893.Automobilemechanic;mayorof Alameda, Idaho, 1957; died in office 1957.Swedishancestry.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Alameda (now part ofPocatello),BannockCounty, Idaho,November3, 1957 (age64 years, 66days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho. | | Thomas Joseph Spellacy (1880-1957) — also known asThomas J. Spellacy;"LongTom" —of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March 6,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofConnecticutstate senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1912(alternate;HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1920,1924(delegation chair),1928,1936,1940;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1918; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;defeated, 1945; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; ConnecticutInsurance Commissioner, 1955-57.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Forestersof America.Died, of aheart attack, in his room at the CommodoreHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1957 (age77 years, 274days).Interment atMt.St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn. | | Thomas P. Higgins (1891-1957) — of Marengo,McHenryCounty, Ill.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,December14, 1891.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1944,1948,1956.Catholic.Member,FarmBureau.Died, apparently from aheart attack, in Marengo,McHenryCounty, Ill.,December12, 1957 (age65 years, 363days).Interment atSacred Heart Cemetery, Marengo, Ill. | | Althea Alexander (d. 1958) — also known asMrs. Edgar Alexander — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1929.Female.Methodist.Died, of aheart attack, in1958.Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.  | Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) — also known asW. E. 'Bill' Flannery — of Man,LoganCounty, W.Va.Born in Jacobs,CarterCounty, Ky.,August6, 1904.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;died in office 1958;Speaker ofthe West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died inoffice 1958.Methodist.Irishancestry.Died, of aheart attack, at the LoganCountyCourthouse, Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.,March 7,1958 (age53 years, 213days).Interment atHighlandMemory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery; married1932 toMildredBurton Davis. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Leon Chase Phillips (1890-1958) — also known asLeon C. Phillips;RedPhillips —of Okemah,OkfuskeeCounty, Okla.Born inWorthCounty, Mo.,December9, 1890.Democrat. Member ofOklahomastate house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934, 1936;Speaker ofthe Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1935;Governor ofOklahoma, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Oklahoma,1940.Chargedwithacceptinga bribe while governor;triedtwice and ultimately acquitted.Died, of aheart attack, while waiting for a client at thepostoffice in Okmulgee,OkmulgeeCounty, Okla.,March27, 1958 (age67 years, 108days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Weleetka, Okla.  | Frank J. Taylor (1884-1958) — also known asFrank J. Barrett Jr. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1884.Democrat.Riveter;real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1913-25;KingsCounty Sheriff, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928(alternate),1932(alternate),1940,1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1956(alternate); New York City Commissioner of Welfare, 1930-34; New YorkCity Controller, 1935-37; assistant to the president of ToddShipyards;president, AmericanMerchantMarine Institute (chief negotiator with East Coastmaritimeunions), 1938-53; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1956.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks.Died, from aheart ailment, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1958 (age74 years, 53days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives:Adoptive son of James Taylor; son of Frank J. Barrett; married1909 toGertrude M. Carmody; married to Josephine McCarthy. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) — also known asThomas J. Curran — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;chairof New York County Republican Party, 1940-58;secretaryof state of New York, 1943-54; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1944,1948,1952(alternate),1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1944; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Executive Committee, 1945.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, from aheart ailment, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1958 (age59 years, 243days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | James Henry Caulfield Jr. (1875-1958) — also known asJames H. Caulfield, Jr. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Southern Pines,MooreCounty, N.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1875.Republican.Investigator;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1917-22; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1922.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, while also suffering fromsenility,in the North Carolinastate mentalhospital at Butner,GranvilleCounty, N.C.,August30, 1958 (age83 years, 231days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Charles Clapp Lockwood (1877-1958) — also known asCharles C. Lockwood — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1924,1928;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1914; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1915-22 (4th District 1915-18, 7th District1919-22); law partner ofNathanielL. Goldstein during the 1920s;chair ofKings County Republican Party, 1927-29; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1928;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-47.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;RoyalArcanum.Died, following aheart attack, in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1958 (age81 years, 19days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 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 athome, and died eight days later, fromheart disease, inRoanoke ChowanHospital,Ahoskie,HertfordCounty, N.C.,September28, 1958 (age86 years, 359days).Interment atGatesvilleCemetery, Gatesville, N.C. | | Burns Frances Barford, Sr. (1891-1958) — also known asBurns Barford — ofColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Valatie,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1891.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 28th District, 1924;ColumbiaCounty District Attorney, 1925.Died, of aheart attack, in Valatie,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,November1, 1958 (age67 years, 54days).Interment atSt.John the Baptist Cemetery, Valatie, N.Y. | | John J. Whalen (1899-1958) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.BornNovember28, 1899.Democrat.Funeraldirector;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1949; defeated, 1949.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, of aheart attack, while attending adinnerof the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, at the RooseveltHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1958 (age58 years, 359days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mina Elmore. |
| | John Tull Barker (1877-1958) — also known asJohn T. Barker — of La Plata,MaconCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.,August2, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Macon County, 1907-12;Speaker ofthe Missouri State House of Representatives, 1911-12;Missouristate attorney general, 1913-17; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1916.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Elks.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in DowntownHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December7, 1958 (age81 years, 127days).Interment atLa Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Lucian Barker and Mary (Withers) Barker; married to MaymeFisher. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Shipley Coffey (1883-1958) — also known asWilliam S. Coffey — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Eastchester (part now in Mt. Vernon),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1910-12,1915-17; secretary, New York Industrial Commmission, 1918-19; MountVernon city judge, 1924-32;WestchesterCounty Treasurer, 1933-39.Episcopalian.Died, apparently from aheart attack, in the waiting room ofthetrainstation at Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1958 (age75 years, 59days).Interment atSt.Paul's Church Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Samuel Coffey and Henerietta (Kellogg) Coffey;married1912 to AliceE. Becker. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Davis Elkins (1876-1959) — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born inWashington,D.C.,January24, 1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;banker;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from West Virginia,1916;major in the U.S. Army during World War I.Died, frombronchialpneumonia,cardio-renaldisease, andsenility,in WestbrookSanatorium,Richmond,Va.,January5, 1959 (age82 years, 346days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Elkins, W.Va. | | James G. Egolf (c.1910-1959) — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born about 1910. Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofRahway, N.J., 1951-53.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis;Moose.Died, of aheart attack, in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,January5, 1959 (ageabout 49years).Burial location unknown.  | Bernard Austin (1896-1959) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;accountant;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died inoffice 1959.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Elks;FederalBar Association.After giving a short speech at theswearing-inof City Court JusticeLouisB. Heller, he collapsed and died from aheart attack, inthe CentralCourtsBuilding, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1959 (ageabout 62years).Interment atBeth-DavidCemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Edgar Lynn Watson (1883-1959) — also known asEdgar L. Watson — of Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.Born in Texas,December13, 1883.Democrat. Postmaster atAthens,Tex., 1933-53 (acting, 1933-34).Died, fromheart disease, in Athens,HendersonCounty, Tex.,January21, 1959 (age75 years, 39days).Interment atAthens Cemetery, Athens, Tex. | | George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) — also known asGeorge H. Christopher — of near Amoret,BatesCounty, Mo.; Butler,BatesCounty, Mo.Born near Butler,BatesCounty, Mo.,December9, 1888.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, of aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,January23, 1959 (age70 years, 45days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Butler, Mo. | | Daniel Alden Reed (1875-1959) — also known asDaniel A. Reed — of Dunkirk,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sheridan,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,September15, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1919-59 (43rd District 1919-45,45th District 1945-53, 43rd District 1953-59); died in office 1959.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;DeltaChi;Elks.Died, of aheart attack, inWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,February19, 1959 (age83 years, 157days).Interment atSheridanCemetery, Sheridan, N.Y. | | Thomas Reardon Peirsol (1894-1959) — also known asT. Reardon Peirsol — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe City,MonroeCounty, Mo.,November1, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insuranceandrealestate business; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1940(voted forWendellL. Willkie andCharlesL. McNary).Died, from anaortic aneurysm andcardiac tamponade, inAnn Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February24, 1959 (age64 years, 115days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry A. Peirsol and Minnie (Reardon) Peirsol; married to ReaCovert. |
| | Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959) — also known asSamuel W. King — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,December17, 1886.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1935-43; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Hawaii Territory,1936(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization; member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization; member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1948,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956(delegation chair); served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;delegateto Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950;Governorof Hawaii Territory, 1953-57; member ofHawaiiterritorial House of Representatives, 1958.Episcopalian.Died of aheart attack in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,March24, 1959 (age72 years, 97days).Interment atNationalMemorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,Hawaii. | | John William Minton (1875-1959) — also known asJ. W. Minton — of Hemphill,SabineCounty, Tex.Born in Geneva,SabineCounty, Tex.,December31, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;president, Hemphill StateBank; oneof the organizers of the Sabine CitizensTelephoneCo.; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1910-11; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1940(alternate),1952.Baptist.Died, as a result of aheart attack, in CityHospital,Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,April19, 1959 (age83 years, 109days).Interment atHemphillCity Cemetery, Hemphill, Tex.  | Oswald D. Heck (1902-1959) — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1932-59 (Schenectady County 1st District 1932-44,Schenectady County 1945-59); died in office 1959;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1937-51; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1944,1948,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956(member,CredentialsCommittee).Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died, from aheart attack, in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1959 (age57 years, 97days).Interment atValeCemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married1933 to BeulahW. Slocum. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) — also known asJohn C. Porter — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Leon,DecaturCounty, Iowa,1871.Democrat.Telegraphoperator;automobileaccessories business;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.Christian.Petitions for hisrecallas mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his politicaladversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor isincompetent,inefficientandunsatisfactory"and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and itscitizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who soughtto replace him, was defeated.Died, of alung andheart condition, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 27,1959 (ageabout 87years).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | James Robert Clay Schwabe (1884-1959) — also known asJ. R. C. Schwabe — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born inBooneCounty, Mo.,October6, 1884.Republican.Real estateagent;chair ofBoone County Republican Party, 1943.Died, fromheart disease, in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,May 27,1959 (age74 years, 233days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.  | James Loder Park (1895-1959) — also known asJames L. Park — of Rayne Township,IndianaCounty, Pa.Born in Beaver Falls,BeaverCounty, Pa.,June 14,1895.U.S. Vice Consul inConstantinople, as of 1924;Aden, as of 1926-27;Addis Ababa, as of 1929-32.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andkidneydisease, in IndianaHospital,Indiana,IndianaCounty, Pa.,June 10,1959 (age63 years, 361days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Indiana, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof James Clark Neff Park and Agnes Ianthe (Loder)Park. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1921) |
| | | James Denver Driskill (1888-1959) — of Waldron,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Ohio,March11, 1888.Minister;Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from HillsdaleCounty, 1933.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, in Thorn MemorialHospital,Hudson,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,June 25,1959 (age71 years, 106days).Interment atWaldronCemetery, Waldron, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Driskill and Arabella (Shepard) Driskill. |
| | David Kusnetz (c.1912-1959) — of Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1912.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1938; member, New York State Workmen'sCompensation Board, 1947-49; law secretary to JusticeJosephM. Conroy, 1949-55;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 10th District, 1956-59; died in office1959.Jewish. Member,Elks.Suffered an apparentheart attack, and was dead on arrival atSt. John'sHospital,Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 27,1959 (ageabout 47years).Burial location unknown.  | Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) — also known asEugene Meyer — of Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October31, 1875.Republican.Stockbroker;banker;instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to createAlliedChemicaland Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1928;Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,1930-33; bought theWashington Postnewspaperin 1933, and was itspublisheruntil 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.Jewish.Died, fromheart disease andcancer,at George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 17,1959 (age83 years, 259days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married1910 to AgnesElizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, May 31,1932 |
|  | James McIlhany Thomson (1878-1959) — also known asJames M. Thomson — ofNorfolk,Va.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Gaylord,ClarkeCounty, Va.Born in Summit Point,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.,February13, 1878.Editorof the NorfolkDispatch, 1900-06;publisher,New OrleansItem, 1906-41; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1920,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1944;Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia,1956.Episcopalian.Suffered aheart attack, and died, in Gaylord,ClarkeCounty, Va.,September25, 1959 (age81 years, 224days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J., about 1895.Democrat.Newspaperreporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1944;New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from aheart attack, in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1959 (ageabout 64years).Interment atSt. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Sawyer. |
| | William Lee Knous (1889-1959) — also known asW. Lee Knous — of Montrose,MontroseCounty, Colo.Born in Ouray,OurayCounty, Colo.,February2, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate 17th District, 1930-37;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1937-47;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1946-47;Governor ofColorado, 1947-50;U.S.District Judge for Colorado, 1950.Suffered aheart attack at hisoffice,and died soon after in St. Joseph'sHospital,Denver,Colo.,December11, 1959 (age70 years, 312days).Entombed in mausoleum atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Thomas Albert Jenkins (1880-1959) — also known asThomas A. Jenkins — of Ironton,LawrenceCounty, Ohio.Born in Oak Hill,JacksonCounty, Ohio,October28, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;LawrenceCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; member ofOhiostate senate, 1923-24;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1925-59; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944.Died, from aheart ailment, in asanitariumat Worthington,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December21, 1959 (age79 years, 54days).Entombed atWoodlandCemetery, Ironton, Ohio. | | Claude C. Cheshire (c.1889-1960) — of Nogales,Santa CruzCounty, Ariz.; Flagstaff,CoconinoCounty, Ariz.Born in Oregon, about 1889.Automobiledealer;mayorof Nogales, Ariz., 1937-39.Suffered aheart attack and died, while dining with friends inarestaurant,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January29, 1960 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Peter P. Smith (c.1877-1960) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-45; appointed 1933;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1936.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Suffered aheart attack, and died a few hours later, inMethodistHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1960 (ageabout 83years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Garrett E. Lyons (d. 1960) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1956;DelawareDemocratic state chair, 1958-60.Died, from aheart attack, in hishotelroom at Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,February6, 1960.Burial location unknown. | | Bert Leigh Acker (1882-1960) — also known asBert L. Acker;Adelbert LeighAcker —of Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1882.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1929;candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidateforGovernor ofFlorida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Florida,1948,1952.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose.Actorin twosilentmovies, 1919-20.Died, fromheart disease, in ahospitalat Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March 7,1960 (age77 years, 168days).Interment atFlagler Memorial Park, Miami, Fla. | | Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) — ofPassaicCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,August8, 1895.Republican.Banker;member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1925-27; member ofNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Shotin the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in herapartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discoverythat Miss Cranmer, apparently hismistress,had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New JerseyState Senate Judiciary committee began aninvestigationinto whether Sen. Yates should beimpeached;but then heresigned.Died, of aheart ailment, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1960 (age64 years, 213days).Intermentsomewherein Easton, Conn.| | Relatives:Married to Elsie Southrope. |
| | Abner C. Surpless (c.1884-1960) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born about 1884. Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofHowardW. Ameli; city council member, New York City, 1937-40;magistrate, New York City, 1942-53; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1940.Died, of aheart ailment, in the WhiteNursingHome, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March11, 1960 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown. | | Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) — also known asRussell V. Mack — of Hoquiam,GraysHarbor County, Wash.Born in Hillman,MontmorencyCounty, Mich.,June 13,1891.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1947-60; died inoffice 1960.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks.Died suddenly, from acoronary occlusion, on the floor of theU.S.House ofRepresentatives, in theU.S.Capitol Building,Washington,D.C.,March28, 1960 (age68 years, 289days).Interment atFernHill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash. | | Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) — also known asClarence E. Gauss — of Connecticut;Washington,D.C.; Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,January12, 1887.Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1907-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Vice Consul inShanghai, 1915; U.S. Consul inShanghai, 1915-16;Tientsin, 1916;Amoy, 1916-19;Tsinan, 1919-23; U.S. Consul General inMukden, 1923-24;Tsinan, 1924-26;Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38;Tientsin, 1927-31;Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister toAustralia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador toChina, 1941-44.Protestant.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 8,1960 (age73 years, 87days).Interment atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,March 5,1890.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;secretaryof state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1932,1940,1948,1952;U.S. Solicitor General, 1947-52.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Order ofthe Coif.Died, of an apparentheart attack, in his room at the ShorehamHotel,Washington,D.C.,July 31,1960 (age70 years, 148days).Burial location unknown. | | Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) — also known asEarl Long — of Winnfield,WinnParish, La.Born in Winnfield,WinnParish, La.,August26, 1895.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1936-39; defeated, 1932, 1944;Governor ofLouisiana, 1939-40, 1948-52, 1956-60; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1956;candidate forU.S.Representative from Louisiana 8th District 1960, but died beforeelection.In 1959, after making a speech defending the rights of Blacks tovote, was committed to a state mental hospital by his wifeBlancheR. Long; he used his gubernatorial powers to obtain his release.Suffered aheart attack whilecampaigning,but refused medical attention until the polls had closed; died a fewdays later, in BaptistHospital,Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.,September5, 1960 (age65 years, 10days).Interment atEarlK. Long Memorial Park, Winnfield, La.  | Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart,Schaffner and Marx,clothingmanufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North WesternRailway;chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; specialassistant to Pres.DwightD. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice PresidentRichardM. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aheart attack, in hisoffice,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December14, 1960 (age64 years, 44days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | | Leigh Jarvis Young (1883-1960) — also known asLeigh J. Young — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.BornMarch31, 1883.Republican.Universityprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1941-45.Died, ofheart disease, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December24, 1960 (age77 years, 268days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof David Whitcomb Young and Mary (Jarvis) Young; married to FrancesSpeed Graham. |
 | Dean Mallory Stephens (1893-1961) — also known asD. Mallory Stephens — of Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Patterson,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1893.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1926-52;chair ofPutnam County Republican Party, 1939; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1952.Presbyterian.Member,Grange.Died, from aheart ailment, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1961 (age67 years, 25days).Interment atMapleAvenue Cemetery, Patterson, N.Y. | | Taylor Hudnall Stukes (1893-1961) — also known asTaylor H. Stukes — of Manning,ClarendonCounty, S.C.Born in Manning,ClarendonCounty, S.C.,June 1,1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Clarendon County,1922-26; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Clarendon County, 1927-40;SouthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1938-40;justice ofSouth Carolina state supreme court, 1940-56;chiefjustice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1956-61.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, from anaortic aneurysm, in Medical UniversityHospital,Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,February20, 1961 (age67 years, 264days).Interment atClarendenMemorial Gardens, Manning, S.C.  | Francis White (1892-1961) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,March 4,1892.U.S. Minister toCzechoslovakia, 1933; U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1953-57;Sweden, 1957-58.Episcopalian.Died, from aheart ailment, inBaltimore,Md.,February23, 1961 (age68 years, 356days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | | John Smith Hall (1883-1961) — also known asJohn S. Hall — of Williamson,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Canterbury, Logan County (nowMingoCounty), W.Va.,March26, 1883.Democrat.Schoolteacher;railroadworker;deputysheriff; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; DemocraticPresidential Elector for West Virginia,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner).Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died, from aheart attack, in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March 2,1961 (age77 years, 341days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Williamson, W.Va. | | James Joseph Caffrey (1897-1961) — also known asJames J. Caffrey — of Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November29, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1945-47; chair, U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission, 1946-47.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheart attack, in Durban,SouthAfrica,March 4,1961 (age63 years, 95days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Joseph Caffrey and Mary (Cahill) Caffrey; married,September14, 1923, to Janet Keating. |
| | John Cashmore (1895-1961) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to thegeneral manager of the New York Edison Companyelectricutility;furnituremanufacturer;businessexecutive; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated,1923; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1938-44;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1948,1952,1956,1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952.Member,AmericanLegion.Collapsed from aheart attack, in hiscar, anddied soon after, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1961 (age65 years, 334days).Interment atCanarsieCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Miriam Amanda Wallace Ferguson (1875-1961) — also known asMa Ferguson;Miriam AmandaWallace —of Texas. Born inBellCounty, Tex.,June 13,1875.Democrat.Governor ofTexas, 1925-27, 1933-35; defeated in primary, 1926.Female.Episcopalian.Died ofheart failure.June 25,1961 (age86 years, 12days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Walter Bedell Smith (1895-1961) — also known as"Beetle" — Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October5, 1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1946-48; Director of Central Intelligence,1950-53.Died after aheart attack, atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,August9, 1961 (age65 years, 308days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Billings Learned Hand (1872-1961) — also known asLearned Hand — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1872.Progressive.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1909-24;candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1913;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1924-51.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromheart failure, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1961 (age89 years, 203days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Michael J. Montesano (c.1895-1961) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born about 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 48th District, 1930;ErieCounty Surrogate, 1939-40; circuit judge in New York 8thDistrict, 1955-56; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1956; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1960.Member,AmericanLegion.Collapsed and died, apparently of aheart attack, whileappearing in acourtcase inCityHall, Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1961 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) — also known asClarence E. Case — of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,September24, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;SomersetCounty Judge, 1910-13; member ofNewJersey state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1920;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.ChristianReformed. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Rotary.Died, from aheart ailment, in SomersetHospital,Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.,September3, 1961 (age83 years, 344days).Burial location unknown. | | William T. Collins (c.1886-1961) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924;NewYork County Clerk, 1926-28;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928-45; appointed 1928;NewYork County Surrogate, 1946-57.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Brightwaters,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September4, 1961 (ageabout 75years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Collins; brother ofAdelaideCostigan; married to Mae Godfrey. |
| | Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) — also known asClarence W. Meadows — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Clifton Forge,AlleghanyCounty, Va.Born in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,February11, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;RaleighCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in WestVirginia, 1942-44;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1948,1952;campaign manager forClaudePepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiAlpha Delta;AlphaKappa Psi;PiKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Lions;Rotary.Died, following aheart attack in Chesapeake and OhioHospital,Clifton Forge,AlleghanyCounty, Va.,September12, 1961 (age57 years, 213days).Interment atWildwoodCemetery, Beckley, W.Va. | | Basil Gordon James (1894-1961) — also known asB. G. James — ofNewportNews, Va.Born in Beulahville,KingWilliam County, Va.,August9, 1894.Mayorof Newport News, Va., 1936-40.Died, fromcoronary insufficiency, inNewportNews, Va.,November11, 1961 (age67 years, 94days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Newport News, Va. | | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) — also known asA. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;shippingbusiness; U.S. Minister toNorway, 1935-37, 1941-42;Netherlands, 1941-42;Yugoslavia, 1941;Czechoslovakia, 1941-43;Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1937-43;Belgium, 1941-43;Netherlands, 1942-43;Norway, 1942-43;Yugoslavia, 1942;Greece, 1942-43;Czechoslovakia, 1943;Spain, 1961.Died, fromlungcancer and aheart attack, inWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,November13, 1961 (age63 years, 331days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.  | John T. McManus (1904-1961) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Montrose,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1904.Reporterand movie critic for theNew York Times; movie and radiocritic forTimemagazine;entertainment editor forPM (newspaper);general manager,Weekly Guardiannewspaper;president,Newspaper Guild of New York, 1943-47;internationalvice president of the American Newspaper Guild;member, NewYork CIO Council; member of New York American Labor Party ExecutiveCommittee, 1945; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950 (American Labor), 1954 (American Labor), 1958(Independent Socialist); in 1956, called before a U.S. Senatesubcommittee, he took the Fifth Amendment right againstself-incriminationin refusing to answer questions about theCommunistParty.Died, of aheart attack, in Montrose,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1961 (age56 years, 362days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward J. McManus; married to Jane Bedell. | | | | Image source: The Militant, November24, 1958 |
| | | Jacob Tick (d. 1961) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Republican.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1960-61; died in office 1961.Jewish.Suffered aheart attack at theHotelTaft, and died soon after at St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December29, 1961.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Epstein (1895-1961) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Port Royal,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,January14, 1895.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1942; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1944;candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1946;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1956-61; died in office 1961.Died, from aheart ailment, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December30, 1961 (age66 years, 350days).Burial location unknown. | | John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. (1912-1962) — also known asJohn D. Hoblitzell, Jr. — of Ravenswood,JacksonCounty, W.Va.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,December30, 1912.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1956;West VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1956-58;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate toRepublican National Convention from West Virginia,1960.Episcopalian.Member,Jaycees;Lions;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;PhiKappa Psi.Died of aheart attack in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,January6, 1962 (age49 years, 7days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | Joe Starnes (1895-1962) — of Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.Born in Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.,March31, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1935-45; colonel in theU.S. Army during World War II.Had a history ofheart trouble; collapsed in his chair aftermaking an impassioned speech to theInterstateCommerce Commission, and died in the infirmary a few minuteslater, inWashington,D.C.,January9, 1962 (age66 years, 284days).Interment atCityCemetery, Guntersville, Ala. | | Lynn Alson Mason (1905-1962) — also known asLynn A. Mason — of Wolsey,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.; Chetek,BarronCounty, Wis.Born in Valley City,BarnesCounty, N.Dak.,February14, 1905.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from South Dakota,1936;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1956; candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Barron County, 1960.Died, from aheart attack, in Chetek,BarronCounty, Wis.,January23, 1962 (age56 years, 343days).Interment atLake View Cemetery, Chetek, Wis. | | Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) — also known asRalph W. Gwinn — of Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,March29, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;writer;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,1940, 1942.MethodistorChristianReformed. Member,PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons.Died of aheart attack, in Delray Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,February27, 1962 (age77 years, 335days).Interment atPawlingCemetery, Pawling, N.Y. | | Hatton William Sumners (1875-1962) — also known asHatton W. Sumners — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Fayetteville,LincolnCounty, Tenn.,May 30,1875.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Texas, 1913-47 (at-large 1913-15, 5thDistrict 1915-47).Died of aheart ailment, in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,April19, 1962 (age86 years, 324days).Interment atKnightsof Pythias Cemetery, Garland, Tex. | | Joseph F. McGurk (1892-1962) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.; Clifton,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,March 3,1892.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inValparaiso, 1915-17, 1917-18;Antofagasta, 1917;Paris, 1919;Le Havre, 1919;Dakar, 1920-21;Brest, 1921;Dunkirk, 1921; U.S. Consul inPará, 1922;Zagreb, 1922-24;Helsingfors, 1924-26;La Paz, 1927; U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1945;Uruguay, 1946-47.Died, apparently of aheart attack, in Rehoboth Beach,SussexCounty, Del.,June 12,1962 (age70 years, 101days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, N.J. | | Mary G. Brown (1881-1962) — also known asMary Glidden;Mrs. Douglas W.Brown —of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Ohio,September25, 1881.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1932,1936,1944;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939.Female.Died, fromarteriosclerotic heart disease, in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,June 27,1962 (age80 years, 275days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. | | Rex Bell (1903-1962) — also known asGeorge Anthony Beldam;George FrancisBeldam —of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1903.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1948(alternate),1952(HonoraryVice-President),1960(delegation chair);LieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1954-62; died in office 1962.Cowboyfilmstar who appeared in numerousmoviesfrom 1928 to 1952.Whilerunningfor governor, died of aheart attack, in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,July 4,1962 (age58 years, 261days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Stanley Myer Isaacs (1882-1962) — also known asStanley M. Isaacs — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1882.Lawyer;realestate investor;builder;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1938-41; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1944.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;PhiBeta Kappa;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, following aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1962 (age79 years, 288days).Cremated. | | Melvin Lankford Shreves (c.1910-1962) — also known asMelvin L. Shreves — ofAccomackCounty, Va.Born in Bloxom,AccomackCounty, Va., about 1910.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;automobiledealer; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Accomack County, 1956-62; died inoffice 1962.Died, from aheart attack, in Nelsonia,AccomackCounty, Va.,August2, 1962 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | William Madison Whittington (1878-1962) — also known asWilliam M. Whittington — of Greenwood,LefloreCounty, Miss.Born in Little Springs,FranklinCounty, Miss.,May 4,1878.Democrat.Lawyer;cottongrower;member ofMississippistate senate, 1916-20, 1924;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1925-51; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1936,1940,1948.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Woodmen.Died of aheart attack in Greenwood,LefloreCounty, Miss.,August20, 1962 (age84 years, 108days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Greenwood, Miss. | | Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) — also known asJoe L. Smith — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel),RaleighCounty, W.Va.,May 22,1880.Democrat.Printingbusiness;newspaperpublisher;banker;mayorof Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member ofWestVirginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45;West VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1952.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died of aheart and circulatory ailment, in BeckleyHospital,Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,August23, 1962 (age82 years, 93days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park, Beckley, W.Va. | | William Reuben Rosensteel (1900-1962) — also known asWilliam R. Rosensteel — of Mt. Union,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.Born in Mt. Union,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,June 15,1900.Republican.Chair ofHuntingdon County Republican Party, 1953; acting postmaster atMt.Union, Pa., 1960-61.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Mt. Union,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,September7, 1962 (age62 years, 84days).Interment atMt.Union Cemetery, Mt. Union, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Nancy Luella (Chilcote) Rosensteel and Joseph Albertus Rosensteel;married,June 21,1922, to Frances Irene Kyle; married to Naomi C.Goodman. |
| | Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) — of New York;Washington,D.C.; San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born near Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa,July 9,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperwork; assistant to postmaster generalJamesA. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1943-44;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.Catholic.Died, of aheart attack, in San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,October13, 1962 (age81 years, 96days).Burial location unknown. | | Peter A. Frapaul (c.1902-1962) — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.Born about 1902.Roadcontractor;mayorof Hackensack, N.J., 1961-62; died in office 1962.Member,Kiwanis;Elks.Died, following aheart attack, in HackensackHospital,Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,October16, 1962 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Raymond Harold Johnston (1906-1962) — also known asRaymond H. Johnston;RayJohnston —of Concordia,CloudCounty, Kan.Born near Concordia,CloudCounty, Kan.,June 23,1906.Grocer;automobiledealer;mayorof Concordia, Kan., 1950-51, 1952-54, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1962;died in office 1962.Member,Elks;Rotary.Died, from aheart attack, while in anambulanceen route to a hospital, in Concordia,CloudCounty, Kan.,November12, 1962 (age56 years, 142days).Interment atSt. Concordia Cemetery, Concordia, Kan. | | Merwin Kimball Hart (1881-1962) — also known asMerwin K. Hart — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1881.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1907-08; servedin the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and director, UticaMutualInsuranceCo.; political ally of "radio priest" Rev. Charles Coughlin, Sen.JosephR. McCarthy, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain.Protestant.Member,JohnBirch Society.Died, of aheart attack, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1962 (age81 years, 158days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.  | Frank James Moyer Jr. (1881-1962) — also known asFrank J. Moyer, Jr. — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1881.Republican.Dentist; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1916;mayorof Lockport, N.Y., 1926-29, 1956-57.Died, from aheart attack, in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1962 (age81 years, 140days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank James Moyer and Loma Elvira (Richardson)Moyer. | | | | Image source: Buffalo (N.Y.) News,September 14, 1955 |
| | Harlo Beck Rigby (1893-1963) — also known asHarlo B. Rigby — of Rexburg,MadisonCounty, Idaho.Born in Rexburg,MadisonCounty, Idaho,January1, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;physician;mayorof Rexburg, Idaho, 1935-37; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Idaho,1940.Died, fromacute coronary thrombosis, in Nye GeneralHospital,Tonopah,NyeCounty, Nev.,January28, 1963 (age70 years, 27days).Interment atFielding Memorial Park Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Eckersley Rigby and Mary Elizabeth (Beck) Rigby; married1922 to ElsieMomberger. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Ephram Abell (1887-1963) — also known asRobert E. Abell — of Chester,ChesterCounty, S.C.Born inChesterCounty, S.C.,October12, 1887.Democrat.Surgeon;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1940.Died, from a suspectedcoronary occlusion, due toemphysemaandpneumonia,in MemorialHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 9,1963 (age75 years, 148days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Chester, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Joshua L. Abell and Sophia (Erwin) Abell; married to Alice HallGlenn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Clyde Gilman Doyle (1887-1963) — also known asClyde Doyle — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.; South Gate,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 11,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California, 1945-47, 1949-63 (18th District1945-47, 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-63); defeated, 1946; died inoffice 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1948,1960.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Kiwanis.Died of aheart attack in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,March14, 1963 (age75 years, 246days).Burial location unknown. | | Frances Brawner Weedon (1885-1963) — also known asFrances B. Weedon;Daisy Weedon;Frances Taylor Brawner;Mrs. Robert L.Weedon —of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,October9, 1885.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,1952,1956;member, Arizona State Parks Board, 1957-63.Female.Congregationalist.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star.Died, ofheart disease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,April12, 1963 (age77 years, 185days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) — also known asFred C. Fischer — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Flat Rock,WayneCounty, Mich.,November12, 1879.Republican.School teacherand principal; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1920;villagepresident of Belleville, Michigan, 1932-36; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934;WayneCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.Methodist.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Ridgewood OsteopathicHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April20, 1963 (age83 years, 159days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Belleville, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married,June 24,1908, to Reva Ruthruff. | | | | Fred C. FischerElementarySchool (built 1957, closed 2011), inTaylor,Michigan, wasnamed forhim. — The former Fred C. FischerLibrary,inBelleville,Michigan, wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Smith Sample (1895-1963) — also known asJohn S. Sample — of Saco,MadisonCounty, Mo.; Jewett,MadisonCounty, Mo.; Mineral Point,WashingtonCounty, Mo.Born in Fredericktown,MadisonCounty, Mo.,June 14,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;stockman;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1941-48, 1954-58 (Madison County1941-48, Washington County 1954-58); defeated, 1948; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1948.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons.Died, fromcor pulmonale, due tochronicemphysema andasthma,in Bonne TerreHospital,Bonne Terre,St.Francois County, Mo.,May 31,1963 (age67 years, 351days).Interment atMarcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Ezekiel Alexander Sample and Ada Caroline (Smith) Sample; marriedto Della Berry. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Ward Johnson (1892-1963) — also known asWard Johnson — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Brighton,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,March 9,1892.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 18th District, 1941-45; defeated,1944.Died, of aheart attack, at Long Beach MemorialHospital,Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 8,1963 (age71 years, 91days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.  | Frederick Chauncey Tanner (1878-1963) — also known asFred C. Tanner — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,April 7,1878.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1916;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1914-17;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1918.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died, from aheart attack, in Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 23,1963 (age85 years, 77days).Burial location unknown. | | Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) — also known asEstes Kefauver — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born near Madisonville,MonroeCounty, Tenn.,July 26,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1944(alternate;speaker),1952;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1952,1956;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1956.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Lions;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanPolitical Science Association;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from aruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August10, 1963 (age60 years, 15days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (Estes) Kefauver;married,August8, 1935, to Nancy Patterson Pigott; first cousin once removed ofJosephWingate Folk; second cousin thrice removed ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofJamesLawrence Blair,FrancisPreston Blair Lee andGistBlair; fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardBrooke Lee. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Estes KefauverFederalBuilding, inNashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Estes Kefauver: HughBrogan,AllHonorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.Daley — Joseph Bruce Gorman,Kefauver:A Political Biography |
 | Edward John Hogan Jr. (1885-1963) — also known asEdward J. Hogan, Jr.;"Jellyroll" —ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,October15, 1885.Democrat.Electrician;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District,1917-18, 1935-42;businessrepresentative, Local 303, Brewery and Soft Drink Bottlers Union;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 33rd District,1943-44; member ofMissouristate senate, 1945-60 (33rd District 1945-48, 7th District1949-60).Catholic.Died, fromheart disease anddiabetes,inSt.Louis, Mo.,August11, 1963 (age77 years, 300days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward John Hogan and Margaret N. (Farrell) Hogan; married,February15, 1905, to Jennie Durr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Ralph Carter Harrison (1900-1963) — of Kansas. Born in Colwich,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,January1, 1900.Member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1935-36; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas, 1950.Member,Shriners.Died of aheart attack, in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,September9, 1963 (age63 years, 251days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | Samuel Martin Smith (1903-1963) — also known asSamuel M. Smith — of Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Savanna,CarrollCounty, Ill.,February2, 1903.Republican.Mayorof Three Rivers, Mich., 1955-63.Lutheran.Member,Civitan;Rotary;Lions.Died, from aheart attack, at Three RiversHospital,Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.,September19, 1963 (age60 years, 229days).Interment atRiverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, Mich. | | David Armstrong (c.1879-1963) — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born about 1879.Lawyer;mayorof Rahway, N.J., 1943-44.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from aheart ailment, in Rahway MemorialHospital,Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,October9, 1963 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Albion Barber. |
| | James Pearse Winne (1889-1963) — also known asJames P. Winne — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Redwood City,San MateoCounty, Calif.,July 27,1889.Republican. Member,Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,Republican National Convention, 1928 ; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Hawaii Territory, 1940;U.S.Collector of Customs at Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii, 1953-61.Died, from aheart attack, in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,November21, 1963 (age74 years, 117days).Interment atOahuCemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. | | Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) — also known asAbraham Silver — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Nayshtot-Shaki, Suwalki, Russian Empire (now KudirkosNaumiestis,Lithuania),January28, 1893.Republican.Rabbi, TheTemple (Tifereth Israel), Cleveland, Ohio, 1917-63; offered prayer,Republican National Convention,1952,1960.Jewish. Member,ZionistOrganization of America.Died, from aheart attack, in ahospitalat Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November28, 1963 (age70 years, 304days).Interment atMayfieldCemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. | | Lloyd Abner Mashburn (1897-1963) — also known asLloyd A. Mashburn — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Greeley,WeldCounty, Colo.,October10, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1944,1948,1952;California Commissioner of Labor, 1951-53; U.S. Undersecretary ofLabor, 1953-54;president,Wood, Wire, and Metal Lathers International Union, 1954-63.Died, from aheart attack, at the Conrad HiltonHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December7, 1963 (age66 years, 58days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H., about 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.F. McElwainShoeCompany;secretary-treasurer,New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union;HillsboroughCounty Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate formayorof Manchester, N.H., 1963.Catholic.Member,CatholicWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Foresters.Suffered aheart attack at his home, and was dead on arrivalat Notre DameHospital,Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,December12, 1963 (ageabout 48years).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H. | | William Otto Anderson (1920-1964) — also known asWilliam O. Anderson — of Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ind.Born in Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ind.,August21, 1920.U.S. Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer, 1943; U.S. Vice Consul inCape Town, 1945-48; U.S. Consul inSingapore, 1954-56.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, following amyocardial infarction, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January1, 1964 (age43 years, 133days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Bertie Anderson and Gertie Bernice (Bennett) Anderson; married,August29, 1942, to Annie Vergene Marguerite Owens. |
| | Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) — also known asHoward H. Baker — of Huntsville,ScottCounty, Tenn.Born in Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.,January12, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1940(HonoraryVice-President),1948,1952,1956(delegation chair),1960(delegation chair); candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First NationalBank ofOneida;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died inoffice 1964.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta;PhiKappa Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, following aheart attack, at Fort Sanders PresbyterianHospital,Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,January7, 1964 (age61 years, 360days).Interment atSherwoodMemorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn. | | Rexford Rule Bateson (1897-1964) — also known asRex Bateson — of Eldora,HardinCounty, Iowa.Born in Eldora,HardinCounty, Iowa,November15, 1897.Lawyer;member ofIowastate senate 37th District, 1947-.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died, from amyocardial infarct, in Acapulco (Acapulco deJuárez),Guerrero,January22, 1964 (age66 years, 68days).Intermentsomewherein Eldora, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey E. Bateson and Ella May Bateson. |
 | Herbert Albert Giese (1907-1964) — also known asHerbert A. Giese — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,June 23,1907.Mayorof Wausau, Wis., 1942-54; defeated, 1954.Lutheran.Died, from aheart attack, in Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,February11, 1964 (age56 years, 233days).Interment atRestlawnMemorial Park, Wausau, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Christopher Giese and Louise (Grob) Giese; married,September10, 1927, to Eileen Orphal. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Wausau (Wis.) DailyHerald, February 11, 1964 |
| | | Homer Martin Adkins (1890-1964) — also known asHomer M. Adkins — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Jacksonville,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,October15, 1890.Democrat.Pharmacist;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;PulaskiCounty Sheriff, 1923-26;insurancebusiness;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Little Rock, Arkansas, 1933-40;Governorof Arkansas, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1944,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1944.Methodist.Member,Woodmen ofthe World;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Ku Klux Klan.Died, from aheart ailment, in ahospitalat Malvern,Hot SpringCounty, Ark.,February26, 1964 (age73 years, 134days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. (1883-1964) — also known asJohn B. Sanborn, Jr. — of Otisville,WashingtonCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,November9, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1913-16 (District 37 1913-14,District 42 1915-16); served in the U.S. Army during World War I;district judge in Minnesota, 1922-25;U.S.District Judge for Minnesota, 1925-32;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1932-59; tooksenior status 1959.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;LoyalLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Chi Psi.Died, of aheart ailment, in ahospitalat St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March 7,1964 (age80 years, 119days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | William Bondy (1870-1964) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1870.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1923-56;took senior status 1956.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromarteriosclerosis, in the Sherry-NetherlandHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1964 (age93 years, 356days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Salaman Bondy and Amelia (Lederer) Bondy. |
| | Stanley Jerome Gaetz (1914-1964) — also known asJerry Gaetz — of Rugby,PierceCounty, N.Dak.Born in Grand Forks,Grand ForksCounty, N.Dak.,April25, 1914.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofRugby, N.Dak., 1950.Died, from aheart attack, in Bismarck,BurleighCounty, N.Dak.,April 9,1964 (age49 years, 350days).Interment atRosehillMemorial Park, Minot, N.Dak. | | Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) — also known asHarold C. Mason — of Blissfield,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.; Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.Born in Kunkle,WilliamsCounty, Ohio,November9, 1888.Schoolteacher;minister;Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1914;bishop;collegeprofessor;president,Huntington College, 1932-39.FreeMethodist.German,Scottish,English,andWelshancestry.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.,June 2,1964 (age75 years, 206days).Interment atWaldronCemetery, Waldron, Mich. | | Burnice Matthew Bowen (1883-1964) — also known asB. M. Bowen;Burnia MathewBowen —of Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.Born inDillonCounty, S.C.,December10, 1883.Republican.Cotton millsuperintendent; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from North Carolina,1936.Died, from acoronary occlusion due toarteriosclerosis, in The HavenNursingHome, Lexington,DavidsonCounty, N.C.,July 28,1964 (age80 years, 231days).Interment atRowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C. | | Clarence Warner Parker (1891-1964) — also known asClarence W. Parker — of Sebec,PiscataquisCounty, Maine.Born in Sebec,PiscataquisCounty, Maine,November22, 1891.Farmer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1930; member ofMainestate senate, 1940; member ofMaineGovernor's Council, 1940.Member,Freemasons;Grange;FarmBureau.Died, of aheart attack, in Sebec,PiscataquisCounty, Maine,August13, 1964 (age72 years, 265days).Interment atDownsCemetery, Sebec, Maine. | | Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes (1882-1964) — also known asCarlton J. H. Hayes — of New York. Born near Afton,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1882.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;historian;U.S. Ambassador toSpain, 1942-45.Catholic.Member,AmericanHistorical Association.Died, of aheart ailment, at SidneyHospital,Afton,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1964 (age82 years, 110days).Burial location unknown. | | Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (1908-1964) — also known asA. Walter Norblad — of Astoria,ClatsopCounty, Ore.; Stayton,MarionCounty, Ore.Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,September12, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1935-38; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Oregon,1940(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1960;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated inprimary, 1938; died in office 1964.Swedishancestry.Suffered aheart attack, and later died, in theNavalHospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,September20, 1964 (age56 years, 8days).Interment atLoneOak Cemetery, Stayton, Ore.  | James Paul Mitchell (1900-1964) — also known asJames P. Mitchell — of Spring Lake,MonmouthCounty, N.J.; Little Silver,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,November12, 1900.Republican.U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1953-61;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1961.Catholic.Member,AmericanArbitration Association.Died, from aheart attack, in his suite at the AstorHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1964 (age63 years, 342days).Interment atSt.Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.  | George Jackson Allen (1907-1964) — also known asGeorge J. Allen — of Livingston,ParkCounty, Mont.Born in Livingston,ParkCounty, Mont.,October7, 1907.Lawyer;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1941; district judge in Montana6th District, 1956-64; appointed 1956; died in office 1964.Died, from aheart attack, in theParkCounty Courthouse, Livingston,ParkCounty, Mont.,December18, 1964 (age57 years, 72days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Livingston, Mont.| | Relatives: Sonof Elbert Fisher Allen and Faith Lenora (Jackson) Allen; married toDoris May Ward. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Great Falls (Mont.)Tribune, December 20, 1964 |
| | | John Lindsley Tappin (1906-1964) — also known asJohn L. Tappin — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January22, 1906.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.Ambassador toLibya, 1954-58.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, of aheart attack, in Aspen,PitkinCounty, Colo.,December24, 1964 (age58 years, 337days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Dorchester,SalineCounty, Neb.,September23, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1948-55; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1948.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, of aheart attack,1965(ageabout72 years).Intermentsomewherein Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  | Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Vienna,Austria,November15, 1882.Lawprofessor;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-62.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations;American CivilLiberties Union.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1963.Suffered aheart attack, and died the next day, in GeorgeWashington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,February22, 1965 (age82 years, 99days).Cremated;ashes interred atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) — of Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,1910.Mayorof Highland Park, Mich., 1960-65; died in office 1965.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from aheart attack,February25, 1965 (ageabout 54years).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich. | | Franklin E. Katterjohn (1898-1965) — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Owensboro,DaviessCounty, Ky.,June 30,1898.Republican.Advertisingbusiness; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1958.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla., March,1965(age66years, 0 days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. | | James Francis Murray Jr. (1919-1965) — also known asJames F. Murray, Jr. — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,May 11,1919.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1954-57.Catholic.Died, following aheart attack, in St. FrancisHospital,Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March12, 1965 (age45 years, 305days).Interment atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof Jane (Wallace) Murray; married to Bianca MariaVite. |
| | T. Frank Hayes (c.1884-1965) — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born about 1884. Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Waterbury, 1927-30;mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1930-39; resigned 1939; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1932,1936;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1935-39.Chargedin May, 1938, along with 26 others, with conspiracy tocheatand defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;triedin 1938-39 andconvicted;sentencedto 10-to-15 years inprison;released in 1949.Suffered aheart attack at home, and died soon after, in St.Mary'sHospital,Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March26, 1965 (ageabout 81years).Burial location unknown. | | George Cooley Hopkins (1879-1965) — also known asGeorge C. Hopkins — of Winnsboro,WoodCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Emory,RainsCounty, Tex.,March22, 1879.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1920,1944,1948;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Dallas, Texas, 1927-32.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Winnsboro,WoodCounty, Tex.,April11, 1965 (age86 years, 20days).Interment atLee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Scott Hopkins and Elvie Hezeltine (Seale) Hopkins; marriedto Katherine Mary 'Katie' Brock. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) — also known asDavid O. Selznick;OliverJeffries —of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 10,1902.Republican.Movieproducer andHollywoodstudio head; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1944.Jewish.Died, of aheart attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 22,1965 (age63 years, 43days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman (1888-1965) — also known asFrank B. Heintzleman — of Alaska. Born in Fayetteville,FranklinCounty, Pa.,December3, 1888.Governorof Alaska Territory, 1953-57; regent, University of Alaska,1957-59.Lutheran.Died of aheart attack inJuneau,Alaska,June 24,1965 (age76 years, 203days).Intermentsomewherein Chambersburg, Pa.  | William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) — also known asWilliam H. Detweiler;BillDetweiler —of Hazelton,JeromeCounty, Idaho.Born in Souderton,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January1, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;sheeprancher;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Idaho,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee),1952(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1944; member ofIdahostate senate, 1951-54.Member,Lions;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, from anaortic aneurysm, in St. Luke'sHospital,Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,June 25,1965 (age72 years, 175days).Interment atTwin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.  | Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965) — also known asAdlai E. Stevenson — of Libertyville,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February5, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee),1952,1956,1960;Governorof Illinois, 1949-53; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1960;U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1961-65, died in office 1965.Unitarian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.While walking withMariettaTree, he was stricken with aheart attack, and died soonafter, in St. George'sHospital,London,England,July14, 1965 (age65 years, 159days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.| | Relatives: SonofLewisGreen Stevenson and Helen Louise (Davis) Stevenson; married,December1, 1928, to Ellen Borden; father ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson III; grandson ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson andLetitiaStevenson; great-grandnephew ofSpeedSmith Fry; second great-grandnephew ofJohnSpeed Smith; fourth great-grandson ofJohnFry; fifth great-grandson ofJoshuaFry; first cousin twice removed ofJamesStevenson Ewing andWilliamGillespie Ewing; first cousin thrice removed ofJamesSpeed andGreenClay Smith; second cousin once removed of McLean Stevenson;second cousin twice removed ofWilliamChristian Bullitt (1856-1914),WilliamMarshall Bullitt andAlexanderScott Bullitt; second cousin five times removed ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry,GustavusAdolphus Henry andThomasStanhope Flournoy; third cousin once removed ofWilliamChristian Bullitt (1891-1967); third cousin thrice removed ofRobertGoodloe Harper Speed. | | | | Political families:Clayfamily of Kentucky;Bullittfamily;Fryfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamMcCormick Blair, Jr. —DanielWalker —JohnBrademas —JohnBartlow Martin | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Adlai Stevenson: JeffBroadwater,AdlaiStevenson and American Politics : The Odyssey of a Cold WarLiberal — Porter McKeever,AdlaiStevenson: His Life and Legacy — Scott Farris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Carl Albert Center (viaWikipedia) |
| | Louis Francis Haller (1906-1965) — also known asLouis Haller — of Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho.Born in Bladen,WebsterCounty, Neb.,May 7,1906.Newspapereditor;hardwarebusiness;radio stationmanager;mayorof Blackfoot, Idaho, 1964-65; died in office 1965.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Bingham MemorialHospital,Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho,September1, 1965 (age59 years, 117days).Interment atGroveCity Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles J. Haller and Ellen (Branigan) Haller; married toElizabeth Bell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edward Page Jr. (1905-1965) — of Ardmore,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Ardmore,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 31,1905.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHarbin, 1930-31;Paris, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inMoscow, as of 1943; U.S. Minister toBulgaria, 1959-62.Died, from aheart attack, in Rome,Italy,November2, 1965 (age60 years, 94days).Burial location unknown. | | Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) — also known asLeland M. Ford — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Eureka,EurekaCounty, Nev.,March 8,1893.Republican.Surveyor;rancher;realestate broker;U.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,1942.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles.Died, of aheart attack, at Santa MonicaHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November27, 1965 (age72 years, 264days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Santa Monica, Calif. | | Ray H. Burrell (1893-1965) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August31, 1893.Republican.Cemeterymonument business;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1935-40.Died, fromcoronary thrombosis, andcoronary arterysclerosis, in BeyerHospital,Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November30, 1965 (age72 years, 91days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred J. Burrell and Genevieve (Harrison)Burrell. |
| | Allan Kuhn Grim (1904-1965) — also known asAllan K. Grim — of Kutztown,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Kutztown,BerksCounty, Pa.,October15, 1904.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1944;Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1950.Died, of aheart attack, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December7, 1965 (age61 years, 53days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Kutztown, Pa. | | William Romano (1911-1966) — of Van Dyke (now part of Warren),MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Cherokee,CrawfordCounty, Kan.,January22, 1911.Democrat.Deputysheriff;policechief;restaurantbusiness;shoemerchant; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2ndDistrict 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member ofMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1965-66.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.At the scene of ahotelfire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to acar; then suffered a fatalheart attack,1966(ageabout55 years).Burial location unknown. | | Dennis P. Donovan (d. 1966) — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Emporium,CameronCounty, Pa.Republican.Lawyer;mayor ofRahway, N.J., 1947-50.Died, from aheart attack, in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,February27, 1966.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dennis W. Donovan; married to Anne Mailer. |
 | Walter Frederick Weis (1898-1966) — also known asWalter F. Weis;"Pop" —of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Born in New Washington,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,April18, 1898.Mayorof Bowling Green, Ky., 1964-66; appointed 1964; died in office1966.Died, following aheart attack, at Bowling Green-Warren CountyHospital,Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,March11, 1966 (age67 years, 327days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Bowling Green, Ky. | | Elon Proffer (1885-1966) — of Matthews,New MadridCounty, Mo.Born near Burfordville,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,November22, 1885.Democrat.Farmer;NewMadrid County Judge, 1918-38; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1923-24;ruralelectrification advocate; president, Missouri-ArkansasGeneratingCo-Op.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, following aheart attack, in the Missouri DeltaCommunityHospital,Sikeston,ScottCounty, Mo.,March16, 1966 (age80 years, 114days).Interment atMatthews Cemetery, Matthews, Mo. | | Hyman E. Mintz (c.1909-1966) — also known asBucky Mintz — of South Fallsburg,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Born about 1909. Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Sullivan County, 1951-65.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Indictedin 1965 onbriberycharges;convictedin February 1966, andsentencedto a year inprison.Died, following aheart attack, while serving aprisonsentence, in BellevueHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1966 (ageabout 57years).Burial location unknown. | | James Willsie Brisbin (1881-1966) — also known asJ. Willsie Brisbin — of Waterbury,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born inBradleyCounty, Ark.,February18, 1881.Republican.Pharmacist;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1939, 1943; member ofVermontstate senate from Washington County, 1945-47.Congregationalist.Died, fromcardiovascular disease, in Waterbury,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,March27, 1966 (age85 years, 37days).Burial location unknown. | | Milton B. Badt (1884-1966) — of Elko,ElkoCounty, Nev.;CarsonCity, Nev.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 8,1884.Lawyer;district judge in Nevada, 1945-47;justice ofNevada state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947; died inoffice 1966;chiefjustice of Nevada state supreme court, 1951-52, 1957-59.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Elks;Rotary.Died, fromheart disease andpneumonia,in ahospitalat Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,April 2,1966 (age81 years, 268days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Moris Badt and Lina (Posener) Badt; married,June 29,1927, to Gertrude L. Nizze. |
| | Henry Hastings Curran (1877-1966) — also known asHenry H. Curran — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1877.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1910; major in theU.S. Army during World War I;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1919-21; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1921; U.S. Commissioner of Immigration atEllis Island, 1923-26;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died, ofheart disease, in St. BarnabasHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1966 (age88 years, 151days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Marion Aimee (1896-1966) — also known asJoseph M. Aimee — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; West Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1934, 1936.Italianancestry.Died, frommyocardial infarct, in ABCHospital,Mexico City (Ciudad de México),DistritoFederal,April21, 1966 (age70 years, 33days).Interment atLongIsland National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Lewis W. Olliffe (c.1905-1966) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born about 1905. Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1941-54 (Kings County 1st District 1941-44, KingsCounty 10th District 1945-54); defeated, 1934, 1938; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1953;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1954, 1959-66; appointed1954; defeated, 1954; appointed 1959; died in office 1966; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956.Sponsor, in the New York Assembly, of the law which ended racial andreligious discrimination in college admissions, 1948.Died, fromheart disease, in the JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1966 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known asMelvin C. Eaton — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1891.Republican.Chemist;director, superintendent, later vice-president, president andchairman, NorwichPharmaceuticalCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1932,1936,1940;chairof Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1934-36; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;PhiKappa Sigma;Rotary.Died, following an apparentheart attack, in St. CharlesHospital,Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,August1, 1966 (age75 years, 121days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married,April14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
 | James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) — also known asJ. Howard McGrath — of Central Falls,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.; South Kingstown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November28, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;realestate andinsurancebusiness;vice-chair ofRhode Island Democratic Party, 1928-30;Rhode IslandDemocratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1932,1936,1944(chair,Committeeon Permanent Organization; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker),1948(speaker),1952,1960,1964;U.S.Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40;Governor ofRhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S. Solicitor General,1945-46;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; defeated in primary, 1960;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1947-49;U.S.Attorney General, 1949-52.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Grange;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Kiwanis;UrbanLeague;AmericanJudicature Society;Foresters;RoyalArcanum.Died, apparently of aheart attack, in Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,September2, 1966 (age62 years, 278days).Interment atSt.Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I. | | Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Rep.IsidoreDollinger; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90thDistrict 1966); died in office 1966.Jewish. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanJewish Congress;Lions;B'naiB'rith;ZionistOrganization of America;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Died, from aheart attack, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1966 (age54 years, 238days).Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Howard Hamilton Dickerson (1884-1966) — also known asHoward H. Dickerson — of Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.Born in1884.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,1925-26; member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1947-50;Delawarestate treasurer, 1955-56.Methodist.Member,Rotary;OddFellows;Freemasons;Grange.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, at NanticokeMemorialHospital,Seaford,SussexCounty, Del.,October20, 1966 (ageabout 82years).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Del.| | Relatives: Sonof Levin Newton Dickerson and Levica Ann (Owens) Dickerson; marriedto Mary Alice Phillips. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frederick William Behmler (1895-1966) — also known asFred W. Behmler — of Appleton,SwiftCounty, Minn.; Morris,StevensCounty, Minn.Born in Jordan,ScottCounty, Minn.,February2, 1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;physician;surgeon;member ofMinnesotastate senate 48th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,American MedicalAssociation;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Abbott NorthwesternHospital,Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November6, 1966 (age71 years, 277days).Interment atSummit Cemetery, Morris, Minn. | | Aubrey E. Pilgrim (1924-1966) — of Pittsburg,CampCounty, Tex.BornSeptember28, 1924.Democrat. Founder of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, involved inpoultryprocessing andsupplyingfeed; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1956,1960.Died, from aheart attack,November7, 1966 (age42 years, 40days).Interment atWillow Oak Cemetery, Gilmer, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Alonzo Monroe Pilgrim and Nettie Gertrude (Gunn) Pilgrim; marriedto Doris Carpenter. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Nicholas St. John La Corte (1918-1966) — of Cranford,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,March 8,1918.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Cranford, N.J., 1962-63; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-66; diedin office 1966.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Lions.Suffered aheart attack during a dinner party at the home ofLoreeCollins, and died soon after in the emergency room at OverlookHospital,Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.,December3, 1966 (age48 years, 270days).Interment atSt.Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J. | | Morris Fidanque=de=Castro (1902-1966) — Born in St. Thomas,VirginIslands,1902.Secretaryof the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1945-50;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1949-54.Jewish.Hispanicancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Christiansted, St. Croix,VirginIslands,December9, 1966 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966) — also known asVictor L. Anfuso — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Gagliano Castelferrato, Sicily,Italy,March10, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960;Consul-Generalfor San Marino inWashington,D.C., 1950;U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1951-53, 1955-63;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1963-66; died in office 1966.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,FederalBar Association.Suffered aheart attack during apoliticalcaucus meeting at the WarwickHotel,and died soon after, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1966 (age61 years, 293days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Henry Aldous Dixon (1890-1967) — also known asHenry A. Dixon — of Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah.Born in Provo,UtahCounty, Utah,June 29,1890.Republican.Superintendentof schools;banker;president,Weber College, 1919-20 and 1937-53;president,Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), 1953-54;U.S.Representative from Utah 1st District, 1955-61.Mormon.Died, following aheart attack, in Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah,January22, 1967 (age76 years, 207days).Interment atWashington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah. | | William Robert Rivkin (1919-1967) — also known asWilliam R. Rivkin — of Illinois. Born in Muscatine,MuscatineCounty, Iowa,1919.Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toLuxembourg, 1962-65;Senegal, 1966-67, died in office 1967;Gambia, 1966-67, died in office 1967.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations.Died, of aheart attack, in Dakar,Senegal,March19, 1967 (ageabout 47years).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) — also known asJ. Spencer Bell — of Matthews,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,April 1,1906.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1960;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died inoffice 1967.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March19, 1967 (age60 years, 352days).Burial location unknown. | | Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) — also known asMarc Boss — of Columbus,CherokeeCounty, Kan.Born in Bremen,MarshallCounty, Ind.,January24, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;CherokeeCounty Attorney, 1931-33; member ofKansasstate senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kansas,1952;Governorof Guam, 1959-60.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheart attack whileaddressinga meeting of the Kansas Business and Professional Women, and diedsoon after, in the CityHospital,Columbus,CherokeeCounty, Kan.,March21, 1967 (age66 years, 56days).Interment atCityCemetery, Columbus, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss; married,August11, 1926, to Margery Griswold. |
| | Arthur Gardner (1889-1967) — Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,February21, 1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador toCuba, 1953-57.Died, ofheart failure, in Good SamaritanHospital,Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,April11, 1967 (age78 years, 49days).Burial location unknown. | | Max Jacob Bierschwale (1887-1967) — also known asMax J. Bierschwale — of Fredericksburg,GillespieCounty, Tex.Born in Fredericksburg,GillespieCounty, Tex.,January4, 1887.Republican.Insurancebusiness; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 21st District, 1936, 1938;chair ofGillespie County Republican Party, 1950.Catholic.Germanancestry.Died, following a series ofstrokes,due toarteriosclerotic heart disease, in the KoppNursingHome, near Fredericksburg,GillespieCounty, Tex.,May 27,1967 (age80 years, 143days).Interment atSt.Mary Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Tex. | | Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1897-1967) — also known asEdward P. F. Eagan;EddieEagan —of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inDenver,Colo.,April26, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Won thegoldmedal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp,Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won anothergoldmedal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1948.Member,AmericanLegion;BetaTheta Pi.Died, following aheart attack, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1967 (age70 years, 49days).Interment atGreenwoodUnion Cemetery, Rye, N.Y. | | James Rumsey Beverley (1894-1967) — also known asJames R. Beverley — of San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born in Dalhart,DallamCounty, Tex.,June 15,1894.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1929, 1932-33.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons.Died, frommyocardial failure, in SetonHospital,Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,June 17,1967 (age73 years, 2days).Interment atAustinMemorial Park, Austin, Tex. | | William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) — also known asWilliam B. Ardery — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,August11, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidatefor nomination forGovernor ofKentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.Disciplesof Christ. Member,PhiDelta Theta;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanJudicature Society;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died of aheart attack, in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,July 25,1967 (age79 years, 348days).Interment atParisCemetery, Paris, Ky. | | Roland Prince McClamroch, Sr. (1896-1967) — also known asRoland McClamroch — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,September21, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; major in theU.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1952(alternate),1956.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary.Died, from aheart attack, in Morehead City,CarteretCounty, N.C.,August20, 1967 (age70 years, 333days).Interment atChapelHill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C. | | Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) — also known asThomas E. Millsop — of Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,December4, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;steelexecutive;mayorof Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for West Virginia,1948;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1952.Scottishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;Lions;Moose;Eagles;Rotary;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, following aheart attack, in Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.,September12, 1967 (age68 years, 282days).Interment atChestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.  | John James Bennett (1894-1967) — also known asJohn J. Bennett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1940;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1942.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiDelta Phi;CatholicWar Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Eagles.One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as DeputyMayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of theNew York City Planning Commission.Died, of aheart attack, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1967 (age73 years, 216days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett; married,September4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
|  | John Nance Garner (1868-1967) — also known as"Cactus Jack" — of Uvalde,UvaldeCounty, Tex.Born near Detroit,Red RiverCounty, Tex.,November22, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;UvaldeCounty Judge, 1893-96; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1898-1902; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1900,1904,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1924,1960;U.S.Representative from Texas 15th District, 1903-33;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1931-33; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1932;VicePresident of the United States, 1933-41; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Texas, 1939;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939.Died, from acoronary occlusion, in Uvalde,UvaldeCounty, Tex.,November7, 1967 (age98 years, 350days).Interment atUvaldeCemetery, Uvalde, Tex. | | Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) — also known asHarold J. Volkema;HalVolkema —of Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.,May 29,1930.Republican.Sportsannouncer, WHTCradio;bookstoreowner; member ofMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.ChristianReformed.Died, of aheart attack,December17, 1967 (age37 years, 202days).Interment atPilgrimHome Cemetery, Holland, Mich.  | David Scull (1917-1968) — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September16, 1917.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;real estatebusiness;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1962-64; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair,Montgomery County Council, 1967-68.Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a MontgomeryCounty law against racial discrimination in housing.Suffered aheart attack during the noon recess of aCountyCouncil meeting, in the MontgomeryCountyBuilding, Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soonafter in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January23, 1968 (age50 years, 129days).Cremated;ashes interred atSandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md. | | | Kenneth M. Phipps (c.1917-1968) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1954-58;Criminal Court judge, 1958-68.Africanancestry.Died, following aheart attack, at VeteransHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1968 (ageabout 51years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Phipps; married to Mae ElizabethGramling. |
| | Arthur George Klein (1904-1968) — also known asArthur G. Klein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1941-45, 1946-56 (14th District1941-45, 19th District 1946-56);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-67; famously ruled, in1963, that the novelFanny Hill was not obscene.Jewish.Died, following aheart attack, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1968 (age63 years, 196days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, Fairview, N.J. | | Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) — of Wilmington,NewHanover County, N.C.Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,December4, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofNew Hanover County Democratic Party, 1910-12; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 10th District, 1913-14.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;Redmen;Elks.Died, fromarteriosclerotic heart disease, in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,March20, 1968 (age89 years, 107days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C. | | Robert Wilson Barrow (1900-1968) — also known asR. Wilson Barrow — of Macon,MaconCounty, Mo.Born in Macon,MaconCounty, Mo.,February21, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;MaconCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35;chair ofMacon County Democratic Party, 1934-42; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Macon County, 1943-44;defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMissouri,1956.Baptist.Member,Elks;Rotary.Suffered aheart attack, and later died, in SamaritanHospital,Macon,MaconCounty, Mo.,May 15,1968 (age68 years, 84days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Macon, Mo. | | James Francis Green (1916-1968) — also known asJames F. Green — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,September14, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Nebraska,1952(alternate),1956,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1954; candidate formayor ofOmaha, Neb., 1961.Member,AmericanLegion.Suffered aheart attack and died, immediately after theadjournmnet of acaucusof the Nebraska delegation to the Democratic National Convention, atthe ClarkeHotel,Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.,June 14,1968 (age51 years, 274days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Omaha, Neb. | | Gordon Leo McDonough (1895-1968) — also known asGordon L. McDonough — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1895.Republican. Candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1937;U.S.Representative from California 15th District, 1945-63; defeated,1962.Catholic.Died, of aheart ailment, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 25,1968 (age73 years, 175days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif. | | Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968) — also known asEdgar M. Queeny — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Kirkwood,St. LouisCounty, Mo.; Ladue,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September29, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president(1928-43) and chairman (1943-60), MonsantoChemicalCompany; board chairman, BarnesHospital;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1940,1956.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.Died, from aheart ailment, in Ladue,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,July 7,1968 (age70 years, 282days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Poway,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August13, 1887.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive secretary toGov.FriendRichardson, 1925-26; superior court judge in California, 1926-38,1957-62;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-53; defeated, 1953.Member,AmericanLegion;NativeSons of the Golden West;DeltaChi.Suffered a fatalheart attack whiledriving hiscar, andcrashedinto a wall, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September11, 1968 (age81 years, 29days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known asFrancis Biddle — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born, in Paris,France,of American parents,May 9,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeOliverWendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41;U.S.Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1952.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union;Freemasons.Died, of aheart attack, in Wellfleet,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,October4, 1968 (age82 years, 148days).Interment atSt. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married,April27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew ofPeytonRandolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson ofEdmundJenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; third great-grandson ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin twice removed ofJohnCadwalader (1805-1879),EdmundRandolph andThomasBiddle; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed ofEdwardBiddle andCharlesBiddle; first cousin five times removed ofRichardBland,BenjaminHarrison andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke andJohnCadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed ofCharlesBingham Penrose andPeterMyndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,BeverleyRandolph,CarterBassett Harrison,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andWilliamHenry Harrison; third cousin once removed ofHarryBartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,EdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,HenrySt. George Tucker andJohnScott Harrison; fourth cousin ofBoiesPenrose andSpencerPenrose; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnBiddle (1859-1936). | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known asWilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,June 23,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26;Michiganstate attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928;Governor ofMichigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1932,1936,1948,1964(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DeltaSigma Rho;SigmaDelta Kappa;PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Moose;OddFellows.Suffered an apparentheart attack after attending an EconomicClub luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1968 (age74 years, 127days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) — also known asE. L. 'Bob' Bartlett — ofJuneau,Alaska.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April20, 1904.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;gold miner;secretaryof Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alaska Territory,1948,1956;U.S.Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alaska,1960,1968.Member,Elks.Died, followingheart surgery, in the Cleveland Clinichospital,Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,December11, 1968 (age64 years, 235days).Interment atNorthernLights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska. | | Landon Oglesby Holman (1875-1968) — also known asLandon O. Holman — of Stockton,CedarCounty, Mo.Born inDadeCounty, Mo.,May 31,1875.Democrat.Farmer;chair ofCedar County Democratic Party, 1916; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cedar County, 1927-28,1931-32; defeated, 1924, 1928, 1946.Christian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart disease, in the Dade CountyNursingHome, Greenfield,DadeCounty, Mo.,December31, 1968 (age93 years, 214days).Interment atGreenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Mo. | | Lou Breese (1900-1969) — also known asLuigi G. Calabrese — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February10, 1900.Musician andbandleader;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.Italianancestry.While conducting his band for an audience of 1,500 at ajewelersconvention, he suffered a fatalheart attack, in theConrad HiltonHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January11, 1969 (age68 years, 336days).Burial location unknown. | | Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) — also known asFrancis M. Bistline;F. M.Bistline —of Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho.Born in Ransom,NessCounty, Kan.,March25, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1937-47;Speaker ofthe Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Idaho,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Idaho, 1944-48.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Shriners;Lions;Elks;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta.While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed anddied from aheart attack, in thecourtroomat the BinghamCountyCourthouse, Blackfoot,BinghamCounty, Idaho,January20, 1969 (age72 years, 301days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho. | | Parnell J. T. Callahan (1912-1969) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1912.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNewYork state assembly from Bronx County 12th District, 1957-58;defeated, 1958.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1969 (age56 years, 256days).Interment atLongIsland National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.  | Randolph Fitzhugh Carroll (1901-1969) — also known asRandolph F. Carroll — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,February23, 1901.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inRotterdam, 1922-26; U.S. Consul inBangkok, 1926-28;Rio de Janeiro, 1928-29.Died, frompneumoniaandheart muscle degeneration, in Neulengbach,Austria,March4, 1969 (age68 years, 9days).Intermentsomewhere in Neulengbach, Austria.  | Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) — also known asDwight D. Eisenhower;"Ike" —Born in Denison,GraysonCounty, Tex.,October14, 1890.Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War II;presidentof Columbia University, 1948-53;Presidentof the United States, 1953-61.Presbyterian.GermanandSwissancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Council onForeign Relations;LoyalLegion.Died, after a series ofheart attacks, atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,March28, 1969 (age78 years, 165days).Interment atEisenhowerCenter, Abilene, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower;brother ofMiltonStover Eisenhower; married,July 1,1916, toMaryGeneva Doud; father ofJohnSheldon Doud Eisenhower; grandfather of Dwight David EisenhowerII (son-in-law ofRichardMilhous Nixon). | | | | Political family:Eisenhowerfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:ShermanAdams —CarterL. Burgess —WoodrowWilson Mann —JacquelineC. Odlum —GeorgeE. Allen —MeyerKestnbaum —BernardM. Shanley —JudahNadich | | | | The EisenhowerExpressway,from downtown Chicago west to Hillside, inCookCounty, Illinois, isnamed forhim. — The EisenhowerTunnel(opened 1973), which carries westbound I-70 under the ContinentalDivide, in the Rocky Mountains, fromClearCreek County toSummitCounty, Colorado, isnamed forhim. — The Eisenhower Range ofmountains,inVictoriaLand, Antarctica, isnamed forhim. —MountEisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $1 coin (1971-78). | | | | Campaign slogan: "I LikeIke." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Dwight D. Eisenhower:Stephen E. Ambrose,Eisenhower: Soldier and President — Fred I. Greenstein,TheHidden-Hand Presidency : Eisenhower as Leader — Carlod'Este,Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life — Robert F. Burk,DwightD. Eisenhower: Hero and Politician — Wiley T.Buchanan, Jr.,RedCarpet at the White House : Four years as Chief of Protocol in theEisenhower Administration — Jim Newton,Eisenhower:The White House Years — William Lee Miller,TwoAmericans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1969) |
| | William Aloysious Costello (1904-1969) — also known asWilliam A. Costello — of Minnesota. Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March 5,1904.Newspaperreporter;televisionjournalist; U.S. Ambassador toTrinidad and Tobago, 1967-69.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died, from aheart attack, in Port-of-Spain,Trinidad,June20, 1969 (age65 years, 107days).Buried at sea. | | Randall Norton Christmas (1920-1969) — also known asRandall N. Christmas;RandyChristmas —of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Ocilla,IrwinCounty, Ga.,October14, 1920.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;mayor ofMiami, Fla., 1955-57; defeated, 1957.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofheart disease, at North ShoreHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,July 27,1969 (age48 years, 286days).Interment atSouthernMemorial, North Miami Beach, Fla. | | Charles Edison (1890-1969) — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,August3, 1890.Democrat.U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1940;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1941-44.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaPsi;NewcomenSociety.Died, ofheart failure, in the Harkness Pavilion of theColumbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1969 (age78 years, 362days).Interment atRosedaleCemetery, Orange, N.J. | | Charles Wheeler Thayer (1910-1969) — also known asCharles W. Thayer — of Villanova,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Villanova,DelawareCounty, Pa.,February9, 1910.U.S. Vice Consul inMoscow, 1937, 1940;Berlin, 1937-38;Hamburg, 1939-40;Kabul, as of 1943; colonel in the U.S. Army during World WarII; head of the State Department's international broadcastingdivision, including the "Voice of America", 1947-49; U.S. ConsulGeneral inMunich, 1952-53; in March 1953, when attacks on hisloyaltyby U.S. Sen.JosephR. McCarthy inspired a State Departmentinvestigationinto hisdiplomaticcareer, heresignedfrom the Foreign Service;writer.Died, duringheart surgery, in Salzburg,Austria,August27, 1969 (age59 years, 199days).Interment atChurchof the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa. | | Donald Cogley Bruce (1921-1969) — also known asDonald C. Bruce — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Troutville,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,April27, 1921.Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager atradiostation WIRE, Indianapolis;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1964.Lutheran.Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964. Died, apparently from aheart attack, in Round Hill,LoudounCounty, Va.,August31, 1969 (age48 years, 126days).Interment atEbenezerCemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va. | | Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) — also known asThurman W. Arnold — of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.;Alexandria,Va.Born in Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,June 2,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWyomingstate house of representatives, 1921;mayorof Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24;dean,College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30;professor oflaw, Yale University, from 1931;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned1945.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Elks;Lions.Suffered aheart attack, and died two months later, inAlexandria,Va.,November7, 1969 (age78 years, 158days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Laramie, Wyo. | | Nick James Rajkovich (1910-1969) — also known asNick J. Rajkovich — of Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.; Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Krispolje, Austria (now Krizpolje,Croatia),February8, 1910.Republican.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Grand TraverseDistrict, 1961-62;mayorof Traverse City, Mich., 1969; died in office 1969.Catholic.Member,Kiwanis.Died, from aheart attack, in MunsonHospital,in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,November11, 1969 (age59 years, 276days).Interment atOakwood Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich. | | George Martin Plummer (1912-1970) — also known asGeorge M. Plummer — of Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.Born in Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.,1912.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;LewisCounty Court Clerk, 1942-70; member ofKentuckyRepublican State Central Committee, 1960; member ofKentuckystate senate 18th District, 1970; died in office 1970.Methodist.Member,Lions.Died, from aheart attack, in Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.,January17, 1970 (ageabout 57years).Interment atLewisCounty Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.  | George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) — also known asGeorge M. Humphrey — of Mentor,LakeCounty, Ohio.Born in Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.,March 8,1890.Republican.Lawyer;president, M.A. Hanna Company (mining andprocessingiron andnickel ores), 1929-52; chairman of Pittsburgh ConsolidatedCoalCompany; chairman, Executive Committee, NationalSteelCorporation;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Episcopalian.Died, fromheart disease, in UniversityHospital,Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January20, 1970 (age79 years, 318days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Anthony Giuliano (c.1897-1970) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J., about 1897.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1927; candidateforU.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1948;EssexCounty Clerk, 1955; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1956;municipal judge in New Jersey, 1968-69.Indictedin federal court, December, 1969, along with Newark MayorHughJ. Addonizio, other city officials, and reputedorganizedcrime leader Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, onextortionandincometax evasionchargesover a scheme to sharekickbacksfrom a sewer contracting company; became ill and died before he couldbe arraigned.Died, from aheart attack, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February4, 1970 (ageabout 73years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Freda. |
| | Emma Guffey Miller (1874-1970) — also known asEmma G. Miller;Mary EmmaGuffey —of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Slippery Rock,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Guffey Station,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,July 6,1874.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924,1928,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1948,1952,1956,1960,1968;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1932-70;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939.Female.Member,Women'sInternational League for Peace and Freedom.Died, from aheart attack, inRichmond,Va.,February23, 1970 (age95 years, 232days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) — also known asJames B. Utt — of Santa Ana,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Tustin,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March11, 1899.Republican.Appraiser;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1933-36;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1956.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;IzaakWalton League;Lions;NativeSons of the Golden West;Freemasons;Shriners.Suffered aheart attack duringreligiousservices at achurchin Washington, D.C., and died soon after atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 1,1970 (age70 years, 355days).Interment atSanta Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif. | | Henry J. Pariseau (1918-1970) — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,April 1,1918.Mayorof Manchester, N.H., 1970; died in office 1970.Catholic.Died, of aheart attack,May 30,1970 (age52 years, 59days).Burial location unknown.  | Schuyler Merritt Meyer (1885-1970) — also known asSchuyler M. Meyer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1914, 1917-18 (New York County 27th District1914, 1917, New York County 15th District 1918); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1921-22; defeated, 1922.EnglishandDanishancestry.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andgangreneof both legs, in anursinghome at Dover,StraffordCounty, N.H.,June 21,1970 (age84 years, 237days).Cremated;ashes interred atHarmonyGrove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Barnard Meyer and Virginia Hubbell (Hoyt) Meyer; married,September19, 1914, to Helen Grinnell Martin; second cousin twice removedofMartinE. Weed. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | George Venable Allen (1903-1970) — also known asGeorge V. Allen — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.; Maryland;Washington,D.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,November3, 1903.Schoolteacher and principal;newspaperreporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inKingston, as of 1930;Shanghai, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inCairo, as of 1936-38; U.S. Ambassador toIran, 1946-48;Yugoslavia, 1949-53;India, 1953-54;Nepal, 1953-54;Greece, 1956-57; director, U.S. Information Agency, 1957-60;president,TobaccoInstitute, 1960-66.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Phi;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died suddenly, from acoronary occlusion, in Bahama,DurhamCounty, N.C.,July 11,1970 (age66 years, 250days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Hubert Madison Sims (1907-1970) — also known asHubert M. Sims — of Mer Rouge,MorehouseParish, La.Born inMorehouseParish, La.,July 29,1907.Farmer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Morehouse Parish PoliceJury, 1952-56; member ofLouisianastate senate 29th District, 1956-60; defeated, 1952.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, of aheart attack, inMorehouseParish, La.,July 24,1970 (age62 years, 360days).Interment atMerRouge Cemetery, Mer Rouge, La.| | Relatives: Sonof George Madison Sims and Mary Elizabeth (Yeldell) Sims; married1949 to IdaLouise Garver; father ofGeorgeGarver Sims. |
| | Harry Clifton Byrd (1889-1970) — also known asHarry C. Byrd;Curley Byrd — Born in Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.,February12, 1889.Democrat.Athleticcoach;president,University of Maryland, 1936-54; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1966.Member,Moose;Rotary.Died, fromheart disease, in the University of MarylandHospital,Baltimore,Md.,October2, 1970 (age81 years, 232days).Interment atAsbury Cemetery, Crisfield, Md. | | Edward J. Speno (1920-1971) — of East Meadow,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September23, 1920.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1955-71 (4th District 1955-65, 5th District 1966,4th District 1967-71); died in office 1971; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1964,1968;chairof Nassau County Republican Party, 1965-67; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Catholic.Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Died, of aheart attack, in St. Peter'sHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1971 (age50 years, 147days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Speno; married to Audrey Bernichon. | | | | Cross-reference:JosephM. Margiotta |
 | Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) — also known asThomas E. Dewey — of Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,March24, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933;NewYork County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1940;Governorof New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1952(speaker),1956.Episcopalian.EnglishandFrenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;FarmBureau;Grange;PhiMu Alpha;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from aheart attack, in his room at the SeaviewHotel,Bal Harbor, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March16, 1971 (age68 years, 357days).Entombed in mausoleum atPawlingCemetery, Pawling, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofGeorgeMartin Dewey and Anne Louise 'Annie' (Thomas) Dewey; married,June 16,1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (grandniece ofJeffersonFinis Davis); nephew ofEdmondOtis Dewey; first cousin four times removed ofDavidWaterman; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasGlasby Waterman; second cousin five times removed ofJabezHuntington,LutherWaterman andJoshuaCoit; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnHall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesGillespie Blaine III. | | | | Political family:Coitfamily of New London, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HerbertBrownell, Jr. —CharlesC. Wing —MartinT. Manton —HermanMethfessel | | | | The Thomas E. DeweyThruway,which runs throughWestchester,Rockland,Orange,Ulster,Greene,Albany,Schenectady,Montgomery,Herkimer,Oneida,Madison,Onondaga,Cayuga,Seneca,Ontario,Monroe,Genesee,Erie,andChautauquacounties in New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.Stolberg,FightingOrganized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.Dewey — Barry K. Beyer,ThomasE. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in PoliticalLeadership — Richard Norton Smith,ThomasE. Dewey and His Times — Scott Farris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — David Pietrusza,1948:Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that TransformedAmerica — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Thomas Joseph Dodd (1907-1971) — also known asThomas J. Dodd — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.; West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 15,1907.Democrat.FBIspecial agent;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1948,1952,1956,1960,1968;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1953-57;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1959-71; defeated, 1956, 1970 (DoddIndependent).Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Censuredby the Senate on June 23, 1967 for financial improprieties, havingdivertedsome $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to his own use.Died of aheart attack, in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 24,1971 (age64 years, 9days).Interment atSt.Michael's New Cemetery, Pawcatuck, Stonington, Conn. | | | Matthew T. Abruzzo (1889-1971) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;clerk to U.S. JudgeMartinT. Manton;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1936-66;took senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-71.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Potomac,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,May 28,1971 (age82 years, 28days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Murl K. Aten (1901-1971) — of Sandstone Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Norvell,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August13, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;JacksonCounty Clerk, 1939-40;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46;Michiganstate auditor general, 1947-50; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Moose.Suffered aheart attack while walking near his home, and died,in Sandstone Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 15,1971 (age69 years, 306days).Interment atRoselandMemorial Gardens, Napoleon Township, Jackson County, Mich. | | Van Heflin (1910-1971) — also known asEmmett Evan Heflin Jr. — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Walters,CottonCounty, Okla.,December13, 1910.Democrat.Actor;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948.IrishandFrenchancestry. Member,PhiDelta Theta.Suffered aheart attack whileswimming,and died six weeks later, in Cedars of LebanonHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 23,1971 (age60 years, 222days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean. | | Sara Jane Gleeson (1877-1971) — also known asSadie J. Gleeson;Sara Jane Sheridan;Mrs. William A. Gleeson —of Island Pond, Brighton,EssexCounty, Vt.Born in New Hampshire,September11, 1877.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVermont,1928,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Female.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from amyocardial infarction, in Brighton,EssexCounty, Vt.,October4, 1971 (age94 years, 23days).Interment atLakesideCemetery, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt.  | Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) — also known asDean Acheson — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,April11, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeLouisD. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933;U.S.Secretary of State, 1949-53.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Council onForeign Relations.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964; received aPulitzerPrize in History, 1970, for his bookPresent At The Creation:My Years In The State Department.Died, probably from aheart attack, over his desk in hisstudy,Sandy Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October12, 1971 (age78 years, 184days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | | Lamar Tooze (1895-1971) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Oregon,February4, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Oregon,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died, from aheart attack, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,November29, 1971 (age76 years, 298days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Donald A. Tilleman (1919-1972) — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,February23, 1919.Mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 1965-72; defeated, 1963; died in office 1972.Died, from aheart attack, in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1972(ageabout53 years).Interment atAllouezCemetery, Allouez, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Antone Tilleman and Anna Mary Tilleman; married1940 to JanetSteele. |
| | Mortimer Thomas Furay (1910-1972) — also known asMort Furay — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 23,1910.Democrat.President,Local 705, Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union;vice-president,AFL-CIO Union Label Trade Department; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1944; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1949; in 1967, at an intersection in HighlandPark, Mich., he witnessed a woman being beaten by her husband, andsummoned police; when the police officers decided not to arrest theman, heprotested,and wasarrestedforinterferingwith police; he pleaded not guilty, and a trial date was set, butapparently the case was dropped.Died, probably from aheart attack, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March12, 1972 (age61 years, 233days);body wasdonated to Wayne State University Medical School.| | Relatives: Sonof Mortimer John Furay and Florence Bell (Kratz) Furay; married1932 toCorinne Kelly. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Sidney S. Hein (1907-1972) — of Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Laurelton, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Rosedale, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1961; director, Franklin NationalBank,EagleInsuranceCompany of New Jersey, PeninsulaHospital,and BrunswickHospital.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Foresters.Died, from aheart attack, at the Inwood Country Club, Inwood,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 1,1972 (age64 years, 351days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hugo Hein and Regina (Pulitzer) Hein; married to FredericaClark. |
| | Frederic René Coudert Jr. (1898-1972) — also known asFrederic R. Coudert, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1940,1944,1948,1956;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1939-46 (17th District 1939-44, 20th District1945-46);U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1947-59; campaignchair forWilliamF. Buckley, Jr.'s campaign for Mayor of New York City, 1965.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1972 (age74 years, 14days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Lucretia del Valle Grady (1892-1972) — also known asLucretia del Valle — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October18, 1892.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1928,1936,1940(alternate),1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1937-39;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939; Democratic PresidentialElector for California,1944(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andHarryS. Truman).Female.Died, of aheart attack, at Mills MemorialHospital,San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,May 23,1972 (age79 years, 218days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | Samuel Zazachilds Westerfield Jr. (1919-1972) — also known asSamuel Z. Westerfield, Jr. — BornNovember15, 1919.Economist;U.S. Ambassador toLiberia, 1969-72, died in office 1972.Africanancestry.Died, from acoronary thrombosis, in Monrovia,Liberia,July19, 1972 (age52 years, 247days).Burial location unknown. | | Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) — also known asHarry E. Mayhew — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,April16, 1906.Democrat.Truckingbusiness;coal andice dealer; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,1955-58;Speaker ofthe Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1960.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;TallCedars of Lebanon;Shriners;Rotary.Suffered aheart attack while he and his wife weredrivinghome from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 21,1972 (age66 years, 96days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Milford, Del. | | Andrew Broaddus (1900-1972) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 15,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;laundrybusiness;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1953-57.Died, from aheart attack, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,September7, 1972 (age72 years, 115days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Willard Edward Fraser (1907-1972) — also known asWillard E. Fraser — of Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born in Gardner,JohnsonCounty, Kan.,January26, 1907.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1936;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1960;mayorof Billings, Mont., 1963-69, 1971-72; died in office 1972.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, from aheart attack, in Billings,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.,September21, 1972 (age65 years, 239days).Interment atMountviewCemetery, Billings, Mont. | | Henry Gustav Krausse (1896-1972) — also known asHenry G. Krausse — of Brownsville,CameronCounty, Tex.Born in Brownsville,CameronCounty, Tex.,October28, 1896.U.S. Vice Consul inMatamoros, 1919-22, 1922-24, 1924-26, 1926-27, 1927-38;Nuevo Laredo, 1922, 1924;San Luis Potosi, 1926;Saltillo, 1927.Died, fromarteriosclerosis andcongestive heartfailure, in MercyHospital,Brownsville,CameronCounty, Tex.,October3, 1972 (age75 years, 341days).Interment atBuenaVista Burial Park, Brownsville, Tex.  | Stephen Earnest Aguirre (1892-1972) — also known asStephen E. Aguirre — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,November11, 1892.U.S. Vice Consul inCiudad Juarez, 1917-20;Chihuahua, 1920;Manzanillo, 1921-24;Nuevo Laredo, 1925-27, 1927-29;Piedras Negras, 1927;Mexico City, 1929-32; U.S. Consul inCiudad Juarez, as of 1943.Mexican,Scottish,English,French, andGermanancestry.Died, from anaortic aneurysm, in Southwestern GeneralHospital,El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,November19, 1972 (age80 years, 8days).Interment atRestlawnMemorial Park, El Paso, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Monroe Aguirre and Mary Wilhelmina (Sneed) Aguirre;married to Jeannette Adelina Krause. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1920) |
| | Thomas A. Aurelio (c.1892-1973) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;magistrate; on August 28, 1943, New York County District AttorneyFrankS. Hoganchargedin a formal statement that Aurelio's nomination by both major partiesfor Supreme Court had been brought about bygangsterand ex-convict Frank Costello, and released the transcript of atelephone conversation in which Aurelio thanked Costello and pledgedundying loyalty; his candidacy wasrepudiatedby both parties, but they were unable to remove his name from theballot;disbarmentproceedings were also unsuccessful;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.Italianancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, probably from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1973 (ageabout 81years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) — also known asLyndon B. Johnson;"L.B.J.";"Landslide Lyndon";"PreacherLyndon";"The Accidental President";"Volunteer";"Light BulbJohnson" —of Johnson City,BlancoCounty, Tex.Born near Stonewall,GillespieCounty, Tex.,August27, 1908.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Texas 10th District, 1937-49; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1940,1956,1960;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1949-61; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1956,1960,1968;VicePresident of the United States, 1961-63;Presidentof the United States, 1963-69.Disciplesof Christ. Member,AmericanLegion;Council onForeign Relations.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.Died from aheart attack, inGillespieCounty, Tex.,January22, 1973 (age64 years, 148days).Interment atLBJRanch, Stonewall, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Sam Ealy Johnson and Rebekah (Baines) Johnson; married,November17, 1934, to Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor andClaudiaAlta Taylor; father of Lynda Bird Johnson (who marriedCharlesSpittal Robb). | | | | Political family:Johnsonfamily of Stonewall, Texas. | | | | Cross-reference:RogerKent —IrvineH. Sprague —A.W. Moursund —EliotJaneway —BarefootSanders | | | | LakeLBJ (created as Lake Granite Shoals; renamed in 1965), inBurnetandLlanocounties, Texas, isnamed forhim. — Thevillageof Kampung LB Johnson,Malaysia,isnamed forhim. | | | | Campaign slogan (1964): "All The WayWith L.B.J." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Lyndon B. Johnson: DorisKearns Goodwin,LyndonJohnson and the American Dream — Robert Dallek,FlawedGiant : Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973 — SeanJ. Savage,JFK,LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Robert A. Caro,ThePassage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson — MarkUpdegrove,IndomitableWill: LBJ in the Presidency — Nicholas deB.Katzenbach,Someof It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ — Robert A.Caro,ThePassage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol.IV — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Michael A. Schuman,LyndonB. Johnson (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Lyndon B. Johnson:Robert A. Caro,Yearsof Lyndon Johnson : The Path to Power — Robert A.Caro,Yearsof Lyndon Johnson : Means of Ascent — Robert A. Caro,Yearsof Lyndon Johnson : Master of the Senate — LanceMorrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power | | | | Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1973) |
| | George Edward Allen (1896-1973) — also known asGeorge E. Allen — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Booneville,PrentissCounty, Miss.,February29, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;hotelbusiness;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1933-38, 1939-40;resigned 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1936;Secretaryof Democratic National Committee, 1943;speechwriterfor Pres.HarryTruman; director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1946.Methodist.Member,KappaSigma.Close friend of presidentsRoosevelt,Truman,andEisenhower.Died, following aheart attack, in the EisenhowerMedicalCenter, Palm Desert,RiversideCounty, Calif.,April23, 1973 (age77 years, 54days).Intermentsomewherein Booneville, Miss. | | John J. Spoltore (d. 1973) — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1964,1968;chairof Cumberland County Republican Party, 1964; candidate forNewJersey state senate District 2, 1965;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1973.Died, following aheart attack,December11, 1973.Burial location unknown. | | Charles McKevett Teague (1909-1974) — also known asCharles M. Teague — of Ojai,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.Born in Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.,September18, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from California 13th District, 1955-74; died inoffice 1974; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1956.Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi.Died of aheart attack in Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.,January1, 1974 (age64 years, 105days).Cremated;ashes interred atSantaPaula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Calif. | | Lewis T. Breuninger Sr. (c.1893-1974) — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C., about 1893.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Districtof Columbia,1956(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from District of Columbia, 1960-68.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis.Died of aheart attack,January27, 1974 (ageabout 81years).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Joseph Pelter (1905-1974) — also known asJohn J. Pelter — of Dehue,LoganCounty, W.Va.; Logan,LoganCounty, W.Va.Born in Carlisle,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,January27, 1905.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1933-36;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1937-44 (8th District 1937-38, 7thDistrict 1939-44).Member,PhiKappa Tau.Youngest speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Died, from aheart attack, in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March28, 1974 (age69 years, 60days). Hisbody wasdonated to the West Virginia School of Medicine, Morgantown. | | Wilbur G. Watson (1895-1974) — of Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.Born in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,July 6,1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobiledealer;mayorof Traverse City, Mich., 1950.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, from aheart attack, in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,April18, 1974 (age78 years, 286days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Traverse City, Mich. | | George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) — also known asGeorge L. Radcliffe — ofBaltimore,Md.Born near Cambridge,DorchesterCounty, Md.,August22, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Maryland, 1919-20;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;KappaAlpha Order;Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, inBaltimore,Md.,July 29,1974 (age96 years, 341days).Interment atCambridgeCemetery, Cambridge, Md. | | Roger Joseph Kiley (1900-1974) — also known asRoger J. Kiley — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October23, 1900.Democrat. Professionalfootballplayer, Chicago Cardinals, 1923;athleticcoach;lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940;superior court judge in Illinois, 1940; Judge, Illinois AppellateCourt, 1941-61;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1961-74; tooksenior status 1974.Catholic.Irishancestry.Suffering fromdiabetesand aheart ailment, he collapsed at Rosary College in RiverForest, and died soon after at Gottlieb MemorialHospital,Melrose Park,CookCounty, Ill.,September6, 1974 (age73 years, 318days).Interment atQueenof Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill. | | Fulton Freeman (1915-1974) — of Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 17,1915.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inMexico City, 1939; U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1961-64;Mexico, 1964-69.Sufferedheart attack whileplayinggolf, and died, in Carmel,MontereyCounty, Calif.,December14, 1974 (age59 years, 211days).Burial location unknown. | | Hallet Thomas Ellsworth (1885-1974) — of Laredo,WebbCounty, Tex.Born in Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,November7, 1885.Officeclerk; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCiudad Porfirio Diaz, 1912.Died, fromarteriosclerotic heart disease, in NortheastBaptistHospital,San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,December26, 1974 (age89 years, 49days).Interment atMission Burial Park North, San Antonio, Tex. | | Lyman Kerswill (1888-1975) — of Grout Township,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Middlesex County,Ontario,August11, 1888.Republican.Farmer;insurancebusiness;chair ofGladwin County Republican Party, 1950.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows.Died, from aheart attack, in Grout Township,GladwinCounty, Mich.,January17, 1975 (age86 years, 159days).Interment atHighland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich. | | Harvey Harrison Lawson (1890-1975) — also known asHarvey H. Lawson — of Millsboro,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Millsboro,SussexCounty, Del.,May 10,1890.Republican.Carpenter;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,1943-44, 1949-52; member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1945-48; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Delaware,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Died, following aheart attack, in BeebeHospital,Millsboro,SussexCounty, Del.,March17, 1975 (age84 years, 311days).Interment atMillsboroCemetery, Millsboro, Del.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry James Lawson and Annie E. (Coffin) Lawson; married to BlanchMay Phillips. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Richard Conte (1910-1975) — also known asNicholas Peter Conte — Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March24, 1910.Democrat.Actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Italianancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April15, 1975 (age65 years, 22days).Interment atWestwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | John V. Kenny (1894-1975) — also known as"Little Guy" — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,April 6,1894.Democrat.Mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1949-53; resigned 1953; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964,1968;Democratic Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1964(voted forLyndonB. Johnson andHubertH. Humphrey).Catholic.Pleadedguilty to six federal counts oftaxevasion in May 1972, andsentencedtoprison.Died, of aheart attack, in anursinghome at Paramus,BergenCounty, N.J.,June 2,1975 (age81 years, 57days).Interment atHolyName Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | Arnold Edmond Kapitan (1917-1975) — also known asArnold E. Kapitan — of Yankton,YanktonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Minnesota,1917.Grocer;mayorof Yankton, S.Dak., 1967-68.Died, following aheart attack, at ahospitalin Rapid City,PenningtonCounty, S.Dak.,August28, 1975 (ageabout 58years).Interment atSacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak. | | Justus Earl Armstrong (1897-1975) — also known asJustus E. Armstrong — of Belmont,GastonCounty, N.C.Born inGastonCounty, N.C.,February19, 1897.Republican. Postmaster atBelmont,N.C., 1921-34.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Gaston MemorialHospital,Gastonia,GastonCounty, N.C.,September7, 1975 (age78 years, 200days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Belmont, N.C. | | May Preston Davie (1895-1975) — also known asEugénie Mary Ladenburg;Mrs. PrestonDavie —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1895.Republican.Delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1960(alternate).Female.Died, ofheart failure, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1975 (age80 years, 231days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Lemuel Theophilus Jones Sr. (1896-1975) — also known asLem T. Jones, Sr. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Ebensburg,CambriaCounty, Pa.,January23, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;schoolteacher; president and partner, Russell StoverCandies;bankdirector;MissouriRepublican state chair, 1963; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1964.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheart attack, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September20, 1975 (age79 years, 240days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Herbert William Christenberry (1897-1975) — also known asHerbert W. Christenberry — Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December11, 1897.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1942-47;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1947-75;died in office 1975.Died, from aheart attack, in Kentwood,TangipahoaParish, La.,October5, 1975 (age77 years, 298days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Herbert Aden Christenberry and Anna (Schmitt) Christenberry;married,August5, 1924, to Anna Born. |
| | Guy Axline (1898-1975) — of Arizona. BornSeptember4, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arizona at-large, 1928.Member,Rotary.Died, of acoronary infarction, in Navajo County SuperiorCourt,Holbrook,NavajoCounty, Ariz.,November17, 1975 (age77 years, 74days).Interment atHolbrookCemetery, Holbrook, Ariz. | | Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) — also known asAnthony B. Akers — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born near Charlotte,AtascosaCounty, Tex.,October19, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958;U.S. Ambassador toNew Zealand, 1961-63.Member,Council onForeign Relations;FederalBar Association.Died, probably from aheart attack, in Wrightsville Beach,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,April 1,1976 (age61 years, 165days).Interment atBerkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I. | | George A. Lingo (d. 1976) — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska;Anchorage,Alaska.Born in Anaconda,Deer LodgeCounty, Mont.Democrat. Member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1933-36;trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, 1934-35,continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-43; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II.Died, fromheart trouble, in Saddleback CommunityHospital,Laguna Hills,OrangeCounty, Calif.,May 21,1976.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Archie Lingo; married1935 toDorothy Troy (daughter ofJohnWeir Troy). |
| | James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) — also known asJames A. Farley — of Stony Point,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grassy Point,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1888.Democrat.Chair ofRockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;secretaryof New York Democratic Party, 1928-30;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1930-44;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1933;U.S.Postmaster General, 1933-40;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,Coca-ColaExport Corporation, 1940-73.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians;Eagles;Elks;Redmen;Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, fromcardiac arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1976 (age88 years, 10days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | John Henry Annett (1903-1976) — also known asJohn Annett — of Staytonville,SussexCounty, Del.BornDecember15, 1903.Republican.Merchant;school andcharter bus contractor; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromDelaware,1972.Member,Rotary;FarmBureau.Suffered aheart attack, and was dead on arrival at MilfordMemorialHospital,Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,August26, 1976 (age72 years, 255days).Interment atSt.Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del. | | John Martin Costello (1903-1976) — also known asJohn M. Costello — of Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January15, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 15th District, 1935-45; defeated,1932, 1944.Catholic.Died, ofheart failure, in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,August29, 1976 (age73 years, 227days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif. | | David John Pizzoli (1913-1976) — also known asDavid J. Pizzoli — of Atlas,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Atlas,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January16, 1913.Democrat.Auditor;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1948.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, ofheart andlungproblems, in Mahoning Township,MontourCounty, Pa.,September3, 1976 (age63 years, 231days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Mt. Carmel Township, Northumberland County, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof David Pizzoli. |
| | John W. Gibson (1910-1976) — of Michigan. Born in Harrisburg,SalineCounty, Ill.,August23, 1910.Democrat. Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1945-49;; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1948;chairman, U.S. Displaced Persons Commission, 1950-52;banker.In 1957, was one of thefirstowners of a McDonald's Hamburgers franchise in the Washington area.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,October22, 1976 (age66 years, 60days).Interment atColumbiaGardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976) — also known asRichard J. Daley;"TheBoss" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 15,1902.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 9th District, 1936-38; member ofIllinoisstate senate 9th District, 1939-47; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;speaker,1968;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1955-76; died in office 1976.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Stricken with aheart attack and died at hisdoctor'soffice, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December20, 1976 (age74 years, 219days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.| | Relatives:Married,June 17,1936, to Eleanor 'Sis' Guilfoyle; father ofRichardMichael Daley andWilliamMichael Daley. | | | | Political family:Daleyfamily of Chicago, Illinois. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Richard J. Daley: MikeRoyko,Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago — Adam Cohen & ElizabethTaylor,AmericanPharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley : His Battle for Chicago and theNation — Hugh Brogan,AllHonorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.Daley — Roger Biles,RichardJ. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing ofChicago — Eugene C. Kennedy,Himself!The Life and Times of Richard J. Daley — Len O'Connor,Requiem: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era —F. Richard Ciccone,Daley: Power and Presidential Politics — Frank Sullivan,Legend:The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley —Milton Rakove,Don'tMake No Waves, Don't Back No Losers : An Insider's Analysis of theDaley Machine — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, March 23,1962 |
| | Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November3, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago ParkDistrict, 1945-67;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1968;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofCook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1950-.Jewish.Russianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;B'naiB'rith;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;NavyLeague;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofheart failure, in Weiss MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1977 (age81 years, 295days).Interment atShalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill. | | James Randall Durfee (1897-1977) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,November3, 1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1960-.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, from aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,October29, 1977 (age79 years, 360days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Henry Durfee and Marie Elisa (Rossiter) Durfee; married toMona Margaret Burns; first cousin thrice removed ofSylvesterGardiner Shearman; second cousin five times removed ofEzekielCornell. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Harold Bryan Barton (1926-1977) — also known asHarold B. Barton — of Corbin,WhitleyCounty, Ky.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,November1, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;physician;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1964,1968,1972(alternate).Christian.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons;Lions;Jaycees;FarmBureau.Died, from aheart attack, while on ahuntingtrip, near Meeker,Rio BlancoCounty, Colo.,November6, 1977 (age51 years, 5days).Interment atWhitley Memorial Gardens, Williamsburg, Ky. | | David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) — also known asDavid K. E. Bruce — ofBaltimore,Md.; Charlotte Court House,CharlotteCounty, Va.; Elkridge,HowardCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,February12, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;farmer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul inRome, as of 1926; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1940-43; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1940;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1949-52;Germany, 1957-59;Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison toChina, 1973-74.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1976.Died, as a result of aheart attack, in Georgetown UniversityMedicalCenter,Washington,D.C.,December5, 1977 (age79 years, 296days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Raymond C. Kealer (c.1900-1978) — also known asRay C. Kealer — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New Mexico, about 1900.Mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1957-60.Died, of aheart attack,1978(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown. | | Vincent S. Haneman (c.1903-1978) — of Brigantine,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1903.Mayor of Brigantine, N.J., 1934-42; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1938-44;common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1944-47; superior court judgein New Jersey, 1947-60;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1960-71.Died, of aheart attack,January9, 1978 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown. | | Spruille Braden (1894-1978) — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elkhorn,JeffersonCounty, Mont.,March13, 1894.Miningengineer;financier;U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1939-42;Cuba, 1942-45;Argentina, 1945.Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanArbitration Association;NavyLeague;JohnBirch Society.Died, from aheart ailment, in Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January10, 1978 (age83 years, 303days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Harvey Wesley Bolin (1909-1978) — also known asH. Wesley Bolin — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Butler,BatesCounty, Mo.,July 1,1909.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Arizona, 1949-77;Governor ofArizona, 1977-78; died in office 1978.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;Moose;Jaycees;Kiwanis.Died, from aheart attack, Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,March 4,1978 (age68 years, 246days).Interment atStateCapitol Grounds, Phoenix, Ariz. | | William Matthew Ketchum (1921-1978) — also known asWilliam M. Ketchum — of Paso Robles,San LuisObispo County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September2, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;dairyfarmer;automobileparts business; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1964-66; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 29th District, 1967-72; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1968;U.S.Representative from California, 1973-78 (36th District 1973-75,18th District 1975-78); died in office 1978.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaKappa Psi;FarmBureau.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, at KernMedicalCenter, Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,June 24,1978 (age56 years, 295days).Burial location unknown. | | S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,July26, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1935;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56;NewYork County Surrogate, 1957-76.Italianancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Indictedin May 1976, along with JusticeIrvingSaypol, onofficialmisconductcharges,in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auctioncommissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed.Indictedin February 1978 forcriminalcontempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, butdied before trial.Died, from aheart attack, whilediningwith friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1978 (age71 years, 337days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) — also known asRalph H. Metcalfe — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 29,1910.Democrat. Wongold,silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1964(alternate),1968;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died inoffice 1978.Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,Amvets;AmericanLegion;UrbanLeague;NAACP;Elks;AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, from aheart attack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October10, 1978 (age68 years, 134days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill. | | William Albert Steiger (1938-1978) — also known asWilliam A. Steiger — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,May 15,1938.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1961-65;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1967-78; died inoffice 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1968,1972.Died of aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,December4, 1978 (age40 years, 203days).Interment atLakeView Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wis.  | Talbot Smith (1899-1978) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.,October11, 1899.Democrat.Lawyer;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed1955; resigned 1961;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-71;took senior status 1971.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Died, ofheart disease, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December21, 1978 (age79 years, 71days).Cremated. | | | Albert Sidney Porter Jr. (1904-1979) — also known asAlbert S. Porter — of Lyndhurst,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Pepper Pike,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,November29, 1904.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;CuyahogaCounty Engineer, 1947-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1952,1964,1972;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1964;chairof Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1963-69; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Ohio, 1964-72; in 1976, reportersdiscoveredthat he forced his staff tokickback two percent of their pay; aninvestigationresulted; hepleadedguilty to 19 counts oftheftin office, and wassentencedto two years of probation, andfined$10,000.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Grotto;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Tau BetaPi;SigmaXi;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, fromheart disease anddiabetes,in HillcrestHospital,Mayfield Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January7, 1979 (age74 years, 39days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Sidney Porter and Lena May (Edmonds) Porter; married,April20, 1929, to Grace Marie Robinson; married1949 toGenevieve Shaveyco. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) — also known asNelson A. Rockefeller;"Rocky" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bar Harbor,HancockCounty, Maine,July 8,1908.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956(alternate),1960,1964(delegation chair);Governor ofNew York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1960,1964,1968;VicePresident of the United States, 1974-77.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias.Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1977.Died, from a massiveheart attack, in hisoffice,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1979 (age70 years, 202days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockefellerFamily Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller;brother ofWinthropRockefeller; married,June 23,1930, toMaryTodhunter Clark; married,May 4,1963, toHappyMurphy (great-granddaughter ofEdwinHenry Fitler; third great-granddaughter ofJohnSergeant; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeBrooke Roberts Jr.); nephew ofRichardSteere Aldrich andWinthropWilliams Aldrich; uncle ofJohnDavison Rockefeller IV andWinthropPaul Rockefeller; grandson of John Davison Rockefeller andNelsonWilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed ofSimonS. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed ofHenryRockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who marriedNinaUnderwood); second cousin thrice removed ofJohnPhillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed ofLewisKirby Rockefeller. | | | | Political families:Rockefellerfamily of New York City, New York;Rockefellerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:StewartG. Anderson —JohnH. Terry | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: CaryReich,TheLife of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer,1908-1958 — Joseph H. Boyd,Oreosand Dubonnet: Remembering Governor Nelson A.Rockefeller |
| | Charles Julius Hollub (1900-1979) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Moravia (now part ofCzechia),October20, 1900.Physician;HonoraryConsul for Czechoslovakia inHouston,Tex., 1935.Died, fromheart disease, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,February22, 1979 (age78 years, 125days).Interment atMemorialOaks Cemetery, Houston, Tex. | | Clarence F. Hyde (1888-1979) — of Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Sun Valley,BlaineCounty, Idaho,May 13,1888.Democrat.Real estatebroker; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1935-38; candidate forOregoncommissioner of labor, 1938, 1942; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oregon,1940;Oregon Real Estate Commissioner, 1957-59.Member,Freemasons.Died, one week after aheart attack, in Sacred Heart GeneralHospital,Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,March 3,1979 (age90 years, 294days).Interment atWestLawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore. | | Leonard V. Parisi (1911-1979) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornJune 25,1911.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1956(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion.Died, following aheart attack, in Brooklyn VeteransHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1979 (age68 years, 40days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul A. Grassle (1896-1979) — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 5,1896.Hotelbusiness;mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1939-47; candidate forMinnesotastate senate 4th District, 1946.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles;Rotary;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Jesters.Suffered aheart attack, and died two weeks later, inRochester MethodistHospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October10, 1979 (age83 years, 158days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Rochester, Minn.  | Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) — also known asAlice Lee Roosevelt;"PrincessAlice" —ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1884.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936,1940(HonoraryVice-President;speaker);newspapercolumnist.Female.Died, frompneumonia,emphysema,andcardiac arrest, inWashington,D.C.,February20, 1980 (age96 years, 8days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofEdithRoosevelt; daughter ofTheodoreRoosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt; half-sister ofTheodoreRoosevelt Jr.; married,February17, 1906, toNicholasLongworth; niece ofCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; grandniece ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; grandaunt ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; great-grandniece ofJamesI. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter ofArchibaldBulloch; first cousin ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,EleanorRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Cole andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.. | | | | Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth:Carol Felsenthal,PrincessAlice: The Life and Times of Alice RooseveltLongworth | | | | Image source: Time magazine, February7, 1927 |
| | Esther Warner (1891-1980) — also known asEsther P. Anderson;Mrs. Charles J.Warner —of Waverly,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Virginia,CassCounty, Ill.,January12, 1891.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1956,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Female.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star;Rebekah;Grange.Died, probably from aheart attack, while in anambulanceen route to a hospital, inLancasterCounty, Neb.,April18, 1980 (age89 years, 97days).Interment atBethlehem Cemetery, Lancaster County, Neb. | | Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1955-78; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1961.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JewishWar Veterans;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;PhiSigma Delta;OddFellows.Died, from aheart attack, in hisofficein the Pan Am Building, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1980 (age79 years, 313days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Stuart Parker (1894-1980) — also known asEdward S. Parker — of McCormick,McCormickCounty, S.C.;Fredericksburg,Va.Born in McCormick,McCormickCounty, S.C.,May 14,1894.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inMadras, 1925-26;Cologne, 1926-32.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in FredericksburgNursingHome, near Fredericksburg,SpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.,July 21,1980 (age86 years, 68days).Cremated;ashes interred atSalem Cemetery, Abbeville County, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Leonidas M. 'Lonnie' Parker and Susan E. (Stuart) Parker; married1925 toMargaret Elizabeth Jaquette. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Austin Letheridge Bender (1916-1980) — also known asA. L. Bender;"Chunk" —of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,June 6,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1952;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1969-71; resigned 1971.Died, ofcongestive heart failure,August28, 1980 (age64 years, 83days).Interment atChattanoogaNational Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. | | Archibald Holly Patterson (1898-1980) — also known asA. Holly Patterson;"Mr.Republican" —of Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Uniondale,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 31,1898.Republican.Lawyer;banker;NassauCounty Executive, 1953-61; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1968(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Died, following aheart attack, in Hempsted GeneralHospital,Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September20, 1980 (age82 years, 112days).Interment atGreenfieldCemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.  | Eric Hass (1905-1980) — of Oregon; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,1905.Socialist.Advertisingbusiness; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1936;editorofThe Weekly People, 1938-68; Socialist Labor candidate forNewYork state attorney general, 1942; Industrial Governmentcandidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1944; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1945 (Socialist Labor), 1949 (IndustrialGovernment), 1957 (Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965(Socialist Labor); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; resigned orexpelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969;librarian.GermanandDanishancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in CommunityHospital,Santa Rosa,SonomaCounty, Calif.,October2, 1980 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown. | | | Rene Armand Carreau (1901-1980) — also known asRene A. Carreau — of Merrick,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebroker;liquorstore owner; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1942;chair ofNassau County Democratic Party, 1947-53; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1948,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956(alternate),1960,1964.Died, followingheart surgery, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October8, 1980 (age79 years, 196days).Burial location unknown. | | Carl H. Read (1898-1980) — of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor),WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Dexter Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,October27, 1898.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;merchant;mayorof East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died, fromacute congestive heart failure anddiabetes,in Saline CommunityHospital,Saline,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November25, 1980 (age82 years, 29days).Interment atWashtenongMemorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married,September27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel. |
| | Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) — also known asLuther K. Plummer — of Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.Born in Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.,March25, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofKentuckystate senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973.Methodist.Member,Lions;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died, ofheart disease, in MercyHospital,Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,December29, 1980 (age57 years, 279days).Interment atLewisCounty Memory Gardens, Vanceburg, Ky.  | Robert Gerald Storey (1893-1981) — also known asR. G. Storey — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Greenville,HuntCounty, Tex.,December4, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1928;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; director, SouthwesternBellTelephone Company; director and counsel oflifeinsurance companies.Christian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died, frompneumoniaandheart disease, while suffering fromseniledementia, in anursinghome at Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January16, 1981 (age87 years, 43days).Interment atRestlandMemorial Park, Dallas, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Edith (Thomson) Storey and Frank Wilson Storey; married,July 26,1917, to Frances Hazel Porter; married to Jewel HopeWatson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Eminent Americans(1954) |
| | Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) — also known asNathaniel L. Goldstein — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; lawpartner ofCharlesC. Lockwood during the 1920s;accountant;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1940,1944,1948;NewYork state attorney general, 1943-54.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;AlphaEpsilon Pi;AmericanJewish Committee;Freemasons;Elks;ZionistOrganization of America;B'naiB'rith.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1981 (age84 years, 288days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Vincent Francis Albano Jr. (1914-1981) — also known asVincent F. Albano, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1914.Republican.Appraiser;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968,1972;chairof New York County Republican Party, 1962-81.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Suffered an apparentheart attack just outside hisofficein the RooseveltHotel,and died soon after in BellevueHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1981 (age67 years, 7days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Vincent F. Albano and Mary Ann (Sullivan) Albano; married,June 5,1937, to Cathleen C. CUmmings. |
| | George Albert Jessel (1898-1981) — also known asGeorge Jessel;"Toastmaster General ofthe United States" —Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,April 3,1898.Democrat.Actor;songwriter;movieproducer;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Jewish.Died, from aheart attack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 23,1981 (age83 years, 50days).Entombed atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif. | | Robert Moses (1888-1981) — also known as"The Great Builder" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,December18, 1888.Republican.Secretaryof state of New York, 1927-28; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1938;as head of multiple state and city agencies, led the building ofdozens of major projects, including highways, bridges, parks, andpublic housing.Jewishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofheart disease, in West Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 29,1981 (age92 years, 223days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; statue atVillageHall Grounds, Babylon, Long Island, N.Y. | | Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known asMelvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,April 5,1901.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Actor,producer,directorof manymotionpictures; worked inradio,television,andBroadway.JewishandScottishancestry. Member,ScreenActors Guild;Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpneumoniaandcardiac complications, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1981 (age80 years, 121days).Cremated. | | Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) — also known asRay C. Bliss — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,December16, 1907.Republican.Insurancebusiness;chair ofSummit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member ofOhioRepublican State Central Committee, 1944-65;OhioRepublican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956(delegation chair),1960,1964,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1952-80;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1965-69;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1960-64.Episcopalian.Germanancestry. Member,PhiKappa Tau;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Suffered aheart attack at hisoffice,and died soon after at Akron CityHospital,Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,August6, 1981 (age73 years, 233days).Interment atMt.Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio. | | Langdon Ward Post (1899-1981) — also known asLangdon W. Post — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,April10, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1929-32;defeated, 1927 (Democratic), 1932 (Independent Citizen); Republicancandidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1933; U.S. Assistant FederalRelief Administrator, 1933; Chairman, New York City Housing Authorityand Tenement House Commissioner, 1934-38; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1948.Died, ofheart disease, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September2, 1981 (age82 years, 145days).Burial location unknown. | | Audley Rawson (1893-1981) — also known asWilliam Audley Rawson — of Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Pinellas Park,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born near Marlette,SanilacCounty, Mich.,April 5,1893.Republican.Farmer;Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1944;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1949;chair ofTuscola County Republican Party, 1950;lobbyistfor the Michigan Association ofInsuranceCompanies.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Rotary;FarmBureau;Grange.Died, from aheart attack, in Pinellas Park,PinellasCounty, Fla.,September27, 1981 (age88 years, 175days).Interment atElklandTownship Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married,December22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married1971 toMildred Hutchinson. |
| | Alva Blanchard Adams Jr. (1915-1981) — also known asAlva B. Adams, Jr. — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Born in Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.,October21, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;hardwarebusiness;banker;corporate director, StandardFire BrickCo., KCRTradiostation, Trinidad, Colo.; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Colorado,1948(alternate),1952,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1954, 1956.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Kiwanis;Toastmasters.Died, while being treated for aheart condition, in ahospitalatDenver,Colo.,December3, 1981 (age66 years, 43days).Interment atRoselawnCemetery, Pueblo, Colo. | | Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr. (1910-1981) — also known asRobert A. Ainsworth, Jr. — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Gulfport,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,May 10,1910.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1952-61;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1961-66;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1966-81; died inoffice 1981.Member,Order ofthe Coif;AmericanJudicature Society.Died, during treatment for aheart attack, at Southern BaptistHospital,New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December22, 1981 (age71 years, 226days).Burial location unknown.  | Alice K. Leopold (1906-1982) — also known asAlice Kay Koller — of Weston,FairfieldCounty, Conn.;Alexandria,Va.Born in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,May 9,1906.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Weston, 1949-50;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1951-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1952;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; U.S.Assistant Secretary of Labor, 1953-61.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Grange;League ofWomen Voters.Died, fromcardiac arrythmia andgastro-intestinalbleeding, probably due to agastriculcer, in AlexandriaHospital,Alexandria,Va.,March23, 1982 (age75 years, 318days).Interment atChestnut Hill Cemetery, Glen Rock, Pa.| | Relatives:Daughter of Edmund Leonard Koller and Lenora May (Edwards) Koller;married,May 28,1931, to Joseph Leopold. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Connecticut Register &Manual 1953 |
| | | Scovel Richardson (1912-1982) — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,February4, 1912.Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1957-80; Judge of U.S. Court ofInternational Trade, 1980-82; died in office 1982.Died, following aheart attack, in the New RochelleMedicalCenter, New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1982 (age70 years, 54days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Mathew Oscar Tobriner (1904-1982) — also known asMathew O. Tobriner — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April 2,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1956;Judge,California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1959-62;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1962-82.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;Order ofthe Coif.Died, fromheart trouble, at Mt. ZionHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,April 7,1982 (age78 years, 5days).Burial location unknown. | | Adam Benjamin Jr. (1935-1982) — of Indiana. Born in Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.,August6, 1935.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1967;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office1982.EasternOrthodox. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;Jaycees;ExchangeClub.Died, fromheart disease, inWashington,D.C.,September7, 1982 (age47 years, 32days).Interment atCalumetPark Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind. | | Truman Carel Emberg (1909-1982) — also known asTruman C. Emberg — of Dillingham,Dillinghamcensus area, Alaska.Born in Minnesota,November23, 1909.Delegateto Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.Died, ofheart failure, in Dillingham,Dillinghamcensus area, Alaska,October1, 1982 (age72 years, 312days).Intermentsomewherein Dillingham, Alaska. | | Louis Joseph Capozzoli (1901-1982) — also known asLouis J. Capozzoli — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cosenza,Italy,March6, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1939-40;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1941-45; generalsessions court judge in New York, 1950-57;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-68; appointed 1957.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1982 (age81 years, 216days).Burial location unknown. | | Chester Craig Hosmer (1915-1982) — also known asCraig Hosmer — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Brea,OrangeCounty, Calif.,May 6,1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-74 (18th District 1953-63,32nd District 1963-74); defeated, 1950; resigned 1974; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from California,1956.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died of aheart attack, aboard thecruiseshipAzure Seas, in theNorthPacific Ocean off the coast of California, en route to Mexico,October11, 1982 (age67 years, 158days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) — also known asHarold J. Gibbons — of Kirkwood,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Born in Archibald Patch,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,April10, 1910.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1952,1956.Irishancestry. Member,TeamstersUnion;NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union.The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St.Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J.Gibbons Field" for him.Died, from complications of aruptured aortic aneurysm, in LosAngeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif., November,1982(age72years, 0 days).Interment atMemorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, Mo. | | George McInvale Grant (1897-1982) — also known asGeorge M. Grant — of Troy,PikeCounty, Ala.Born in Louisville,BarbourCounty, Ala.,July 11,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofPike County Democratic Party, 1927-37; member ofAlabamaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1935-38;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1938-65 (2nd District 1938-63,at-large 1963-65).Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmen;AmericanLegion;PiKappa Phi;Kiwanis.Died, from aheart attack, on a cruiseaboardtheQueen Elizabeth II, en route to New York, probably in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,November4, 1982 (age85 years, 116days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912-1982) — also known asRoy Hofheinz;"Father of theAstrodome" —of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,April10, 1912.Lawyer;realestate developer; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1934-36; county judge in Texas,1936-44;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1953-55; prime mover in building the HoustonAstrodomesportsarena (1965), which became the home of the Houston Colt 45s (Astros)baseballteam and the Houston Oilersfootballteam.Died, of aheart attack, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,November22, 1982 (age70 years, 226days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Houston, Tex. | | Max Rogers Strother (1908-1982) — also known asMax R. Strother — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.Born in Lake Odessa,IoniaCounty, Mich.,October3, 1908.Purchasingagent;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1953-59.Died, from apulmonaryembolus and aruptured aortic aneurysm, in MemorialMedicalCenter, Corpus Christi,NuecesCounty, Tex.,December26, 1982 (age74 years, 84days).Cremated. | | Renz L. Jennings (1899-1983) — also known asLorenzo Jennings — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Taylor,NavajoCounty, Ariz.,August5, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1931-32;MaricopaCounty Attorney, 1933-34; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arizona, 1934, 1964; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arizona, 1942; superior court judge inArizona, 1949-60;justice ofArizona state supreme court, 1960-64; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Arizona,1960,1968(alternate).Mormon. Member,Eagles;Moose;Woodmenof the World.Suffered aheart attack in hisswimmingpool, anddrowned,in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February11, 1983 (age83 years, 190days).Interment atPhoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Phillip Burton (1926-1983) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,June 1,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1957-64; defeated, 1954; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1960(alternate),1964,1968,1972;U.S.Representative from California, 1964-83 (5th District 1964-75,6th District 1975-83, 5th District 1983); died in office 1983.Died, from aruptured aneurysm, in St. FrancisHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,April10, 1983 (age56 years, 313days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanFrancisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif. | | William Everett Adams (1922-1983) — also known asWilliam E. Adams — of Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Knightstown,HenryCounty, Ind.,December25, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member ofNewYork state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District1967-70);indictedin December 1969 on charges oflying to agrand jury when he testified that he returned acashcampaign contribution from a medical services company;tried in1970 and found not guilty.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;SigmaNu;Knightsof Pythias.Suffered aheart attack, and died a week later, in AlbanyMedicalCenter, Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1983 (age60 years, 110days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Edwin Ross Adair (1907-1983) — also known asE. Ross Adair — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Albion,NobleCounty, Ind.,December14, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1951-71; defeated,1970; U.S. Ambassador toEthiopia, 1971-74.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Elks;American BarAssociation;Amvets;DeltaSigma Phi;PhiAlpha Delta.Died, followingmultiple heart bypass surgery, in LutheranHospital,Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,May 5,1983 (age75 years, 142days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911-1983) — of New Jersey. Born in Wenonah,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,October1, 1911.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1951-53;NewJersey state attorney general, 1954-58; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1956.Died, from aheart ailment, at the New York HospitalWestchester Divisionmentalhospital, White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1983 (age71 years, 217days).Interment atSiloam Cemetery, Vineland, N.J.  | Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1909.Democrat.Insurancebroker; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member ofNewYork state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S.Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972,1980;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1946; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1964;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Chi Psi.Died, ofcardio-pulmonaryfailure, in UniversityHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 28,1983 (age73 years, 233days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Townsend F. Beaman (1906-1983) — also known asTowny Beaman — of Summit Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Vandercook Lake,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 12,1906.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1974.Methodist.Suffered aheart attack whilegolfingat the Country Club of Jackson, and died soon after, at FooteHospitalWest, Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 12,1983 (age77 years, 31days).Cremated. | | William Frederick Theodore Mollenhauer Jr.(1897-1983) —also known asWilliam Mollenhauer — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1897.Communist. Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1926, 1928; Workerscandidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1927.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Pitman,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,June 15,1983 (age85 years, 242days). Bodydonatedto science.Cremated;ashes scattered.  | Lammot du Pont Copeland (1905-1983) — also known asLammot Copeland — of Greenville,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Christiana,New CastleCounty, Del.,May 19,1905.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Delaware,1948(voted forThomasE. Dewey andEarlWarren); delegate to Republican National Convention fromDelaware,1952(alternate),1956(member,CredentialsCommittee); president of the DuPontchemicalcompany, 1962-71.Died, following aheart attack, in Mount Cuba,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 1,1983 (age78 years, 43days).Burial location unknown. | | Jeremiah B. Bloom (1913-1983) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1978.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;JewishWar Veterans.Suffered aheart attack at the Port AuthorityBusTerminal, and died soon after, in St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1983 (age70 years, 130days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Robert Moretti (1936-1984) — also known asBob Moretti — of Van Nuys, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 3,1936.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1965-74;Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1971-74; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968,1972.Catholic.Died, of aheart attack,1984(ageabout48 years).Burial location unknown. | | William C. Campbell (c.1924-1984) — of Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Piscataway,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J., about 1924.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Highland Park, N.J., 1954-55;mayorof Piscataway Township, N.J., 1961-63; vice-president, U.S.RubberManufacturers Association.Died, from aheart attack, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,January5, 1984 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Alousius Pancratius Kaufmann (1902-1984) — also known asAloys P. Kaufmann — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,December23, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof St. Louis, Mo., 1943-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1948,1960(alternate),1964(alternate).Catholic.Died, fromcancerandheart trouble, in BarnesHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,February12, 1984 (age81 years, 51days). Hisbody wasdonated to Washington University.| | Relatives: Sonof John B. Kaufman and Sophia Maria (Woehr) Kaufman; married1943 toMargaret Cordelia Uding. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George A. O'Kon (1901-1984) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.BornAugust5, 1901.Farmer-Labor candidate forMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1936.Died, of aheart attack, onMarch 3,1984 (age82 years, 211days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,1892.Democrat.Universityprofessor;historian;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.Died, ofheart failure, in Clarion,ClarionCounty, Pa.,May 11,1984 (ageabout 91years). Bodydonatedto the University of Michigan medical school. | | William Clifford Pryor (1894-1984) — also known asClifford Pryor — of Blackbird,New CastleCounty, Del.; Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,September24, 1894.Democrat.Carpenter;farmer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 15thDistrict, 1933-34; defeated, 1942; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 7th District, 1955-58.Died, fromheart disease, in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,May 29,1984 (age89 years, 248days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del. | | William Aloysius Lee (1895-1984) — also known asWilliam A. Lee — of River Forest,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April11, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;President ofBakery Drivers Local 734, 1926-60, andvice-presidentof the Teamsters' Union;president ofthe Chicago Federation of Labor, 1946-84; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1952,1956,1960,1964.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromcardiac arrest, in Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 16,1984 (age89 years, 66days).Burial location unknown. | | Carroll E. Bumgarner (1937-1984) — of Oak Hill,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Born inWirtCounty, W.Va.,January13, 1937.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1973-78, 1981-82 (FayetteCounty 1973-74, 21st District 1975-78, 1981-82).Methodist.Member,Lions.Died, fromheart disease, in July,1984(age47years, 0 days).Interment atPisgahCemetery, Palestine, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph C. Bumgarner and Nina M. (Greer) Bumgarner; married,February19, 1960, to Sandra J. Lowe. |
| | Charles Herbert Wilson (1917-1984) — also known asCharles H. Wilson — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Magna,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,February15, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1955-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 31st District, 1963-81.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis.Reprimandedby the House of Representatives in 1978 for accepting a$1,000wedding gift from a key figure in the Koreagatescandal;censuredby the House of Representatives in 1980 forfinancialmisconduct; no criminal charges were filed.Died, of aheart attack, at Southern MarylandHospital,Clinton,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 21,1984 (age67 years, 157days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Howard R. Stinehour (1922-1984) — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.BornFebruary25, 1922.Realestate business;mayorof Belleville, Mich., 1983-84; died in office 1984.Died, from aheart attack, during an argument in acitycouncil meeting, in the BellvilleCityHall, Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.,October1, 1984 (age62 years, 219days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Belleville, Mich. | | William Armistead Moale Burden (1906-1984) — also known asWilliam A. M. Burden — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1906.Analyst ofaviationindustry; founder of Wall Street investment firm; chairman of UnionTexas Natural Gas Corporation; director, AlliedChemicalCo., ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem, and LockheedAircraft;president, Museum of Modern Art in New York, 1953-59, 1962-65; U.S.Ambassador toBelgium, 1959-61.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofheart disease, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1984 (age78 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Howard Joseph Samuels (1919-1984) — also known asHoward J. Samuels;"Howie theHorse" —of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December3, 1919.Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; co-founder,Kordite Company,manufacturersof plastic products; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1964,1968,1972,1984;U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, 1964-67; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1966; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1970, 1974; president, New York Offtrack BettingCorporation, 1971-74.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1984 (age64 years, 328days).Interment atSouthamptonCemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y. | | Maxwell Henry Gluck (1899-1984) — also known asMaxwell H. Gluck — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Commerce,HuntCounty, Tex.,November4, 1899.Republican.Women's wearmerchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1956;U.S. Ambassador toCeylon, 1957-58.Died, ofheart failure, at the UCLAMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1984 (age85 years, 17days).Burial location unknown. | | Willard Lloyd Rambo (1917-1984) — also known asW. L. Rambo — of Georgetown,GrantParish, La.Born in Georgetown,GrantParish, La.,March22, 1917.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;oilfielddrilling contractor; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1952-60; defeated, 1968, 1976;member ofLouisianastate senate, 1964-68.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died, ofheart failure, in ahospitalat Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,November28, 1984 (age67 years, 251days).Interment atGeorgetownCemetery, Georgetown, La. | | Peter Lawford (1923-1984) — also known asPeter Sydney Ernest Aylen Lawford — Born in London,England,September7, 1923.Democrat.Actor;naturalized U.S. citizen;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Englishancestry.Died, fromcardiac arrest, while suffering fromkidneyfailure andliverfailure, in Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December24, 1984 (age61 years, 108days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean; cenotaph atWestwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford and May Somerville (Bunny) Lawford;married,October30, 1971, to Mary Rowan; married,June 25,1976, to Deborah Gould; married,July 5,1984, to Patricia Seaton; married,April24, 1954, toPatriciaHelen Kennedy (daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy); father of Christopher Lawford. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father &Friend." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Allan Shivers (1907-1985) — also known asAllan Shivers — of Texas. Born in Lufkin,AngelinaCounty, Tex.,October5, 1907.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate senate, 1935-47; major in the U.S. Army during World WarII;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1947-49;Governor ofTexas, 1949-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1952;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Member,DeltaTheta Phi.Died of aheart attack, in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,January14, 1985 (age77 years, 101days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Edward Kent Gill (1917-1985) — also known asEdward K. Gill — of Cranford,UnionCounty, N.J.Born inEngland,November14, 1917.Republican.Mayorof Cranford, N.J., 1967-69; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1982-85; died inoffice 1985.Died, fromheart disease, in MuhlenbergHospital,Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,February9, 1985 (age67 years, 87days).Burial location unknown. | | Garrett William Hagedorn (1910-1985) — also known asGarrett W. Hagedorn;GaryHagedorn —of Midland Park,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Midland Park,BergenCounty, N.J.,September6, 1910.Republican.Mayorof Midland Park, N.J., 1958-67; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1968-85 (District 13 1968-73, 40th District1974-85); died in office 1985.ChristianReformed.Died, from aheart attack, in Belfast,WaldoCounty, Maine,August9, 1985 (age74 years, 337days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Hagedorn and Jennie (Klopman) Hagedorn; married,October5, 1935, to Hubrine M. Hamersma. |
| | Forest Sale (1911-1985) — also known asAggie Sale — of Harrodsburg,MercerCounty, Ky.Born in Lawrenceburg,AndersonCounty, Ky.,June 25,1911.Democrat. Famed college basketball player; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;schoolteacher;athleticcoach;sportinggoods merchant; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 55th District, 1972-83.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Lions.Died, following aheart attack, in St. JosephHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December4, 1985 (age74 years, 162days).Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Carter Achilles (1905-1986) — also known asTheodore C. Achilles — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December29, 1905.Newspaperwork; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, as of 1932;Rome, as of 1933; while serving as director of the StateDepartment's Division of Western European Affairs in 1947-49, was oneof the main architects of the North Atlantic Treaty, thefoundingdocument of NationalO; U.S. Ambassador toPeru, 1956-60.Member,BetaTheta Pi;Council onForeign Relations.Suffered anembolism, and died, in the WashingtonHospitalCenter,Washington,D.C.,April 8,1986 (age80 years, 100days).Entombed atSt.John's Church Cemetery, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. | | Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986) — also known asJoseph P. Addabbo — of New York. Born in Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1925.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1961-86 (5th District 1961-63, 7thDistrict 1963-83, 6th District 1983-86); died in office 1986.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromcancerand aheart attack, inWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,April10, 1986 (age61 years, 24days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | George Breitman (1916-1986) — also known asAlbert Parker;Philip Blake;ChesterHofla;Anthony Massini;John F. Petrone;G.Sloane —of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February28, 1916.Socialist. Became a socialist agitator in Newark, N.J., 1935;arrestedabout 1936 andchargedwithincitingriots;jailedfor a week; founding member of the Socialist Workers Party, 1937;member of its National Committee, 1939-81; Socialist Workerscandidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1954;editor-in-chief of the weeklynewspaper,The Militant, 1941-43, 1946-54;writerunder several different pen names; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for New Jersey,1952;Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1960;Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964.Member,InternationalTypographical Union.Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party for "disloyalty," 1984. Died, following aheart attack, in Beekman DowntownHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1986 (age70 years, 50days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Breitman and Pauline (Trattler) Breitman; married1940 toDorothea Katz. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Charles Clifton Finch (1927-1986) — also known asCliff Finch — of Mississippi. Born near Pope,PanolaCounty, Miss.,April 4,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1960;PanolaCounty District Attorney; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1971;Governor ofMississippi, 1976-80; candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1978; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1980.Died, of aheart attack, in hislawoffice, Batesville,PanolaCounty, Miss.,April22, 1986 (age59 years, 18days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Batesville, Miss. | | Edwin R. Denney (c.1904-1986) — of Mt. Vernon,RockcastleCounty, Ky.; Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inWayneCounty, Ky., about 1904.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1940; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kentucky,1952;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1953-55; candidateforGovernor ofKentucky, 1955.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died, of an apparentheart attack, at St. JosephHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,June 22,1986 (ageabout 82years).Interment atElkSpring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.  | Guy Hamilton Jones Sr. (1911-1986) — also known asGuy H. Jones, Sr.;MuttJones —of Conway,FaulknerCounty, Ark.Born inFaulknerCounty, Ark.,June 29,1911.Democrat.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1952-60, 1964-74; expelled 1974; candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1954.As a state senator, he was instrumental in locating many stateagencies in Faulkner County.Convictedin December 1972 onfederaltaxcharges;fined$5,000 and sentenced to three yearsprobation;expelledfrom the senate in 1974.Sufferedheart attacks and astroke,and subsequently died, in Conway,FaulknerCounty, Ark.,August10, 1986 (age75 years, 42days).Interment atOak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles C. Jones and Cora (Henry) Jones; married1947 toElizabeth Relya. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Campaign palm card(1972) |
| | | Robert Willard Gordon (1916-1986) — also known asRobert W. Gordon — of Miramar,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in New York,October1, 1916.Realestate developer;mayorof Miramar, Fla., 1955-59.Jewish.Died, following aheart attack, in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,August20, 1986 (age69 years, 323days).Interment atTemple Beth El Memorial Gardens, Davie, Fla. | | James H. Gray (1915-1986) — of Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 17,1915.Democrat. Editor and publisher of the Albany Heraldnewspaper;owner of WALBradio andtelevision stations; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1952(alternate),1968;GeorgiaDemocratic state chair, 1960; candidate forGovernor ofGeorgia, 1966;mayor ofAlbany, Ga., 1974-86; died in office 1986.Died, following aheart attack, at the New EnglandMedicalCenter, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September19, 1986 (age71 years, 125days).Burial location unknown. | | John Linebaugh Knuppel (1923-1986) — also known asJohn L. Knuppel — of Petersburg,MenardCounty, Ill.Born in Easton,MasonCounty, Ill.,August15, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention, 1969-70; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1971-81 (42nd District 1971-73, 48th District1973-81); candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1980.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Jailedforcontemptof court forrefusing towear a tie.Died, ofheart disease, in ahospitalat Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,November15, 1986 (age63 years, 92days).Intermentsomewherein Havana, Ill. | | Laurence S. McBride (c.1930-1987) — of Michigan. Born about 1930. Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 42nd District, 1974.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Sturgis,St. JosephCounty, Mich.,1987(ageabout57 years).Interment atOaklawnTerrace Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich. | | Philip Young (1910-1987) — of New York; Great Falls,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Lexington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 9,1910.Republican.Economist;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;businessexecutive;dean ofthe Columbia University business school, 1948-53; chair, U.S. CivilService Commission, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador toNetherlands, 1957-60.Died, from aheart attack, in ArlingtonHospital,Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,January15, 1987 (age76 years, 251days).Burial location unknown. | | Eugene Lammot (1899-1987) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 22,1899.Democrat.Insurancebroker; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1955-58;mayorof Wilmington, Del., 1957-60; defeated in primary, 1964; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1960;LieutenantGovernor of Delaware, 1961-65.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died, fromheart failure, in WilmingtonHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,March 2,1987 (age87 years, 284days).Interment atGracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del. | | Kristjan Valdimar Björnson (1906-1987) — also known asVal Björnson — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneota,LyonCounty, Minn.,August29, 1906.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; associateeditor, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatchnewspaper;Minnesotastate treasurer, 1951-55, 1957-75; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1954; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Minnesota,1960.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,March 3,1987 (age80 years, 186days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward F. Zorinsky (1928-1987) — also known asEdward Zorinsky — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,November11, 1928.Democrat.Mayor ofOmaha, Neb., 1973-76;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87; died in office 1987.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;Eagles.Died, of aheart attack following a speech, in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,March 6,1987 (age58 years, 115days).Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Ralston, Neb. | | Charles V. Carr (c.1905-1987) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Texas, about 1905. Democrat.Lawyer;insurancebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1940(alternate),1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1956,1960,1964,1972;member, Cleveland City Council, 1945-75.Africanancestry.Followingheart attacks and astroke,died in Cleveland ClinicHospital,Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April30, 1987 (ageabout 82years).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Anthony Podgorski (1903-1987) — also known asAl Podgorski — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.BornMay 6,1903.Democrat.Servicestation owner; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1945-66 (District 38 1945-62,District 47 1963-66); alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1956.Catholic.Died, following aheart attack, in Bethesda LutheranMedicalCenter, St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,July 12,1987 (age84 years, 67days).Burial location unknown. | | Lee Marvin (1924-1987) — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Died, from aheart attack, in TucsonMedicalCenter, Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,August29, 1987 (age63 years, 191days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) — also known asWade H. McCree, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 3,1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned1961;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81;lawprofessor.Unitarian.Africanancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from aheart attack andbonecancer in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August30, 1987 (age67 years, 58days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Howard Winfield Robison (1915-1987) — also known asHoward W. Robison — of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from New York, 1958-75 (37th District 1958-63,33rd District 1963-73, 27th District 1973-75); vice-president forCongressional relations (lobbyist),AmericanRailroadAssociation, 1975-87.Died, fromheart failure, in Rehoboth Beach,SussexCounty, Del.,September26, 1987 (age71 years, 331days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Owego, N.Y. | | George Archinal (1900-1987) — of Glendale, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1900.Republican.Stockbroker;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1938 (2nd District), 1960 (5thDistrict), 1962 (7th District); member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1941-47 (Queens County 6th District 1941-44,Queens County 7th District 1945-47); defeated, 1935; resigned 1947;candidate forboroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1945; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1948;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1961; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Elks;Moose.Died, fromheart failure, in Glendale, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1987 (age87 years, 24days).Burial location unknown. | | Homer Morrison Byington Jr. (1908-1987) — also known asHomer M. Byington, Jr. — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Naples,Italyof American parents,May 31,1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inNaples, 1938-39; U.S. Ambassador toMalaya, 1957-61; U.S. Consul General inNaples, 1963-73.Protestant.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1946.Died, of aheart attack,aboardtheVista Fjord, a Norwegian cruise ship, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,November2, 1987 (age79 years, 155days).Interment atSt.Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del.  | James Elisha Folsom (1908-1987) — also known asJames E. Folsom;"Big Jim";"Kissin' Jim" —of Alabama. Born inCoffeeCounty, Ala.,October9, 1908.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1944;Governorof Alabama, 1947-51, 1955-59.Died, of aheart attack, in Alabama,November21, 1987 (age79 years, 43days).Interment atCullmanCemetery, Cullman, Ala. | | | James Daniel Theberge (1930-1988) — also known asJames D. Theberge — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Oceanside,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,December28, 1930.U.S. Ambassador toNicaragua, 1975-77;Chile, 1982-85.Died after aheart attack, at Montego Bay,Jamaica,January20, 1988 (age57 years, 23days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Milton Harold Adler (1905-1988) — also known asMilton H. Adler — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,December28, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1944, 1948;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1954; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1956, 1958.Jewish. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1988 (age82 years, 24days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Adler and Bella (Pollack) Adler. |
| | Thomas F. Vezzetti (1928-1988) — also known asTommy Vezzetti — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Bradley Beach,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,1928.Mayorof Hoboken, N.J., 1985-88; died in office 1988.Suffered aheart attack, and died the same day, in St. MaryHospital,Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March 2,1988 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) — also known asJohn N. Mitchell — of New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September15, 1913.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Attorney General, 1969-72.Member,American BarAssociation.A central figure in the Watergatescandal.Indictedin 1973, along withMauriceStans, forperjuryandobstructionover acontributionfromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted.Convictedin February 1975 of conspiracy,obstructionof justice andperjury,over his role in theWatergatebreak-in, andsentencedto two and a half to eight years inprison;served 19 months.Suffered aheart attack, and died later the same day, atGeorge Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November9, 1988 (age75 years, 55days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John E. Reardon (1943-1988) — also known asJack Reardon — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,August23, 1943.Schoolteacher;mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1975-87; defeated, 1987.Died, ofheart failure,November25, 1988 (age45 years, 94days).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. | | Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) — also known asFreeman Hankins — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.,September30, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;funeraldirector; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1961-67; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1968.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;NAACP;Freemasons;AmericanWoodmen;Elks.Died, fromheart disease, in the University of PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December31, 1988 (age71 years, 92days).Interment atFernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa. | | Walter Jacob Trybulski (1905-1989) — also known asWalter J. Trybulski — of Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Charlestown,SullivanCounty, N.H.,November19, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Chicopee, Mass., 1952-56; candidate forMassachusettsstate treasurer, 1960.Polishancestry.Died, fromheart failure, in Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January13, 1989 (age83 years, 55days).Interment atSt. Stanislaus Cemetery, Chicopee, Mass. | | Webster Bray Todd (1899-1989) — also known asWebster B. Todd — of Oldwick,HunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1899.Republican. President, Todd Associatesconstructionengineeringfirm;treasurer ofNew Jersey Republican Party, 1943; Republican PresidentialElector for New Jersey,1948;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1952;director of Economic Affairs in U.S. Mission to NationalO and Europe,1953-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1960(member,CredentialsCommittee),1964(delegation chair),1968,1972;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1961-69, 1974-77.Died, from aheart attack, in Oldwick,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,February8, 1989 (age89 years, 165days).Burial location unknown. | | William Hollingsworth Attwood (1919-1989) — also known asWilliam Attwood — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Paris,France,July14, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;newspapercorrespondent;newspapereditor and publisher; U.S. Ambassador toGuinea, 1961-63;Kenya, 1964-66.He becamepartiallylame due to polio he caught in Africa.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April15, 1989 (age69 years, 275days).Intermentsomewherein New Canaan, Conn. | | Thomas Coleman Andrews Jr. (1925-1989) — also known asT. Coleman Andrews, Jr. — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,February15, 1925.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;insuranceagent; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1960-67.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, from aheart attack, inRichmond,Va.,April16, 1989 (age64 years, 60days).Burial location unknown. | | Evelle Jansen Younger (1918-1989) — also known asEvelle J. Younger — of California. Born in Stamford,HarlanCounty, Neb.,June 19,1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;FBIagent;lawyer;municipal judge in California, 1953-58; superior court judge inCalifornia, 1958-64;LosAngeles County District Attorney, 1964-70;Californiastate attorney general, 1971-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1972;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;AlphaTau Omega;Elks.Died, ofarterioscleroticcardiovascular disease, inBeverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 4,1989 (age70 years, 319days).Interment atLosAngeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Marion Pierce Mack (1894-1989) — also known asMarion P. Mack;Marion HelenePierce —of Hawthorne,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1894.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1928(alternate),1944,1948,1952(alternate),1956,1960,1968.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died, fromheart failure, in Den-MarNursingHome, Rockport,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 26,1989 (age94 years, 306days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Byrne) Pierce and Edward Roderick Pierce;married,May 29,1913, to Harold Dwight Mack. |
| | Frederick Ernest Nolting Jr. (1911-1989) — also known asFrederick Nolting — Born inRichmond,Va.,August24, 1911.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toVietnam, 1961-63.Died, fromheart disease, in the University of VirginiaMedicalCenter,Charlottesville,Va.,December14, 1989 (age78 years, 112days).Interment atSt.Paul's Churchyard, Ivy, Va. | | Inzer B. Wyatt (1907-1990) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,March29, 1907.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1962-77.Died, ofpneumoniaandheart failure, inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1990 (age82 years, 294days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Hope Johnston. |
| | Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) — also known asArthur J. Goldberg — of Illinois; New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August8, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;generalcounsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge thatgroup with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO,1955; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1960;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1961-62;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1968;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to, 1977-78.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;Americansfor Democratic Action.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1978.Died ofcoronary artery disease, inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1990 (age81 years, 164days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Otis Hoffpower Lee (1910-1990) — of Texas. Born in Pecan Island,VermilionParish, La.,December17, 1910.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1947-51, 1953-55; candidate forTexasstate senate, 1951.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Member Lamar University Hall of Honor. Died ofheart failure, in Groves,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,March 4,1990 (age79 years, 77days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Park, Groves, Tex. | | Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1918.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;ZionistOrganization of America;B'naiB'rith.Oneleg wasamputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.Died, following aheart attack, in Albert EinsteinMedicalCenter, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1990 (age71 years, 307days).Interment atNewMt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.| | Relatives:Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
| | Graham Anderson Martin (1912-1990) — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in Mars Hill,MadisonCounty, N.C.,September22, 1912.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Consul General inGeneva, 1960-61; U.S. Ambassador toThailand, 1963-67;Italy, 1969-73;Vietnam, 1973-75.Died, from aheart ailment, in ForsytheHospital,Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,March13, 1990 (age77 years, 172days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Elizabeth Polk Guest (1910-1990) — also known asElizabeth Sturgis Polk;Mrs. RaymondGuest —of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.Born in Cedarhurst,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 31,1910.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948.Female.Died, following aheart attack, inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1990 (age79 years, 235days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Francis William Holbrook Adams (1904-1990) — also known asFrancis W. H. Adams — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935; New YorkCityPoliceCommissioner, 1954-55.Catholic.Member,BetaTheta Pi;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, fromheart failure, in the Devon Manorconvalescenthome, Devon,ChesterCounty, Pa.,April20, 1990 (age85 years, 298days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert A. Adams and Frances (Bennett) Adams; married,June 21,1930, to Katherine Quinn. |
| | George F. Addes (1910-1990) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; St. Clair Shores,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,August26, 1910.Democrat.Automobileworker;secretary-treasurerof the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1944;tavernowner.Catholic.Lebaneseancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died, fromheart failure, in Bon SecoursHospital,Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1990 (age79 years, 297days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles R. Santos (1923-1990) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March15, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;meatbusiness; postmaster atLowell,Mass., 1967-79 (acting, 1967-68).Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications ofheart surgery, in UniversityHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 11,1990 (age67 years, 118days).Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Santos and Mary Santos; married to Ruth E.Cassidy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known asVernon E. Bradley;BradBradley —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September27, 1912.Republican.Accountant;realtor;realestate developer; candidate formayorof Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Civitan.Died, ofarteriosclerosis, in ahospitalat Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September7, 1990 (age77 years, 345days).Cremated;ashes interred atHillcrestCemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Charles P. Henderson (1911-1990) — of Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,March 3,1911.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Youngstown, Ohio, 1948-54; member, Commission onIntergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Moose;Eagles;PhiDelta Phi.Died, from aheart attack, at LaGuardiaAirport,Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September15, 1990 (age79 years, 196days).Interment atBelmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. | | Ruth Cheney Streeter (1895-1990) — also known asRuth C. Streeter;RuthCheney —of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October2, 1895.Republican.Firstdirector of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, 1943-46; she was thetop-ranking woman in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Morris County,1947; Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1948.Female.Member,JuniorLeague.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,September30, 1990 (age94 years, 363days).Interment atPineHill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H. | | Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,July 17,1914.Democrat.Operasinger;performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944.Female.Presbyterian.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in the AttleboroNursingHome, Langhorne,BucksCounty, Pa.,October3, 1990 (age76 years, 78days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Wheeling, W.Va. | | Elliott Roosevelt (1910-1990) — of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.; Buford,Rio BlancoCounty, Colo.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.; Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September23, 1910.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1940;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;investigatedand called to testify by a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 1947 overlavishentertainment in Hollywood and Manhattan, manypaidescorts, andpaid hotelbills provided to Roosevelt and others, in a successful effort topersuade them to recommend Hughes reconnaissance aircraft forpurchase by the U.S.military;owned aradiostation in Texas; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1960;mayorof Miami Beach, Fla., 1965-69; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Florida, 1968; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Florida,1968.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,October27, 1990 (age80 years, 34days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofFranklinDelano Roosevelt andEleanorRoosevelt; brother ofJamesRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; married,January16, 1932, to Elizabeth Browning Donner; married,July 22,1933, to Ruth Josephine Googins; married,December3, 1944, to Faye Margaret Emerson; married,March15, 1951, to Minnewa (Bell) Gray Burnside Ross; married,November3, 1960, to Patricia (Peabody) Whithead; grandnephew ofTheodoreRoosevelt andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew ofJamesI. Roosevelt; third great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson ofArchibaldBulloch; fourth great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; first cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; first cousin once removed ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,AliceRoosevelt Longworth,WarrenDelano Robbins,CorinneAlsop Cole,TheodoreRoosevelt Jr. andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed ofElizabethMonroe; first cousin five times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin seven times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.,PhilipDePeyster andJabezWilliams Huntington; third cousin ofFrancisHolden Aspinwall. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Hortense W. Gabel (1912-1990) — also known asHortense Wittstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork City Rent and Rehabilitation Commissioner, 1962-65;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1975-87; appointed 1975;resigned 1987; accused in 1987 of accepting abribefrom New York Consumer Affairs CommissionerBessMyerson in the form of a city job for herdaughter;allegedly in return, the judge reduced child support payments forMyerson's lover, Carl A. Capasso; thescandalwas called "the Bess Mess"; sheresignedas Justice;indictedon federalbriberycharges in 1988, along with Myerson and Capasso;triedand found not guilty.Female.Jewish.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1990 (age77 years, 356days).Interment atCalvertonNational Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y. | | Eleanor Schley Todd (c.1912-1990) — also known asEleanor Prentice Schley;Mrs. Webster B.Todd —of Oldwick,HunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Monmouth Beach,MonmouthCounty, N.J., about 1912.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1952;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Jersey, 1953-61;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1956-59.Female.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Oldwick,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,December31, 1990 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) — of Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1888.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1914-16; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1920-45; defeated,1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1928,1932,1940,1944;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938;derided byFranklinRoosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republicanopponents of his New Deal policies.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Societyof the Cincinnati;Grange;FarmBureau.Died ofheart failure, in Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1991 (age102 years,42 days).Interment atSt.Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936) and Emily Maria (Mann) Fish; married,September24, 1921, to Grace Chapin (daughter ofAlfredClark Chapin); married,June 22,1967, to Marie (Choubaroff) Blackton; married,October16, 1976, to Alice (Curtis) Desmond (widow ofThomasCharles Desmond); married1988 to LydiaAmbrogio; father ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); nephew ofNicholasFish (1848-1902); grandson ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); grandfather ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; great-grandson ofNicholasFish (1758-1833); second great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); second great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; third great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andPeterVan Brugh Livingston; third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJamesAlexander; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant andPieterVan Brugh; fifth great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler andJohannesde Peyster; first cousin once removed ofJohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); first cousin four times removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III andHenryBrockholst Livingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; second cousin ofCharlesMann Hamilton andRobertWinthrop Kean; second cousin once removed ofThomasHoward Kean; second cousin twice removed ofThomasHoward Kean Jr.; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesJay,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofMatthewClarkson,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright; third cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,DavidEdgerton andJohnJay II; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnJacob Astor III,GuyVernor Henry,HowardCurtis Brown,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andMontgomerySchuyler Jr.. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "For God AndCountry." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (1910-1991) — also known asRobert F. Wagner, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1910.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;resigned 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960,1964,1972(alternate);boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; defeated in primary, 1969;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1956;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.Ambassador toSpain, 1968-69.Catholic.GermanandIrishancestry. Member,Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died ofheart failure in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1991 (age80 years, 298days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) — of Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.Born in Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.,August23, 1901.Republican. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1928-30; county judge inKentucky, 1930-38; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1946-49, 1952-55, 1956-73; defeated, 1948,1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1948,1956(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1972(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1955-56;Nepal, 1955-56;East Germany, 1974-76; member, President's Commission on theAssassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.BaptistorEpiscopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi.Died ofheart failure, inWashington,D.C.,February21, 1991 (age89 years, 182days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue atFountainSquare, Somerset, Ky.  | John Donaldson Voelker (1903-1991) — also known asJohn D. Voelker;RobertTraver —of Ishpeming,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Ishpeming,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,June 29,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;MarquetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-52; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1937-39; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1954; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1956;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 1956-60; appointed 1956;resigned 1960.Authorof the best-selling novelAnatomy of a Murder (later amoviestarring Jimmy Stewart), and other books.Died of aheart attack, in Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,March18, 1991 (age87 years, 262days).Interment atIshpemingCemetery, Ishpeming, Mich. | | | Sol Chick Chaikin (1918-1991) — also known asSol C. Chaikin — of Great Neck,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January9, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;president,International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1975-86;vice-president,AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984.Jewish. Member,TrilateralCommission.Died, fromheart failure, in Long Island JewishMedicalCenter, New Hyde Park,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 1,1991 (age73 years, 82days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Richard Walker Bolling (1916-1991) — also known asRichard Bolling — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 17,1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1949-83.Episcopalian.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;PhiDelta Theta;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, apparently from aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,April21, 1991 (age74 years, 339days).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel I. Berman (1911-1991) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January19, 1911.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1955-62.Died, following aheart attack, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1991 (age80 years, 98days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mollie S. Shainman. |
 | Nicholas Abraham (1917-1991) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September20, 1917.Bowlingalley business;real estateinvestor; candidate in primary formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1967.EasternOrthodox.Lebaneseancestry.Died, following aheart attack, in FaulknerHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 5,1991 (age73 years, 258days).Interment atThe Gardens Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | | Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) — also known asFrank L. Rizzo;"Cisco Kid";"The Super Cop";"The Big Bambino";"The General" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October23, 1920.Policeofficer;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democraticprimary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election1991.Italianancestry.Died, apparently from aheart attack, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 16,1991 (age70 years, 266days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.; statue (now gone) atMunicipal Service Building Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) — also known asRichard A. Snelling — of Shelburne,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,February18, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Vermont,1960,1968,1980;chairof Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member ofVermontRepublican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1964;Governor ofVermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;candidate forU.S.Senator from Vermont, 1986.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Died, from aheart attack, in Shelburne,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,August13, 1991 (age64 years, 176days).Interment atShelburneVillage Cemetery, Shelburne, Vt. | | Edwin Webb Martin (1917-1991) — also known asEdwin W. Martin — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Madura (Madurai),Indiaof American parents,August31, 1917.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHamilton, 1941-44;Léopoldville, 1944;Peiping, 1946-48;Hankow, 1948-49; U.S. Consul inTaipei, 1949-50;Rangoon, 1957-61; U.S. Consul General inAnkara, 1964-67;Hong Kong, 1967-70; U.S. Ambassador toBurma, 1971-73.Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, following surgery for anaortic aneurysm, in GeorgetownUniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 1991 (age74 years, 35days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank G. Binswanger (1902-1991) — of Elkins Park,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November12, 1902.Republican.Real estatebroker;real estatedeveloper; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1952(alternate),1956.Died, fromcancer,heart disease, andpneumonia,in Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November1, 1991 (age88 years, 354days).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) — also known asRalph Paiewonsky — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,VirginIslands.Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (nowVirginIslands),November9, 1907.Democrat. Manager or president ofdistillery,movietheaters, aliquorstore and agiftshop; one of the organizers of the West IndiesBank andTrust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from VirginIslands,1940,1944(member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker),1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1964,1980;member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;Governorof U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in St. ThomasHospital,St. Thomas,VirginIslands,November9, 1991 (age84 years, 0days).Entombed atAltona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VirginIslands. | | Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) — also known asCharles D. Breitel — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950-58; appointed 1950;defeated, 1950; appointed 1950; Justice of the Appellate Division ofthe New York Supreme Court, 1952;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee.Died, followingstrokesandheart failure, in Mary Manning WalshNursingHome, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1991 (age82 years, 353days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel; married,April 9,1927, to Jeanne S. Hollander. |
| | John Anton Blatnik (1911-1991) — also known asJohn A. Blatnik — of Chisholm,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Chisholm,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,August17, 1911.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate senate 60th District, 1941-46; served in the U.S. Army AirForce in World War II;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1947-75; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1960,1964(delegation chair); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Minnesota, 1963.Died, fromheart failure, in Forest Heights,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,December17, 1991 (age80 years, 122days).Intermentsomewherein Chisholm, Minn. | | Peter J. Crotty (c.1908-1992) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y., about 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;generalcounsel in New York for the United Steelworkers union; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1948,1956,1960,1964,1972;candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1953;chair ofErie County Democratic Party, 1954-65; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1958;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 56th District, 1967.Irishancestry.Died, following aheart attack, in MercyHospital,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1992 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) — of Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Born in East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,November2, 1914.Lawyer;Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70;justice ofIllinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, of astrokefollowingheart surgery,March11, 1992 (age77 years, 130days).Interment atBethHamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo. | | Wayne Dumont Jr. (1914-1992) — of Phillipsburg,WarrenCounty, N.J.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,June 25,1914.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1952-65, 1968-90 (Warren County 1952-65,District 15 1968-73, 15th District 1974-81, 24th District 1982-90);resigned 1990; Republican candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1957 (primary), 1961 (primary), 1965; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1960.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in WarrenHospital,Phillipsburg,WarrenCounty, N.J.,March19, 1992 (age77 years, 268days).Burial location unknown. | | George Whelan Anderson Jr. (1906-1992) — also known asGeorge W. Anderson, Jr. — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1906.U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador toPortugal, 1963-66.Catholic.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in the Arleigh BurkePavilionnursinghome, McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March20, 1992 (age85 years, 96days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | William B. Hoyt (c.1938-1992) — also known asBill Hoyt — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born about 1938. Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1972;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 144th District, 1975-92; died in office 1992; candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1989.Suffered aheart attack and collapsed, during anAssemblysession, in theStateCapitol Building, and died soon after in the AlbanyMedicalCenter, Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1992 (ageabout 54years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Susan Curran. |
| | Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992) — also known asRobert B. Blaikie;"BattlingBob" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1906.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1965.IrishandScottishancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1992 (age85 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Waldo Muncy (1902-1992) — also known asRalph W. Muncy — of Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.; Monument,El PasoCounty, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Cedar,LeelanauCounty, Mich.,April26, 1902.Socialist.Forester;engineer;Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Laborcandidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of MichiganSocialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary ofMichigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganstate highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidateforGovernor ofMichigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Laborstate chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2ndDistrict); Socialist Labor candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1966.English,Scottish,andSwissancestry.Died, followingmyocardial infarction, at UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March28, 1992 (age89 years, 337days). Hisbody wasdonated to the University of Michigan medical school.Cremated;ashes interred atRose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich. | | Herbert Ray Roberts (1913-1992) — also known asRay Roberts — of McKinney,CollinCounty, Tex.Born in McKinney,CollinCounty, Tex.,March28, 1913.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in theU.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member ofTexasstate senate, 1955-62;U.S.Representative from Texas 4th District, 1962-81.Died ofheart disease, in Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.,April13, 1992 (age79 years, 16days).Interment atRoselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Tex. | | Joseph G. Savage (1926-1992) — of Roseville,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January29, 1926.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1970; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 72nd District, 1978.Died, following aheart attack, in St. JosephHospital,Clinton Township,MacombCounty, Mich.,April28, 1992 (age66 years, 90days).Interment atCadillacMemorial Gardens East, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. | | Philip Charles Habib (1920-1992) — also known asPhilip C. Habib — of California. Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toSouth Korea, 1971-74; helped negotiate the 1978 Camp Davidaccords between Egypt and Israel.Lebaneseancestry.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1982.Died, of aheart attack, in Puligny-Montrachet,France,May25, 1992 (age72 years, 90days).Interment atVeteransCemetery, San Bruno, Calif. | | William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) — also known asWilliam S. Mailliard — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Belvedere,MarinCounty, Calif.,June 10,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov.EarlWarren, 1949-51;U.S.Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63,6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, of aheart attack, at Dulles InternationalAirport,Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,June 10,1992 (age75 years, 0days).Interment atMt.Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif. | | Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) — also known asBeth W. Milford;BethWharton —of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.,August19, 1908.Republican.Collegeinstructor; member, Ypsilanti board of education, 1955-67;candidate forMichiganstate senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern MichiganUniversity Board of Regents, 1964-86.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women.Died, following aheart attack, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August7, 1992 (age83 years, 354days).Interment atSt.John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives:Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton; married1941 to AlbertF. Milford, Jr. |
| | Quentin Northrop Burdick (1908-1992) — also known asQuentin N. Burdick;"The King ofPork" —of Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Munich,CavalierCounty, N.Dak.,June 19,1908.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate forGovernor ofNorth Dakota, 1946;U.S.Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60;U.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died inoffice 1992.Congregationalist.Member,SigmaNu;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles.Died, fromheart disease, in St. Luke'sHospital,Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,September8, 1992 (age84 years, 81days).Interment atBohemianCemetery, Silver Lake, Minn. | | Vincent R. Fitzpatrick (c.1917-1992) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass., about 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1954, 1958.Died, of aheart attack, in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1992 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown. | | Roy Claxton Acuff (1903-1992) — also known asRoy Acuff;"The King of CountryMusic" —of Clarksville,MontgomeryCounty, Tenn.Born in Maynardville,UnionCounty, Tenn.,September15, 1903.Republican.Countrymusician; co-founder of Acuff-Rose Publication Company, thefirstcountry musicpublishinghouse; appeared in seven Hollywoodmoviesin the 1940s; owner and operator of Dunbar CaveHotelnear Nashville; candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1960.Elected to Country MusicHall ofFame, 1962.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,November23, 1992 (age89 years, 69days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) — also known asRichard J. Hughes — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Florence,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,August10, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938;chair ofMercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1948(alternate),1964,1968(chair,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1972;county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in NewJersey, 1952-61;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1962-70; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-79.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;PhiKappa Theta.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,December7, 1992 (age83 years, 119days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J. | | Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) — also known asRichard H. Ichord;DickIchord —of Houston,TexasCounty, Mo.; Tantallon,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Licking,TexasCounty, Mo.,June 27,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;collegeinstructor;lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Texas County, 1953-60;Speaker ofthe Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60;U.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1968.Baptist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Lions;OddFellows;PhiEta Sigma;DeltaSigma Pi;AlphaPi Zeta;BetaGamma Sigma;PhiDelta Phi.Suffered aheart attack, and died one week later, in ahospitalat Houston,TexasCounty, Mo.,December25, 1992 (age66 years, 181days).Interment atPineLawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo. | | Brien T. Collins (c.1941-1993) — also known asB. T. Collins — of California. Born about 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1991-93; died in office 1993.Died, of aheart attack,1993(ageabout52 years).Interment atEastLawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif. | | Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) — also known asThoroughgood Marshall — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,July 2,1908.Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1961-65; resigned1965; U.S. Solicitor General, 1965-67;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1967-91; took senior status 1991.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP;NationalBar Association;AlphaPhi Alpha;American CivilLiberties Union.ReceivedSpingarnMedal in 1946FirstAfrican-American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.Died, from aheart attack, in theNationalNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January24, 1993 (age84 years, 206days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument atLawyers'Mall, Annapolis, Md.| | Relatives:Married,September4, 1929, to Vivien Burey; married,December17, 1955, toCeciliaSuyat; father ofThurgoodMarshall Jr.. | | | | Political family:Marshallfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamCurtis Bryson | | | | See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books about Thurgood Marshall: JuanWilliams,ThurgoodMarshall : American Revolutionary — Randall W. Bland,JusticeThurgood Marshall, Crusader for Liberalism : His JudicialBiography — Mark V. Tushnet,MakingConstitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,1961-1991 — Mark V. Tushnet,MakingCivil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,1936-1961 — Gilbert King,Devilin the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn ofa New America |
| | Eliot Janeway (1913-1993) — also known asEliot Jacobstein;"CalamityJaneway" —of Redding,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary1, 1913.Democrat.Economist;economic advisor to PresidentsFranklinRoosevelt andLyndonJohnson; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Redding, 1948;newspapercolumnist.Jewishancestry.Died, fromdiabetesandheart problems, in Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1993 (age80 years, 38days).Burial location unknown. | | Zolton Anton Ferency (1922-1993) — also known asZolton A. Ferency — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 30,1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary toGov.JohnB. Swainson, 1961-62;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1964,1968(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(elected on behalf ofHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie; did not serve); candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (HumanRights), 1986 (Independent);InghamCounty Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary forMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1990.Catholic.Hungarianancestry. Member,NAACP;CatholicWar Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, following aheart attack, at SparrowHospital,Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,March23, 1993 (age70 years, 266days).Interment atSummitCemetery, Williamston, Mich. | | Raymond C. Ede (1907-1993) — of Carlsbad,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Vinton,PlumasCounty, Calif.,February13, 1907.Mayorof Carlsbad, Calif., 1955-56.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary.Died, ofheart failure, in Carlsbad,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,April18, 1993 (age86 years, 64days).Interment atEternalHills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.  | Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) — also known asWarren P. Knowles — of New Richmond,St. CroixCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in River Falls,PierceCounty, Wis.,August19, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1948,1956,1960,1964,1972;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; Republican PresidentialElector for Wisconsin,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1957;Governor ofWisconsin, 1965-71.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Eagles;Kiwanis.Suffered aheart attack at the end of a day offishing,during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soonafter at Black River MemorialHospital,Black River Falls,JacksonCounty, Wis.,May 1,1993 (age84 years, 255days). Hisbody wasdonated to the Medical College of Wisconsin. | | Joseph R. Williams (c.1904-1993) — also known asJoe R. Williams — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Samaria,OneidaCounty, Idaho, about 1904.Democrat. Acting postmaster atBoise,Idaho, 1950-52;Idaho stateauditor, 1959-89; resigned 1989.Died, fromheart failure,May 10,1993 (ageabout 89years).Burial location unknown. | | Maurice T. Turner Jr. (c.1936-1993) — ofWashington,D.C.Born about 1936. Republican.Policechief; candidate formayorof Washington, D.C., 1990.Africanancestry.Died from complications followingheart surgery, inWashington,D.C.,June 16,1993 (ageabout 57years).Burial location unknown. | | Iris Faircloth Blitch (1912-1993) — also known asIris Blitch;Iris Faircloth;Mrs. B.E. Blitch —of Homerville,ClinchCounty, Ga.Born near Vidalia,ToombsCounty, Ga.,April25, 1912.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate senate 5th District, 1947-48, 1953-54; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1948,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1948-56; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Clinch County, 1949-50;defeated, 1940, 1950;U.S.Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1955-63.Female.Methodist.Suffered aheart attack, and died in ahospitalat San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August19, 1993 (age81 years, 116days).Intermentsomewherein Homerville, Ga. | | Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) — also known asMeade H. Esposito;Amadeo HenryEsposito —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1909.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964,1968;vice-president, Lafayette NationalBank,1965;insurancebroker;leader ofKings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,NAACP.Indictedin 1987 on federalchargesthat he had givenbribesto U.S. Rep.MarioBiaggi in in return forinfluenceon federal contracts for a Brooklynship-repaircompany;convictedon September 22, 1987 of giving anillegalgratuity;fined$500,000;indictedin 1988 onbriberyandtaxcharges,but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.Died, fromrenalfailure caused by aheart attack, while suffering fromlungcancer andbladdercancer, in North Shore UniversityHospital,Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September3, 1993 (age83 years, 249days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Felicia Esposito; married to Anne De Cunzo. |
 | Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated inprimary, 1970.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanJewish Congress;AmericanJudicature Society.Died, of advancedheart disease, at New York DowntownHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1993 (age91 years, 28days).Interment atCedarPark Cemetery, Paramus, N.J. | | Henry Alfred Byroade (1913-1993) — also known asHenry A. Byroade — of Woodburn,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Maumee Township,AllenCounty, Ind.,July 24,1913.General in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Ambassador toEgypt, 1955-56;South Africa, 1956-59;Afghanistan, 1959-62;Burma, 1963-68;Philippines, 1969-73;Pakistan, 1973-77.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, several months aftercancersurgery, ofcardiopulmonary arrest, at SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December31, 1993 (age80 years, 160days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) — also known asThomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;"Tip" —of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December9, 1912.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1937-52;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1952,1960,1964;Honorary Chair,1984;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District1953-63, 8th District 1963-87);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1977-87.Catholic.Irishancestry.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1991.Died, ofcardiac arrest, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January5, 1994 (age81 years, 27days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married,June 17,1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father ofThomasP. O'Neill III. | | | | The O'NeillTunnel(opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3,inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by Thomas P. O'Neill:Manof the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker TipO'Neill (1989) | | | | Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: JohnAloysius Farrell,TipO' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography —Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked | | | | Image source: Public Officers ofMassachusetts, 1979-80 |
| | Stuart Scheftel (c.1911-1994) — of New York. Born about 1911. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1942.Died, following aheart attack, atNew YorkHospital, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1994 (ageabout 83years).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph F. Periconi (1910-1994) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1910.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1953-54, 1957-60 (27th District 1953-54, 29thDistrict 1957-60); defeated, 1954;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1962-65; defeated, 1957, 1965;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1970.Died, ofcardiac arrest, in the Morris ParkNursingHome, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1994 (age83 years, 217days).Burial location unknown. | | Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1921-1994) — also known asEleuthere I. du Pont;"Brud" —of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 21,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;banker;insuranceexecutive;treasurer ofDelaware Republican Party, 1956; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1956.Died, from aheart attack in hisoffice,in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,March29, 1994 (age72 years, 312days).Burial location unknown.  | John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) — also known asJohn B. Swainson — of Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Windsor,Ontario,July31, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1955-58;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1959-60;Governor ofMichigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1963;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;DeltaTheta Phi;Amvets;PurpleHeart;Lions;Elks.Lostboth legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, nearMetz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II.Chargedin 1975 withacceptinga bribe; found not guilty, butconvictedofperjuryover his testimony to the grand jury.Died, of aheart attack, in Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 13,1994 (age68 years, 286days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich. |  | Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) — Born in Whitney,FranklinCounty, Idaho,August4, 1899.Republican.Farmer;agriculturalextension agent;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints(Mormon), 1985-94.Mormon. Member,FarmBureau;AlphaZeta;Kiwanis;Rotary.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,May 29,1994 (age94 years, 298days).Interment atWhitneyCemetery, Whitney, Idaho. | | | Lester DeWitt Mallory (1904-1994) — also known asLester D. Mallory — of Washington. Born in Houlton,AroostookCounty, Maine,April21, 1904.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toJordan, 1953-58;Guatemala, 1958-59.Died following aheart attack, at SaddlebackHospital,Laguna Hills,OrangeCounty, Calif.,June 21,1994 (age90 years, 61days).Burial location unknown. | | Dennis Joseph Roberts (1903-1994) — also known asDennis J. Roberts;DennyRoberts —of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.BornApril 8,1903.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from RhodeIsland,1936(alternate),1940,1948,1952,1960,1964;mayorof Providence, R.I., 1941-51;Governor ofRhode Island, 1951-59; defeated, 1958; candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1960.Member,Grange.Died while in surgery for aruptured aneurysm, in Rhode IslandHospital,Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,June 30,1994 (age91 years, 83days).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) — also known asRalph E. Becker — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for District of Columbia,1972;U.S. Ambassador toHonduras, 1976-77.Jewish;laterEpiscopalian.LithuanianandBelarusianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;B'naiB'rith;AmericanJewish Committee.Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to theSmithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South PoleOperation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in George WashingtonUniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,August24, 1994 (age87 years, 207days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | William Austin Meehan (1924-1994) — also known asBilly Meehan — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December4, 1924.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1956;general counsel and Republican political boss of Philadelphia,1961-94.Died, fromheart disease, whileplayinggolf in Royersford,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,September13, 1994 (age69 years, 283days).Burial location unknown. | | James C. Simpson (c.1930-1994) — of Mississippi. Born about 1930. Member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1963-91.Collapsed at a polling place, and died of an apparentheartattack,November8, 1994 (ageabout 64years).Intermentsomewherein Gulfport, Miss. | | Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) — also known asF. Bradford Morse — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August7, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks.Died, ofheart failure, in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,December18, 1994 (age73 years, 133days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | David Dean Rusk (1909-1994) — also known asDean Rusk — Born inCherokeeCounty, Ga.,February9, 1909.Rhodesscholar; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Secretary of State, 1961-69.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;KappaAlpha Order.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1969.Died ofcongestive heart failure, in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,December20, 1994 (age85 years, 314days).Interment atOconeeHill Cemetery, Athens, Ga. | | Angelo Del Toro (c.1947-1994) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1947.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1975-94 (72nd District 1975-82, 68th District1983-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1980,1984,1988.Hispanicancestry.Died, of aheart attack duringkidneydialysis, at Beth IsraelHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December30, 1994 (ageabout 47years).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph E. Van Nostrand (c.1938-1995) — of Connecticut. Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass., about 1938.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1979-87; defeated, 1986;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1985-87.Died of aheart attack, in Darien,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January1, 1995 (ageabout 57years).Burial location unknown. | | John Coyle White (1924-1995) — also known asJohn C. White — of Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.Born near Newport,ClayCounty, Tex.,November26, 1924.Democrat.Texascommissioner of agriculture, 1951-77; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1957; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1960,1964;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1977-81.Died, of aheart ailment, at Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,January20, 1995 (age70 years, 55days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Ed White. |
| | John Ellis (c.1913-1995) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cresskill,BergenCounty, N.J., about 1913.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidateforU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1948; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1964.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,March 6,1995 (ageabout 82years).Burial location unknown. | | William Arthur Winstead (1904-1995) — also known asW. Arthur Winstead — of Philadelphia,NeshobaCounty, Miss.Born in Mississippi,January6, 1904.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1943-65 (5th District 1943-63,4th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Mississippi,1948,1956(alternate),1960.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,March14, 1995 (age91 years, 67days).Interment atCedarlawnCemetery, Philadelphia, Miss. | | Robert Ellis Johnson (1929-1995) — also known asBob Johnson — of Texas. Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,January15, 1929.Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1957-63.Died of aheart attack, in Temple,BellCounty, Tex.,March26, 1995 (age66 years, 70days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.  | Corliss Lamont (1902-1995) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,March28, 1902.Socialist.Author;lecturer;arrestedon June 27, 1934, whilepicketingin support of alaborunion at a furniture plant in Jersey City, N.J.; chairman,National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1943-47; thisorganization and its leaders wereinvestigatedforsubversionby the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities;chargedin 1946 withcontemptof Congress for his refusal to provide records demanded by thecommittee; in 1951, the U.S. State Departmentdenied apassport to him, based on his membership in what were deemed "Communist-frontorganizations"; on August 17, 1954, the U.S. Senatecitedhim withcontemptof Congress for refusing to testify before Sen.JosephR. McCarthy's subcommittee; subsequentlyindicted;pleaded not guilty; the indictment was dismissed in 1955; the Courtof Appeals upheld the dismissal in 1956; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952 (American Labor), 1958 (IndependentSocialist).Member,American CivilLiberties Union;NAACP;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, ofheart failure, in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1995 (age93 years, 29days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Englewood, N.J. | | | Owen Joseph Donley (d. 1995) — also known asOwen J. Donley — of Elk Point,UnionCounty, S.Dak.;Alexandria,Va.;VirginiaBeach, Va.Born in Elk Point,UnionCounty, S.Dak.Democrat.Lawyer;UnionCounty State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Dakota,1960;chief of staff to U.S. Sen.GeorgeMcGovern, 1963-71; also worked on the Senator's campaigns forU.S. Senate and President.Catholic.Died while recovering fromheart surgery, in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,June 20,1995.Burial location unknown. | | Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995) — also known asWarren E. Burger — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,September17, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1944,1948(alternate),1952(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1988.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, inAlexandria,Va.,June 25,1995 (age87 years, 281days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) — also known asGeorge W. Romney — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Colonia Dublán (now part of Nuevo Casas Grandes),Chihuahua,of American parents,July 8,1907.Republican. Board chairman and president,AmericanMotors, 1954-62;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62;Governor ofMichigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1964(delegation chair),1968(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1968;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.Mormon.EnglishandGermanancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.,July 26,1995 (age88 years, 18days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Brighton, Mich. | | John Matthew Barker (1916-1995) — also known asJohn M. Barker — of Buhl,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Born in Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho,November29, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIdahostate senate 24th District, 1967-84.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Died, ofheart failure, in Buhl,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho,November1, 1995 (age78 years, 337days).Interment atWestEnd Cemetery, Buhl, Idaho. | | Marshall Burns Williams (1912-1995) — also known asMarshall B. Williams — of Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.Born in Norway,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,January17, 1912.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;farmer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Orangeburg County,1947-52; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1952-95 (Orangeburg County 1952-66, 19thDistrict 1966-68, 11th District 1968-72, 13th District 1972-84, 40thDistrict 1984-95); died in office 1995.Died, from complications ofheart disease, at ProvidenceHospital,Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,December28, 1995 (age83 years, 345days).Intermentsomewherein Orangeburg, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof C. H. Williams and Maude (Metts) Williams; married to MargaretShecut. |
| | Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.; Clinton Township,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February28, 1935.Realestate broker; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994;candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles;Lions.Died of aheart attack, on anescalatorat the Somerset Mallshoppingcenter, Troy,OaklandCounty, Mich.,1996(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown. | | N. Curtis Peterson Jr. (c.1923-1996) — of Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.Born about 1923. Democrat. Member ofFloridastate senate 12th District, 1973-84.Died followingheart surgery at Lakeland RegionalMedicalCenter, Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.,1996(ageabout73 years).Burial location unknown. | | Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. (1905-1996) — also known asEdmund G. Brown, Sr.;PatBrown —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,April21, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;Republican candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1944,1948,1956,1960,1964,1988;Californiastate attorney general, 1951-59;Governor ofCalifornia, 1959-67; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1960.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Moose;Eagles;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died of aheart attack, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February16, 1996 (age90 years, 301days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; brother ofHaroldC. Brown; married,October30, 1930, toBerniceLayne; father ofEdmundGerald Brown Jr. andKathleenLynn Brown. | | | | Political family:Brownfamily of San Francisco, California. | | | | Cross-reference:WarrenChristopher —WilliamK. Coblentz | | | | The Edmund G. Brown CaliforniaAqueduct,a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to SouthernCalifornia, inContraCosta,Alameda,SanJoaquin,Stanislaus,Merced,Fresno,Kings,Kern,SanLuis Obispo,SantaBarbara, andLosAngeles counties, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Edmund G. Brown: EthanRarick,CaliforniaRising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown |
| | Norman Harvey (1919-1996) — of New York. Born in Canisteo,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,1919.Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1968-93; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court, 1984-93.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in FloridaHospital,Haines City,PolkCounty, Fla.,February18, 1996 (ageabout 76years).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Canisteo, N.Y. | | Frank Cecil Newman (1917-1996) — also known asFrank C. Newman — of California. Born in Eureka,HumboldtCounty, Calif.,July 17,1917.Lawyer;lawprofessor;justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1977-82.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofheart failure, in ahospitalat Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,February18, 1996 (age78 years, 216days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Johnston Newman and Anna (Dunn) Newman; married,January14, 1940, to Frances Burks. |
| | Joseph Walker Barr (1918-1996) — also known asJoseph W. Barr — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Hume,FauquierCounty, Va.Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,January17, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;movietheater owner;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1959-61; defeated,1960; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1964-65;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1968-69.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Psi.Died, of aheart attack, in Playa del Carmen,QuintanaRoo,February23, 1996 (age78 years, 37days).Interment atLeedsEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Hume, Va. | | Ralph Quattrociocchi (1929-1996) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.BornJune 11,1929.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 55th District, 1985-92; defeated, 1992, 1994.Died of aheart attack, in Greece,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1996 (age66 years, 258days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1930.Lawyer;law partner ofSebastianLeone; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; memberofNewYork state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District1966); civil court judge in New York, 1967-68;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1969-80.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Died of aheart attack in Miami Beach,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,March24, 1996 (age65 years, 141days).Burial location unknown. | | Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996) — also known asEdmund S. Muskie;"Mr.Clean" —of Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Rumford,OxfordCounty, Maine,March28, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1947-51; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maine, 1952-54;Governor ofMaine, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaine,1956,1964;speaker,1988;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1959-80; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1968; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1972;U.S.Secretary of State, 1980-81.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Lions;Elks;Amvets;PhiBeta Kappa.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1981.Died of aheart attack, in Georgetown UniversityMedicalCenter,Washington,D.C.,March26, 1996 (age81 years, 364days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Oliver Seth (1915-1996) — Born in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,May 30,1915.Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1962-84; tooksenior status 1984.Died of aheart attack,March27, 1996 (age80 years, 302days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Anderson (1922-1996) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January6, 1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inShanghai, 1946-47; U.S. Consul inBordeaux, 1959-61; U.S. Ambassador toDahomey, 1972-74;Morocco, 1976-78;Dominican Republic, 1982-85.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, at FairfaxHospital,Fairfax,Va.,April 5,1996 (age74 years, 90days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | David Matthew Kennedy (1905-1996) — also known asDavid M. Kennedy — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Randolph,RichCounty, Utah,July 21,1905.Economist;banker;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1969-71; U.S. Ambassador to, 1971-73.Mormon. Member,AmericanEconomic Association;Pi GammaMu.Died, from aheart ailment, in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,May 1,1996 (age90 years, 285days).Interment atRandolphCemetery, Randolph, Utah. | | Roxanne Jones (c.1928-1996) — of Pennsylvania. Born about 1928. Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 3rd District, 1985-96; died in office 1996.Female.Africanancestry.FirstBlack woman elected to the Pennsylvania state senate.Died of aheart attack, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 19,1996 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Delmar Daniel Dennis (1940-1996) — also known asDelmar Dennis — Born inScottCounty, Miss.,May 9,1940.Minister;American candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1984, 1988.SouthernBaptist. Member,JohnBirch Society;Rotary;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Suffered aheart attack, and died the next day, in FortSanders SevierMedicalCenter, Sevierville,SevierCounty, Tenn.,June 1,1996 (age56 years, 23days).Interment atSmoky Mountain Memory Gardens, Pigeon Forge, Tenn. | | Fred Speaker (c.1930-1996) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa., about 1930.Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1970-71.Died ofheart disease in ahospitalat Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,September10, 1996 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | John William King (1918-1996) — also known asJohn W. King — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.; Goffstown,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,October10, 1918.Democrat. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1954-62;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester10th Ward, 1956;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1963-69; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1968; superior court judge in NewHampshire, 1969-79;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1979-81;chiefjustice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1981-86.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Started thefirstmodern state lottery in 1963.Died, ofheart trouble, at anursinghome in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,October9, 1996 (age77 years, 365days).Interment atNewSt. Joseph's Cemetery, Bedford, N.H. | | Chester Merle Blaylock (1924-1996) — also known asChet Blaylock — of Laurel,YellowstoneCounty, Mont.Born in Joliet,CarbonCounty, Mont.,November13, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1972; member ofMontanastate senate, 1975; candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1984; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Montana,1996(delegation chair).As acandidatefor Governor, en route to a debate with his opponent, died of aheart attack at Deer Lodge,PowellCounty, Mont.,October23, 1996 (age71 years, 345days).Cremated;ashes interred atJolietCemetery, Joliet, Mont. | | James Edward Day (1914-1996) — also known asJ. Edward Day — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,October11, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1952;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1960;U.S.Postmaster General, 1961-63.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Psi.Implemented the ZIP code. Died, of aheart attack, in Hunt Valley,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,October29, 1996 (age82 years, 18days).Interment atMonocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md. | | George Hudak (c.1935-1996) — of Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.Born about 1935. Democrat.Mayor ofLinden, N.J., 1983-87; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 20th District, 1986-93.Died, probably from aheart attack, in Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.,November4, 1996 (ageabout 61years).Interment atRosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, N.J. | | Rice C. Fowler (c.1902-1996) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born about 1902. Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1944;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1948(alternate),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);chair ofEaton County Republican Party, 1950; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1957.Died, from amyocardial infarct,December4, 1996 (ageabout 94years).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich. | | David Englestein (c.1905-1996) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Montreal,Quebec,about 1905.Communist. Communist candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1972.Jewish.Left the Communist Party in 1992; helped found the socialistCommittees of Correspondence.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December18, 1996 (ageabout 91years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert J. Morris (c.1914-1996) — of Point Pleasant Beach,OceanCounty, N.J.Born about 1914. Republican. State court judge in New York, 1954-56; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1958 (Republican primary), 1960(Republican primary), 1984; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1962, 1970.Died ofcongestive heart failure at Point PleasantHospital,Point Pleasant,OceanCounty, N.J.,December29, 1996 (ageabout 82years).Burial location unknown. | | Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served inthe U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;lawyer;legislative assistant, AssemblymanP.Boice Esser, 1959; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District1967-82, 84th District 1983-88);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1989-96.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died ofcardiac arrest, at Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1997 (age70 years, 257days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
| | Stanley Fink (1936-1997) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1936.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 39th District, 1969-86;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1979-86; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1984.Died ofheart failure andcancer,at Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 4,1997 (age61 years, 26days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Jerry Cosentino (c.1932-1997) — of Palos Heights,CookCounty, Ill.Born about 1932. Democrat.Illinoisstate treasurer, 1979-83, 1987-91; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1980;candidate forsecretaryof state of Illinois, 1982, 1990.Pleadedguilty tobankfraud in April 1992;fined$5,000, andsentencedto nine monthshomeconfinement.Died of aheart attack, in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,April 3,1997 (ageabout 65years).Burial location unknown. | | Judson Francis Haggerty (1925-1997) — also known asJudson F. Haggerty — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March19, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1949-50;chair ofMarion County Democratic Party, 1962-64; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1964,1968(alternate).Unitarian.Irishancestry.Died, fromcardiac arrest while suffering frompneumonia,in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,April 5,1997 (age72 years, 17days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Elsie M. (Buyher) Haggerty and Walter Francis Haggerty; married,December8, 1947, to Peggy Jane Hammon; married,April28, 1971, to Beverly Ann Chalfant. |
| | William Henry McNichols Jr. (1910-1997) — also known asWilliam H. McNichols;BillMcNichols —ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,April11, 1910.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofDenver, Colo., 1968-83.Died of aheart attack, inDenver,Colo.,May 29,1997 (age87 years, 48days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo. | | Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) — also known asRobert C. McEwen — of Oswegatchie town,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,January5, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District1955-64);U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,30th District 1973-81).Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose;Elks;Rotary.Died ofcardiac arrest, at the A. Barton HepburnHospital,Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,June 15,1997 (age77 years, 161days).Interment atOgdensburgCemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y. | | James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) — also known asJimmy Stewart — Born in Indiana,IndianaCounty, Pa.,May 20,1908.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; one ofAmerica's most famousfilmactors;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.Scottishancestry. Member,Moose.Recipient,Medalof Freedom, 1985.Died, frompulmonaryembolism andcardiac arrest, in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 2,1997 (age89 years, 43days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Terrel E. Clarke (1920-1997) — also known asTec Clarke — of Western Springs,CookCounty, Ill.BornMarch11, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;insurancebroker; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1957-67; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1967-77 (9th District 1967-73, 6th District1973-77).Episcopalian.Died ofcongestive heart failure,July 29,1997 (age77 years, 140days).Burial location unknown. | | Michael J. Tully Jr. (c.1933-1997) — of Roslyn Heights,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1933.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1982-97; died in office 1997.Died, of aheart attack, in Flower Hill,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August5, 1997 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) — also known asJoe H. Farris — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April14, 1922.Radio andtelevision personality;sportsannouncer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;died in office 1997.Episcopalian.Lebaneseancestry. Member,Lions.Found dead in ahotelroom probably fromcardiac arrythmia, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August10, 1997 (age75 years, 118days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va. | | Robert Louis Leggett (1926-1997) — also known asRobert L. Leggett — of Vallejo,SolanoCounty, Calif.Born in Richmond,ContraCosta County, Calif.,July 26,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1961-62;U.S.Representative from California 4th District, 1963-79; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1964,1968(alternate).Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Redmen;Sonsof Italy;AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation.Died of aheart attack, in Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August13, 1997 (age71 years, 18days).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas Carl (1951-1997) — also known asDoug Carl — of Michigan. BornAugust12, 1951.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1987-97; died in office 1997;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1988 (12th District), 1992 (10thDistrict).Suffered aheart attackwhiledriving, and died at St. Joseph MercyHospital,Clinton Township,MacombCounty, Mich.,August17, 1997 (age46 years, 5days).Interment atRomeoVillage Cemetery, Romeo, Mich. | | William Belser Spong Jr. (1920-1997) — also known asWilliam B. Spong, Jr. — ofPortsmouth,Va.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,September29, 1920.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1954-55; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1956-66;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1966-73; defeated, 1972; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1968;trustee, Portsmouth GeneralHospital.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiAlpha Delta;OmicronDelta Kappa;PiKappa Alpha.Died of aruptured aneurysm, at MaryviewMedicalCenter,Portsmouth,Va.,October8, 1997 (age77 years, 9days).Interment atUniversityof Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va. | | Kenneth Frederick Hahn (1920-1997) — also known asKenneth Hahn;Kenny Hahn — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August19, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member, LosAngeles City Council, 1947-52;LosAngeles County Supervisor, 1952-92; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1952;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1970.Churchof Christ.Died, fromheart failure, in ahospitalat Inglewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October12, 1997 (age77 years, 54days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Walter Holden Capps (1934-1997) — also known asWalter H. Capps — of Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,May 5,1934.Democrat.Universityprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1996;U.S.Representative from California 22nd District, 1997; defeated,1994; died in office 1997.Suffered aheart attack whileon aflight from California to Washington, D.C., and died shortlyafterward in ahospitalat Reston,FairfaxCounty, Va.,October28, 1997 (age63 years, 176days).Interment atSantaBarbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif. | | Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,July 5,1909.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inVancouver, as of 1935;Naples, as of 1937-38;Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1957-61;Belgium, 1961-65;Austria, 1967-69;Iran, 1969-72.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, after astrokeandheart attack, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,November15, 1997 (age88 years, 133days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) — also known asStephen L. R. McNichols;SteveMcNichols —ofDenver,Colo.Born inDenver,Colo.,March 7,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;FBIagent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofColoradostate senate, 1949-54;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1955-57;Governor ofColorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Colorado,1960,1968;member, Arrangements Committee,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Colorado, 1963-68; candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1968.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofheart failure, at UniversityHospital,Denver,Colo.,November25, 1997 (age83 years, 263days).Burial location unknown. | | Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) — also known asColeman A. Young — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,May 24,1918.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;nationalrepresentative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47;director oforganization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48;executivesecretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9thDistrict, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1968,1972,1976,1980,1984(speaker),1988(speaker),1996;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1969-81;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1988;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1992(elected on behalf ofBillClinton andAlGore; did not serve).Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP.Received theSpingarnMedal in 1981.Died, ofemphysema,while hospitalized forheart problems, at SinaiHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November29, 1997 (age79 years, 189days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Dale Milford (1926-1997) — of Texas. Born in Texas,1926.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Texas 24th District, 1973-79.Died ofheart attack, in Howe,GraysonCounty, Tex.,December26, 1997 (ageabout 71years).Interment atDialCemetery, Near Honey Grove, Fannin County, Tex. | | George W. Brownlee (1902-1998) — of Montana. Born in Bowdon,WellsCounty, N.Dak.,June 28,1902.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1967-71.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,March12, 1998 (age95 years, 257days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Stanford, Mont. | | Edmund Asbury Gullion (1913-1998) — also known asEdmund A. Gullion — of New York; Kentucky. Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March 2,1913.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inMarseille, 1938;Salonika, 1939; U.S. Ambassador toCongo (Leopoldville), 1961-64.Died, apparently from aheart attack, in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March17, 1998 (age85 years, 15days).Burial location unknown.  | Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) — also known asBella S. Abzug;Bella Savitzky;"Battlin' Bella";"Mother Courage";"Bellicose Bella" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1920.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978 (18th District), 1986 (20thDistrict); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1996;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1976; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1977; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1993.Female.Jewish. Member,UrbanLeague;NationalOrganization for Women;American CivilLiberties Union;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanJewish Congress.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1994.Died, of complications fromheart surgery, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1998 (age77 years, 250days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Allen Murray Myers (c.1913-1998) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1913.Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1976-88.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, at New York UniversityMedicalCenter, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1998 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown. | | Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) — also known asMaurice H. Stans — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.,March22, 1908.Accountant;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.Catholic.Indictedin 1973, along withJohnN. Mitchell, forperjuryandobstructionover acontributionfromfugitivefinancier Robert Vesco to PresidentRichardM. Nixon's re-election campaign;triedand acquitted; laterpleadedguilty to five violations ofcampaignfinance laws and paid afine of$5,000.Suffered aheart attack, and died five days later, atHuntington MemorialHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April14, 1998 (age90 years, 23days).Burial location unknown.  | Frank Lovell (1913-1998) — also known asFrederick J. Lang — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Ipava,FultonCounty, Ill.,July 24,1913.Socialist.Seaman;automobileworker; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1960; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1960;Socialist Workers candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4thDistrict, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1964;Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofFredHalstead andPaulBoutelle).Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died, from aheart attack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1998 (age84 years, 281days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1949 toSarahZucker. | | | | Image source: The Militant, October 27,1958 |
| | | Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) — also known asFrancis Albert Sinatra;"Ol' BlueEyes";"Chairman of the Board";"The Voice";"Swoonatra" —Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,December12, 1915.Democrat.Singer;actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, following aheart attack, in Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 14,1998 (age82 years, 153days).Interment atDesertMemorial Park, Cathedral City, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Antonio Martino Sinatra and Natalina 'Dolly' (Garavente) Sinatra;married,February4, 1939, to Nancy Barbato; married,November7, 1951, to Ava Gardner; married,July 19,1966, to Mia Farrow; married,July 11,1976, to Barbara (Blakeley) Marx. | | | | Epitaph: "The best is yet tocome." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Marshall Green (1916-1998) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January27, 1916.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Consul General inHong Kong, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador toIndonesia, 1965-69;Australia, 1973-75;Nauru, 1974-75.Suffered aheart attack whileplayinggolf, and died soon after at SuburbanHospital,Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 6,1998 (age82 years, 130days).Burial location unknown. | | John O. W. Jarstad (1920-1998) — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Bremerton,KitsapCounty, Wash.,July 22,1920.Republican.Televisionsportscaster;candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 6th District, 1970.Died, ofheart failure anddiabetesat AuburnRehabilitationCenter, Auburn,KingCounty, Wash.,June 12,1998 (age77 years, 325days).Interment atHavenof Rest Cemetery, Gig Harbor, Wash. | | Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) — also known asLouis L. Goldstein — of Prince Frederick,CalvertCounty, Md.Born in Prince Frederick,CalvertCounty, Md.,March14, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. MarineCorps during World War II; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1956,1964,1968,1972,1976,1984,1988,1992,1996;Marylandstate comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1964; Democratic Presidential Elector forMaryland,1996(voted forBillClinton andAlGore).Member,American BarAssociation;Lions;FarmBureau;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died, of apparentcardiac arrest, at Calvert MemorialHospital,Prince Frederick,CalvertCounty, Md.,July 3,1998 (age85 years, 111days).Interment atWesleyCemetery, Prince Frederick, Md. | | Owen McGivern (c.1911-1998) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1911. Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1939-50 (New York County 5th District 1939-44,New York County 3rd District 1945-50);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-76; candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1965; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court, 1967-76.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromheart failure, in New York UniversityMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1998 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown. | | Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (1920-1998) — also known asChalmers P. Wylie — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Norwich,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,November23, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateforOhiostate attorney general, 1956; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1961-67;U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1967-93.Methodist.Suffered aheart attack and died, while waiting for an eyeexamination at Ohio State UniversityMedicalCenter, Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,August14, 1998 (age77 years, 264days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. | | George Elmore Danielson (1915-1998) — also known asGeorge E. Danielson — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wausa,KnoxCounty, Neb.,February20, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-66; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1968;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1968(on behalf ofHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie);U.S.Representative from California, 1971-82 (29th District 1971-75,30th District 1975-82);Judge,California Court of Appeal, 1982-92.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sonsof Italy;Elks.Died ofheart failure, in Monterey Park,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September12, 1998 (age83 years, 204days).Entombed atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) — also known asTom Bradley — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Calvert,RobertsonCounty, Tex.,December29, 1917.Democrat.Policeofficer;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1968,1972;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1982, 1986.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KappaAlpha Psi;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Received theSpingarnMedal in 1984.Died, of aheart attack, at Kaiser PermanenteMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September29, 1998 (age80 years, 274days).Entombed in mausoleum atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Bernard James Dwyer (1921-1998) — also known asBernard J. Dwyer — of Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January24, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNewJersey state senate 18th District, 1974-80; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1976,1988;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1981-93 (15th District 1981-83,6th District 1983-93).Catholic.Died, of aheart attack, whiledrivinghis car in Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October31, 1998 (age77 years, 280days).Interment atSt.Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J. | | Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (1930-1998) — also known asLawton Chiles;"Walkin'Lawton" —of Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.Born in Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.,April 3,1930.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1959-67; member ofFloridastate senate, 1967-71;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1971-89;Governor ofFlorida, 1991-98; died in office 1998; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Florida,1996(delegation chair).Presbyterian.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, of aheart condition, in theGovernor'sMansion, Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,December12, 1998 (age68 years, 253days).Original interment and cenotaph atRoselawnCemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.  | William Matthew Kidd (1918-1998) — also known asWilliam M. Kidd — of Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.Born in Burnsville,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,June 15,1918.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1951;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1966;chair ofBraxton County Democratic Party, 1968-69; circuit judge in WestVirginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1974-79;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,1979-90.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary.Died, ofheart and other problems, at Ruby MemorialHospital,Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,December20, 1998 (age80 years, 188days).Interment atSuttonCemetery, Sutton, W.Va. | | Herman John Wedemeyer (1924-1999) — also known asHerman Wedemeyer;"Squirmin'Herman";"Hula Hips";"TheHula-Hipped Hawaiian";"The HawaiianHurricane";"The HawaiianCentipede" —of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born near Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii,May 20,1924.College football star; elected to the National Football FoundationCollegeHall ofFame and the Hawaii SportsHall ofFame; played profootballfor the Los Angeles Dons and the Baltimore Colts in 1948-49; playedprobaseballfor the Salt Lake City Bees (farm team for the San Francisco Seals)in 1950; member ofHawaiistate house of representatives, 1971-74; as anactor,he was a regular on thetelevisionseries "Hawaii Five-O," playing the role of Duke Lakela, 1971-80.Hawaiian,German,Irish,English,Chinese,French, andTahitanancestry.Died, of complications from aheart attack, at QueensHospital,Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,January25, 1999 (age74 years, 250days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Alma Pedroza (1917-1999) — Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November22, 1917.Democrat.Operasinger;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960 ;travel agencyowner.Female.Mexicanancestry.Died, fromcardiac arrest while suffering fromlungcancer andcoloncancer, in Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February16, 1999 (age81 years, 86days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Alfonso Pedroza. |
 | Peggy Cass (1924-1999) — also known asMargaret Mary Cass — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 21,1924.Democrat.Actor;comedian;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972.Female.Died, fromheart failure, in Memorial Sloan-KetteringHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1999 (age74 years, 291days).Cremated;ashes interred atChurch of the Ascension, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, N.Y. | | | Richard A. Nest (1927-1999) — of Fort Lee,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,1927.Democrat.Accountant;mayorof Fort Lee, N.J., 1975-79.Member,Lions;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, from aheart attack,March24, 1999 (ageabout 71years).Entombed in mausoleum atMadonnaCemetery, Fort Lee, N.J. | | Daniel Dykstra (1920-1999) — of Montana. Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,August20, 1920.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1961-65.Died, of aheart attack, in Orange,OrangeCounty, Calif.,March25, 1999 (age78 years, 217days).Interment atMontanaState Veterans Cemetery, Fort Harrison, Mont. | | Wilson Camanza Riles (1917-1999) — also known asWilson Riles — of California. Born near Alexandria,RapidesParish, La.,June 27,1917.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;Californiasuperintendent of public instruction, 1971-83; defeated, 1982.Africanancestry.Died, following a series ofstrokesandheart attacks, at MercyHospital,Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,April 1,1999 (age81 years, 278days).Interment atOdd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, Calif. | | Anthony N. Durso (1912-1999) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1912.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1956,1960,1964,1968.Died, ofheart failure,April16, 1999 (ageabout 86years).Interment atPinelawnMemorial Park, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Charles Moriarty Jr. (c.1928-1999) — of Washington. Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash., about 1928.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives 36th District, 1957-59; member ofWashingtonstate senate, 1959-66.Died, ofheart failure,May 21,1999 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Belmont Ray (1927-1999) — also known asRichard Ray — of Perry,HoustonCounty, Ga.Born in Fort Valley,PeachCounty, Ga.,February2, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor ofPerry, Ga., 1964-70; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen.SamNunn, 1972;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1983-93; defeated, 1992.Methodist.Died, of complications followingheart valve surgery, in ahospitalat Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,May 29,1999 (age72 years, 116days).Interment atByronCity Cemetery, Byron, Ga. | | Mitchell Melich (1912-1999) — of Moab,GrandCounty, Utah.Born in Bingham Canyon,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,February1, 1912.Republican.Lawyer;member ofUtahstate senate, 1942-50; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Utah,1952,1960(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofUtah, 1964.Serbianancestry.Died, ofheart disease,June 12,1999 (age87 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | Charlie Hodde (1906-1999) — of Washington. Born in Golden City,BartonCounty, Mo.,July 30,1906.Democrat. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1937-38, 1943-52; defeated, 1938;Speakerof the Washington State House of Representatives, 1949-52;candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1952.Died of aheart attack,June 27,1999 (age92 years, 332days).Burial location unknown. | | Oliver Gasch (c.1906-1999) — ofWashington,D.C.Born about 1906. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1956-61;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-81.Episcopalian.Died, followingheart surgery, at Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 9,1999 (ageabout 93years).Burial location unknown. | | William A. Craven (1921-1999) — also known asBill Craven — of Oceanside,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 30,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1973-79; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1979-99.Advocated and won thecreationof a California State University campus at San Marcos.Died, ofcongestive heart failure and complications ofdiabetes,at the Villas de CarlsbadHealthCenter, Carlsbad,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 11,1999 (age78 years, 11days).Interment atEternalHills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif. | | Victoria Buckley (1947-1999) — also known asVikki Buckley — of Colorado. Born inDenver,Colo.,November2, 1947.Republican.Secretaryof state of Colorado, 1995-99; died in office 1999.Female.Africanancestry.Died, ofcongestive heart failure caused byheartdisease, at UniversityHospital,Denver,Colo.,July 14,1999 (age51 years, 254days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | George Edward Brown Jr. (1920-1999) — also known asGeorge E. Brown, Jr. — of Monterey Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Colton,SanBernardino County, Calif.; San Bernardino,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Holtville,ImperialCounty, Calif.,March 6,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Monterey Park, Calif., 1956-58; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1960(alternate),1964,1968(alternate),1972,1988,1996;U.S.Representative from California, 1963-71, 1973-99 (29th District1963-71, 38th District 1973-75, 36th District 1975-93, 42nd District1993-99); died in office 1999; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1970.Methodist.Member,UrbanLeague;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Amvets.Died, of aninfectionfollowing earlierheart valve replacement surgery, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 15,1999 (age79 years, 131days).Cremated. | | Arvil Vernell Adams (1913-1999) — also known asArvil V. Adams — of Portageville,New MadridCounty, Mo.Born inPemiscotCounty, Mo.,January18, 1913.Merchant;mayorof Portageville, Mo., 1981-91.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart failure, in Portageville,New MadridCounty, Mo.,August12, 1999 (age86 years, 206days).Interment atPortageville Cemetery, Portageville, Mo. | | John Moreno (c.1927-1999) — of Santa Fe Springs,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born about 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 51st District, 1963-65; defeated in primary, 1964.Hispanicancestry.Died, ofheart failure, at Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1999 (ageabout 72years).Burial location unknown. | | John Lester Hubbard Chafee (1922-1999) — also known asJohn H. Chafee — of Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,October22, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1957-63;Governor ofRhode Island, 1963-69;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99; defeated, 1972; died inoffice 1999.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, ofheart failure, at theNationalNaval Medical Center, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October24, 1999 (age77 years, 2days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Kent County, R.I.; statue atColtState Park, Bristol, R.I. | | Bernie Richter (c.1931-1999) — of California. Born about 1931. Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1992-98.Died, following aheart attack, at EnloeMedicalCenter, Chico,ButteCounty, Calif.,October25, 1999 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Clinton Belloni (1919-1999) — also known asRobert C. Belloni — of Myrtle Point,CoosCounty, Ore.Born in Riverton,CoosCounty, Ore.,April 4,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;chair ofCoos County Democratic Party, 1957; circuit judge in Oregon,1957-67;U.S.District Judge for Oregon, 1967-84; took senior status 1984.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Elks;Rotary.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, at aretirementhome in San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,November3, 1999 (age80 years, 213days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Edward Belloni and Della (Clinton) Belloni; married,January26, 1946, to Doris A. Adams. |
| | George McMurtrie Godley II (1917-1999) — also known asG. McMurtrie Godley — ofWashington,D.C.; Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toCongo (Leopoldville), 1964-66;Laos, 1969-73;Lebanon, 1974-76.Member,Rotary.Died, ofheart failure, in A.O. Fox MemorialHospital,Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1999 (age82 years, 76days).Interment atHillingtonCemetery, Morris, N.Y. | | William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) — also known asWilliam A. Burkett — of Pebble Beach,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born in Herman,WashingtonCounty, Neb.,July 1,1913.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forsecretaryof state of Nebraska, 1936;banker;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanBankers Association;Amvets;Rotary.Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in acontest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.Died, ofheart failure, in Pebble Beach,MontereyCounty, Calif.,November12, 1999 (age86 years, 134days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett; married,October5, 1940, to Juliet Ruth Johnson. |
| | Arthur Telcser (1932-1999) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January17, 1932.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1967-83;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981.Died, of aheart attack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November26, 1999 (age67 years, 313days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | James Stoicheff (1927-1999) — also known asJim Stoicheff — of Idaho. Born in Ellwood City,LawrenceCounty, Pa.,October26, 1927.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofIdahostate senate, 1969-74; defeated, 1964; candidate forIdahosuperintendent of schools, 1974; member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1974-99; died in office 1999.Died, ofheart failure, in Sandpoint,BonnerCounty, Idaho,December18, 1999 (age72 years, 53days).Interment atPinecrestMemorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho. | | John Malach Shaw (1931-1999) — also known asJohn M. Shaw — of Opelousas,St. LandryParish, La.Born in Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,November14, 1931.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1979-96;took senior status 1996; senior judge, 1996-99.Died, following surgery for aruptured aortic aneurysm, in ahospitalat Lafayette,LafayetteParish, La.,December24, 1999 (age68 years, 40days).Burial location unknown. | | J. Woodrow Lewis (c.1912-1999) — Born about 1912.Justiceof South Carolina state supreme court, 1964-84;chiefjustice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1975-84.Died, fromheart andkidneyfailure, in Darlington,DarlingtonCounty, S.C.,December26, 1999 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown. | | Bill Lancaster (c.1932-2000) — of Duarte,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born about 1932. Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1973-92.Died, of aheart attack while being treated for alunginfection, at the Inter-Community Campus of Citrus ValleyMedicalCenter, Covina,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January2, 2000 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Jerry Thomas Twiggs (1933-2000) — also known asJerry Twiggs — of Idaho. Born in Thomas,BinghamCounty, Idaho,March25, 1933.Farmer;member ofIdahostate senate, 1985-2000; died in office 2000.Mormon. Member,Lions.Died of aheart attack whilejogging,in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,January10, 2000 (age66 years, 291days).Interment atRiverside-ThomasCemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho. | | Charles Richard Imbrecht (1949-2000) — also known asCharles R. Imbrecht — of Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Ventura,VenturaCounty, Calif.,February4, 1949.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 36th District, 1976-82; candidate forCaliforniastate senate 18th District, 1982.Lutheran.Pleadedguilty in 1997 tochargesofdrunkdrivingandmarijuanapossession and served one month injail.Died, apparently from aheart attack, in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January18, 2000 (age50 years, 348days).Interment atIvyLawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Earl Richard Imbrecht and Hazel Victoria (Berg) Imbrecht; married,September23, 1979, to Alida Margit Bergseid. |
| | Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) — also known asDon W. Samuelson — of Sandpoint,BonnerCounty, Idaho.Born in Woodhull,HenryCounty, Ill.,July 27,1913.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;sportinggoods merchant; member ofIdahostate senate, 1960-66;Governor ofIdaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1968(delegation chair).Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Kiwanis;NationalRifle Association.Died, of aheart attack, at the SwedishMedicalCenter, Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,January20, 2000 (age86 years, 177days).Interment atPinecrestMemorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho. | | Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) — also known asCarl T. Curtis — of Minden,KearneyCounty, Neb.Born near Minden,KearneyCounty, Neb.,March15, 1905.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;KearneyCounty Attorney, 1931-34;U.S.Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1stDistrict 1943-55);U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nebraska,1964,1976.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Rotary;ThetaChi;PhiDelta Phi;PiKappa Delta.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, at Bryan-LGHMedicalCenter West, Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,January24, 2000 (age94 years, 315days).Interment atMindenCemetery, Minden, Neb. | | Thomas Dale Alford (1916-2000) — also known asDale Alford — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in New Hope,PikeCounty, Ark.,January28, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;opthamologist;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1959-63; defeated inprimary, 1984; candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1962, 1966.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, of complications ofcongestive heart failure, in LittleRock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,January25, 2000 (age83 years, 362days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | Abner Woodruff Sibal (1921-2000) — also known asAbner W. Sibal — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgewood, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1956-60;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1961-65; defeated,1964, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1964.Died, of aheart attack, inAlexandria,Va.,January27, 2000 (age78 years, 291days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Norwalk, Conn. | | Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. (1922-2000) — of District of Columbia. Born in Madison,MorrisCounty, N.J.,March30, 1922.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1966-93.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, of aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,February27, 2000 (age77 years, 334days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Edward Wiggins (1927-2000) — also known asCharles E. Wiggins — of El Monte,LosAngeles County, Calif.; West Covina,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in El Monte,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December3, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;mayorof El Monte, Calif., 1964-66;U.S.Representative from California, 1967-79 (25th District 1967-75,39th District 1975-79);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96.Member,Lions;American BarAssociation.Died, of complications fromdiabetesandheart disease, at SunriseHospitaland Medical Center, Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,March 2,2000 (age72 years, 90days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John B. Perkins (c.1939-2000) — ofLauderdaleCounty, Miss.Born about 1939. Member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1968-72.Died, of an apparentheart attack, in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,March 3,2000 (ageabout 61years).Interment atTerryCemetery, Jackson, Miss.| | Campaign slogan:"Let's Perk Things Up!" |
| | John Thomas Hicks, Sr. (1925-2000) — also known asJohn T. Hicks — of Tennessee. Born inDavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August5, 1925.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives 60th District, 1967-77; member ofTennesseestate senate 20th District, 1977-93.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Lions;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, of aheart attack, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March19, 2000 (age74 years, 227days).Interment atHermitageMemorial Gardens, Nashville, Tenn. | | Kenneth N. Springer (1945-2000) — also known asPete Springer — of Centerville,HickmanCounty, Tenn.Born in Lyles,HickmanCounty, Tenn.,February27, 1945.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofTennesseestate senate 25th District, 1981-82, 1991-2000; died in office2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1996.Churchof Christ. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, apparently ofheart disease, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,April12, 2000 (age55 years, 45days).Interment atHarpethHills Memory Gardens, Centerville, Tenn. | | Elmer Gertz (1906-2000) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September14, 1906.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District,1969-70.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress.Suffered aheart attack, and died three months later, in anursinghome at Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April27, 2000 (age93 years, 226days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | Stanley Jarolin (c.1933-2000) — Born about 1933. Democrat.Plumbingand heating contractor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1983-98; defeated in primary,1998.Whilefishingwith a friend, theirboatcapsized; he made it to shore but died soon after from aheartattack, inLuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 13,2000 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Manuel (1930-2000) — of Fairfield,TetonCounty, Mont.Born in Lewistown,FergusCounty, Mont.,June 11,1930.Member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1973-89.Died, of complications followingheart surgery, in ahospitalat Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,June 5,2000 (age69 years, 360days).Interment atSunsetHills Cemetery, Fairfield, Mont. | | James Neal Smith (1930-2000) — of Simi Valley,VenturaCounty, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December13, 1930.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;mayorof Simi Valley, Calif., 1974-76.Member,Jaycees;Elks.Died, of aheart attack, at the Simi ValleyHospital,Simi Valley,VenturaCounty, Calif.,June 11,2000 (age69 years, 181days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Gerhart Hatfield (1928-2000) — also known asPaul G. Hatfield — of Montana. Born in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,April29, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;district judge in Montana, 1960-76;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1977-78;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1978;U.S.District Judge for Montana, 1979-96.Died of aheart attack, in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,July 3,2000 (age72 years, 65days).Interment atRiversideMemorial Park, Spokane, Wash. | | R. Eugene Holley (c.1926-2000) — of Georgia. Born about 1926. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1965-77.In 1980, he wasconvictedofbankfraud andsentencedto ten years inprison(later reduced to three years); served 16 months.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon afterward, in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,July 19,2000 (ageabout 74years).Interment atWestoverMemorial Park, Augusta, Ga. | | James Hobson Morrison, Sr. (1908-2000) — also known asJames H. Morrison;JimmyMorrison —of Hammond,TangipahoaParish, La.Born in Hammond,TangipahoaParish, La.,December8, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer; inSeptember 1938, while a candidate for Congress, he wasshot andwounded by an unknown assailant, who lunged through an openwindow into his car and fired three shots; candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1940, 1944, 1948;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1943-67; defeated inprimary, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromLouisiana,1956,1960.Episcopalian.Died, after aheart attack and a series ofstrokes,in Hammond,TangipahoaParish, La.,July 20,2000 (age91 years, 225days).Interment atEpiscopalChurch Cemetery, Hammond, La. | | Lafayette Christopher Thomas (1926-2000) — also known asFate C. Thomas — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September23, 1926.Democrat. Candidate forTennesseestate house of representatives, 1954;DavidsonCounty Sheriff, 1972-90.Catholic.Indictedin federal court in 1990 on 54 counts ofabusinghis power as sheriff;pleadedguilty totheftand mail fraud;sentencedto five years inprison;released in 1994.Died, followingheart bypass surgery, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,July 25,2000 (age73 years, 306days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | Frank S. Farrell Sr. (c.1921-2000) — of Minnesota. Born in Minnesota, about 1921.Lawyer;candidate forMinnesotastate senate, 1956.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Plaintiff in a lawsuit over disparities in legislative districtpopulations (Minnesota had not changed its state senate districtssince 1913), which led to the U.S. Supreme Court's "One Man, OneVote" decisions starting in 1962.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, near Hayward,SawyerCounty, Wis.,July 31,2000 (ageabout 79years).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Mendota, Minn. | | George Henry Byer (1912-2000) — also known asGeorge H. Byer — ofAnchorage,Alaska; Hemet,RiversideCounty, Calif.BornJune 22,1912.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1959-61; defeated, 1967; acting postmasteratAnchorage,Alaska, 1966-67.Died, ofheart disease, in Hemet,RiversideCounty, Calif.,August19, 2000 (age88 years, 58days).Interment atFortRichardson National Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska. | | William C. Marshall (1921-2000) — also known asWilliam Marshall;BillMarshall —of Taylor,WayneCounty, Mich.; Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Tunica,TunicaCounty, Miss.,1921.Democrat.Busdriver;president ofAmalgamated Transit Union Local 1303 for ten years; exectivevice-president,secretary-treasurer,and thenpresidentMichigan AFL-CIO, 1971-83;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964,1968,1972,1976,1980;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1973-81.Episcopalian.Died, ofheart failure, in Gilbert,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,August22, 2000 (ageabout 79years).Burial location unknown. | | Melvin Lawrence Manfull (1919-2000) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Farmington,DavisCounty, Utah,February24, 1919.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toCentral African Republic, 1971-72;Liberia, 1972.Suffered aheart attack, and died soon after, at SibleyMemorial Hospital,Washington,D.C.,September11, 2000 (age81 years, 200days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Carl Thomas Rowan (1925-2000) — also known asCarl T. Rowan — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Ravenscroft,WhiteCounty, Tenn.,August11, 1925.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; syndicatednewspapercolumnist,author,biographer,televisionandradiocommentator; U.S. Ambassador toFinland, 1963-64; in 1988, heshotand wounded an intruder in his backyard in Washington, D.C.; hewasarrested,chargedwith aweaponsviolation, andtried;the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared;received theSpingarnMedal in 1997.Africanancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofheart andkidneyailments anddiabetes,at the WashingtonHospitalCenter,Washington,D.C.,September23, 2000 (age75 years, 43days).Burial location unknown. | | James Douglas McKevitt (1928-2000) — also known asJames D. McKevitt;MikeMcKevitt —ofDenver,Colo.Born in Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.,1928.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1971-73; defeated,1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1972.Episcopalian.Suffered aheart attack, and died at Sibley MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,September28, 2000 (ageabout 72years).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Ronald L. Bonkowski (d. 2000) — also known as"Ron-Bon" — of Warren,MacombCounty, Mich.Mayorof Warren, Mich., 1985-95.Died, of anaortic aneurysm,October6, 2000.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis Hester (c.1936-2000) — also known asLex Hester — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born inWashington,D.C., about 1936.Candidate formayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1979.Coordinated the successful campaign to merge Jacksonville city andcounty governments in 1968; served as city administrator in 1968-75and 1991-2000.Died, following aheart attack, at MemorialHospital,Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,October7, 2000 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Frederick Carson Ruff (1939-2000) — also known asCharles F. C. Ruff — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,August1, 1939.Lawyer;hislegs wereparalyzed by illness in the mid-1960s;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1979-81; PresidentBillClinton's White House Counsel, 1997-99.Died, from aheart attack, inWashington,D.C.,November19, 2000 (age61 years, 110days).Burial location unknown. | | Elmer Edwin Rasmuson (1909-2000) — also known asElmer E. Rasmuson — of Alaska. Born inYakutat,Alaska,February15, 1909.Republican. President, NationalBank ofAlaska; regent, University of Alaska, 1950-69; philanthropist;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1964-67; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alaska, 1968.Swedishancestry.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December1, 2000 (age91 years, 290days).Interment atAnchorageMemorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska. | | Julian Carey Dixon (1934-2000) — also known asJulian C. Dixon — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,August8, 1934.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1973-78;U.S.Representative from California, 1979-2000 (28th District 1979-93,32nd District 1993-2000); died in office 2000; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1988,1996,2000;chair, Rules Committee, chair,1984.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, following aheart attack, at ahospitalin Marina del Rey,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December8, 2000 (age66 years, 122days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | James Marvin Leath (1931-2000) — also known asMarvin Leath — of Marlin,FallsCounty, Tex.Born in Henderson,RuskCounty, Tex.,May 6,1931.Democrat.Countrymusician;banker;U.S.Representative from Texas 11th District, 1979-91.Presbyterian.Died, ofheart failure, in ahospitalin Arlington,TarrantCounty, Tex.,December8, 2000 (age69 years, 216days).Interment atMemorialGardens, Henderson, Tex. | | William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) — also known asWilliam H. Ayres — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Eagle Rock,BotetourtCounty, Va.,February5, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Amvets;Eagles;Moose.Died, ofheart andkidneyailments, at Vantage Houseretirementhome, Columbia,HowardCounty, Md.,December27, 2000 (age84 years, 326days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | William Pierce Rogers (1913-2001) — also known asWilliam P. Rogers — Born in Norfolk,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,June 23,1913.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Attorney General, 1957-61;U.S.Secretary of State, 1969-73.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1973.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January2, 2001 (age87 years, 193days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Dorothy Haener (1917-2001) — of New Boston,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,1917.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1976,1980.Female.Member,NationalOrganization for Women;UnitedAuto Workers.Among thefoundersof the National Organization for Women in 1966.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in OakwoodHospitalSeaway Center, Trenton,WayneCounty, Mich.,January6, 2001 (ageabout 83years).Interment atMichiganMemorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich. | | William G. Reamon (1927-2001) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in1927.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1960, 1962, 1964;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1969.Died, following aheart attack, onJanuary10, 2001 (ageabout 73years).Burial location unknown. | | Abraham David Beame (1906-2001) — also known asAbraham D. Beame;Abe Beame;"Spunky" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in London,England,March20, 1906.Democrat.Accountant;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1964,1968,1980;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1974-77; defeated, 1965, 1977;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967.Jewish.FirstJewish mayor of New York City.Died, from complications afterheart surgery, in New YorkUniversityMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 2001 (age94 years, 327days).Interment atNewMontefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y. | | James Allen Rhodes (1909-2001) — also known asJames A. Rhodes;Jim Rhodes — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; Bexley,FranklinCounty, Ohio; Upper Arlington,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Coalton,JacksonCounty, Ohio,September13, 1909.Republican.Mayorof Columbus, Ohio, 1944-52;Ohioauditor of state, 1953-63;Governor ofOhio, 1963-71, 1975-83; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1986; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1964,1968;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1964,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1970.Presbyterian.His decision, in 1970, to send the National Guard to the Kent StateUniversity campus to quell a disturbance was blamed for the deaths offour students there. Along with Alabama Gov.GeorgeC. Wallace, he was the longest-serving state governor in U.S.history.Died, frominfectioncomplications andheart failure, in Ohio State UniversityMedicalCenter, Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,March 4,2001 (age91 years, 172days).Entombed in mausoleum atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; statue atBroadStreet, Columbus, Ohio. | | Alan Green Jr. (1925-2001) — also known as"Punch" — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,May 1,1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1976;U.S. Ambassador toRomania, 1989-92.Died, ofheart failure, in Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,March23, 2001 (age75 years, 326days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Charles Moon (1923-2001) — also known asChuck Moon — of Snohomish,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Sheridan,SheridanCounty, Wyo.,1923.Veterinarian;member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1962-76, 1982-84.Died, ofheart failure, in Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.,April 9,2001 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown. | | Meldrim Thomson Jr. (1912-2001) — of Orford,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Wilkinsburg,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March 8,1912.Lawyer;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1964;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1973-79; defeated, 1968 (Republican primary), 1970(Republican primary), 1970 (American Independent), 1978 (Republican).Died, fromParkinson'sdisease andheart problems, in Orford,GraftonCounty, N.H.,April19, 2001 (age89 years, 42days).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Nichols (c.1937-2001) — also known asAndy Nichols — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born about 1937. Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps;physician;medicalschool professor; member ofArizonastate house of representatives 13th District, 1993-2000; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Arizona,2000;member ofArizonastate senate 13th District, 2001; died in office 2001.Disciplesof Christ.Suffered aheart attack, collapsed in hisofficeat the Arizona State Senate office building, and was pronounced deadon arrival at St. Joseph'sHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,April19, 2001 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Henry Austin (1913-2001) — also known asRichard H. Austin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Stouts Mountain,CullmanCounty, Ala.,May 6,1913.Democrat.Accountant;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6thDistrict, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964,1980,1984,1992;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1976.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;KappaAlpha Psi;NAACP.Died, of aheart attack andAlzheimer'sdisease, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April20, 2001 (age87 years, 349days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin; married to Ida B.Dawson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Don Lee Gevirtz (1928-2001) — also known asDon L. Gevirtz — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Montecito,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 1,1928.Democrat. Venture capitalist and philanthropist; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1968(alternate),1988;U.S. Ambassador toFiji, 1995-97;Nauru, 1995-97;Tonga, 1995-97;Tuvalu, 1995-97.Died, of aheart attack, in Montecito,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,April22, 2001 (age73 years, 52days).Interment atSantaBarbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif. | | John Albert Ainley Jr. (1939-2001) — also known asJohn Ainley — of Park Rapids,HubbardCounty, Minn.BornJuly 24,1939.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 4-A, 1979-82.Died, ofheart problems and complications of surgery to removealungtumor, in UnitedHospital,St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,May 1,2001 (age61 years, 281days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Forbes Woodward (1908-2001) — also known asRobert F. Woodward — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October1, 1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inRio de Janeiro, as of 1938; U.S. Consul inLa Paz, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toCosta Rica, 1954-58;Uruguay, 1958-61;Chile, 1961;Spain, 1962-65.Died, ofcardiovascular disease, inWashington,D.C.,May 18,2001 (age92 years, 229days).Burial location unknown. | | Walter Edward Rogers (1908-2001) — also known asWalter Rogers — of Pampa,GrayCounty, Tex.; Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.Born in Texarkana,MillerCounty, Ark.,July 19,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas 18th District, 1951-67; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1956(alternate),1960,1964.Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary;SigmaPhi Epsilon.He was in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 whenPresidentJohnF. Kennedy was assassinated.Died, of aheart attack, in ahospitalin Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,May 31,2001 (age92 years, 316days).Burial location unknown. | | Dominick A. DeVarti (c.1924-2001) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New Jersey, about 1924. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;restaurantowner; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1957 (Republican primary), 1957.Italianancestry.Died, ofheart failure, in the University of MichiganHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 1,2001 (ageabout 77years).Interment atArborcrestMemorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Tom Haywood (1939-2001) — of Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,September30, 1939.Republican.Universityprofessor; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 81st District, 1990; member ofTexasstate senate 30th District, 1995-2001; defeated, 1992; died inoffice 2001.Methodist.Suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), similar toParkinson'sdisease; died, of aheart attack, in Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.,July 12,2001 (age61 years, 285days).Burial location unknown. | | James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) — also known asJames Thomson;"LandslideJim" —ofAlexandria,Va.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,August9, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.Died, following aheart attack, in Berryville,ClarkeCounty, Va.,July 22,2001 (age76 years, 347days).Interment atEdgeHill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va. | | Maynard Gilbert Conners (1918-2001) — also known asMaynard G. Conners — of Franklin,HancockCounty, Maine.Born in Cherryfield,WashingtonCounty, Maine,June 15,1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;contractor;candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1970; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1980.Protestant.IrishandEnglishancestry. Member,National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, of aheart attack, in Bridgton,CumberlandCounty, Maine,September17, 2001 (age83 years, 94days).Cremated;ashes interred atBayviewCemetery, Franklin, Maine. | | Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) — also known asMike Mansfield — of Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1903.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;miningengineer;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; defeated inprimary, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1944,1948,1952,1956,1988,1996,2000;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1977-88.Irishancestry. Member,AlphaTau Omega.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1989.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, at theWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2001 (age98 years, 203days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Albert Alexander Banks (1923-2001) — also known asA. A. Banks;"Shug" —of Blytheville,MississippiCounty, Ark.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March 7,1923.Democrat.Farmer;banker;county judge in Arkansas, 1961-81; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,1964,1968.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, at Blytheville,MississippiCounty, Ark.,October10, 2001 (age78 years, 217days).Interment atBassettCemetery, Bassett, Ark. | | Robert Clayton Fitzgerald (c.1921-2001) — also known asRobert C. Fitzgerald — ofFairfaxCounty, Va.Born about 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;FairfaxCounty Commonwealth Attorney; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1964-71 (27th District 1964-65, 8th District1966-71); candidate for nomination forLieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1971.Baptist.Member,DeltaTheta Phi.Died, following aheart attack, in ahospitalat Bedford,BedfordCounty, Va.,October10, 2001 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown. | | Walter Duda (c.1911-2001) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born about 1911. Member ofIllinoisstate senate 15th District, 1969-73.Catholic.Died, of aheart attack, in Arlington Heights,CookCounty, Ill.,October10, 2001 (ageabout 90years).Burial location unknown. | | Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) — also known asGerald B. H. Solomon;"The Congressmanfrom General Electric" —of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Okeechobee,OkeechobeeCounty, Fla.,August14, 1930.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Koreanconflict;insuranceagent; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1976;U.S.Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).Presbyterian.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;FarmBureau;Grange;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of theU.S. flag.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Queensbury,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,October26, 2001 (age71 years, 73days).Interment atSaratogaNational Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.  | 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, ofcardiovascular complications, following afracturedhip, at MercyMedicalCenter, Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November4, 2001 (age90 years, 34days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | | John Robert Foley (1917-2001) — also known asJohn R. Foley — of Maryland. Born in Wabasha,WabashaCounty, Minn.,October16, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1954-58;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1959-61; defeated,1960, 1962.Catholic.Sponsored legislation to authorize the interstate compact to buildtheMetrorailtransit system in the Washington, D.C. area.Died, ofcardiac arrest, in Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November11, 2001 (age84 years, 26days).Burial location unknown. | | Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. (1919-2001) — also known asHarrison A. Williams;PeteWilliams —of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.; Bedminster,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,December10, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer; candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1951;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1953-57;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1959-82; resigned 1982; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964,1968,1980.Member,Elks;Americansfor Democratic Action.Implicatedin the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arabbusinessmen offeredbribesto political figures; allegedly accepted an 18% interest in atitanium mine;indictedon October 30, 1980;convictedon May 1, 1981, of nine counts ofbribery,conspiracy, receiving anunlawfulgratuity,conflictof interest, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering;resignedhis seat March 11, 1982, when it appeared that the Senate would votetoexpelhim;sentencedto three years inprisonandfined$50,000; released in 1986.Died, ofcancerandheart ailments, in St. Clare'sHospital,Denville,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November17, 2001 (age81 years, 342days).Burial location unknown. | | Howard I. Olsen (c.1917-2001) — of Palatine,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill., about 1917.Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; worked in management atthe Wrigleychewinggum company;villagepresident of Palatine, Illinois, 1957-61.Member,Lions.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.,November20, 2001 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown. | | William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) — also known asWilliam F. Dannemiller;BillDannemiller —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August9, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;real estatedeveloper; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1960; candidate forMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1964.Presbyterian.Germanancestry.Died, ofheart failure, in University of MichiganHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December5, 2001 (age74 years, 118days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | William Avery Crawford (1915-2001) — also known asWilliam A. Crawford — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1915.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, as of 1943; U.S. Minister toRomania, 1961-64; U.S. Ambassador toRomania, 1964-65.Died, ofcardio-pulmonarydisease, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December14, 2001 (age86 years, 334days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Stuart Estes (1913-2001) — also known asThomas S. Estes — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Rumford,OxfordCounty, Maine,January23, 1913.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toUpper Volta, 1961-66.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in the Freedom VillageNursingCenter, Bradenton,ManateeCounty, Fla.,December29, 2001 (age88 years, 340days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Whitcome Reynolds Jr. (1921-2002) — also known asJohn W. Reynolds, Jr. — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,April 4,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1950;chair ofBrown County Democratic Party, 1953-57; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Wisconsin,1956;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1960;Governorof Wisconsin, 1963-65; defeated, 1964; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1964;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1965-86;senior judge, 1986-2002.Member,American BarAssociation;Kiwanis;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications ofheart disease, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January6, 2002 (age80 years, 277days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002) — also known asHenry S. Reuss — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February22, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate formayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1948, 1960; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1952;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in ahospitalat San Rafael,MarinCounty, Calif.,January12, 2002 (age89 years, 324days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Michael Anthony Bilandic (1923-2002) — also known asMichael A. Bilandic — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February13, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1976-79; defeated in primary, 1979; Judge,Illinois Appellate Court, 1984-90;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1990-2000.Croatianancestry.Died, ofcardiac arrest, in Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January15, 2002 (age78 years, 336days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Ill. | | Eldon Dean Rudd (1920-2002) — also known asEldon D. Rudd — of Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Camp Verde,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,July 15,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1977-87.Catholic.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,February8, 2002 (age81 years, 208days).Interment atArizonaVeterans Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Vesta M. Roy (1925-2002) — of Salem,RockinghamCounty, N.H.BornMarch26, 1925.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewHampshire,1976;member ofNewHampshire state senate, 1979-86;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1982-83.Female.Died, from aheart attack, in Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February9, 2002 (age76 years, 320days).Burial location unknown. | | Edwin Hyland May Jr. (1924-2002) — also known asEdwin H. May, Jr. — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 28,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;insurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1957-59; defeated,1958;ConnecticutRepublican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1960,1968(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1962;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District,1965; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1968.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Died, from aheart attack, in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,February20, 2002 (age77 years, 268days).Cremated;ashes interred atWethersfieldVillage Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn. | | D. Boyce Alford (1923-2002) — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born in Cove,PolkCounty, Ark.,November13, 1923.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;optometrist;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1969-79.Episcopalian.Died, ofheart failure, at Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.,February27, 2002 (age78 years, 106days).Interment atGraceChurch Memorial Garden, Pine Bluff, Ark. | | Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) — also known asHoward W. Cannon — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,January26, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982.Mormon. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;ReserveOfficers Association;Lions;Elks.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, at the Odyssey HouseHospice,Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,March 6,2002 (age90 years, 39days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Marvin Leon Warner (1919-2002) — also known asMarvin L. Warner — of Ohio. Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,1919.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1977-79.One of 13 part-owners of the New York Yankeesbaseballteam in 1973-75, and was also part owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneersand Birmingham Stallionsfootballteams. Horses he owned or bred competed in the Kentucky Derby. Hisfirst wife later married Albert Sabin, inventor of the oral poliovaccine. Head of the Cincinnati-based Home State Savings Bank when itcollapsed in 1985, touching off a run on other Ohio banks.Convictedonfraudcharges in 1987 and served 28 months inprison. Alsochargedin federal court, but acquitted.On a visit to witness a launch of the space shuttleAtlantis,suffered aheart attack and died, at Cape Canaveral,BrevardCounty, Fla.,April 8,2002 (ageabout 82years).Interment atLakesideCemetery, Miami, Fla. | | Danny O'Neil (1920-2002) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.; Haines City,PolkCounty, Fla.Born in Georgia,December12, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;singer;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1944 ;gameshow host.Died, fromheart failure, in arehabcenter at Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 20,2002 (age81 years, 159days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Brothrton Petree and Nancy Louise (Ruelle) Petree; marriedto Patricia Geraghty and Geraldine Mae Healy. | | | | See alsoInternet Movie Databaseprofile |
| | Donald James Pease (1931-2002) — also known asDonald J. Pease;Don Pease — of Oberlin,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,September26, 1931.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofOhiostate senate, 1965-67, 1975-77; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1969-75;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1977-93.Methodist.Served five years on the board of directors ofAmtrak.Died, of aheart attack,July 28,2002 (age70 years, 305days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas J. Whelan (1922-2002) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.BornJanuary28, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1963-71; removed 1971; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964.Catholic.Triedon federalchargesofextortionand conspiracy;convictedandsentencedto 15 years inprison.Died following aheart attack, in anursinghome in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,July 31,2002 (age80 years, 184days).Burial location unknown.  | Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) — also known asCharles E. Chamberlain;"The AutomobileHorn of Congress" —of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Locke Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,July 22,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Kiwanis;Societyof the Cincinnati.Died, ofrenalfailure andcongestive heart failure, in Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.,November25, 2002 (age85 years, 126days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Edwin Leard Mechem (1912-2002) — also known asEdwin L. Mechem;"BigEd" —of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in Alamogordo,OteroCounty, N.M.,July 2,1912.Republican.Surveyor;FBIagent;lawyer;member ofNewMexico state house of representatives, 1947-48;Governor ofNew Mexico, 1951-55, 1957-59, 1961-62; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Mexico,1952,1956(delegation chair);U.S.Senator from New Mexico, 1962-64; defeated, 1964;U.S.District Judge for New Mexico, 1970-82; took senior status 1982.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,November27, 2002 (age90 years, 148days).Interment atFairviewMemorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M. | | Richard Charles Lee (1916-2003) — also known asRichard C. Lee;Dick Lee;"Mr.Urban America" —of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March12, 1916.Democrat.Mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1954-69; defeated, 1949, 1951; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1956,1960.Died, fromdiabetesandheart disease,February2, 2003 (age86 years, 327days).Burial location unknown. | | William V. Kozerski (1921-2003) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.,February8, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; traffic rateanalyst forChryslerCorporation;mayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 1975-79.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromrespiratoryandheart disease, in Sinai-GraceHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February24, 2003 (age82 years, 16days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | John Leslie Evans (1943-2003) — also known asJohn L. Evans — of California. Born, in ahospitalat Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,March13, 1943.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 21st District, 1994.Died, from aheart attack, in ahospitalat Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,April19, 2003 (age60 years, 37days).Cremated. | | John Harbin Rousselot (1927-2003) — also known asJohn H. Rousselot — of San Gabriel,LosAngeles County, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November1, 1927.Republican.Insuranceagent;publicrelations consultant; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1956;U.S.Representative from California, 1961-63, 1970-83 (25th District1961-63, 24th District 1970-75, 26th District 1975-83); defeated,1982.Member,JohnBirch Society.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in IrvineMedicalCenter, Irvine,OrangeCounty, Calif.,May 11,2003 (age75 years, 191days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Durward White (1933-2003) — also known asFrank White;Durward FrankKyle —of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Texarkana,BowieCounty, Tex.,June 4,1933.Republican.Stockbroker;banker;Governorof Arkansas, 1981-83; defeated, 1982, 1986; Arkansas bankingcommissioner, 1998-2003.Member,Rotary.Died, of aheart attack, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,May 21,2003 (age69 years, 351days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | James Hubert Gilmartin (1933-2003) — also known asJames H. Gilmartin;GilGilmartin —of California. Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1933.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 25th District, 1992, 1994.Irishancestry.Died, of aheart attack, in Valencia (now part of SantaClarita),Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 26,2003 (age70 years, 24days).Interment atEternalValley Memorial Park, Santa Clarita, Calif. | | Donald Thomas Regan (1918-2003) — also known asDonald T. Regan;Don Regan — Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December21, 1918.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85; White House Chief of Stafffor PresidentRonaldReagan, 1985-87.Irishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;PiKappa Alpha.Died, ofcancerandheart failure, in ahospitalatWilliamsburg,Va.,June 10,2003 (age84 years, 171days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Anthony J. Tercyak (c.1924-2003) — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn., about 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;schoolteacher; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 26th District, 1994-2003; died inoffice 2003.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Died, of aheart attack, in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 11,2003 (ageabout 79years).Interment atSacredHeart Cemetery, New Britain, Conn. | | Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938-2003) — also known asMaynard H. Jackson;"Buzzy" —of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,March23, 1938.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1968;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1976,1980,1996,2000;Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia,1992;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1993.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;PhiBeta Kappa.Collapsed (heart attack) after getting off a plane at ReaganNationalAirport,and died soon after, at VirginiaMedicalCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 23,2003 (age65 years, 92days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | John Erwin Bibby (1920-2003) — also known asJohn E. Bibby — of Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.Born in Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.,November21, 1920.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;creamerymanager;mens wearretailer;banker;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1963-74; member ofSouthDakota state senate, 1975-82.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Jaycees;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Sufferedcardiac arrest whilesailingon Green Lake, Spicer, Minn., and died two weeks later, in BrookingsHospital,Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.,July 26,2003 (age82 years, 247days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.| | Relatives: Sonof Irwin John 'Jake' Bibby and Ruth Edith (Erwin) Bibby; married1947 to JeanFrances Starksen; married1993 toMaryMcClure; father of John Francis 'Jay' Bibby. | | | | Epitaph: "DevotedCitizen." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Rupert Vance Hartke (1919-2003) — also known asVance Hartke — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Stendal,PikeCounty, Ind.,May 31,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1956-58; resigned 1958;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1959-77; defeated, 1976; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972.Lutheran.Early opponent of the Vietnam War. Died, ofheart failure,July 27,2003 (age84 years, 57days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Sidney Sanders McMath (1912-2003) — also known asSid McMath — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born near Magnolia,ColumbiaCounty, Ark.,June 14,1912.Democrat.Lawyer;Governor ofArkansas, 1949-53; defeated in primary, 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1954; major general, U.S. Marine CorpsReserve; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1968.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofheart failure, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,October4, 2003 (age91 years, 112days).Interment atPinecrestMemorial Park, Near Alexander, Saline County, Ark. | | Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (1924-2003) — also known asEdward T. Breathitt;NedBreathitt —of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.Born in Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.,November26, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57;Governor ofKentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1964,1972,1980;counsel and vice-president, SouthernRailwaySystem.Methodist.Member,Jaycees;Kiwanis;Elks;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Collapsed whilemaking aspeech at Lexington Community College, and died a few days later,fromheart disease, in the University of KentuckyHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,October14, 2003 (age78 years, 322days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky. | | William Cato Cramer (1922-2003) — also known asWilliam C. Cramer;Bill Cramer;"Mr. Republican" —of St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.; Tarpon Springs,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born inDenver,Colo.,August4, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member of Florida state legislature, 1950-52;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1955-71 (1st District 1955-63, 12thDistrict 1963-67, 8th District 1967-71); defeated, 1952;firstRepublican congressman from Florida since Reconstruction; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Florida,1956(HonoraryVice-President),1960,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1964-68; candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1970; Republican Presidential Elector forFlorida,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Elks;Moose;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Orderof Ahepa.Died, from complications of aheart attack, in South Pasadena,PinellasCounty, Fla.,October18, 2003 (age81 years, 75days).Interment atWoodlawn Memory Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | Antonio James Manchin (1927-2003) — also known asA. James Manchin — of Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.,April 7,1927.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1949-50, 1999-2003; defeated,1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1952;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1976-84;WestVirginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.Catholic.Italianancestry.Following the disclosure of losses from the State ConsolidatedInvestment Fund and accusations ofmismanagementin the State Treasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989,broughtimpeachmentcharges against him, but heresignedas State Treasurer before a trial could be held.Died, following aheart attack, in Fairmont GeneralHospital,Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,November3, 2003 (age76 years, 210days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Farmington, W.Va. | | Paul Martin Simon (1928-2003) — also known asPaul Simon — of Makanda,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born in Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,November29, 1928.Democrat.Universityprofessor; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1955-63; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1963-69;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1969-73; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1972(alternate),1996;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1975-85 (24th District 1975-83,22nd District 1983-85);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1985-97; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1988,1992.Lutheran.Died, followingheart surgery, in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December9, 2003 (age75 years, 10days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Jackson County, Ill. | | Edwynne Cutler Rosenbaum (1899-2003) — also known asE. C. 'Polly' Rosenbaum;Edwynne CutlerPrendergast —of Hayden,GilaCounty, Ariz.; Globe,GilaCounty, Ariz.Born in Ollie,KeokukCounty, Iowa,September4, 1899.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1949-94; defeated, 1994;Democratic Presidential Elector for Arizona,1996.Female.Member,Zonta;Order of theEastern Star.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December28, 2003 (age104 years,115 days).Interment atGreenwoodMemory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz. | | Clarence Hunter (1926-2004) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in Scott,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,1926.Policeofficer; member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1985-86.Africanancestry.Died, of aheart attack, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,February23, 2004 (ageabout 77years).Interment atArkansasVeterans Cemetery, North Little Rock, Ark. | | Eileen L. Marz (1931-2004) — also known asEileen Marz;Eileen Probst — of Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,1931.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 16th District, 1966; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1972(alternate),1980;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1979.Female.Died, ofrespiratoryfailure followingheart surgery,March 1,2004 (ageabout 72years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Harold Probst and Julia Probst; married1955 to RogerMarz. |
| | Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known asDonal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,September10, 1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit bya mortar round andlost hislower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen.HowardW. Cannon;Governor ofNevada, 1971-79; executive editor,Las Vegas Sunnewspaper.Catholic.Suffered aheart attack at St. Viator CatholicChurch,and died soon after in ahospital,Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,March 5,2004 (age74 years, 177days).Interment atSouthernNevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev. | | Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) — also known asRobert D. Orr — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November17, 1917.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1956;chairof Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member ofIndianastate senate; elected 1968;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana; elected 1972;Governor ofIndiana, 1981-89; board member,Amtrak(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador toSingapore, 1989-92.Presbyterian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Rotary;Jaycees.Died, ofheart disease, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March10, 2004 (age86 years, 114days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Richard Clay Brown (1937-2004) — also known asRichard C. Brown — of Maryland; West Virginia. Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,November1, 1937.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toUruguay, 1990-93.Died, fromheart disease, near Harpers Ferry,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.,April13, 2004 (age66 years, 164days).Interment atSouthHeights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla. | | Glenn D. Cunningham (1943-2004) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born, in Margaret HagueHospital,Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,September16, 1943.Democrat.HudsonCounty Freeholder, 1975-78;mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 2001-04; defeated, 1989; died in office2004; member ofNewJersey state senate 31st District, 2004; died in office 2004.Baptist.Africanancestry.Died, of aheart attack, in GreenvilleHospital,Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,May 25,2004 (age60 years, 252days).Interment atBayview- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | Edward Brooke Lee Jr. (1917-2004) — also known asE. Brooke Lee, Jr. — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October25, 1917.Realestate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1944,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee); marketing and accounting executive with ScottPaperCompany; candidate formayorof Washington, D.C., 1982;pleadedguilty in July 1995 to misdemeanor child abuse after beingchargedwithfondlinga babysitter; reportedlyfinedand given a suspended sentence; latersettled acivil suit against him by the babysitter's parents.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August20, 2004 (age86 years, 300days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Janet Leigh (1927-2004) — also known asJeanette Helen Morrison — Born in Merced,MercedCounty, Calif.,July 6,1927.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Danish,Scotch-Irish,andGermanancestry.Died, from aheart attack while also suffering fromvasculitis, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October3, 2004 (age77 years, 89days).Cremated;ashes interred atWestwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives:Daughter of Frederick Robert Morrison and Helen Lita (Westergaard)Morrison; married,June 4,1951, toTonyCurtis; married,August1, 1942, to John Kenneth Carlisle; married,October5, 1945, to Stanley Reames; married,September15, 1962, to Robert Brandt. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Christopher D'Olier Reeve (1952-2004) — also known asChristopher Reeve — Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September25, 1952.Democrat.Actor;paralyzedin a horseback-riding accident in 1995;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996.Died, fromheart failure while being treated for aninfection,in Northern WestchesterHospital,Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October10, 2004 (age52 years, 15days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Pierre Emil George Salinger (1925-2004) — also known asPierre Salinger — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,June 14,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspaperreporter; press secretary to U.S. Sen. and Pres.JohnF. Kennedy;U.S.Senator from California, 1964; defeated, 1964; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1968;Parisbureauchief for ABC News.Died, fromheart failure, in ahospitalat Le Thor, Provence,France,October16, 2004 (age79 years, 124days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) — of Conrad,GrundyCounty, Iowa.Born in Conrad,GrundyCounty, Iowa,November18, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Iowa statetreasurer, 1965-69; candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1968, 1972.MethodistorPresbyterian.Member,Lions;AmericanLegion.Died, fromcomplicationsof a hip replacement andcongestive heart failure, in theIowa Jewish Senior Life Centernursinghome, Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,October31, 2004 (age87 years, 348days).Interment atConradCemetery, Conrad, Iowa. | | Wyeth Chandler (1930-2004) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.BornFebruary21, 1930.Mayorof Memphis, Tenn., 1972-82; resigned 1982; circuit judge inTennessee, 1982-96.Suffered aheart attack while mowing his lawn, and died threedays later, in the intensive care unit at St. Francis-BartlettHospital,Bartlett,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,November11, 2004 (age74 years, 264days).Burial location unknown. | | John J. Burns (1921-2004) — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1950;mayorof Binghamton, N.Y., 1958-65; defeated, 1993; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1962; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1964,1984;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1965-71; national coordinator,JohnV. Lindsay for president, 1971-72; New York City water supplycommissioner; campaign manager,HughL. Carey for governor, 1978; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1988.Irishancestry.Died, ofheart failure, in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,November16, 2004 (age83 years, 127days).Burial location unknown.  | John D. Hess (1951-2004) — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Rhinelander,OneidaCounty, Wis.,August24, 1951.Civilengineer;mayor ofWausau, Wis., 1992-97; resigned 1997.Died, from aheart attack,November30, 2004 (age53 years, 98days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Rhinelander, Wis.| | Image source:City of Wausau |
| | | Ronald Lee Allen (1946-2004) — also known asRonald L. Allen;Ron Allen — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 25,1946.Democrat.Supervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1979-88; defeated in primary,1992.Africanancestry.Died, from amyocardial infaction, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December16, 2004 (age58 years, 174days).Interment atTrinity Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Louise Jones. |
| | Robert G. Dunphy (c.1920-2005) — of Stuart,MartinCounty, Fla.; Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Jamestown,NewportCounty, R.I., about 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Sergeant-at-Arms of the U.S. Senate, 1966-72;Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Democratic NationalConvention, 1968.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,January10, 2005 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown. | | Hunter Booker Andrews (1921-2005) — also known asHunter B. Andrews — ofHampton,Va.Born inHampton,Va.,May 28,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1964-95 (31st District 1964-65, 28th District1966-71, 1st District 1972-95); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1968(alternate),1980.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheart attack, inHampton,Va.,January13, 2005 (age83 years, 230days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va. | | Tom Bevill (1921-2005) — also known as"The King of Pork" — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Townley,WalkerCounty, Ala.,March27, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1959-66;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4thDistrict 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1996.Baptist.Member,Lions;Moose;OddFellows;PiKappa Alpha.Died, ofheart failure, in Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.,March28, 2005 (age84 years, 1days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala. | | Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (1909-2005) — also known asPeter W. Rodino, Jr. — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 7,1909.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1949-89; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964,1988;lawprofessor.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,May 7,2005 (age95 years, 334days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J. | | Constance Baker Motley (1921-2005) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September14, 1921.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1964-65; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1964;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1965-66;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1966-86;took senior status 1986.Female.Africanancestry.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993; received theSpingarnMedal in 2003.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in NYU DowntownHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 2005 (age84 years, 14days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Clair Harms Jr. (1924-2005) — also known asEdward C. Harms, Jr. — of Springfield,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Roseburg,DouglasCounty, Ore.,September21, 1924.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Springfield, Ore., 1952-60; director, McKenzie-WillametteMemorialHospital.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Lions;SigmaPhi Epsilon;PhiAlpha Delta.Died, from aheart attack,November12, 2005 (age81 years, 52days).Interment atWillametteNational Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (1940-2005) — also known asCarroll A. Campbell, Jr. — of Fountain Inn,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,July 24,1940.Republican.Real estatebroker; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1972(alternate),1976,1980,1984,1988,1992;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov.JimEdwards, 1975; member ofSouthCarolina state senate 2nd District, 1977-78;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1996;lobbyist;CEO, American Council ofLifeInsurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southernrailroad.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Sertoma;PiKappa Phi.Died, of aheart attack while suffering fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Lexington MedicalHospital,West Columbia,LexingtonCounty, S.C.,December7, 2005 (age65 years, 136days).Interment atAllSaints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, S.C. | | Shelley Winters (1920-2006) — also known asShirley Schrift — Born in East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,August18, 1920.Democrat.Actress;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Female.Jewish.Austrianancestry.Died, following aheart attack, in theRehabilitationCentre of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January14, 2006 (age85 years, 149days).Interment atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif.| | Relatives:Daughter of Jonas Schrift and Rose (Winter) Schrift; married,January1, 1942, to Mack Paul Mayer; married,April28, 1952, to Vittorio Gassman; married,January14, 2006, to Gerry DeFord; married,May 4,1957, toAnthonyFranciosa. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved mother, grandmother,and actress." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Susan Bieke Neilson (1956-2006) — of Grosse Pointe Woods,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August27, 1956.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1991-2005; appointed 1991;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-06; died inoffice 2006.Female.Catholic.Member,Soroptimists;PhiBeta Kappa;CatholicLawyers Society.Died, ofpulmonaryfailure due tomyelodysplastic syndrome, in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January25, 2006 (age49 years, 151days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Ronald Bieke and Sheila Bieke. |
| | Betty Friedan (1921-2006) — also known asBettye Naomi Goldstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,February4, 1921.Democrat.Universityprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1984.Female.JewishandRussianancestry. Member,NationalOrganization for Women;PhiBeta Kappa.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died, ofheart failure, inWashington,D.C.,February4, 2006 (age85 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Howard McNamara (1926-2006) — also known asEdward H. McNamara;"BigMac" —of Livonia,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September21, 1926.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1965;mayorof Livonia, Mich., 1970-86; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1970; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1976,1996,2000;WayneCounty Executive, 1987-2002.Died, ofheart failure andcancer,in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February19, 2006 (age79 years, 151days).Interment atParkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich. | | Clifton DeBerry (1923-2006) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Union City,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,September18, 1923.Socialist.Painter;factoryworker; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1970; Socialist Workers candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1972.Africanancestry.Died, fromheart failure, in ahospitalinAlamedaCounty, Calif.,March24, 2006 (age82 years, 187days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank P. Zeidler (1912-2006) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornSeptember20, 1912.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1946;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1948-60; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1976.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died, ofcongestive heart failure, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,July 7,2006 (age93 years, 290days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) — also known asJoel T. Broyhill — of Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born inHopewell,Va.,November4, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; takenprisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escapedafter six months;U.S.Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated,1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1960,1964.Lutheran.Member,OptimistClub;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association;Freemasons;Moose;Elks;Eagles;IzaakWalton League;KappaAlpha Order.Died, ofcongestive heart failure andpneumonia,in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,September24, 2006 (age86 years, 324days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Hermann Frederick Eilts (1922-2006) — also known asHermann Eilts — of Pennsylvania; Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Weissenfels,Germany,March23, 1922.Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army during World WarII; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toSaudi Arabia, 1965-70;Egypt, 1974-79.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofheart failure, in Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October12, 2006 (age84 years, 203days).Burial location unknown. | | Raymond Philip Shafer (1917-2006) — also known asRaymond P. Shafer — of Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.Born in New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.,March 5,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;CrawfordCounty District Attorney, 1948-56; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 50th District, 1959-62;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1964;Governorof Pennsylvania, 1967-71.Member,American BarAssociation;Grange;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;PhiKappa Psi.Died, ofheart failure, in MeadvilleMedicalCenter, Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,December12, 2006 (age89 years, 282days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Union Township, Crawford County, Pa. | | Kenneth A. Gewertz (1934-2006) — of Deptford,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December1, 1934.Democrat.Buildingsupply and hardware business;policechief;mayorof Deptford Township, N.J., 1969-72; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1972-79 (District 3-B 1972-73,4th District 1974-79).Died, from aheart attack, in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,December12, 2006 (age72 years, 11days).Burial location unknown.  | Robert Frederick Drinan (1920-2007) — also known asRobert F. Drinan;"Our Father Who Art InCongress" —of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November15, 1920.Democrat.Catholicpriest;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73,4th District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1972;lawprofessor.Catholic.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, frompneumoniaandcongestive heart failure, in Sibley MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,January28, 2007 (age86 years, 74days).Burial location unknown. | | | Elliott Percival Skinner (1924-2007) — also known asElliott P. Skinner — Born in Port-of-Spain,Trinidad,June20, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; naturalized U.S.citizen;anthropologist;universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toUpper Volta, 1966-69.Africanancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofheart failure, inWashington,D.C.,April 1,2007 (age82 years, 285days).Burial location unknown. | | Louis J. Papan (1928-2007) — also known asLou Papan;Elias Papandricoupolos;"The Enforcer";"LeadfootLou" —of Daly City,San MateoCounty, Calif.; Millbrae,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,August28, 1928.Democrat.FBIagent; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1973-86, 1997-2002; candidate forCaliforniastate senate, 1986 (Democratic), 2006; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1988.EasternOrthodox.Greekancestry.Died, apparently of aheart attack, in Millbrae,San MateoCounty, Calif.,April28, 2007 (age78 years, 243days).Interment atSkylawnMemorial Park, San Mateo, Calif. | | Jerry Lamon Falwell (1933-2007) — also known asJerry Falwell — Born inLynchburg,Va.,August11, 1933.Republican.Pastor;televisionevangelist;founder(1971) of Liberty Baptist College, now Liberty University; alsoserved as itschancellor;founder of the Moral Majority, political group advocatingconservative Christian views;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1996.Baptist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Sufferedcardiac arrythmia, collapsed in hisofficeat Liberty University, and died soon after at Lynchburg GeneralHospital,Lynchburg,Va.,May 15,2007 (age73 years, 277days).Interment atMontviewGrounds, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. | | Wiley Mayne (1917-2007) — of Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa.Born in Sanborn,O'BrienCounty, Iowa,January19, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died, fromheart failure, in St. Luke's RegionalMedicalCenter, Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa,May 27,2007 (age90 years, 128days).Interment atRoselandCemetery, Sanborn, Iowa. | | Gilbert Gude (1923-2007) — of Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,March 9,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1953-58; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1963-66;U.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1967-77; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maryland,1968,1972.Catholic.Member,Rotary.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, inWashington,D.C.,June 7,2007 (age84 years, 90days).Burial location unknown. | | Byron Mark Baer (1929-2007) — also known asByron M. Baer — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.BornOctober8, 1929.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1972-93 (District 13-B 1972-73,37th District 1974-93); member ofNewJersey state senate 37th District, 1994-2005; resigned 2005;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1996,2000.While working as aFreedomRider, registering voters in Mississippi in 1961, wasarrestedandjailedfor 45 days.Died, from complications ofcongestive heart failure, in anassistedliving facility, Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,June 24,2007 (age77 years, 259days).Cremated. | | Julius Acevez (1907-2007) — of La Mesa,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Hermosillo,Sonora,April30, 1907.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayor ofLa Mesa, Calif., 1958-60.Mexicanancestry. Member,Rotary;UnitedCommercial Travelers;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, fromcongestive heart failure andrenalfailure, in Grossmont Gardensnursinghome, La Mesa,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 9,2007 (age100 years,70 days).Entombed in mausoleum atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif. | | Joseph A. Boyd Jr. (1916-2007) — of Hialeah, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.Born in Hoschton,JacksonCounty, Ga.,November16, 1916.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1969-87.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Lions.Died, ofheart failure, in Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.,October26, 2007 (age90 years, 344days).Interment atCulley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla. | | Thomas Joseph Meskill (1928-2007) — also known asThomas J. Meskill;"ToughTom" —of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January30, 1928.Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;mayorof New Britain, Conn., 1962-64;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,1965;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1967-71; defeated,1964;Governor ofConnecticut, 1971-75; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1972(delegation chair);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1975-93; tooksenior status 1993.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died, following aheart attack, in Bethesda MemorialHospital,Boynton Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,October29, 2007 (age79 years, 272days).Interment atSt.Mary Cemetery, New Britain, Conn. | | Earl Farwell Dodge Jr. (1932-2007) — also known asEarl F. Dodge;"Mr.Prohibition" —of Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.; Lakewood,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Born in Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December24, 1932.Prohibition candidate forMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1954; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Massachusetts,1956;Prohibition candidate forsecretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1966; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofE.Harold Munn andRollandE. Fisher); Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibitioncandidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1990; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Colorado,2004(on behalf ofEarlF. Dodge andHowardLydick).Baptist.Collapsed at Denver InternationalAirport,and died soon after, fromcardiac arrythmia, at the Universityof ColoradoHospital,Denver,Colo.,November7, 2007 (age74 years, 318days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo. | | Ignacio J. Barraza (1969-2007) — also known as"Nacho" — of Nogales,Santa CruzCounty, Ariz.Born in Nogales,Sonora,February26, 1969.Staff to U.S. Sen.DennisDeConcini, 1991-94;mayorof Nogales, Ariz., 2007; died in office 2007.Died, fromheart disease, in UniversityMedicalCenter, Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,November21, 2007 (age38 years, 268days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry John Hyde (1924-2007) — also known asHenry J. Hyde — of Bensenville,DuPageCounty, Ill.; Wood Dale,DuPageCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April18, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1967-75;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1975-; defeated, 1962.Catholic.EnglishandIrishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications of earlierheart surgery, in RushUniversityMedicalCenter, Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November29, 2007 (age83 years, 225days).Burial location unknown. | | Jaime B. Fuster (1941-2007) — of Rio Piedras,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born in Guayama,GuayamaMunicipio, Puerto Rico,January12, 1941.Lawyer;lawprofessor;president,Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 1981-84;ResidentCommissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1985-92; resigned1992;justice ofPuerto Rico supreme court, 1992-2007; appointed 1992; died inoffice 2007.PuertoRican ancestry.Died, ofcardiac arrest, in Guaynabo,GuaynaboMunicipio, Puerto Rico,December3, 2007 (age66 years, 325days).Burial location unknown. | | Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.,September3, 1934.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1980,1996;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1987-89; defeated in primary, 1989.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, ofheart failure, in ahospitalat Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January19, 2008 (age73 years, 138days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Peter Bergman Narey (1920-2008) — also known asPeter B. Narey — of Spirit Lake,DickinsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Spirit Lake,DickinsonCounty, Iowa,May 15,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofIowaRepublican State Central Committee, 1971.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Spirit Lake,DickinsonCounty, Iowa,October24, 2008 (age88 years, 162days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa. | | Anthony Tony Tarracino (1916-2008) — also known asTony Tarracino;"Captain Tony";"The Conscience of Key West" —of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,August10, 1916.Beatenand left for dead by Mafia colleagues in New Jersey in the 1940s;charterboat captain;saloonkeeper;mayorof Key West, Fla., 1989-91; defeated, 1991.Italianancestry.Died, from aheart andlungcondition, in Lower KeysMedicalCenter, Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,November1, 2008 (age92 years, 83days).Cremated. | | Bernice R. Labedz (1919-2008) — also known as"Mamma Labedz" — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,September19, 1919.Member ofNebraskaunicameral legislature 5th District, 1976-92.Female.Catholic.Polishancestry.Advocate for anti-abortion legislation. Died, fromcongestive heart failure at anursinghome in Papillion,SarpyCounty, Neb.,November15, 2008 (age89 years, 57days).Interment atSt. Johns Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb. | | Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009) — also known asMarilyn Ann Briggs;Evelyn Lang;Marilyn Chambers Taylor —Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April22, 1952.Model;Actressinpornographicmovies;gundealer; Personal Choice candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2004.Female.Bisexual.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage and ananeurysm, in Santa Clarita,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April12, 2009 (age56 years, 355days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean. | | Charles Nesbitt Wilson (1933-2010) — also known asCharles Wilson;Charlie Wilson;"Good Time Charlie" —of Lufkin,AngelinaCounty, Tex.Born in Trinity,TrinityCounty, Tex.,June 1,1933.Democrat.Lumberbusiness; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1961-66; member ofTexasstate senate, 1966-72;U.S.Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1973-96; resigned 1996;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1996.Methodist.Died, fromcardio-pulmonaryarrest, in Lufkin MemorialHospital,Lufkin,AngelinaCounty, Tex.,February10, 2010 (age76 years, 254days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James Elmer Akins (1926-2010) — also known asJames Akins — of Ohio. Born in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,October15, 1926.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toSaudi Arabia, 1973-75.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, following aheart attack, in Mitchellville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 15,2010 (age83 years, 273days).Cremated. | | Tony Curtis (1925-2010) — also known asBernard Herschel Schwartz — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Jewish.Hungarianancestry.Died, fromcardiac arrest while suffering fromCOPD andasthma,in Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.,September29, 2010 (age85 years, 118days).Interment atPalmMemorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.| | Relatives: Sonof Emanuel Curtis and Helen (Klein) Curtis; married,February8, 1963, to Christine Kaufmann; married,April20, 1968, to Leslie Allen; married1984 to AndreaSavio; married,February28, 1993, to Lisa Deutsch; married,November6, 1998, to Jill Vandenberg; married,June 4,1951, toJanetLeigh. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Donald J. Canney (1930-2011) — also known asDon Canney — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,October8, 1930.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;civilengineer;mayorof Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969-92.Catholic.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa,March20, 2011 (age80 years, 163days).Burial location unknown. | | John Herbert Adler (1959-2011) — also known asJohn H. Adler — of Cherry Hill,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August23, 1959.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate 6th District, 1991-2008; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 2009-; defeated,1990.Jewish.Died while recovering fromheart surgery, in connection with astaphinfection, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 4,2011 (age51 years, 224days).Interment atLocustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, N.J. | | Henry G. Marsh (1921-2011) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,October11, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1967-69.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in the VAMedicalCenter, Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,May 11,2011 (age89 years, 212days).Cremated. | | Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) — also known as"Dr. Death" — Born in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,May 26,1928.Physician;euthanasia advocate whose campaign ofassistedsuicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought himnational publicity; his medical license wasrevokedin 1990; he faced numerousmurderchargesstarting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times;convictedin 1999 andsentencedto 10 to 25 years inprison;released in 2007; Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008.Atheist.Armenianancestry.Died, fromkidneyandheart problems, in BeaumontHospital,Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,June 3,2011 (age83 years, 8days).Interment atWhiteChapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich. | | Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) — also known asMatthew G. Martinez — of Monterey Park,LosAngeles County, Calif.;Fredericksburg,Va.Born in Walsenburg,HuerfanoCounty, Colo.,February14, 1929.Furnitureupholstery business;mayorof Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1981-82;U.S.Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1988,1996.Catholic.Hispanicancestry. Member,Rotary;NationalRifle Association.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, inFredericksburg,Va.,October15, 2011 (age82 years, 243days).Burial location unknown. | | Scott Benton White (1970-2011) — also known asScott White — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,June 8,1970.Democrat. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives 46th District, 2009-11; member ofWashingtonstate senate 46th District, 2011; died in office 2011.Died, from anenlarged heart condition, in ahotelroom at Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum,KittitasCounty, Wash.,October21, 2011 (age41 years, 135days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert William Edgar (1943-2013) — also known asBob Edgar — of Springfield,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 29,1943.Democrat.Pastor;chaplain;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1975-87; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1986.UnitedMethodist. Member,CommonCause.Died, from aheart attack, in Annandale,FairfaxCounty, Va.,April23, 2013 (age69 years, 329days).Burial location unknown. | | Shirley Levoy Abbott (1924-2013) — also known asS. L. Abbott — of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Fairview,MajorCounty, Okla.,July 23,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;optometrist;rancher;candidate forTexasstate senate, 1962, 1964, 1966;chair ofEl Paso County Republican Party, 1965-66; candidate forTexasstate comptroller, 1970; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Texas,1972;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1977-78; U.S. Ambassador toLesotho, 1984-86.Catholic.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,April23, 2013 (age88 years, 274days).Burial location unknown. | | Julia Harriet Tashjian (1938-2013) — also known asJulia H. Tashjian;Julia HarrietZakarian —Born in Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,June 8,1938.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1983-91; defeated, 1990.Female.EasternOrthodox.Armenianancestry.Died, from aheart attack, in Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 9,2013 (age74 years, 335days).Burial location unknown. | | John Joyce Gilligan (1921-2013) — also known asJohn J. Gilligan;JackGilligan —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March22, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1962;candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1968;Governor ofOhio, 1971-75; defeated, 1974; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Ohio,1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,2008.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August24, 2013 (age92 years, 155days).Burial location unknown. | | Major Robert Odell Owens (1936-2013) — also known asMajor R. Owens — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Collierville,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,June 28,1936.Democrat.Librarian;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1980,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004;U.S.Representative from New York, 1983-2007 (12th District 1983-93,11th District 1993-2007).Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Died, fromrenalfailure andheart failure, in New York University LangoneMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 2013 (age77 years, 115days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. (1940-2014) — also known asTommy Boggs — of Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September18, 1940.Democrat.Economist;lawyer;lobbyist;candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970.Catholic.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, from aheart attack, in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,September15, 2014 (age73 years, 362days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) — also known asFrank Mankiewicz — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1950;lawyer;author;press secretary forRobertF. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1968;campaign manager forGeorgeMcGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,National PublicRadio,1977-83.Jewish.Died, ofheart failure while suffering fromlungproblems, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,October23, 2014 (age90 years, 160days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Don Martin Mankiewicz (1922-2015) — also known asDon M. Mankiewicz — of East Norwich,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Berlin,Germany,January20, 1922.Democrat.Novelist;screenwriterfor dozens oftelevisionshows; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1968,1972;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.Jewish.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Monrovia,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April25, 2015 (age93 years, 95days).Interment atMt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.  | Jonathan Howes (1937-2015) — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,April11, 1937.Director, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, University of NorthCarolina, 1970-93;mayorof Chapel Hill, N.C., 1987-91; Secretary (head), North CarolinaDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources, 1992-97; interimgeneral manager, WUNCRadio,2001-02.Died, from complications ofheart disease, in UNCHospital,Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.,May 31,2015 (age78 years, 50days).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd (1919-2017) — also known asDouglas F. Dowd — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December7, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;economist;universityprofessor; Peace and Freedom candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1968.Jewishancestry.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in Bologna,Italy,September8, 2017 (age97 years, 275days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mervyn Dowd and Sybil (Seid) Dowd; married to ZerilDruskin. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | Dennis Banks (1937-2017) — also known as"Nowa Cumig" — Born inCassCounty, Minn.,April12, 1937.Socialist. Co-founder of American Indian Movement; Socialism andLiberation candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2016.OjibweIndian ancestry.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,followingheart surgery, in theMayoClinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October29, 2017 (age80 years, 200days).Burial location unknown. | | Edwin Mah Lee (1952-2017) — also known asEd Lee — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,May 5,1952.Democrat.Lawyer; SanFrancisco City Administrator, 2005-11;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2011-17; appointed 2011; died in office2017.Chineseancestry.Collapsed, in a Safewaysupermarket,and died a few hours later, fromheart disease, in ZuckerbergSan Francisco GeneralHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,December12, 2017 (age65 years, 221days).Burial location unknown. | | Luke Joshua Letlow (1979-2020) — also known asLuke Letlow — Born in Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,December6, 1979.Republican. Congressional district director for U.S. RepBobbyJindal, 2005-08; chief of staff to U.S. Rep.RalphAbraham, 2015-2020; electedU.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District 2020, but died beforetaking office.Died from aheart attack and complications ofCOVID-19,in ahospitalat Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,December29, 2020 (age41 years, 23days).Burial location unknown. | | Raymond James Donovan (1930-2021) — also known asRaymond J. Donovan — of Short Hills,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,August31, 1930.Insurancebusiness;constructionexecutive;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1981-85; in 1982, he wasinvestigatedby a federal special prosecutor over allegations of links toorganizedcrime figures, but insufficient evidence was found for anyprosecution;indictedin 1984 over allegedfraud ona subway construction project in the Bronx, New York City;resignedfrom the Cabinet;tried in1987 and found not guilty; following his acquittal, he famouslyasked, "Which office do I go to, to get my reputation back?".Catholic.Died, fromcongestive heart failure, in New Vernon,MorrisCounty, N.J.,June 2,2021 (age90 years, 275days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Donovan and Eleanor Donovan; married1957 toCatherine Sblendorio. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier |
| | Michael J. Badnarik (1954-2022) — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.,August1, 1954.Libertarian.Softwareengineer;talkshow host; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives, 2000 (47th District), 2002 (48thDistrict);arrested,in St. Louis, Mo., on October 8, 2004, along with Green Partypresidential nomineeDavidCobb, whileprotestingtheir exclusion from presidential debates; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2004; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 10th District, 2006.Slovakancestry.Died, fromheart failure, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,August11, 2022 (age68 years, 10days).Burial location unknown. | | Neil Edward Goldschmidt (1940-2024) — also known asNeil Goldschmidt — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,June 16,1940.Lawyer;mayorof Portland, Ore., 1973-79; resigned 1979;U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 1979-81; international vicepresident of Nikeathleticfootwear company, and president of Nike Canada;Governor ofOregon, 1987-91;lobbyist;in 2004, headmittedto having repeatedlyrapeda teenage girl in the 1970s; it was too late for him to beprosecuted, but his law license wasrevoked.Jewish.Died, fromheart failure, in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,June 12,2024 (age83 years, 362days).Burial location unknown.
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