Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Henry Knox (1750-1806) — Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 25,1750.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;U.S.Secretary of War, 1789-94.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanPhilosophical Society.He brought 59 cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester, Mass.,leading the British forces to evacuate Boston on March 17, 1776.Swallowed a small chicken bone that damaged hisintestines,and died three days later ofperitonitis, in Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine,October21, 1806 (age56 years, 88days).Interment atThomastonVillage Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine.| |  Knox counties inIll.,Ind.,Ky.,Maine,Mo.,Neb.,Ohio,Tenn. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofKnoxville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Knox (built 1941-42 atTerminalIsland, California; torpedoed and lost in theIndianOcean, 1943) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born inMecklenburgCounty, N.C.,1797.Merchant;banker;president, South CarolinaRailroad;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-61; died in office 1861.Died, fromperitonitis, in Charleston, Charleston District(nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,January11, 1861 (ageabout 63years).Interment atSt.Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | William Yarnel Slack (1816-1862) — also known asWilliam Y. Slack — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.Born inMasonCounty, Ky.,August1, 1816.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1842-43;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 9th District,1845-46; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Shotand wounded inCivilWar battles of of Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge, and died soonafter, frominfection, inBentonCounty, Ark.,March21, 1862 (age45 years, 232days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1880 atFayetteville Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark. | | Richardson A. Scurry (1811-1862) — of Texas. Born in Gallatin,SumnerCounty, Tenn.,November11, 1811.Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War ofIndependence; judge of Texas Republic, 1840-41; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1842-44;U.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1851-53; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Accidentallyshothimself in the foot whilehunting,in August 1854; the wound never healed and becameinfected;though his leg was later amputated, he died as a result in Hempstead,WallerCounty, Tex.,April 9,1862 (age50 years, 149days).Interment atHempsteadCemetery, Hempstead, Tex. | | Brigham Young (1801-1877) — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Whitingham,WindhamCounty, Vt.,June 1,1801.Leader of the Mormon Church 1841-1877;Governorof Utah Territory, 1850-58.Mormon. Member,Freemasons.Died, ofperitonitis andappendicitis,in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,August29, 1877 (age76 years, 89days).Interment atMormonPioneer Memorial, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue atTempleSquare, Salt Lake City, Utah; statue atHeritagePlaza, St. George, Utah. | | Robert Latane Montague (1819-1880) — also known asRobert L. Montague — ofMiddlesexCounty, Va.Born inMiddlesexCounty, Va.,May 23,1819.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1850, 1872;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1860-64;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Mathews & Middlesexcounties, 1861;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; state courtjudge in Virginia, 1875-80.Baptist.Died oferysipelas infection, near Saluda,MiddlesexCounty, Va.,March 2,1880 (age60 years, 284days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atChristChurch Episcopal Cemetery, Urbanna, Va.  | James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known asJames A. Garfield — of Hiram,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in alogcabin Orange Township (now Moreland Hills),CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November19, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;collegeprofessor;president,Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member ofOhiostate senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81;Presidentof the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.Disciplesof Christ.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;DeltaUpsilon.Shotby theassassinCharles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & PotomacRailroadStation, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from theeffects of the wound andinfection, in Elberon,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September19, 1881 (age49 years, 304days).Entombed atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 atGarfieldCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue atGoldenGate Park, San Francisco, Calif.; statue atPiatt Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram Garfield and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield; married,November11, 1858, toLucretiaRudolph; father ofHarryAugustus Garfield andJamesRudolph Garfield; fourth cousin ofEliThayer; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAlden Thayer. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:WilliamS. Maynard | | | | Garfield counties inColo.,Mont.,Neb.,Okla.,Utah andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | GarfieldMountain,in the Cascade Range,KingCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,New Jersey, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Minnesota, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofGarfield,Washington, isnamed forhim. | | | | Politician named for him:JamesG. Stewart | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in 1898-1905. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James A. Garfield: AllanPeskin,Garfield:A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke,ThePresidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.Arthur — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Isaac Smith Tallmadge (1824-1882) — also known asIsaac S. Tallmadge — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1824.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1853-54.Injured when he was run over by ahorsedrawncart; the wound in his back became aninfected abscess,and he died as a result, in BellevueHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1882 (age57 years, 361days).Intermentsomewhere in Fond du Lac, Wis. | | Jacob Wark Griffith (1819-1885) — also known as"Roaring Jake";"ThunderingJake" —of Kentucky. Born inJeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),October13, 1819.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentuckystate legislature, 1854-55, 1878-79; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Died, ofperitonitis, inOldhamCounty, Ky.,March31, 1885 (age65 years, 169days).Interment atMt.Tabor Methodist Cemetery, Oldham County, Ky.| | Relatives:Father of D. W. Griffith. |
| | Alonzo Bernard Carroll (1841-1887) — also known asAlonzo B. Carroll;BarneyCarroll —of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 2,1841.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1879;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1882; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1884;CapeGirardeau County Sheriff, 1887.Died, fromsepticemia, in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,January15, 1887 (age45 years, 227days).Interment atCityCemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard J. Carroll and Elizabeth (Crowley) Carroll; married,September17, 1866, to Harriet Campbell. |
 | Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) — also known as"The Oneida Chieftan";"MyLord Roscoe" —of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1829.Republican.Lawyer;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1858-59;U.S.Representative from New York, 1859-63, 1865-67 (20th District1859-63, 21st District 1865-67);U.S.Senator from New York, 1867, 1869-81; resigned 1881; candidatefor Republican nomination for President,1876;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1880.Died, frommastoiditis, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1888 (age58 years, 171days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.; statue atMadisonSquare Park, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofAlfredConkling and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Cockburn) Conkling; brother ofFrederickAugustus Conkling; married,June 25,1855, to Julia Catherine Seymour (daughter ofHenrySeymour; sister ofHoratioSeymour; granddaughter ofMosesSeymour; first cousin once removed ofMorrisWoodruff Seymour); uncle ofAlfredConkling Coxe,AlfredRonalds Conkling andHowardConkling; granduncle ofAlfredConkling Coxe Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofAbelHuntington. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecommunityofRoscoe,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:RoscoeC. Chandley—RoscoeC. Patterson—RoscoeC. Waterbury—RoscoeC. McCulloch—RoscoeC. Marcum—RoscoeC. Emery—RoscoeConkling Simmons—RoscoeConkling Fitch—RoscoeC. Van Marter—RoscoeC. Summers—RoscoeC. Rowe—RoscoeC. Lennon—RoscoeC. Austin—RoscoeC. Hobbs—RoscoeC. Stacey—RoscoeC. Brown, Jr.—RoscoeC. Howard | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Roscoe Conkling: DonaldBarr Chidsey,Thegentleman from New York: A life of RoscoeConkling | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Ira Edgar Locke (1831-1888) — also known asIra E. Locke — of Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls),WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Gainesville,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1831.Fireinsurance agent; postmaster atSandyHill, N.Y., 1881.Died, fromerysipelas, inDenver,Colo.,December31, 1888 (age57 years, 143days).Interment atGlensFalls Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y. | | George Henry Boker (1823-1890) — also known asGeorge H. Boker — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October6, 1823.Republican.Author;poet; U.S.Minister toTurkey, 1871-75;Russia, 1875-78.Member,UnionLeague.Died, from athroat infection, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January2, 1890 (age66 years, 88days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Orlow W. Chapman (1832-1890) — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Ellington,TollandCounty, Conn.,1832.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1868-71; U.S. Solicitor General,1889-90; died in office 1890.Died, ofpneumoniaand anear infection, inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1890 (ageabout 57years).Intermentsomewherein Binghamton, N.Y.  | Samuel Jackson Randall (1828-1890) — also known asSamuel J. Randall;"The GreatCommoner" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October10, 1828.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1858-59;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1863-90 (1st District 1863-75,3rd District 1875-90); died in office 1890;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1876-81; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1880,1884.Presbyterian.Died, fromperitonitis andsepticemia, inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1890 (age61 years, 185days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.  | William Lewis Couch (1850-1890) — also known asWilliam L. Couch — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inWilkesCounty, N.C.,November20, 1850.Grocer;hardwarebusiness;horse andmule dealer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1889; resigned 1889.Shotin the leg in dispute over a land claim; the wound probably becameinfected, and he subsequentlydied, inOklahoma,April21, 1890 (age39 years, 152days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof Meshach H. Couch and Mary 'Polly' (Bryan) Couch; married toCynthia Gordon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
 | John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) — also known asJohn C. Frémont;"ThePathfinder";"The Champion ofFreedom" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January21, 1813.Republican.Explorer;MilitaryGovernor of California, 1847;arrestedformutiny,1847;court-martialed;foundguilty ofmutiny,disobedience,andconductprejudicial to order; penalty remitted by Pres.JamesK. Polk;U.S.Senator from California, 1850-51; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1856; general in the Union Army during theCivil War;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1878-81;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.Episcopalian.Frenchancestry.Died, ofperitonitis, in ahotelroom at New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1890 (age77 years, 173days).Original interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1891 atRocklandCemetery, Nyack, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor)Frémont; married,October19, 1841, to Jessie Benton (daughter ofThomasHart Benton). | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:SelahHill | | | | Fremont County,Colo.,Fremont County,Idaho,Fremont County,Iowa andFremont County,Wyo. are named for him. | | | | FremontPeak,inMontereyCounty andSan BenitoCounty, California, isnamed forhim. — FremontPeak,inCoconinoCounty, Arizona, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofFremont,California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofFremont,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofFremont,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Fremont (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, California; mined and wrecked inManilaBay, Philippines, 1945) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnF. Hill—JohnC. F. Slayton—JohnFremont Cox | | | | Campaign slogan (1856): "Free Soil,Free Men, Fremont." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by John C. Fremont:Memoirsof My Life and Times | | | | Books about John C. Fremont: TomChaffin,Pathfinder:John Charles Fremont and the Course of AmericanEmpire — David Roberts,ANewer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of theAmerican West — Andrew Rolle,JohnCharles Fremont: Character As Destiny — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893) |
| | John Pettit Borden (1812-1890) — of Texas. Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,December30, 1812.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Land Office Commissioner, 1837-40; county judge inTexas, 1846.Died, oferysipelas, at Borden,ColoradoCounty, Tex.,November12, 1890 (age77 years, 317days).Interment atWeimerOdd Fellows Cemetery, Borden, Tex. | | Edward Dwight Holton (1815-1892) — also known asEdward D. Holton — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,April28, 1815.Abolitionist;wheattrader; Liberty candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845; founder,Milwaukee and Prairie du ChienRailroad;banker;Free Soil candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1853; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1856;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1856;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District, 1860.Died, frommalariaanderysipelas, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,April21, 1892 (age76 years, 359days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.| | Relatives:Married,October14, 1845, to Lucinda Millard. | | | | ThecityofHolton,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — Holton Hall, at theUniversityof WisconsinMilwaukee,isnamed forhim. — HoltonStreet,inMilwaukee,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lars Westergaard (1829-1893) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inNorway,1829.Consulfor Netherlands inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1866-93;Consulfor Austria-Hungary inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1872-93;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1874-93.Norwegianancestry.Died, fromperitonitis, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April13, 1893 (ageabout 63years).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Martin Van Buren Edgerly (1833-1895) — also known asM. V. B. Edgerly — of Pittsfield,MerrimackCounty, N.H.; Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.BornSeptember26, 1833.Democrat. President, Massachusetts MutualLifeInsurance Company; president, Des Moines, Kansas City & ArcolaRailroad;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Hampshire, 1876; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Hampshire,1880;candidate forGovernor ofNew Hampshire, 1882.Died, from anabscess in his right ear, in ahotel atNew York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1895 (age61 years, 173days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, fromheartdisease anderysipelas, in Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.,April 8,1895 (age69 years, 217days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Laurel, Del. | | John Walter Scott Jr. (1862-1896) — also known asJohn W. Scott, Jr. — of Sanford, Moore County (nowLeeCounty), N.C.Born inChathamCounty, N.C.,1862.Democrat. Postmaster atSanford,N.C., 1893-96.Died, fromerysipelas, in Sanford, Moore County (nowLeeCounty), N.C.,February8, 1896 (ageabout 33years).Interment atBuffaloCemetery, Sanford, N.C. | | Daniel Frederick Webster (1853-1896) — also known asDaniel F. Webster — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March14, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1892-94; member ofConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 1895-96; died in office 1896.Died, fromperitonitis, in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October31, 1896 (age43 years, 231days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Thomaston, Conn. | | John Tabor Kingston Jr. (1860-1898) — also known asJohn T. Kingston, Jr. — of Ashland,AshlandCounty, Wis.Born in Necedah,JuneauCounty, Wis.,January4, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1891-93; postmaster atAshland,Wis., 1893-97.Volunteered for military service in theSpanish-AmericanWar, and died, fromperitonitis, in Coamo,CoamoMunicipio, Puerto Rico,August26, 1898 (age38 years, 234days).Interment atBayView Cemetery, Necedah, Wis. | | Samuel W. Vance (d. 1900) — of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Republican.Circuitjudge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1892-1900; died in office 1900;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1896.Died, from anear abscess, in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,April 3,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Adolph Osterloh (1847-1901) — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Bremen,Germany,May15, 1847.Tobaccoexporter;Consulfor Austria-Hungary inRichmond,Va., 1879;Consulfor Germany inRichmond,Va., 1885-1901.Presbyterian;laterGerman EvangelicalChurch.Germanancestry.Died, fromdysenteryandperitonitis, inRichmond,Va.,August29, 1901 (age54 years, 106days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Alexander Robey Shepherd (1835-1902) — also known asAlexander R. Shepherd;"BossShepherd";"The Father of ModernWashington" —ofWashington,D.C.; Batopilas,Chihuahua.Born inWashington,D.C.,January30, 1835.Republican.Plumber;realestate developer;Governor ofthe District of Columbia, 1873-74.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis, in Batopilas,Chihuahua,September12, 1902 (age67 years, 225days).Entombed atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; statue atJohn A. Wilson Building Grounds, Washington, D.C. | | Allen Frank Ferris (1865-1903) — also known asAllen F. Ferris — of Brainerd,Crow WingCounty, Minn.Born in Perrysburg,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1865.Republican.Banker;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1895-1902 (District 46 1895-98,District 48 1899-1902); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1900;member ofMinnesotastate senate 48th District, 1903; died in office 1903.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;ModernWoodmen of America;Eagles;Knightsof Pythias;Redmen.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis, in Brainerd,Crow WingCounty, Minn.,September7, 1903 (age38 years, 47days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Brainerd, Minn.  | William Collins Whitney (1841-1904) — also known asWilliam C. Whitney — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Conway,FranklinCounty, Mass.,July 5,1841.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1876,1880;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89;establishedthe Naval War College, in Newport, R.I.;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894.Englishancestry.Died, fromperitonitis, followingappendicitissurgery, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1904 (age62 years, 212days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Albion Winegar Tourgee (1838-1905) — also known asAlbion W. Tourgee — of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.;Denver,Colo.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Mayville,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamsfield,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,May 2,1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868, 1875;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1868-75; candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1878;author;U.S. Consul inBordeaux, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.FrenchHuguenot andSwissancestry.Died, ofacuteuremia, due to aninfected wound, in Bordeaux,France,May21, 1905 (age67 years, 19days).Cremated;ashes interred atMayvilleCemetery, Mayville, N.Y.  | George Birch Abbott (1850-1908) — also known asGeorge B. Abbott — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brookfield,OrangeCounty, Vt.,September27, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;KingsCounty Surrogate, 1889-1901;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-08; died in office 1908.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaPhi;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, from "blood poisoning" (infection), andpneumonia,in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1908 (age57 years, 136days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Franklin Abbott and Diancy (Pickering) Abbott; married,November20, 1878, to Eva Topping Reeve. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.) DailyEagle, February 10, 1908 |
|  | Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) — also known asAsbury C. Latimer — of Belton,AndersonCounty, S.C.Born near Lowndesville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,July 31,1851.Democrat.Farmer;chair ofAnderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1892;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908.Methodist.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis, in ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,February20, 1908 (age56 years, 204days).Interment atBeltonCemetery, Belton, S.C. | | William Pinkney Whyte (1824-1908) — also known asWilliam Pinkney White — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August9, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Baltimore city, 1847-49; candidateforU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1851, 1857;Marylandstate comptroller, 1854-56;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1868-69, 1875-81, 1906-08; died in office1908;Governor ofMaryland, 1872-74; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1880;mayorof Baltimore, Md., 1881-83;Marylandstate attorney general, 1887-91.Episcopalian.Died, oferysipelas, inBaltimore,Md.,March17, 1908 (age83 years, 221days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1858.Democrat.Financier;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1900;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03.Member,Freemasons.Died ofinfections following surgery forappendicitis,in Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 10,1908 (age49 years, 211days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Silas Wright Lamoreux (1843-1909) — also known asSilas W. Lamoreux — of Beaver Dam,DodgeCounty, Wis.Born in Lenox,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1843.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1872;DodgeCounty Judge, 1878-93; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1892;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1893-97.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromdiabetesandinfection, in Beaver Dam,DodgeCounty, Wis.,August5, 1909 (age66 years, 150days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Beaver Dam, Wis. | | John T. Carmody (1861-1909) — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born inIreland,December,1861.Foundryowner;mayorof Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1909; died in office 1909.Shotandbadlywounded in the abdomen by a burglar on May 23, and subsequentlydied, probably due toinfection, in Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa,August7, 1909 (age47 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | William Alvah Rublee (1861-1910) — also known asWilliam A. Rublee — of Wisconsin. Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March16, 1861.U.S. Consul inPrague, 1890-93; U.S. Consul General inHong Kong, 1901-02, 1909-10, died in office 1910;Havana, 1902-03;Vienna, 1903-09.Died, fromperitonitis, inHongKong,April15, 1910 (age49 years, 30days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Henry Martyn Hoyt (1856-1910) — also known asHenry M. Hoyt — Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December5, 1856.Lawyer;U.S. Solicitor General, 1903-09.Died, fromperitonitis, inWashington,D.C.,November20, 1910 (age53 years, 350days).Intermentsomewherein Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | | James Marshall Hanger (1833-1912) — also known asMarshall Hanger — Born near Waynesboro,AugustaCounty, Va.,November12, 1833.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1869-76;Speaker ofthe Virginia State House of Delegates, 1876; U.S. Consul inBermuda, 1894-98.Died, ofintestinalparalysis andgangrene, in King's DaughtersHospital,Staunton,Va.,August26, 1912 (age78 years, 288days).Interment atThornroseCemetery, Staunton, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Hanger and Martha Elizabeth 'Patsy' (Crawford)Hanger. |
| | James Laidlaw (1847-1913) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Ayrshire,Scotland,January23, 1847.Commissionmerchant;shippingbroker;insurancebusiness;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inPortland,Ore., 1874-95;arrestedin June 1893, andchargedby the Chief of Police withstoringdynamite within the city limits;Consulfor Great Britain inPortland,Ore., 1895-1913.Episcopalian.ScottishandEnglishancestry.Died, fromperitonitis, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,January5, 1913 (age65 years, 348days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Francis Marion Hamilton (1839-1914) — also known asFrancis M. Hamilton — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Indiana,1839.Republican.Real estatebusiness;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905-07; defeated, 1907.Died, ofperitonitis, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 2,1914 (ageabout 74years).Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:FrancisMarion | | | | Relatives: Son of James Hamilton andElizabeth (Walker) Hamilton. |
| | John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo (1864-1914) — also known asJohn C. C. Mayo — of Paintsville,JohnsonCounty, Ky.Born inJohnsonCounty, Ky.,September16, 1864.Democrat.Schoolteacher;coal miningbaron; reputed to be the wealthiest man and largest landholder inKentucky; philanthropist; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1908,1912;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1912-14.Methodist.Died, fromBright'sdisease andperitonitis, in the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1914 (age49 years, 237days).Interment atMayoCemetery, Paintsville, Ky. | | William Sprague (1830-1915) — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September12, 1830.Republican.Governor ofRhode Island, 1860-63; resigned 1863;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1863-75.Died, frommeningitis, in Paris,France,September11, 1915 (age84 years, 364days).Entombed atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Elsworth Raymond Bathrick (1863-1917) — also known asElsworth R. Bathrick — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born near Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January6, 1863.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1911-15, 1917 (19th District 1911-15,14th District 1917); died in office 1917.Underwent surgery forgallstones,and died ten days later, probably frominfection, in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,December23, 1917 (age54 years, 351days).Interment atGlendaleCemetery, Akron, Ohio. | | William Hughes (1872-1918) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Drogheda, County Louth,Ireland,April3, 1872.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;stenographer;lawyer; candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1901;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1903-05, 1907-12;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1916(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); county judge in New Jersey, 1912;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1913-18; died in office 1918.Irishancestry.Died, ofsepsis from atooth infection, complicated bybronchialpneumonia, in ahospital,at Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,January30, 1918 (age45 years, 302days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Richard Wilson Austin (1857-1919) — also known asRichard W. Austin — of Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,August26, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1892;delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1900(alternate),1916;U.S. Consul inGlasgow, 1906-07;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1909-19.Died, ofperitonitis, inWashington,D.C.,April20, 1919 (age61 years, 237days).Interment atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Robert Bacon (1860-1919) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 5,1860.Republican.Financier;U.S.Secretary of State, 1909; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1909-12; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I.Presbyterian.Englishancestry. Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, frominfection following surgery formastoiditis,in the New York Eye and EarInfirmary,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1919 (age58 years, 328days).Original interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment atWalnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | James Hampton Fithian (1873-1920) — also known asJ. Hampton Fithian — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Greenwich,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,December16, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;CumberlandCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1899-1914; member ofNewJersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1917-19.Died, from anabscess, in BridgetonHospital,Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,August29, 1920 (age46 years, 257days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Azro Prouty (1853-1921) — also known asCharles A. Prouty — of Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.Born in Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.,October9, 1853.Lawyer;OrleansCounty State's Attorney, 1882-86; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Newport, 1888; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Vermont,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee); member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1896-1914;Progressive candidate forU.S.Senator from Vermont, 1914.Died, fromchronic peritonitis andacutepyelonephritis, in Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.,July 8,1921 (age67 years, 272days).Interment atEastMain Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt. | | William Gray Barnhart (1880-1921) — also known asWilliam G. Barnhart — of Winfield,PutnamCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Buffalo,PutnamCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April15, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1903-04;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1913-17.Died, fromsepticemia, in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,December24, 1921 (age41 years, 253days).Interment atWinfield Cemetery, Winfield, W.Va. | | Lucian Walton Parrish (1878-1922) — also known asLucian W. Parrish — of Texas. Born in Sister Grove,GraysonCounty, Tex.,January10, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas 13th District, 1919-22; died in office1922.Injured in anautomobileaccident, and died frominfection twelve days later, inWichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.,March27, 1922 (age44 years, 76days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Henrietta, Tex. | | Albert Carter Dingle (1862-1923) — also known asA. C. Dingle — of Moberly,RandolphCounty, Mo.Born near Mexico,AudrainCounty, Mo.,September23, 1862.Democrat.Mayorof Moberly, Mo., 1903-06, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Christian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died, fromdiabetesandinfection, in WoodlandHospital,Moberly,RandolphCounty, Mo.,March23, 1923 (age60 years, 181days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Moberly, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof John Gibbons Dingle and Nancy Crozier (Ward) Dingle; married1888 to IvaleeChaney. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | James Campbell Cantrill (1870-1923) — also known asJ. Campbell Cantrill — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.Born in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,July 9,1870.Democrat.Farmer;chair ofScott County Democratic Party, 1895-97; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 58th District, 1897-1901; memberofKentuckystate senate 22nd District, 1901-05; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1904;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1909-23; died inoffice 1923; nominated in primary forGovernor ofKentucky 1923, but died before election.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, due toappendicitisandperitonitis, during hiscampaignfor governor, in St. Joseph'sInfirmary,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,September2, 1923 (age53 years, 55days).Interment atGeorgetownCemetery, Georgetown, Ky. | | Francis Xavier Duer (1873-1923) — also known asFrancis X. Duer — of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in College Point (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1873.Democrat.Wholesalepaint business;hotelproprietor;restauranteur;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1902-03; Queensborough Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, 1912-14.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Redmen;Eagles.Died, fromperitonitis, in the Post GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1923 (age50 years, 103days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | John Scott Sweeney (1851-1924) — also known asJohn S. Sweeney — of East Charleston, Charleston,OrleansCounty, Vt.; Island Pond, Brighton,EssexCounty, Vt.Born in Hatley,Quebec,January23, 1851.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;merchant;postmaster;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Charleston, 1888;real estatebusiness;banker.Died, fromcellulitis andgangrene of the left foot, inBrighton,EssexCounty, Vt.,April14, 1924 (age73 years, 82days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Sweeney and Mary (Jenness) Sweeney. |
| | James M. Wilson (1866-1924) — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born near Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.,September8, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate senate 3rd District, 1913-19.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Kiwanis.Died, ofsepticemia resulting from pulled teeth, inCenterville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,May 2,1924 (age57 years, 237days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa. | | William Stormont Hackett (1868-1926) — also known asWilliam S. Hackett — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1868.Democrat. President, Albany City SavingsBank;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1922-26; died in office 1926.Member,Freemasons.Injured in anautomobileaccident in Cuba, and died three weeks later, from the injuriesanderysipelas, in AmericanHospital,Havana (La Habana),Cuba,March4, 1926 (age57 years, 87days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.  | Mark Goldberg (1878-1926) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., May,1878.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1907-19 (New York County 18th District 1907-17,New York County 14th District 1918-19).Jewish. Member,TammanyHall;RoyalArcanum;Orderof Heptasophs;Elks;OrderBrith Abraham;Freemasons.Died, from athroat infection, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1926 (age48 years, 0days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married,November15, 1917, to Edna Manovill. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) — also known asJohn E. Hopley — of Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio.Born in Elkton,ToddCounty, Ky.,August25, 1850.Republican.Newspapereditor;lawyer;campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep.StephenR. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul inSouthampton, 1898-1903;Montevideo, 1903-05; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for Ohio,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;Order of theEastern Star;KnightsTemplar;Elks.As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped thepipe, hisclothes caughtfire, and he was badly burned; his burns becameinfected,leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,July 10,1927 (age76 years, 319days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio. | | Edward Mott Angell (1868-1927) — also known asEdward M. Angell — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Moreau,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1915;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1922-27; died in office1927.Quaker.Died, probably frominfection, six days afterappendicitissurgery, in Glens FallsHospital,Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1927 (age59 years, 323days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Penn Angell and Francena (Mott) Angell; married,October18, 1913, to Gertrude Abigail Sheldon. |
 | Joseph Fife Messenbaugh (1873-1928) — also known asJ. F. Messenbaugh — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Kingston,CaldwellCounty, Mo.,January10, 1873.Physician;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1905-07.Baptist.Died, fromperitonitis, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,June 19,1928 (age55 years, 161days).Interment atRoseHill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof John Messenbaugh and Susan (McGavran) Messenbaugh; married toLaura M. Whisler. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
| | Frank Snowden Katzenbach Jr. (1868-1929) — also known asFrank S. Katzenbach, Jr. — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,November5, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1902-06; candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1907;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1920-29; died inoffice 1929.Presbyterian.Germanancestry.Died, fromsepsis resulting from aleg infection, inMercerHospital,Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,March13, 1929 (age60 years, 128days).Interment atEwing Church Cemetery, Ewing, N.J. | | William Henkel Jr. (1885-1929) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,March 1,1885.Republican.Lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1916; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1924.Member,Freemasons.Died, following surgery for anabdominal infection, in thePost GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1929 (age44 years, 21days).Burial location unknown.  | Isaac Newton Mills (1851-1929) — also known asIsaac N. Mills — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Thompson,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September10, 1851.Republican.WestchesterCounty Judge, 1884-95; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1901-02;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 9th District, 1907-21; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aninfection that followed surgery, in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1929 (age77 years, 307days).Interment atSt.Paul's Church Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.| | Presumably namedfor:IsaacNewton | | | | Relatives: Son of Isaac Mills and SusanE. (Arnold) Mills; married to Cara Maria Burnett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Yonkers (N.Y.) Herald,December 31, 1921 |
|  | Francis D. McNamara (1899-1929) — also known as"Bab" — of Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.,November14, 1899.Republican.Grocer;mayorof Whiting, Ind., 1929; died in office 1929.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromappendicitisandperitonitis, in St. Catherine'sHospital,East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.,December22, 1929 (age30 years, 38days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Whiting Public Library |
 | Albert Henry Washburn (1866-1930) — of Middleboro,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Middleboro,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,April11, 1866.Republican. Private secretary toAndrewDickson White;lawyer;U.S. Consul inMagdeburg, 1890-93; private secretary to U.S. Sen.HenryCabot Lodge, 1893-96; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1896;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19;collegeprofessor; Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1921;U.S. Minister toAustria, 1922-30, died in office 1930.Member,BetaTheta Pi;UnionLeague.Died, fromerysipelas, in the Rudolf InterhausHospital,Vienna,Austria,April2, 1930 (age63 years, 356days).Original interment atHietzing Cemetery, Vienna, Austria; reinterment in 1930 atNemasket Hill Cemetery, Middleboro, Mass. | | Mortimer J. Wohl (1888-1931) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1921.Member,AmericanLegion.In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who werechargedwithambulancechasing activities; he disputed the charges.Died, fromsepticemia, in JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1931 (age43 years, 208days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Wohl and Fannie Whol; married,November11, 1923, to Adelaide Finkelstein. |
| | Frank M. Otis (1852-1932) — also known asFrank Otis — of Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November18, 1852.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1907; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1910;mayorof Alameda, Calif., 1919-25.Member,Elks.Died, fromperitonitis, at AlamedaSanatorium,Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,January7, 1932 (age79 years, 50days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | 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, fromperitonitis andheartfailure, in InternationalHospital,Hankow (now part of Wuhan),China,January15, 1933 (age67 years, 28days).Cremated. | | Anton Josef Cermak (1873-1933) — also known asAnton J. Cermak;"PushcartTony" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kladno, Bohemia (nowCzechia),May9, 1873.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1910; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1924,1928,1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1928;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933.Bohemianancestry.On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board ofanopencar from which president-electFranklinD. Roosevelt had just given a speech, wasshot andbadlywounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who hadaimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound becameinfected, and he died, in Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March 6,1933 (age59 years, 301days).Entombed atBohemianNational Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Samuel Jameson McMains (1867-1933) — also known asSamuel J. McMains — of Leechburg,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.Born in Elizabeth,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March29, 1867.Republican.Dentist;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916,1924;postmaster atLeechburg,Pa., 1931-33 (acting, 1931-32).Presbyterian.Member,Rotary.Died, fromdiabetesmellitus, and complications of the amputation of his right legforgangrene, in Allegheny Valley GeneralHospital,Natrona Heights, Harrison Township,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December17, 1933 (age66 years, 263days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Leechburg, Pa. | | Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) — also known asFrederick M. Alger;Fred M.Alger —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 27,1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1909;treasurerof Michigan Republican Party, 1911-13; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1916;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard MotorCompany,automobilemanufacturer; director, People's Wayne CountyBank.Member,AmericanLegion.Accidentallyinjured his left leg while attending the American Legionconvention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably due toinfection, and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after,in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December30, 1933 (age57 years, 186days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | Abraham Isaac Shiplacoff (1877-1934) — also known asAbraham I. Shiplacoff — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Province of Chernigov,Russia,December25, 1877.Socialist.Labor unionofficial; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1916-18;defeated, 1914, 1922; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1918 (10th District), 1926 (10thDistrict), 1928 (10th District), 1930 (10th District), 1932 (9thDistrict); delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,1920.Jewish.Died, of aninfection secondary tokidneystones, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1934 (age56 years, 44days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.  | Jacob Scheifele (1858-1934) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Pennsylvania,March10, 1858.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 1stDistrict, 1925-32.Suffered aninfected toe, which was amputated; soon after, thewhole foot was amputated, and then his left leg; but within a fewdays, he died fromgangrene, in DelawareHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February22, 1934 (age75 years, 349days).Interment atSilverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, Del. |  | William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) — also known asWilliam H. Woodin;WillWoodin —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Berwick,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.,May 27,1868.President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer ofrailroadfreight cars; chairman, AmericanLocomotiveCompany;musiccomposer;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.Presbyterian.Member,Lions;UnionLeague.Died, from athroat infection andnephritis,in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and ThroatHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1934 (age65 years, 341days).Entombed atPineGrove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa. | | Edward J. Ahearn (1891-1934) — also known asEddie Ahearn — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1891.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 14th District, 1931-32.Catholic.Member,TammanyHall.Died, ofperitonitis, at Post-GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1934 (age43 years, 69days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | William E. Whitecotton (1866-1934) — also known asW. E. Whitecotton — of Paris,MonroeCounty, Mo.Born inRallsCounty, Mo.,December26, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1919-34; diedin office 1934.Died, fromhypostaticpneumonia,peritonitis, andcoloncancer, in ResearchHospital,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,September9, 1934 (age67 years, 257days).Interment atSunset Hill Cemetery, Madison, Mo.  | John Peter LaFrenz (1876-1935) — also known asJohn P. LaFrenz;John PeterLaFrenza —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,February1, 1876.Democrat.Cooperagebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1914-17.Catholic.FrenchandGermanancestry.Died, fromerysipelas, in Kings CountyHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1935 (age59 years, 84days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Charles Lutovsky (1872-1935) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.BornOctober10, 1872.Mayorof Watertown, Wis., 1930-34, 1934-35; defeated, 1934, 1935.Died, from athroat infection, in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.,November18, 1935 (age63 years, 39days).Interment atSt. Henry Catholic Cemetery, Watertown, Wis. | | James Alexander Barks (1879-1936) — also known asJames A. Barks — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in Millheim,PerryCounty, Mo.,August7, 1879.Schoolteacher and principal;lawyer;mayorof Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1921-30.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromsepticemia andacutenephritis, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February10, 1936 (age56 years, 187days).Interment atCapeCounty Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo. | | 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. | | William Edward Kinnikin (1898-1936) — also known asWilliam E. Kinnikin;BillKinnikin —of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.,February13, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atReno,Nev., 1934-36 (acting, 1934).Member,AmericanLegion.Died, from athroat infection, in ahospitalat Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,December26, 1936 (age38 years, 317days).Interment atOur Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Reno, Nev.  | John Henry Roraback (1870-1937) — also known asJ. Henry Roraback — of North Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April 5,1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924(speaker),1928,1932,1936(member,ArrangementsCommittee);ConnecticutRepublican state chair, 1912-37; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Connecticut, 1920-32; president,ConnecticutLight andPower Co., 1925-37;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1932-36.With his health compromised and activities limited by a severestreptococcus infection, hekilledhimself bygunshot,while sittingin hiscar near his hunting lodge, in Harwinton,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 19,1937 (age67 years, 44days).Interment atMountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Conn. | | Adolph Berky (1897-1945) — also known asAl Berky;Adolph Berkowitz — of Bangor,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April19, 1897.Democrat.Real estateagent; member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1942-45; died in office 1945.Jewish.Died, frommeningitis andtuberculosis,in St. Mary'sHospital,Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,May 17,1945 (age48 years, 28days).Burial location unknown. | | Bruce Alexander Campbell (1879-1955) — also known asBruce A. Campbell — of East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.; Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Albion,EdwardsCounty, Ill.,October28, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1912(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1932;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;IllinoisDemocratic state chair, 1937; candidate forIllinoisstate treasurer, 1938.Member,Elks;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frominfection following surgery, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,September29, 1955 (age75 years, 336days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Ill. | | Garry Hall Yount (1879-1957) — also known asGarry H. Yount — of Van Buren,CarterCounty, Mo.Born in Good Water,IronCounty, Mo.,January10, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1908,1916;chairof Carter County Republican Party, 1916.Baptist.Died, fromgangrene, in St. FrancisHospital,Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,October26, 1957 (age78 years, 289days).Interment atSt. Paul Churchyard, Affton, Mo. | | Otto Emanuel Haab (1880-1957) — also known asOtto E. Haab — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Freedom Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October16, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1916.Died, fromcoloncancer,peritonitis following surgery, andpneumonia,in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November15, 1957 (age77 years, 30days).Interment atBethlehemCemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1965) — of Lebanon Township,HunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Pittston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December9, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; prisoner ofwar in Germany;lawyer;insurancebroker; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1952-61;member ofNewJersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-65; died inoffice 1965.Member,AmericanLegion;Moose;AmericanJudicature Society;Elks.Died, from aninfection, in University of PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April20, 1965 (age47 years, 132days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Evelyn Tyrell. |
 | 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, fromarteriosclerosisandgangrene of 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 |
| | Edwin Lee Gavin (1888-1972) — also known asEdwin L. Gavin — of Roseboro,SampsonCounty, N.C.; Sanford,LeeCounty, N.C.Born in Giddinsville,SampsonCounty, N.C.,August17, 1888.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1919-20;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32;candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1950; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from North Carolina,1956.MissionaryBaptist. Member,Woodmen;JuniorOrder;Moose;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofperitonitis, in Lee CountyHospital,Sanford,LeeCounty, N.C.,May 5,1972 (age83 years, 262days).Interment atBuffaloCemetery, Sanford, N.C. | | Howard Hearnes Carwile (1911-1987) — also known asHoward H. Carwile;"Howlin'Howard" —ofRichmond,Va.Born inCharlotteCounty, Va.,November14, 1911.Lawyer;Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia, 1942 (5th District), 1944 (5thDistrict), 1980 (3rd District); candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1945 (Independent), 1953 (Independent), 1957(Democratic primary); Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1946, 1948; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Henrico County & Richmond city,1974-75; defeated (Independent), 1947, 1975.Died, fromsepsis due tosevere bedsores, whilesuffering fromemaciationandAlzheimer'sdisease, in St. Mary'sHospital,HenricoCounty, Va.,June 6,1987 (age75 years, 204days).Interment atForest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) — also known asMarguerite Ray — of Washington. Born in Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.,September3, 1914.Democrat.Universityprofessor;marinebiologist; host of weeklytelevisionshow "Animals of the Sea," on KCTS-TV in Seattle; member, U.S.Atomic Energy Commission, 1972-75; chair, U.S. Atomic EnergyCommission, 1973-75;Governor ofWashington, 1977-81; defeated in primary, 1980.Female.Died, from abronchialinfection, in Fox Island,PierceCounty, Wash.,January2, 1994 (age79 years, 121days).Interment atFoxIsland Cemetery, Fox Island, Wash. | | John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) — also known asJohn S. Badeau — of Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February24, 1903.Minister;missionary;universityprofessor;president,American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador toUnited Arab Republic, 1961-64.ChristianReformed; laterPresbyterian.Member,SigmaXi;TauKappa Alpha.Died, fromsepsis, in Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,August25, 1995 (age92 years, 182days).Interment atFernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, N.J. | | William Lloyd Scott (1915-1997) — ofFairfax,Va.Born inWilliamsburg,Va.,July 1,1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1967-73; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1972;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1973-79.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Lions;Forty andEight;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, of achest infection andAlzheimer'sdisease, in the FairfaxNursingCenter,Fairfax,Va.,February14, 1997 (age81 years, 228days).Interment atFairfaxMemorial Park, Fairfax, Va. | | Oscar William Adams Jr. (1925-1997) — also known asOscar W. Adams — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February7, 1925.Lawyer;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NationalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;OmegaPsi Phi;NAACP.FirstAfrican-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama.Died of aninfection related tocancer,in BaptistMedicalCenter-Montclair, Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February15, 1997 (age72 years, 8days).Burial location unknown. | | 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 aninfection following earlierheartvalve replacement surgery, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 15,1999 (age79 years, 131days).Cremated. | | Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) — also known asMorris Abram — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Fitzgerald,Ben HillCounty, Ga.,June 19,1918.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served onprosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representativeto United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan forpostwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate fornomination forU.S.Senator from New York, 1968;presidentof Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil RightsCommission, 1984-86.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanJewish Committee;UrbanLeague;Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aviral infection, in ahospitalat Geneva,Switzerland,March16, 2000 (age81 years, 271days).Interment atWoodsideCemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married,December23, 1944, to Jane Isabella Maguire; married,January25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher; married,August26, 1990, to Bruna Molina. | | | | Epitaph: He established "one man, onevote" as a principle of American law. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | 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, frominfection complications andheartfailure, in Ohio State UniversityMedicalCenter, Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,March 4,2001 (age91 years, 172days).Entombed in mausoleum atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; statue atBroadStreet, Columbus, Ohio. | | Josef Winkler III (1928-2002) — also known asJoe Winkler — ofDouglasCounty, Colo.Born inDouglasCounty, Colo.,April23, 1928.Rancher;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1973-78; member ofColoradostate senate, 1979-86.Catholic.Austrianancestry.Died, from aninfection, in Porter AdventistHospital,Denver,Colo.,July 18,2002 (age74 years, 86days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Josef Winkler II and Rose Paoli Winkler; married,February11, 1966, to Lois Simon. |
| | Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) — also known asPat Moynihan — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.; Pindars Corners,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,March16, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;politicalscientist;universityprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1960(alternate),1984,1988,1996,2000;U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1973-75; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1975-76;U.S.Senator from New York, 1977-.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofinfection from a rupturedappendix,inWashington,D.C.,March26, 2003 (age76 years, 10days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Married,May 29,1955, to Elizabeth Therese Brennan. | | | | Cross-reference:JohnWestergaard —DanMaffei | | | | The Danel Patrick MoynihanU.S.Courthouse (opened 1996), at Foley Square,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. — The MoynihanTrainHall (opened 2021), an expansion of Penn Station,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Daniel Patrick Moynihan:Milesto Go: A Personal History of Social Policy (1997) —Onthe Law of Nations (1990) —Secrecy: The American Experience (1998) —Pandaemonium:Ethnicity in International Politics (1993) —MaximumFeasible Misunderstanding: Community Action in the War on Poverty(1970) | | | | Books about Daniel Patrick Moynihan:Godfrey Hodgson,TheGentleman From New York: Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- ABiography — Robert A. Katzmann,DanielPatrick Moynihan: The Intellectual in Public Life |
| | Laurence Ingram Radway (1919-2003) — also known asLaurence Radway — of Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.; West Lebanon, Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;universityprofessor;chair ofGrafton County Democratic Party, 1958-62; member ofNew HampshireDemocratic State Committee, 1958-62; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Hampshire,1964,1972(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1972.Protestant.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanPolitical Science Association;Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromcomplications ofabdominalsurgery, in Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.,May 7,2003 (age84 years, 94days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Radway and Dorothy Radway; married,August20, 1949, to Patricia Ann Headland. |
| | 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, fromheartfailure while being treated for aninfection, in NorthernWestchesterHospital,Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October10, 2004 (age52 years, 15days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Olcott Hawthorne Deming (1909-2007) — also known asOlcott H. Deming — Born inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1909.U.S. Consul inBangkok, 1948-51;Tokyo, 1951-54; U.S. Consul General inOkinawa, 1957-59;Kampala, 1961-63; U.S. Ambassador toUganda, 1963-66.Died, ofsepticemia, at ahospiceinWashington,D.C.,March20, 2007 (age98 years, 20days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) — also known asRichard J. Neuhaus — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pembroke,Ontario,May14, 1936.Pastor,St. John the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1961-78;activist for civil rights and against the Vietnam war; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968,1972;candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1970; stronglyopposed the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion;joined the neoconservative movement; became a Catholic priest in1991; unofficial advisor to PresidentGeorgeW. Bush.Lutheran;laterCatholic.Died, fromcancerand asystemic infection, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January8, 2009 (age72 years, 239days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Patrick Murtha Jr. (1932-2010) — also known asJohn P. Murtha;Jack Murtha;"TheKing of Pork" —of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in New Martinsville,WetzelCounty, W.Va.,June 17,1932.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1969-74;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1974-; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Implicatedin the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arabbusinessmen offeredbribesto political figures; never charged, but cited by the grand jury in1980 as anunindictedco-conspirator.During gall bladder surgery, suffered anintestinalcut, which led toinfection; he subsequently died atVirginiaMedicalCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,February8, 2010 (age77 years, 236days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (1924-2010) — also known asAlexander M. Haig, Jr. — of Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in Bala Cynwyd,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December2, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; target of anassassinationattempt in Belgium, June 25, 1979; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1980,1984,1988;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1980,1988;U.S.Secretary of State, 1981-82; host, World Business Reviewtelevisionnews show.Catholic.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aninfection, at John HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,February20, 2010 (age85 years, 80days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | 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 fromheartsurgery, in connection with astaph infection, inPhiladelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 4,2011 (age51 years, 224days).Interment atLocustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, N.J. | | Harry George Barnes Jr. (1926-2012) — also known asHarry G. Barnes, Jr. — of Maryland. Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,June 5,1926.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toRomania, 1973-77;India, 1981-85;Chile, 1985-88.Died, from aninfection, in Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.,August9, 2012 (age86 years, 65days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) — also known asRichard S. Schweiker — of Worcester,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Lansdale,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 1,1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1972;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81;U.S.Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sonsof the American Revolution;Lions;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Died, from complications of aninfection, in AtlantiCareRegionalMedicalCenter, Pomona,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,July 31,2015 (age89 years, 60days).Burial location unknown.
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