Very incomplete list!See alsobladderand kidney cancer in chronological order | |  John Hart (c.1713-1779) — also known as"Honest John" — of Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born about 1713.HunterdonCounty Judge, 1768-75;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1776-78;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1776-78.Died, fromkidney failure, in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.,May 11,1779 (ageabout 66years).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Mercer County, N.J.; reinterment in1865 atFirstBaptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell, N.J.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | Francis M. Dimond (1796-1859) — of Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,June 6,1796.LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1853-54;Governor ofRhode Island, 1853-54.Died, ofBright's disease, in Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.,April12, 1859 (age62 years, 310days).Interment atJuniperHill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I. | | Benjamin Parke Avery (1828-1875) — also known asBenjamin P. Avery — of California. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1828.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;newspapereditor; U.S. Minister toChina, 1874-75, died in office 1875.Died, ofkidney disease, in Peking (Beijing),China,November8, 1875 (age46 years, 362days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Elon Farnsworth (1799-1877) — of Michigan. Born in Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.,February2, 1799.Democrat.MemberMichigan territorial council 1st District, 1834-35; Chancellor ofMichigan, 1835-43, 1846-47; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1839;Michiganstate attorney general, 1843-45; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1846-57.An organizer of the Michigan CentralRailroad.Died, fromkidney disease, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March24, 1877 (age78 years, 50days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Eugene Huchet (1816-1878) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,1816.Merchant;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inCharleston,S.C., 1866-77.Died, fromBright's disease, in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,July 23,1878 (ageabout 62years).Interment atSt.Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | George K. Rex (1817-1879) — of Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,July 25,1817.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1852-53, 1868-69;mayorof Wooster, Ohio, 1862;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1874-77.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromkidney disease, in Wooster,WayneCounty, Ohio,March27, 1879 (age61 years, 245days).Interment atWoosterCemetery, Wooster, Ohio.| |  Relatives: Sonof Jacob Rex and Catharine (Wittick) Rex; married to Eleanor J.McCurdy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Isaac Richards Goodwin (1810-1879) — also known asIsaac Goodwin — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah.Born in New Hartford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 18,1810.Mayorof Lehi, Utah, 1863-67, 1875-77.Mormon.Died, fromkidney disease, in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,April25, 1879 (age68 years, 311days).Interment atLehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah. | | George Gardner Barnard (c.1829-1879) — also known asGeorge G. Barnard — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y., about 1829.Democrat.Lawyer; aclose ally of corrupt New York City political bossWilliamM. Tweed; Recorder, New York City, 1858-60;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1861-72; removed 1872;impeachedby the New York legislature in 1872, onchargesthat heabusedhis judicial power through the takeover of severalrailroads,putting them under the control of receivers who were allied with"robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; the Union Pacific and otherrailroads had to relocate their headquarters away from New York Cityto evade the jurisdiction of Barnard and JusticeAlbertCardozo; Barnard was unanimouslyconvictedby the Court of Impeachment, and alsobarredfrom holding office of any kind.Died, fromBright's disease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1879 (ageabout 50years).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Henry David Cooke (1825-1881) — also known asHenry D. Cooke — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Sandusky,ErieCounty, Ohio,November23, 1825.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;banker;Governor ofthe District of Columbia, 1871-73; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from District of Columbia, 1872-.Died, fromBright's disease, inWashington,D.C.February24, 1881 (age55 years, 93days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) — also known as"Kilcavalry" — of New Jersey. Born near Deckertown (now Sussex),SussexCounty, N.J.,January14, 1836.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Minister toChile, 1866-70, 1881, died in office 1881; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1880.Died of akidney ailment, in Santiago,Chile,December2, 1881 (age45 years, 322days).Interment atUnited States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.  | Edwin Denison Morgan (1811-1883) — also known asEdwin D. Morgan — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Washington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February8, 1811.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1850-53;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1856-58, 1874-75;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1856-64, 1872-76; speaker,Republican National Convention,1856,1860,1864,1876;Governorof New York, 1859-62; defeated (Republican), 1876; general in theUnion Army during the Civil War;U.S.Senator from New York, 1863-69; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1872-; Republican PresidentialElector for New York,1880(voted forJamesA. Garfield andChesterA. Arthur).Died ofBright's disease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1883 (age72 years, 6days).Entombed atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | | Robert Asa Packer (1842-1883) — also known asR. A. Packer — of Wysox,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,November18, 1842.Democrat. President, Northern Division, Lehigh ValleyRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1876,1880.Died, ofBright's disease, in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February20, 1883 (age40 years, 94days).Original interment atTiogaPoint Cemetery, Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pa.; reinterment in1884 atMauchChunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, Pa. | | Richard Dudley Hubbard (1818-1884) — also known asRichard D. Hubbard — of East Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Berlin,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September7, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1842-43, 1855, 1858;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1867-69; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee);Governor ofConnecticut, 1877-79; defeated, 1878.Died ofBright's disease, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February28, 1884 (age65 years, 174days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, Hartford, Conn. | | Augustus Schell (1812-1884) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;director or trustee of severalrailroadcompanies;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1856,1860,1876(speaker);U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1857-61; memberofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1872-76;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1872-76; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1877; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1878.GermanandDutchancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;KappaAlpha Society;TammanyHall.Died, from complications ofBright's disease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1884 (age71 years, 239days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | 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 developedkidney andheartproblems, and died in Paris,France,May6, 1884 (age72 years, 274days).Interment atPèrela Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France. | | William Hale (1837-1885) — Born in New London,HenryCounty, Iowa,November18, 1837.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1863-66; Presidential Elector forIowa,1868;Governorof Wyoming Territory, 1882-85; died in office 1885.Died, ofBright's disease, in Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.,January13, 1885 (age47 years, 56days).Burial location unknown. | | Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December21, 1828.Lawyer;a close ally of corrupt New York City political bossWilliamM. Tweed;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1868-72; resigned 1872; in1872, an effort was made toimpeachhim, along with JusticeGeorgeG. Barnard, onchargesthat theyabusedjudicial power in various ways to serve Boss Tweed, as well as"robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; rather than go through animpeachment trial, Cardozoresignedfrom the bench; meanwhile, Barnard's impeachment went forward, and hewas unanimously convicted.Jewish.Portugeseancestry.Died, fromBright's disease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1885 (age56 years, 322days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.  | Stafford Canning Cleveland (1822-1885) — also known asStafford C. Cleveland — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.; Fort Myers,LeeCounty, Fla.Born in Hector, Tompkins County (nowSchuylerCounty), N.Y.,September21, 1822.Republican.Newspapereditor;villagepresident of Penn Yan, New York, 1865-66; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1871; postmaster atPennYan, N.Y., 1879-82; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1883.Died, fromBright's disease, in Fort Myers,LeeCounty, Fla.,December3, 1885 (age63 years, 73days).Intermentsomewhere in Lee County, Fla.; cenotaph atWestLodi Cemetery, Lodi, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof E. R. Cleveland and Mary Mead 'Polly' (Hanley) Cleveland; married,August19, 1847, to Obedience Fraser; first cousin twice removed ofGroverFredrick Cleveland; second cousin twice removed ofEphraimSafford; third cousin once removed ofChaunceyFitch Cleveland andJamesSafford; third cousin twice removed ofIsaiahKidder andJarvisKing Pike; third cousin thrice removed ofJonathanHunt,LymanKidder,EzraKidder andDavidKidder; fourth cousin ofWilliamDean Kellogg andRobertCrawford Safford; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanUsher,JedediahSabin,CalebBlodgett,CharlesStetson,LutherKidder,IsaiahStetson andAlansonPike. | | | | Political family:Blodgettfamily of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Penn Yan (N.Y.)Chronicle-Express, December 15, 1885 |
| | Thomas Broderick (c.1817-1886) — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born about 1817.Coal mineoperator;mayorof Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1880-86; died in office 1886.Died, fromkidney disease, in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,February7, 1886 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Broderick. |
| | Lewis Beach (1835-1886) — of Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;treasurer ofNew York Democratic Party, 1877-79;U.S.Representative from New York, 1881-86 (14th District 1881-85,15th District 1885-86); died in office 1886.Died, fromtyphoidfever andBright's disease, in Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1886 (age51 years, 133days).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) — also known asChester A. Arthur;Chester Abell Arthur;"The Gentleman Boss";"HisAccidency";"Elegant Arthur";"OurChet";"Dude President" —of New York. Born in Fairfield,FranklinCounty, Vt.,October5, 1829.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1870-78;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1879-81; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1880;VicePresident of the United States, 1881;Presidentof the United States, 1881-85; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1884.Episcopalian.Member,LoyalLegion;PsiUpsilon;UnionLeague.Died, ofBright's disease and acerebralhemorrhage, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1886 (age57 years, 44days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue atMadisonSquare Park, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Arthur and Malvina (Stone) Arthur; married,October25, 1859, to Ellen Lewis "Nell" Herndon; fourth cousin onceremoved ofBenjaminFranklin Flanders andCassiusMontgomery Clay Twitchell. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Arthur County,Neb. is named for him. | | | | ThevillageofArthur,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — ThevillageofChester,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. —LakeArthur, inPolkCounty, Minnesota, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:ChesterA. Heitman—ChesterArthur Pike—ChesterA. Johnson | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Chester A. Arthur: ThomasC. Reeves,GentlemanBoss : The Life of Chester Alan Arthur — Justus D.Doenecke,ThePresidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.Arthur — George Frederick Howe,ChesterA. Arthur, A Quarter-Century of Machine Politics —Zachary Karabell,ChesterAlan Arthur — Paul Joseph,ChesterArthur (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Joseph W. Harper (1826-1886) — Born in1826.U.S. Consul inMunich, 1880-86, died in office 1886.Died, ofBright's disease, in Munich (München),Germany,December8, 1886 (ageabout 60years).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Fletcher Harper; married to Ellen Urling Smith. |
| | Daniel Manning (1831-1887) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1831.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1876,1880;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1882-84;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1885-87.Died, fromBright's disease, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1887 (age56 years, 222days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | John Edward Develin (1821-1888) — also known asJohn E. Develin — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1821.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1846-47, 1867 (New York County 1846-47, New YorkCounty 19th District 1867); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1880.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromkidney trouble, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1888 (ageabout 66years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Develin and Deborah (Ireland) Develin. |
| | Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) — also known asMadison M. Walden — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born inAdamsCounty, Ohio,October6, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofIowastate house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890;member ofIowastate senate 4th District, 1868-69;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1870-71;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, ofBright's disease, inWashington,D.C.,July 24,1891 (age54 years, 291days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa. | | Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (1816-1891) — also known asSamuel C. Pomeroy;"SubsidyPom" —of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.; Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.Born in Southampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,January3, 1816.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1852-53; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1856(ConventionVice-President);mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1858-59;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1861-73; candidate for Republican nominationfor Vice President,1868;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 1870-72.Died, fromBright's disease, in Whitinsville, Northbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August27, 1891 (age75 years, 236days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | George Hewston (1826-1891) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September11, 1826.Mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1875.Died, ofBright's disease, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,September4, 1891 (age64 years, 358days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, fromkidney disease andheartfailure, in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1892 (age58 years, 330days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y. | | William E. Tutherly (1823-1893) — of Claremont,SullivanCounty, N.H.Born in Unity,SullivanCounty, N.H.,January27, 1823.Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1865-66, 1878; memberofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1867-69.Died, ofBright's disease, in Claremont,SullivanCounty, N.H.,January8, 1893 (age69 years, 347days).Interment atPleasantStreet Cemetery, Claremont, N.H. | | 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, ofheartdisease andBright's disease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1893 (age60 years, 167days).Interment atSmithtown Cemetery, Smithtown, Long Island, N.Y. | | William Milo Stone (1827-1893) — also known asWilliam M. Stone — of Knoxville,MarionCounty, Iowa; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; district judge in Iowa, 1857-61 (11th District 1857-58,6th District 1859-61); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofIowa, 1864-68; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1878-79; Commissioner of theGeneral Land Office, 1892-93.A friend of PresidentAbrahamLincoln, he was present at Ford's Theater when Lincoln was shot,and helped carry the injured president across the street.Died ofpneumonia,andBright's disease, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 18,1893 (age65 years, 277days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Knoxville, Iowa. | | Duncan Griffin (1818-1894) — of Athol,WarrenCounty, N.Y.; Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Thurman,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1818.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Warren County, 1871.Died, ofuremia,1894(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew J. Campbell (1828-1894) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,1828.Republican.Architecturaliron business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1876; electedU.S.Representative from New York 10th District 1894, but died beforetaking office.ScottishandEnglishancestry.Died, ofBright's disease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1894 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Harry B. Parker (1854-1895) — of Bucksport,HancockCounty, Maine.Born in Bucksport,HancockCounty, Maine,1854.Postmaster atBucksport,Maine, 1893-95.Died, fromnephritis, in Bucksport,HancockCounty, Maine,April13, 1895 (ageabout 40years).Interment atParker Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.| | Relatives: Sonof George Washington Parker and Laura Daggett (Parker)Parker. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | 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 andkidney trouble, in Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,March 6,1896 (age71 years, 137days).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Cutting (1841-1898) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December29, 1841.HonoraryConsul for Argentina inBoston,Mass., 1886-98.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromBright's disease, in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January25, 1898 (age56 years, 27days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Thomas A. Ledwith (1840-1898) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1840.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 11th District, 1863;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1870; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1871; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1874-75.Died ofcirrhosis ofthe liver andBright's disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1898 (age58 years, 46days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Celestin Jagou (1844-1898) — also known asCelestin Jagou — of Brownsville,CameronCounty, Tex.Born inFrance,1844.Commissionmerchant;importer;ConsularAgent for France inBrownsville,Tex., 1897-98.Died, fromBright's disease, in Brownsville,CameronCounty, Tex.,April14, 1898 (ageabout 53years).Interment atOldCity Cemetery, Brownsville, Tex. | | John Dozier Broome (d. 1898) — also known asJohn D. Broome — of DeLand,VolusiaCounty, Fla.; Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Lawyer;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; circuit judgein Florida, 1887-98; died in office 1898.Died, apparently due to astrokeandBright's disease, in Sewanee,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,November4, 1898.Burial location unknown. | | Guido Marx (1827-1899) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born inGermany,June28, 1827.Republican.Merchant;mayorof Toledo, Ohio, 1875-77.Died, ofBright's disease, in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,February1, 1899 (age71 years, 218days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio. | | Joseph Black (c.1837-1899) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born about 1837. U.S. Consul inBudapest, as of 1881-85.Died, fromBright's disease, in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,September27, 1899 (ageabout 62years).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | William Davis Daly (1851-1900) — also known asWilliam D. Daly — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,June 4,1851.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1891; districtjudge in New Jersey, 1891-92; member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1893-98; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1896;member ofNew JerseyDemocratic State Committee, 1896-98;New JerseyDemocratic state chair, 1896;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1899-1900; died inoffice 1900.Died, fromuremia, in Theodore Pettit'sboardinghouse, Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1900 (age49 years, 57days).Interment atBayview- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | William Salisbury Hayward (1835-1900) — also known asWilliam S. Hayward — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Foster,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February26, 1835.Baker;banker;mayorof Providence, R.I., 1881-84.Died, fromBright's disease, in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November5, 1900 (age65 years, 252days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | William Henry Haile (1833-1901) — also known asWilliam H. Haile — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Chesterfield,CheshireCounty, N.H.,September23, 1833.Republican. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1865, 1871;manufacturer;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1881; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Hampden District, 1882-83;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1890-93; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1892.Died, from akidney ailment, in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,February13, 1901 (age67 years, 143days).Interment atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Charles J. Gardner (1843-1901) — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded inthe war, andlost hisright leg; postmaster atWarsaw,N.Y., 1884-88;WyomingCounty Sheriff, 1888-90; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1900-01; died in office 1901.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromuremic poisoning, in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1901 (age57 years, 360days).Interment atWarsawCemetery, Warsaw, N.Y. | | James Swett Rowe (c.1835-1901) — also known asJ. Swett Rowe — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine, about 1835.Republican.Newspapereditor;Consulfor Argentina inBangor,Maine, 1870-1901.Died, fromBright's disease, in Greenville,PiscataquisCounty, Maine,August13, 1901 (ageabout 66years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.| | Relatives: Sonof Moses Rowe and Joanna Atwood (Swett) Rowe; married1856 toHenrietta G. Gould. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | William McKinley Osborne (1842-1902) — also known asWilliam M. Osborne — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Girard,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,April26, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1897-1902, died in office 1902.Died, fromBright's disease anddropsy,in Wimbledon, London,England,April29, 1902 (age60 years, 3days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | David Todd Gillmor (1837-1902) — also known asDavid T. Gillmor — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Connecticut,January25, 1837.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;mayorof Paterson, N.J., 1881-82.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,while suffering fromBright's disease, in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,August17, 1902 (age65 years, 204days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.  | Hubbard T. Smith (1854-1903) — Born in Indiana,1854.Songwriter;U.S. Deputy Consul General inParis, 1896;Constantinople, 1896-97;Cairo, 1902-03, died in office 1903; U.S. Vice Consul inOsaka, 1898-99;Hiogo, 1898-99;Canton, 1899-1900.Died, fromBright's disease orkidneycancer, in ahospitalat Genoa (Genova),Italy,February10, 1903 (ageabout 48years).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Vincennes, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof Hubbard Madison Smith and Nannie Willis (Pendleton) Smith; firstcousin four times removed ofEdmundPendleton,JohnWalker andFrancisWalker; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnPenn,JohnPendleton Jr.,JamesMadison,NathanielPendleton,WilliamTaylor Madison,MeriwetherLewis andZacharyTaylor; third cousin ofJamesBenjamin Garnett; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton,EdmundHenry Pendleton,NathanaelGreene Pendleton,ThomasWalker Gilmer andColebyChew; third cousin thrice removed ofRobertBrooke,GeorgeMadison andRichardAylett Buckner; fourth cousin ofGeorgeCassety Pendleton,CharlesM. Pendleton andDanielMicajah Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton,GeorgeHunt Pendleton,JosephHenry Pendleton,GeorgeWashington Thornton Beck andCharlesSumner Pendleton. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Philadelphia Times,October 5, 1890 |
| | | George Calvin Codd (1829-1903) — also known asGeorge C. Codd — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inIreland,May24, 1829.Republican. Postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1879-85.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, frombroncho-pneumoniaandBright's disease, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February28, 1903 (age73 years, 280days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Stephen Richmond Small (1837-1903) — also known asStephen R. Small — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Gray,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February19, 1837.Banker;Consulfor Argentina inPortland,Maine, 1884-1902.Died, frompneumoniaandchronic nephritis, in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,March10, 1903 (age66 years, 19days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Portland, Maine.  | Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) — also known asCassius M. Clay;"The Lion of WhiteHall" —ofMadisonCounty, Ky.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,October19, 1810.Probably the best-known Southern emancipationist; freed his ownslaves in 1844 and edited the only Southern antislaverynewspaperin 1845-47; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1835-37, 1840; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (speaker);shotpoint-blank during a speech in 1843, he used a Bowie knife to cut offthe attacker's ear and nose and cut out one eye;triedformayhemand found not guilty; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1851; candidate for Republican nomination for VicePresident,1860;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1861-62, 1863-69; general in the Union Army during theCivil War.Died, ofkidney failure, inMadisonCounty, Ky.,July 22,1903 (age92 years, 276days).Interment atRichmondCemetery, Richmond, Ky. | | | James Jerome Belden (1825-1904) — also known asJames J. Belden — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Fabius,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1825.Republican.Builder;banker;hotelowner;mayorof Syracuse, N.Y., 1877-78;U.S.Representative from New York, 1887-95, 1897-99 (25th District1887-93, 27th District 1893-95, 1897-99).Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, ofuremic poisoning, in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1904 (age78 years, 93days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.  | William Russell Grace (1832-1904) — also known asWilliam R. Grace — of Callao,Peru;New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Queenstown (now Cobh),Ireland,May10, 1832.Democrat.Steamshipbusiness;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1888.Catholic.FirstCatholic mayor of New York.Died, frompneumoniaandkidney problems, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1904 (age71 years, 316days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | John Sluyter Wirt (1851-1904) — also known asJohn S. Wirt — of Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.Born inCecilCounty, Md.,November16, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;chief legal counsel for the Baltimore & OhioRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1884,1892(member,RulesCommittee); member ofMarylandstate senate; elected 1889; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates; elected 1897.Episcopalian.Died, fromkidney disease, in Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.,May 17,1904 (age52 years, 183days).Interment atElkton Cemetery, Elkton, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof John Wesley Wirt and Margaret Savin (Biddle) Wirt; married to AnnR. Pearce; second great-grandnephew ofStephanusBayard; fourth great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt andNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707); fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandnephew ofPieterStuyvesant; first cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802) andRichardBassett; first cousin four times removed ofPierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin five times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofJamesAdams Ekin; second cousin thrice removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; second cousin four times 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 ofThomasClayton,RichardHenry Bayard andJamesAsheton Bayard Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton andJohnCortlandt Parker; third cousin thrice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,PeterRobert Livingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,JohnBubenheim Bayard,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; fourth cousin ofThomasFrancis Bayard Sr.; fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer,RichardWayne Parker,CharlesWolcott Parker andThomasFrancis Bayard Jr.. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Rat-Tat (yearbook), St.John's College, Annapolis (1898) |
| | | John W. Flaherty (1832-1904) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Youghal, County Cork,Ireland,1832.Democrat.Shipcarpenter;contractor;Independent Democratic candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1874; BrooklynCommissioner of City Works;indicted,along withGeorgeC. Bennett, in December 1878, for conspiracy todefraudthe city of $50,000;triedandconvicted;fined$250; the conviction, which he claimed was the work of MayorJamesHowell and the corrupt "Brooklyn Ring", was reversed on appeal;Independent Democratic candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1879.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, fromBright's disease, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1904 (ageabout 72years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, 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, ofacute uremia, due to aninfectedwound, in Bordeaux,France,May21, 1905 (age67 years, 19days).Cremated;ashes interred atMayvilleCemetery, Mayville, N.Y. | | Reginald W. Laflin (1857-1906) — of Wymore,GageCounty, Neb.Born inHoustonCounty, Minn.,May 18,1857.Mayor, Wymore, Neb., 1885-87; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1901.Died, ofBright's disease, in Wymore,GageCounty, Neb.,April16, 1906 (age48 years, 333days).Interment atWymoreCemetery, Wymore, Neb. | | Charles M. Ferguson (c.1860-1906) — of Paris,LamarCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex., about 1860.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1888,1892,1896,1900,1904.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,OddFellows.Involved in the Jaybird-Woodpecker War during the 1880s in Fort BendCounty, Texas; forced to leave the county by the Jaybirds in 1888,but later won an out-of-court settlement against Jaybird leaders.Died, of complications ofBright's disease, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 21,1906 (ageabout 46years).Intermentsomewherein Houston, Tex. | | Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) — also known asBenjamin W. Arnett — of Wilberforce,GreeneCounty, Ohio.Born in Brownsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,March16, 1838.Republican.School teacherand principal;ordainedminister; member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87;firstBlack state legislator elected to represent a majority whiteconstituency;bishop;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1896.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.African,Scottish,AmericanIndian, andIrishancestry.Lost aleg due to a tumor in 1858.Died, ofuremia, in Wilberforce,GreeneCounty, Ohio,October7, 1906 (age68 years, 205days).Interment atWilberforceCemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio. | | James Harlan Cleveland (1865-1906) — also known asHarlan Cleveland — ofHamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,January21, 1865.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1894-98; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died, fromBright's disease, in Glendale,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December24, 1906 (age41 years, 337days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Frederick E. Muller (1844-1907) — also known asFriderich Emil Muller=y=Storer — ofBaltimore,Md.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Santa Cruz, Danish West Indies (now St. Croix,VirginIslands),November4, 1844.Manager, Monumental Trading Company (fruitimporter);auditor,AmericanFruitCompany;Consulfor Argentina inBaltimore,Md., 1899-1901.Died, frominterstitial nephritis, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1907 (age62 years, 87days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacobo Muller and Malvina (Storer) Muller. |
| | Samuel Hixson (1832-1907) — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born inPrebleCounty, Ohio,September20, 1832.Farmer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1880.Christian.Died, ofkidney trouble, in Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,May 13,1907 (age74 years, 235days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa. | | John Augustus Johnson (1842-1907) — also known asJohn A. Johnson — of Stillwater,WashingtonCounty, Minn.; Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Växjö,Sweden,April24, 1842.Locomotiveengineer;farmer;WashingtonCounty Sheriff, 1873;lawyer;farmimplement dealer;mayor ofFargo, N.Dak., 1885-86, 1896-1902, 1906-07; died in office 1907.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, ofBright's disease,June 14,1907 (age65 years, 51days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Bell Houston (1845-1907) — also known asCharles B. Houston — of Millsboro,SussexCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,December30, 1845.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;bankdirector; director, Delaware, Maryland & VirginiaRailroad;member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County, 1891-94.Died, from akidney ailment, in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,June 25,1907 (age61 years, 177days).Interment atMillsboroCemetery, Millsboro, Del. | | 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's disease and dropsy (probablycongestiveheart failure), he was drinking heavily, when he collapsed, anddied soon after, in a room at the Harlem CentralHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1907 (age39 years, 239days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Thomas Brown Wanamaker (1861-1908) — also known asThomas B. Wanamaker — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March27, 1861.Consulfor Santo Domingo inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1885-94;Consulfor Dominican Republic inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1895-1904.Died, fromkidney disease, in the LiverpoolHotel,Paris,France,March2, 1908 (age46 years, 341days).Interment atSt.James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) — also known asMyron H. McCord — of Shawano,ShawanoCounty, Wis.; Merrill,LincolnCounty, Wis.; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Ceres,McKeanCounty, Pa.,November26, 1840.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;lumberman;farmer;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1873-74; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1876;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1880-82;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Arizona Territory,1896;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army duringthe Spanish-American War.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died ofBright's disease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,April27, 1908 (age67 years, 153days).Interment atMerrillMemorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.  | William Boyd Allison (1829-1908) — also known asWilliam B. Allison — of Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio; Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born in alogcabin in Perry,WayneCounty, Ohio,March 2,1829.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1860,1904;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1863-71;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908; died in office 1908; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1888,1896.Died, fromkidney disease andprostateenlargement, in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,August4, 1908 (age79 years, 155days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. | | Fabius Haywood Busbee (1848-1908) — also known asFabius H. Busbee — of North Carolina. Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,March 4,1848.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1872,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNorth Carolina,1876;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1880;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1885-89.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ChiPhi.Died, fromBright's disease, in MinorHospital,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August28, 1908 (age60 years, 177days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | Meiko Meyer (1879-1908) — of Michigan. BornApril18, 1879.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1904.Died, ofBright's disease, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,September23, 1908 (age29 years, 158days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank T. Albright (1843-1908) — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September23, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; injured inthe battle at Cold Harbor, Va., 1864, andlost partof his right arm; postmaster atMason,Mich., 1867-83.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;RoyalArcanum.Died, fromBright's disease, in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December10, 1908 (age65 years, 78days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Hector de Castro (1849-1909) — Born in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul,Türkiye),June30, 1849.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Consul General inRome, 1897-1908;Zurich, 1908-09, died in office 1909.Member,UnionLeague.Died, ofnephritis, in Rome,Italy,January30, 1909 (age59 years, 214days).Burial location unknown. | | William Deas Fortin (1823-1909) — also known asWilliam D. Fortin — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1823.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1872;Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1872.Africanancestry.Died, fromchronic nephritis, in aresthome at Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 8,1909 (ageabout 85years).Interment atSt.James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Franklin Bartlett (1847-1909) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grafton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September10, 1847.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1892,1896,1904;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1893-97; defeated(Republican), 1896.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, of akidney disorder, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1909 (age61 years, 225days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Josiah Love Pearcy (1843-1909) — also known asJosiah L. Pearcy — Born in Tennessee,1843.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul inAspinwall, as of 1897; secretary to U.S. SenatorRobertL. Taylor of Tennessee.Member,KuKlux Klan.Died, fromBright's disease, inWashington,D.C.,June 18,1909 (ageabout 65years).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Israel Wilson Durham (1855-1909) — also known asIsrael W. Durham;"Old Man";"Peerless Leader" —of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October24, 1855.Republican. Philadelphia police magistrate, 1885-95; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1896,1900,1904,1908;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1897-98, 1909 (6th District 1897-98, 2nd District1909); died in office 1909; Pennsylvania State InsuranceCommissioner, 1900-05.President and principal owner of the Philadelphia Philliesprofessionalbaseball team, 1909.Died suddenly, frominterstital nephritis, in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,June 28,1909 (age53 years, 247days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Edward Moody McCook (1833-1909) — also known asEdward M. McCook — of Colorado. Born in Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,June 15,1833.Republican. Member ofKansasterritorial House of Representatives, 1859; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toHawaiian Islands, 1866-68;Governorof Colorado Territory, 1869-73, 1874-75; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Colorado Territory, 1872-.Died ofBright's disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September9, 1909 (age76 years, 86days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.  | Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) — also known asThomas C. Platt;Tom Platt;"TheEasy Boss";"The Machiavelli of TiogaCounty" —of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1833.Republican.Druggist;lumberbusiness;TiogaCounty Clerk, 1859-61;banker;director and president, Southern CentralRailroad;U.S.Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75,28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1876,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896(speaker),1900,1904,1908;U.S.Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881.Presbyterian.In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerkMae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt,threatened alawsuit forbreachof promise to marry; she was induced to drop the lawsuit,reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a number of Republicanofficials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's letters from her tostop her from publishing them. She later went on to charge theSenator withbigamy,claiming that he hadsecretlymarried her in 1901. This case was thrown out in 1908, and MissWood was arrested and charged with perjury.Died, fromBright's disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1910 (age76 years, 234days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Owego, N.Y.  | Daniel Mayer (1837-1910) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Nierstein,Germany,January6, 1837.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1889-90;U.S. Consul inBuenos Aires, 1897-1905.Germanancestry. Member,OddFellows;Elks;Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromuremia, in the JewishHospital,Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,May 20,1910 (age73 years, 134days).Entombed in mausoleum atSpringHill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va. | | | Joseph Franklin Armfield (1862-1910) — also known asJoseph F. Armfield — of Statesville,IredellCounty, N.C.Born in Yadkinville,YadkinCounty, N.C.,1862.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;AdjutantGeneral of North Carolina, 1909-10; died in office 1910.Died, fromBright's disease, in Statesville,IredellCounty, N.C.,October12, 1910 (ageabout 48years).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Statesville, N.C.  | 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's disease andheartdisease, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1910 (age67 years, 52days).Interment atMontourCemetery, Montour Falls, N.Y. |  | Hugh John Grant (1858-1910) — also known asHugh J. Grant — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;NewYork County Sheriff, 1886-88;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1889-92; defeated, 1884, 1894; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1888,1892,1896.Member,TammanyHall.Died, ofacute nephritis orBright's disease, inManhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1910 (age52 years, 54days).Entombed atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | | John Quincy Adams (1848-1911) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,October26, 1848.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; raised money to save "The Old Flag House", where BetsyRoss is reputed to have sewed the first American flag; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1896.Methodist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, ofBright's disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1911 (age62 years, 80days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James Viosca Jr. (1859-1911) — also known asJose Santiago Antonio RobertoViosca=Navarro —of La Paz,BajaCalifornia Sur.Born in La Paz,BajaCalifornia Sur,June 7,1859.U.S. Vice Consul inLa Paz, 1885-88, 1891-1906.Died, fromBright's disease, in La Paz,BajaCalifornia Sur,February4, 1911 (age51 years, 242days).Intermentsomewhere in La Paz, Baja California Sur. | | Enoch Edgar Hume (1844-1911) — also known asE. Edgar Hume;Edgar EnochHume —of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born near Bedford,TrimbleCounty, Ky.,March24, 1844.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1875-77;mayorof Frankfort, Ky., 1905-06.Christian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromacute interstitial nephritis, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,July 5,1911 (age67 years, 103days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | William Baruch Clagett (1854-1911) — also known asWilliam B. Clagett — of Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born near Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,August13, 1854.Democrat.Tobaccogrower;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1896;Marylandstate comptroller, 1910-11; appointed 1910; died in office 1911.Died, fromBright's disease,July 25,1911 (age56 years, 346days).Interment atTrinityEpiscopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md. | | George Washington Gordon (1836-1911) — also known asGeorge W. Gordon — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Pulaski,GilesCounty, Tenn.,October5, 1836.Democrat.Civilengineer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Tennessee Railroad Commissioner, 1883-85; Special U.S. Indian Agentin Arizona and Nevada, 1885-89;superintendentof schools;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1907-11; died inoffice 1911.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Slaveowner. Died, fromasthmaanduremia, in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,August9, 1911 (age74 years, 308days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn.  | Samuel Rogers Taylor (1840-1911) — also known asSamuel R. Taylor — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah.Born in Lancashire,England,August11, 1840.Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;mayor ofLehi, Utah, 1889-91.Died, fromBright's disease, in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,September1, 1911 (age71 years, 21days).Interment atLehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah.| | Relatives: Sonof James Whitehead Taylor and Ann (Rogers) Taylor; married to MarthaAnn Fox. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source:Findagrave |
| | 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 andkidney trouble, in Excelsior Springs,ClayCounty, Mo.,November1, 1911 (age63 years, 303days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Augustus Daniel Splivalo (1840-1911) — of California. Born, of Italian and Dalmatian parents, in theSouthPacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, on his father's ship, theSanta Teresa,May 24,1840.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 8th District, 1871-73.Catholic.ItalianandDalmatianancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, ofnephritis, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December12, 1911 (age71 years, 202days).Interment atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | 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, ofheartdisease andnephritis, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March27, 1912 (age76 years, 118days).Interment atMt.Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo. | | William Armstrong Percy (1863-1912) — also known asWilliam A. Percy — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.,January24, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1904(HonoraryVice-President),1912.Episcopalian.Died, fromBright's disease, in the Maxwell HouseHotel,Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,May 22,1912 (age49 years, 119days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Birmingham, Ala.| | Relatives: Sonof William Alexander Percy and Nancy Irwin 'Nannie' (Armstrong)Percy; brother ofLeRoy Percy; married1891 to LottieGalloway; married to Caroline Yarborough. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | 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, fromuremia andheartdisease, in Bangkok,Thailand,September2, 1912 (age60 years, 90days).Interment atBangkokProtestant Cemetery, Bangkok, Thailand. | | George Mosby Davison (1855-1912) — also known asGeorge M. Davison — of Stanford,LincolnCounty, Ky.Born in Stanford,LincolnCounty, Ky.,March23, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;member of Kentucky state legislature, 1880;LincolnCounty Judge, 1894-96;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1897-99; defeated,1898.Died, fromBright's disease, in Stanford,LincolnCounty, Ky.,December18, 1912 (age57 years, 270days).Interment atBuffaloSprings Cemetery, Stanford, Ky. | | 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, frommyocarditisandnephritis, 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 |
| | Orlando Harrison Baker (1830-1913) — also known asOrlando H. Baker — of Indianola,WarrenCounty, Iowa.Born inUnionCounty, Ind.,September16, 1830.Collegeprofessor;newspapereditor; U.S. Consul inCopenhagen, 1892-94;Sydney, 1900-08;Sandakan, 1908-13, died in office 1913.Died, fromuremia, on board thesteamshipThomas, en route to San Francisco, in theNorthPacific Ocean,August6, 1913 (age82 years, 324days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa. | | Harrison Libbey (1843-1913) — also known asHarry Libbey — ofHampton,Va.Born in Wakefield,CarrollCounty, N.H.,November22, 1843.Republican. State court judge in Virginia, 1869;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1883-87; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1896;postmaster atHampton,Va., 1907-13.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, fromBright's disease, inHampton,Va.,September30, 1913 (age69 years, 312days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va. | | John T. Willoughby (c.1864-1914) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Port Jefferson,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y., about 1864.Democrat.Beerbrewer; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1912; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall).Catholic.Member,Elks;HolyName Society.Died, fromBright's disease, in West Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January2, 1914 (ageabout 50years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Guy Westley McAlister (1837-1914) — also known asGuy W. McAlister — of Bucksport,HancockCounty, Maine.Born in Montville,WaldoCounty, Maine,1837.Republican. Postmaster atBucksport,Maine, 1889-91, 1899-1907.Died, fromacute nephritis, in Bucksport,HancockCounty, Maine,May 6,1914 (ageabout 76years).Interment atSilverLake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine. | | 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's disease andperitonitis,in the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1914 (age49 years, 237days).Interment atMayoCemetery, Paintsville, Ky. | | George Birkhoff Jr. (1852-1914) — also known asGerritt Birkhoff Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rotterdam,Netherlands,May15, 1852.Realestate business;Consulfor Netherlands inChicago,Ill., 1888-1904.Died, fromchronic nephritis andpulmonaryedema, in Holland Township (part now in Park Township),OttawaCounty, Mich.,June 26,1914 (age62 years, 42days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Agatha (Van Putten) Birkhoff and George Birkhoff; married1875 toElizabeth Van Winden. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ellen Wilson (1860-1914) — also known asEllen Louise Axson — Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 15,1860.First Lady of New Jersey, 1911-13;First Ladyof the United States, 1913-14; died in office 1914.Female.Died, fromBright's disease, in theWhiteHouse,Washington,D.C.,August6, 1914 (age54 years, 83days).Interment atMyrtleHill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. | | Frederick William Hossfeld (1854-1914) — also known asFrederick W. Hossfeld — of Clermont,FayetteCounty, Iowa; Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.Born near Coburg,Germany,February17, 1854.Naturalized U.S. citizen;schoolteacher; U.S. Consul inTrieste, 1884-85, 1897-1906; private secretary to IowaGovernorsWilliamLarabee andHoraceBoies.Died, fromBright's disease, in John HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,September4, 1914 (age60 years, 199days).Interment atGod'sAcre Cemetery, Clermont, Iowa. | | George William Marshall (1854-1915) — also known asGeorge W. Marshall — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,August31, 1854.Republican.Physician;delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1904(alternate),1912;member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1911-14.Died, fromdiabetesandinterstitial nephritis, in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,April18, 1915 (age60 years, 230days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.| | Relatives: Sonof William Marshall and Hester Angelina (McColley) Marshall; marriedto Mary Louise Donnell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John J. Delany (1861-1915) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; defeated, 1909;died in office 1915.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromuremic poisoning, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1915 (age54 years, 138days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | William Mills Ivins (1851-1915) — also known asWilliam M. Ivins — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Freehold,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,April22, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1905.Died, ofBright's disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1915 (age64 years, 92days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Edgar Leroy Jones (1853-1915) — also known asEdgar L. Jones — of Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Dexter,PenobscotCounty, Maine,March15, 1853.Democrat.Dentist;mayorof Waterville, Maine, 1891-93, 1906-07; defeated, 1905;MaineDemocratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maine,1908;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maine, 1912.Died, fromBright's disease, in Waterville,KennebecCounty, Maine,July 24,1915 (age62 years, 131days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine. | | Louis Cameron Hughes (1842-1915) — also known asLouis C. Hughes — of Arizona. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 15,1842.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Arizonaterritory attorney general, 1873-74; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Arizona Territory,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee);Governorof Arizona Territory, 1893-96.Member,AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died, fromchronic nephritis, in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,November24, 1915 (age73 years, 193days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Park, Tucson, Ariz. | | Samuel Horace Preston (1837-1916) — also known asS. Horace Preston — of Lansing Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Oneida Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,October1, 1837.Democrat.Farmer;supervisorof Lansing Township, Michigan, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-86.Died, from "La Grippe" (influenza)andBright's disease, in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,January8, 1916 (age78 years, 99days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Preston and Rebecca Noble (Sprague) Preston; married1863 toEveline Sills. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Samuel Thomas Maddox (1854-1916) — also known asSamuel T. Maddox — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamsburg (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y., August,1854.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1897-1916; died in office1916.Died, fromuraemic poisoning (kidney failure), inBrooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1916 (age61 years, 0days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Albert Wallace (1854-1916) — of Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.Born in Berwick,YorkCounty, Maine,June 6,1854.Republican.Shoemanufacturer; member ofNewHampshire state senate 12th District, 1897-98; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1898; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Hampshire,1900.Died, ofBright's disease, in Rochester,StraffordCounty, N.H.,September28, 1916 (age62 years, 114days).Burial location unknown. | | Stith Bolling (1835-1916) — ofLunenburgCounty, Va.;Petersburg,Va.Born inLunenburgCounty, Va.,February28, 1835.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;tobaccobusiness; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Lunenburg County, 1869-73;postmaster atPetersburg,Va., 1882-85, 1889-1913; candidate formayorof Petersburg, Va., 1888; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for Virginia,1888;delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died, frombronchitisandnephritis, inPetersburg,Va.,November1, 1916 (age81 years, 247days).Interment atBlandfordCemetery, Petersburg, Va. | | 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, frominterstitial nephritis 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, fromarteriosclerosisandinterstitial nephritis, 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 |
| | Michael Francis Conry (1870-1917) — also known asMichael F. Conry — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Shenandoah,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,April 2,1870.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1909-17 (12th District 1909-13,15th District 1913-17); died in office 1917.Died, fromBright's disease, in ProvidenceHospital,Washington,D.C.,March 2,1917 (age46 years, 334days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | William Francis Sheehan (1859-1917) — also known asWilliam F. Sheehan;"Blue-EyedBilly" —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner withCharlesF. Tabor, from 1883,AltonB. Parker, 1905-12,EdwardW. Hatch, 1905-15, andGeorgeL. Ingraham, 1916-17; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1885-91;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1891; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1889-93; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1891, 1896;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1892-94; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1892,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915.Irishancestry.Died, fromkidney disease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1917 (age57 years, 128days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y. | | Marden Sabin (1840-1917) — of Centreville,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Orland,SteubenCounty, Ind.,January2, 1840.Republican.Physician;surgeon;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1891-94 (8th District 1891-92, 6th District1893-94).Died, fromchronic interstitial nephritis, in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,April10, 1917 (age77 years, 98days).Interment atPrairieRiver Cemetery, Centreville, Mich. | | James Joseph Butler (1862-1917) — also known asJames J. Butler — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August29, 1862.Democrat.Blacksmith;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1901-03, 1903-05;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904,1908.Died, fromacute nephritis anddiabetes,inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 31,1917 (age54 years, 275days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Selden Connor (1839-1917) — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Fairfield,SomersetCounty, Maine,January25, 1839.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofMaine, 1876-79.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died, fromnephritis, in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,July 9,1917 (age78 years, 165days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.  | John Worth Kern (1849-1917) — also known asJohn W. Kern — of Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Alto,HowardCounty, Ind.,December20, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forIndianastate house of representatives, 1870;Indianareporter of state courts, 1885-89; member ofIndianastate senate, 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1904,1908,1912(chair,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1916;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1908;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died oftuberculosisanduremic poisoning, in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,August17, 1917 (age67 years, 240days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reintermentin 1929 atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | | 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's disease,heartdelatation, andarteriosclerosis,in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,August31, 1917 (age62 years, 108days).Cremated.  | Charles Warren Fairbanks (1852-1918) — also known asCharles W. Fairbanks — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in alogcabin near Unionville Center,UnionCounty, Ohio,May 11,1852.Republican.Lawyer;general solicitor for Ohio SouthernRailroad,and for the Dayton and IrontonRailroad;president, Terre Haute and PeoriaRailroad;director and general solicitor, Cincinnati, Hamilton, and DaytonRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1896(TemporaryChair;speaker;chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1900,1904,1912;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1897-1905; resigned 1905;VicePresident of the United States, 1905-09; defeated, 1916;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1908,1916.Died, fromrenal failure, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 4,1918 (age66 years, 24days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | George A. Steel (1846-1918) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Stafford,MonroeCounty, Ohio,April22, 1846.Republican.Railroadexecutive;banker;OregonRepublican state chair, 1876; postmaster atPortland,Ore., 1881-85, 1889-94; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Oregon, 1896; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1896;Oregonstate treasurer, 1907-11.Died, fromBright's disease, in Good SamaritanHospital,Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,June 20,1918 (age72 years, 59days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Emory J. Wood (1838-1919) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Mendon,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1838.Republican. Justice of the peace; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1909-16.Englishancestry.Died, fromacute uremia, in MercyHospital,Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,January12, 1919 (age80 years, 61days).Interment atMt.Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich. | | 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 andkidney disease, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 14,1919 (age48 years, 364days).Interment atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash. | | 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, fromarteriosclerosisandnephritis, in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,February22, 1920 (age68 years, 188days).Interment atConyngham Episcopal Cemetery, Conyngham, Pa. | | 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, fromkidney andcardiaccomplications, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,April16, 1920 (age74 years, 275days).Interment atVailMemorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J. | | Robert Mitchell Allen (1877-1920) — also known asRobert M. Allen — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October19, 1877.Republican.Telephoneinspector;appraiser;realestate business; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1915.Died, fromkidney complications, in Clara BartonHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April20, 1920 (age42 years, 184days).Interment atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Edgar Charles Wakefield (1866-1920) — also known asEdgar C. Wakefield — of Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine,April25, 1866.Lumberdealer; U.S. Consular Agent inNorth Bay, 1906-11.Died, fromchronic interstitial nephritis, in Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine,May 25,1920 (age54 years, 30days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles E. Wakefield and Louise (Wentworth) Wakefield; brother ofErnestAlonzo Wakefield; married to Flora Beulah Wight. |
 | 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 heartdisease 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 |
| | | Charles Henry Salmon (1852-1920) — also known asCharles H. Salmon — Born inNew CastleCounty, Del.,February1, 1852.Democrat.Merchant;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1908.Died, fromuremic poisoning, in Summit Bridge,New CastleCounty, Del.,September30, 1920 (age68 years, 242days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary (Plummer) Salmon and John Salmon; married,July 11,1878, to Isabelle Kelty. |
| | Alvarus Payson Adams (1844-1920) — also known asA. Payson Adams — of Jay,FranklinCounty, Maine.Born in Jay,FranklinCounty, Maine,July 7,1844.Republican. Postmaster atJay,Maine, 1889-93, 1897-1915.Died, fromnephritis, in Lewiston,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,November24, 1920 (age76 years, 140days).Interment atJay Hill Cemetery, Jay, Maine. | | John Barry Stanchfield (1855-1921) — also known asJohn B. Stanchfield — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1886-88; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1895-96; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1904,1912(speaker);delegateto New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died ofkidney failure, in Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 25,1921 (age66 years, 87days).Intermentsomewherein Elmira, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John K. Stanchfield; married1886 to ClaraS. Spaulding. |
| | Adam Brown Littlepage (1859-1921) — also known asAdam B. Littlepage — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Charleston,KanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April14, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1907-10;U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1911-13, 1915-19 (3rd District1911-13, 1915-17, 6th District 1917-19); defeated, 1912.Died, fromuremia brought about bynephritis, inCharleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 29,1921 (age62 years, 76days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va. | | 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, fromchronicperitonitis andacute pyelonephritis, in Newport,OrleansCounty, Vt.,July 8,1921 (age67 years, 272days).Interment atEastMain Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt. | | Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) — also known asArchibald J. Sampson;A. J.Sampson —of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born near Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,June 21,1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Coloradostate attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1897-1905.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromacute nephritis andpneumonia,in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,December24, 1921 (age82 years, 186days).Cremated;ashes interred atRiversideCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Winchester Greenwood Lowell (1843-1922) — also known asWinchester G. Lowell — of Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Born in West Minot,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,February1, 1843.Republican.Grocer;mayor ofAuburn, Maine, 1892-93; defeated, 1893; postmaster atAuburn,Maine, 1899-1913.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, fromapoplexyorcerebralhemorrhage, while suffering from chronicnephritis, inAuburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,March26, 1922 (age79 years, 53days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Maine.  | Charles Beary Landis (1858-1922) — also known asCharles B. Landis — of Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.Born in Millville,ButlerCounty, Ohio,July 9,1858.Republican.Newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1897-1909; defeated,1908.SwissandGermanancestry.Died, fromuremia due tointerstital nephritis, inMeriwetherHospital,Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,April24, 1922 (age63 years, 289days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind. | | Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) — also known asFred M. Warner — of Farmington,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire,England,July21, 1865.Republican.Cheesemanufacturer; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1895-98;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1901-04;Governor ofMichigan, 1905-10; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1920-23.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Maccabees.Died ofkidney failure, in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,April17, 1923 (age57 years, 270days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Farmington, Mich. | | Rufus D. Lingo Jr. (1867-1923) — ofSussexCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,June 2,1867.Republican.Poultryfarmer;lumber andtimber business; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,1903-06;bankdirector.Died, frominterstitial nephritis, in Dagsboro,SussexCounty, Del.,May 11,1923 (age55 years, 343days).Interment atMillsboroCemetery, Millsboro, Del. | | Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) — also known asS. John Abbott — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,March23, 1852.Republican.Fruitgrower;organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Companydepartmentstore;banker;member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;TallCedars of Lebanon.Died, fromchronic nephritis anduremia, in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,August24, 1923 (age71 years, 154days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Milford, Del. | | Charles Frederick Huchet (1857-1923) — also known asCharles F. Huchet — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,1857.Vice-Consulfor Brazil inCharleston,S.C., 1884-1902;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inCharleston,S.C., 1892-1902.Frenchancestry.Died, fromchronic interstitial nephritis, in Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,September14, 1923 (ageabout 66years).Interment atSunnysideCemetery, Orangeburg, S.C. | | Alfred Robert Newton Folger (1850-1924) — also known asAlfred R. N. Folger — of Gaffney,CherokeeCounty, S.C.Born in Easley,PickensCounty, S.C.,August14, 1850.Republican. Postmaster atGaffney,S.C., 1899-1908.Died, fromdiabetesanduremia, in Easley,PickensCounty, S.C.,June 11,1924 (age73 years, 302days).Interment atSecona Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens, S.C. | | Asher Bates Emery (1867-1924) — also known asAsher B. Emery — of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1867.Republican.Physician;lawyer;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1908;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1922-24; appointed 1922;died in office 1924.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromkidney disease, in SistersHospital,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1924 (age57 years, 172days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, East Aurora, N.Y. | | Edgar Craven Henshaw (1859-1924) — also known asEdgar C. Henshaw — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born near Bunker Hill,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,November9, 1859.Republican.Fruitfarmer;postmaster atMartinsburg,W.Va., 1910-14.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromBright's disease, in CityHospital,Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,August17, 1924 (age64 years, 282days).Interment atHedgesville Cemetery, Hedgesville, W.Va.  | James Hoge Tyler (1846-1925) — also known asJ. Hoge Tyler — of East Radford,MontgomeryCounty, Va.Born inCarolineCounty, Va.,August11, 1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofVirginiastate senate, 1877-79;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1890-94;Governor ofVirginia, 1898-1902.Presbyterian.Died, fromuremia, in East Radford,MontgomeryCounty, Va.,January3, 1925 (age78 years, 145days).Interment atWest View Cemetery, Radford, Va. | | | James Sherman Beasley (1873-1925) — also known asJ. S. Beasley — of Centerville,HickmanCounty, Tenn.; Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born inSmithCounty, Tenn.,August14, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1900(alternate),1916;chairman, Tennessee Board of Prison Commissioners.Died, fromparenchymatous nephritis, in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March17, 1925 (age51 years, 215days).Intermentsomewhere in Centerville, Tenn. | | Warren Stanford Stone (1860-1925) — also known asWarren S. Stone — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Ainsworth,WashingtonCounty, Iowa,February1, 1860.Progressive.Locomotiveengineer;Grand Chief,Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 1903-25; Progressive candidatefor Presidential Elector for Ohio,1924.Died, ofBright's disease, in ahospitalat Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,June 12,1925 (age65 years, 131days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1884 to CarrieE. Newell. |
| | John Cosgrove (1839-1925) — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Born near Alexandria,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1880(speaker);U.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1883-85.Died, fromacute nephritis andinfluenza,in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,August15, 1925 (age85 years, 337days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo. | | Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; defeated,1900 (12th District), 1910 (13th District); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908,1912,1916,1920;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1916-20; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I.PresbyterianorEpiscopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;UnionLeague.Lost control of amotorbicycle,fell,suffered aruptured kidney, and died as a result, in House ofMercyHospital,Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September16, 1925 (age55 years, 323days).Cremated;ashes interred atChurchon the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass. | | 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 andkidney diseases, near Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October14, 1925 (age67 years, 317days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind. | | Charles Germman Burton (1846-1926) — also known asCharles G. Burton — of Nevada,VernonCounty, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,April 4,1846.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1884,1900;U.S.Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1895-97; defeated,1878 (6th District), 1896 (15th District);U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Kansas City, Missouri, 1909.Died, ofuremia fromnephritis, in the ChathamHotel,Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February25, 1926 (age79 years, 327days).Interment atDeepwoodCemetery, Nevada, Mo. | | William S. Bergundthal (1855-1926) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Powhattan,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,June 24,1855.Republican.Lumberbusiness;real estatedealer;mayor ofTopeka, Kan., 1903-05.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromnephritis andbronchialpneumonia, in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,March23, 1926 (age70 years, 272days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Powell) Bergundthal and Benedict Bergundthal; married toLeonora Neely. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Brice J. Brasen (1873-1926) — of Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 22,1873.Plumber;mayorof Miles City, Mont., 1922-26; defeated, 1926; died in office1926.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromBright's disease, in Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.,April19, 1926 (age52 years, 301days).Interment atElmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Ill. | | Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1859-1927) — also known asCortlandt S. Van Rensselaer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;assistant U.S. Attorney; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1890.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;Societyof the Cincinnati.Died, fromnephritis, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1927 (age67 years, 54days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Gratz Van Rensselaer and Catherine Van Cortlandt (Van Rensselaer)Van Renss; married,June 17,1891, to Miss Horace Macauley; great-grandnephew ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer andRobertVan Rensselaer; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Younger; fourth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); fourth great-grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Elder,JacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin twice removed ofJacobRutsen Van Rensselaer andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JamesLivingston andKillianKillian Van Rensselaer; first cousin four times removed ofPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin five times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofJamesAlexander Hamilton andPhilipSchuyler; second cousin twice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),LeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847) andMaturinLivingston; second cousin thrice removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson (1733-1800),StephenJohn Schuyler,JohnJay andFrederickJay; third cousin once removed ofPeterGansevoort,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),GerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton andRobertRay Hamilton; third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston andJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,MatthewClarkson (1758-1825),PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,JamesParker,PeterAugustus Jay andWilliamJay; fourth cousin ofJohnJacob Astor III; fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer,WilliamWaldorf Astor,PeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) — also known asHenry E. Huntington — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; San Marino,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1850.Republican. Owned and expanded thestreetcarand trolley system in Southern California;real estatedeveloper; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, fromkidney disease andpneumonia,in LankenauHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 23,1927 (age77 years, 85days).Entombed in mausoleum atHuntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Solon Huntington and Harriet (Saunders) Huntington; married1873 to MaryAlice Prentice; married1913 toArabella Duval 'Belle' (Yarrington) Huntington. | | | | ThecityofHuntingtonBeach, California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofHuntingtonPark, California, isnamed forhim. — HuntingtonLake,inFresnoCounty, California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonHotel(built 1907 as Hotel Wentworth; expanded and reopened 1914 as theHuntington Hotel; demolished 1989 and rebuilt; now Langham Huntingtonhotel) inPasadena,California, isnamed forhim. — The HuntingtonLibrary,ArtMuseum, andBotanicalGardens, on his former estate, inSanMarino, California, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry E. Huntington (built 1943-44 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | 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, fromchronicmyocarditis andparenchymatous nephritis, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December7, 1927 (age68 years, 165days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Lewis Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928) — also known asRodman Wanamaker — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February13, 1863.Republican.Departmentstore executive;newspaperowner;Consulfor Uruguay inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1914-26; Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1916;Consulfor Dominican Republic inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1921;Consul-Generalfor Paraguay inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1921.Died, fromkidney disease, in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,March 9,1928 (age65 years, 25days).Entombed atSt.James the Less Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorialmonument atRue du Maréchal Leclerc, Sarcus, Picardy, France. | | Louis Donald (1861-1928) — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Saint John,NewBrunswick,December22, 1861.Shipbroker;steamshipagent;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inMobile,Ala., 1902-07;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inMobile,Ala., 1903-04;Vice-Consulfor Norway inMobile,Ala., 1906-07.Scottishancestry.Died, fromchronic nephritis, in Saint JohnHomefor Incurables, Saint John,NewBrunswick,March17, 1928 (age66 years, 86days).Interment atFernhill Cemetery, Saint John, New Brunswick.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Donald and Louisa Agnes (Wilson) Donald; married1890 to EdithDawson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928) — also known asAlexander G. Cochran — of Pennsylvania;St.Louis, Mo.Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March20, 1846.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1875-77; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1876.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died, frompyelo-nephrosis, in St. Luke'sHospital,St.Louis, Mo.,May 1,1928 (age82 years, 42days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Charles Benjamin Griffith (1872-1928) — also known asCharles B. Griffith — of Fort Scott,BourbonCounty, Kan.Born inBourbonCounty, Kan.,August28, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;BourbonCounty Attorney, 1899-1900; member ofKansasstate house of representatives 18th District, 1921-22;Kansasstate attorney general, 1923-27.Methodist.Died, fromBright's disease, in Christ'sHospital,Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,June 8,1928 (age55 years, 285days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Eva Burkholder. |
| | William Angus Hamilton (1867-1929) — also known asWilliam A. Hamilton — ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born in1867.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Virginia,1929(voted forHerbertHoover andCharlesCurtis).Died, ofkidney disease,1929(ageabout62 years).Intermentsomewherein Williamsburg, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Hamilton and Anne (Fraser) Hamilton; married1897 to RubyPlummer; married1916 to EmmaMeyers. |
| | 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, fromarteriosclerosisandchronic nephritis, 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 andkidney disease andsenility,in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 12,1932 (age78 years, 166days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Tyler, Tex. | | Charles F. Weaver (1858-1932) — of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Born in Aurora,DearbornCounty, Ind.,March10, 1858.Republican.Machine shopoperator; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1904;mayorof Ashland, Ky., 1927.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while also suffering fromchronic interstitalnephritis, in Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.,October21, 1932 (age74 years, 225days).Entombed in mausoleum atAshlandCemetery, Ashland, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Le Fever Weaver and Avtyra (Davis) Weaver; married to BelleColes. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
 | 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 andkidney trouble, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,November19, 1932 (age69 years, 41days).Cremated. | | | 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, fromnephritis andmyocarditis,in Iron River,IronCounty, Mich.,January10, 1933 (age74 years, 307days).Interment atIron River Cemetery, Iron River, Mich.  | 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, fromheartdilatation 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 |
 | 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 aninfectionsecondary tokidney stones, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1934 (age56 years, 44days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | 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, frominterstitial nephritis andheartdisease, in Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,March27, 1934 (age89 years, 52days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Gainesville, Fla. | | John McKay Byrd (1867-1934) — also known asJohn M. Byrd — of Lillington,HarnettCounty, N.C.; Coats,HarnettCounty, N.C.Born inHarnettCounty, N.C.,June 25,1867.Republican.Lumberbusiness;HarnettCounty Register of Deeds, 1894-98;HarnettCounty Sheriff, 1914-16; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from North Carolina,1920(alternate),1928;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1932.Died, fromintestinalobstruction anduremia, in Coats,HarnettCounty, N.C.,April11, 1934 (age66 years, 290days).Interment atCoats Cemetery, Coats, N.C. | | Arthur Bounds Chilton (1890-1934) — also known asArthur B. Chilton;"A.B.C." —of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.BornJuly 14,1890.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-34.Died, frompolycystic kidney disease, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April21, 1934 (age43 years, 281days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Montgomery, Ala.  | 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 athroatinfection andnephritis, in the Manhattan Eye, Ear andThroatHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1934 (age65 years, 341days).Entombed atPineGrove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa. | | William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) — also known asWilliam J. Adams — of Carthage,MooreCounty, N.C.Born in Rockingham,RichmondCounty, N.C.,January27, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1893; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in NorthCarolina 13th District, 1908-21;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from complications of surgery for akidney ailment, inthe Brady Urological Clinic of Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,May 20,1934 (age74 years, 113days).Intermentsomewherein Carthage, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to FlorenceWall. |
| | 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, frommyocarditisandnephritis, in MethodistHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 29,1934 (age56 years, 125days).Interment atCharlesBaber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa. | | Charles Edward Allen (1891-1935) — also known asCharles E. Allen — of Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.Born in Foster,BrackenCounty, Ky.,April13, 1891.Schoolteacher and principal;railwayclerk; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consular Agent inAdrianople, 1915-16; U.S. Vice Consul inConstantinople, 1916-17, 1919;Algiers, 1917-18;Nantes, 1918-19; U.S. Consul inConstantinople, 1919-21, 1923-30;Damascus, 1921-23;Istanbul, 1930-34;Gibraltar, 1934-35, died in office 1935.Died, fromnephritis, in Gibraltar,Gibraltar,April8, 1935 (age43 years, 360days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, fromsepticemiaandacute nephritis, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February10, 1936 (age56 years, 187days).Interment atCapeCounty Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.  | George Henry Dern (1872-1936) — also known asGeorge H. Dern — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born inDodgeCounty, Neb.,September8, 1872.Democrat. General Manager of the Mercur GoldMining andMilling Company; jointinventor,with Theodore P. Holt, of the Holt-Dern ore roaster; member ofUtahstate senate, 1915-23;Governor ofUtah, 1925-33;U.S.Secretary of War, 1933-36; died in office 1936; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Utah,1936.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died, in ahospital,ofinfluenzaandkidney failure,August27, 1936 (age63 years, 354days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | 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.  | Cyrus E. Woods (1861-1938) — of Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Born in Clearfield,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,September3, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 39th District, 1901-08; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1912-13;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1915-21; resigned 1921; U.S.Ambassador toSpain, 1921-23;Japan, 1923-24;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1929-30.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, from uremic poisoning (kidney failure), in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December8, 1938 (age77 years, 96days).Interment atSt.Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa. | | | Eugene James Kirby (1859-1938) — also known asEugene J. Kirby — of Covert,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Born in Flowerfield,St. JosephCounty, Mich.,August30, 1859.Republican.Dairyfarmer;fruitgrower;bankdirector; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1921-26;defeated in primary, 1926.Englishancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died, fromuremia andprostatecancer, in CityHospital,South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,December24, 1938 (age79 years, 116days).Interment atOakridgeCemetery, Marshall, Mich. | | William Henry Faxon (1846-1939) — also known asWilliam H. Faxon — of Chestertown,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Chestertown,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1846.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1916,1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1922.Died, probably frompyelonephritis,August21, 1939 (age93 years, 3days).Interment atLeggettCemetery, Chestertown, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Henry Faxon and Caroline A. (Smith) Faxon. |
| | Oliver Booth Dickinson (1857-1939) — also known asOliver B. Dickinson — of Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,September25, 1857.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1892;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1914-39;died in office 1939.Died, from akidney ailment, in ahospitalat Chester,DelawareCounty, Pa.,September16, 1939 (age81 years, 356days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Aston, Pa. | | 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, fromuremia andheartdisease, in ahospitalat Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,March11, 1940 (age40 years, 25days).Interment atFerncliffCemetery, Springfield, Ohio. | | Franklin Darius Hale (1854-1940) — also known asFranklin D. Hale — of Lewiston,AndroscogginCounty, Maine; Lunenburg,EssexCounty, Vt.; Lyndon Center, Lyndon,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.Born in Barnet,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,March 7,1854.Republican.Lawyer;EssexCounty State's Attorney, 1883-89; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1884; member ofVermontstate senate from Essex County, 1886;Vermontstate auditor of accounts, 1892-98; U.S. Consul inCoaticook, 1902-08;Charlottetown, 1908-09;Trinidad, 1909-12;Huddersfield, 1912-17.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Honor.Died, fromuremia, due tochronic nephritis, in LyndonCenter, Lyndon,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,April21, 1940 (age86 years, 45days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, fromheartdisease anduremia, in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1940 (age90 years, 304days).Interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y. | | Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — also known asHerschel W. Arant — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Church Hill,TallapoosaCounty, Ala.,July 18,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;Order ofthe Coif;Rotary.Died, from akidney ailment, in ahospitalat Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,January14, 1941 (age53 years, 180days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,June 17,1871.Democrat. President, BrucknerBeverages;director, MiltonRealtyCo.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New YorkCity Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1924,1932(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned1917;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Elks.In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking intocorruptionin New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he hadaccumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committeecalled forhis removal as Borough President.Died, fromchronic nephritis, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1942 (age70 years, 301days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | John David Bingham (1884-1942) — also known asJohn D. Bingham — of Alpena,AlpenaCounty, Mich.Born in Alpena,AlpenaCounty, Mich.,May 16,1884.Republican. Superintendent, MichiganAlkaliCompany; manager, Huron PortCement;director, Peoples StateBank;mayor ofAlpena, Mich., 1930-40.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Eagles.Died, fromkidney failure,June 14,1942 (age58 years, 29days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Alpena, Mich. | | Seymour Carroll (1894-1943) — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,February14, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member,Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,Republican National Convention, 1940.Africanancestry.Died, fromnephritis anduremia, in the VeteransAdministrationhospital,Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,March11, 1943 (age49 years, 25days).Interment atRandolphCemetery, Columbia, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Carroll and Mary (Simms) Carroll; married to Bessie MaeBurley. |
| | Core Serena Ireland (1874-1943) — also known asCore S. Ireland — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Terre Haute,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,September24, 1874.Republican.Schoolteacher;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1916,1932,1936.Died, frombladdercancer anduremia, in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,August19, 1943 (age68 years, 329days).Interment atOakDale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio. | | Dwight H. Brown (1887-1944) — of Poplar Bluff,ButlerCounty, Mo.Born in Benton,ScottCounty, Mo.,January12, 1887.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate senate 21st District, 1925-28;secretaryof state of Missouri, 1933-44; defeated, 1928; died in office1944.Died, fromacute nephritis, in BrandonHospital,Poplar Bluff,ButlerCounty, Mo.,May 8,1944 (age57 years, 117days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Poplar Bluff, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William E. Brown and Anna (Colbert) Brown. |
 | 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, frompyelonephritis andcoronaryartery 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) |
| | Thomas Webber Jakes (1867-1945) — also known asThomas W. Jakes — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wyoming,KentCounty, Del.,April 1,1867.Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1944.Died, fromchronic interstitial nephritis, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,November18, 1945 (age78 years, 231days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.  | John William Conner (1860-1946) — also known asJohn W. Conner — of Eldon,MillerCounty, Mo.Born in Delaware,LoganCounty, Ark.,January19, 1860.Republican.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Miller County, 1915-18.Died, fromuremia andinterstitial nephritis, nearEldon,MillerCounty, Mo.,January19, 1946 (age86 years, 0days).Interment atRiley Lamm Cemetery, Miller County, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Conner and Martha (McClung) Conner; married,October25, 1879, to Eliza Bunch; married1930 to LucyRains. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Alfred Thruston Burgevin (c.1871-1946) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Spiro,Le FloreCounty, Okla., about 1871.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1908;criminal court judge in Kentucky, 1930.Died, fromuremia, in the NortonInfirmary,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,November10, 1946 (ageabout 75years).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.  | Charles Barnett Goodspeed (1885-1947) — also known asC. B. Goodspeed — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,February8, 1885.Republican.Steelexecutive;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1936-41.Died, frombladdercancer anduremia, in the Castle Hot SpringsHotel,Castle Hot Springs,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,February23, 1947 (age62 years, 15days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilbur Fisk Goodspeed and Harriet (Howe) Goodspeed; married,November18, 1916, to Elizabeth B. Fuller. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Official Report of the22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
| | | Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) — of Montana; Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.; East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Finnentrop,Germany,August10, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana,1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, following akidney operation, in St. Catherine'sHospital,East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.,March12, 1947 (age77 years, 214days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married,September8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton. |
| | Vinson Martlow Whitley (1855-1947) — of Red Boiling Springs,MaconCounty, Tenn.; Morristown,HamblenCounty, Tenn.Born in Red Boiling Springs,MaconCounty, Tenn.,August12, 1855.Schoolteacher;lawyer;real estatebusiness; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1893-95.MissionaryBaptist.Died, fromchronic glomerular nephritis, in Morristown,HamblenCounty, Tenn.,August26, 1947 (age92 years, 14days).Interment atEmmaJarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Tenn. | | Casper G. Garrett (1865-1947) — also known asC. G. Garrett — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born inLaurensCounty, S.C.,1865.Republican.Lawyer;teacherand administrator, Allen University; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Carolina,1928.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died, fromuremia, in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,November15, 1947 (ageabout 82years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Richland County, S.C. | | Frederick Brinsmade Van Kleeck Jr. (1871-1949) — also known asFrederick B. Van Kleeck — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1871.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912,1916.Died, fromrenal failure, in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,May 4,1949 (age77 years, 246days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick B. Van Kleeck and Alice (Penner) VanKleeck. |
| | Walter Pierce Byrd (1867-1950) — also known asWalter P. Byrd — of Lillington,HarnettCounty, N.C.Born inHarnettCounty, N.C.,June 26,1867.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 14th District, 1921-22.Died, fromuremia, in theVAHospital at Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,March22, 1950 (age82 years, 269days).Interment atHarnett Memorial Park, Lillington, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson 'Jack' Byrd and Margaret Caroline (Shaw) Byrd;married,November3, 1909, to Zula Walton Tomlinson. | | | | Epitaph: "A Good Name Is Rather To BeChosen Than Great Riches." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Howard (1875-1953) — of Darlington,DarlingtonCounty, S.C.Born inSumterCounty, S.C.,1875.Republican.Minister;delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1924,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1936(alternate);printingbusiness.Baptist.Africanancestry.Died, fromuremia due toprostateadenoma, in Saunders MemorialHospital,Florence,FlorenceCounty, S.C.,May 21,1953 (ageabout 77years).Interment atDarlington Memorial Cemetery, Darlington, S.C.  | Wooda Nicholas Carr (1871-1953) — also known asWooda N. Carr — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February6, 1871.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;chair ofFayette County Democratic Party, 1902-03;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1913-15;defeated, 1900; postmaster atUniontown,Pa., 1934-47 (acting, 1934-35).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, frompyelonephritis anduremia, in UniontownHospital,Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,June 28,1953 (age82 years, 142days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, 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, fromcoronaryocclusion,kidney disease,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 |
| | Harry William Baals (1886-1954) — also known asHarry W. Baals — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,November16, 1886.Republican.Lumberbusiness; postmaster atFortWayne, Ind., 1922-31 (acting, 1922);mayorof Fort Wayne, Ind., 1934-47, 1951-54; died in office 1954.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, from akidney infection, in Parkview MemorialHospital,Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,May 9,1954 (age67 years, 174days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Osmund Fairworth Pool (1874-1955) — also known asOsmund F. Pool — of Taylorsville,AlexanderCounty, N.C.Born inAlexanderCounty, N.C.,February24, 1874.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;school teacherand principal;hotelowner; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1925; delegate toRepublican National Convention from North Carolina,1928;postmaster.Died, fromnephrosclerosis, in Taylorsville,AlexanderCounty, N.C.,February25, 1955 (age81 years, 1days).Interment atTaylorsvilleCemetery, Taylorsville, N.C. | | Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) — of Pennsylvania;Washington,D.C.Born in Tupelo,LeeCounty, Miss.,July 9,1889.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperreporter;newspapereditor; U.S. Minister toCosta Rica, 1933-37;publicrelations business.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died, of akidney ailment, in Cedars of LebanonHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April15, 1956 (age66 years, 281days).Burial location unknown. | | Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) — also known asWalter E. Edge — of Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.; Ventnor City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November20, 1873.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;advertisingbusiness;newspaperpublisher;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1905;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1908(alternate),1920,1924,1928,1932,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1956;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; memberofNewJersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1929-33;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1936.Presbyterian;laterEpiscopalian.Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromuremic poisoning, in MemorialHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1956 (age82 years, 344days).Interment atNorthwoodCemetery, Downingtown, Pa.  | Clifford T. McAvoy (1904-1957) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1904.Collegeinstructor;concertviolinist;legislativerepresentative, College Teachers Union;; American Labor candidateforNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1938; New YorkCity Deputy Welfare Commissioner, 1938-41;legislativedirector, Greater New York CIO Council, 1941-44;legislativerepresentative,political actiondirector, and laterinternationalrepresentative, United Electrical Workers; American Laborcandidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1952; American Laborcandidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1953.Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers.Died, fromnephritis, in Cape CodHospital,Hyannis, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August9, 1957 (age52 years, 310days).Burial location unknown. | | Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) — also known asLouis B. Mayer;Lazar Meir — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.; Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Dymer, Russia (nowUkraine),July12, 1884.Republican. Ownedmovietheaters in New England; moved into themovieproduction business starting in 1916; head of theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)moviestudio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1928,1932;vice-chairof California Republican Party, 1931-32;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1932-33.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofleukemiaand akidney infection, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October29, 1957 (age73 years, 109days).Entombed in mausoleum atHomeof Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married,June 14,1903, toMargaretShenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944);married,December4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (whomarriedWilliamGoetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who marriedDavidOliver Selznick). | | | | Political family:Mayerfamily of Los Angeles, California. | | | | Cross-reference:DoreSchary | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: CharlesHigham,Merchantof Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the SecretHollywood — Gary Carey,Allthe stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — DianaAltman,HollywoodEast: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the StudioSystem — Charles Higham,TheMerchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
| | John H. Muyskens (1887-1957) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa,September3, 1887.Democrat.Universityprofessor; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1935; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1936.Died, fromuremia, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December10, 1957 (age70 years, 98days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry H. Muyskens and Tietje (Cupido) Muyskens; married to Mary G.Groen. |
| | 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. | | Lucie Reavis Royall (1867-1959) — also known asLucie Virginia Reavis;Lucie V.Reavis —of Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,May 12,1867.Republican. Postmaster atCary,N.C., 1900-14.Female.Died, fromrenal failure anddiabetes,in Duke UniversityHospital,Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,January18, 1959 (age91 years, 251days).Interment atHillcrest Cemetery, Cary, N.C.| | Relatives:Daughter of George James Reavis and Martha Hayes (Debnam) Reavis;married,June 1,1919, to Valerius Addison Royall. | | | | Epitaph: "The Inspired Word of God /Jesus Christ, My Salvation." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | 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, fromarteriosclerosisandkidney disease, 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) |
|  | David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) — also known asD. Leigh Colvin — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in South Charleston,ClarkCounty, Ohio,January28, 1880.Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1913;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (15th District), 1922 (11thDistrict); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (LawPreservation); Prohibition candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920; Chairman of ProhibitionNational Committee, 1925-32; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1936.Methodist.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, fromuremia, in LawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1959 (age79 years, 222days).Interment atSummitLawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind. | | | Paul Richman (1895-1959) — ofNewportNews, Va.Born in Budapest,Hungary,December25, 1895.Democrat.Ship supplydealer;HonoraryVice-Consul for Panama inHamptonRoads, Va., 1934-36.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, fromkidney failure anddiabetes,in RiversideHospital,NewportNews, Va.,September16, 1959 (age63 years, 265days).Interment atJewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to RuthLichtenberg. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, father andgrandfather." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Chandler Owen (1889-1967) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.,April 5,1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Socialist candidate forNewYork state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1920;newspapermanaging editor;publicrelations business;speechwriter;candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1934.Africanancestry.Died, fromkidney disease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November2, 1967 (age78 years, 211days).Interment atLincolnCemetery, Blue Island, Ill. | | | Fred Turner (1907-1968) — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.,December24, 1907.Democrat.Builder;realestate broker; candidate forsupervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.Died fromrenal failure, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January6, 1968 (age60 years, 13days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof A. C. Turner and Mary Frances (Riley) Turner; married to MabelEngle. |
| | Edgar Willard Hiestand (1888-1970) — also known asEdgar W. Hiestand — of Altadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December3, 1888.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 21st District, 1953-63; defeated,1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1960.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Rotary;JohnBirch Society.Died, of akidney infection andpneumonia,at Huntington MemorialHospital,Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August19, 1970 (age81 years, 259days).Cremated;ashes interred atSanGabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif. | | Robert W. Mattson (1924-1982) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Bloomington,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in ahospitalat Virginia,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,August26, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Minnesotastate attorney general, 1964-67.Lutheran.Finnishancestry. Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans.Died, ofkidney failure, in St. Mary'sHospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March14, 1982 (age57 years, 200days).Intermentsomewherein Naples, Fla. | | Hugh J. Gallen (1924-1982) — of Littleton,GraftonCounty, N.H.BornJuly 30,1924.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewHampshire,1972,1980;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Hampshire, 1973;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1979-82.Died ofkidney andliverfailure at Brigham and Women'sHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December29, 1982 (age58 years, 152days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Littleton, N.H. | | 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, fromcardiacarrest, while suffering fromkidney failure 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 |
| | Franklin Page (1890-1987) — of North Dakota. Born in Hamilton,PembinaCounty, N.Dak.,March 1,1890.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1935-39; member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1941-57.Methodist.Died ofkidney failure, at Cavalier,PembinaCounty, N.Dak.,November17, 1987 (age97 years, 261days).Interment atHamiltonCemetery, Hamilton, N.Dak. | | Joseph E. Parisi (1913-1990) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1913.Republican.Real estatebroker; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1942; member ofNewYork state senate 14th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948, 1950;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;Chief Clerk, Criminal Term, Brooklyn Supreme Court;indictedin 1973, along with retired JusticeDavidL. Malbin, on federalchargesof aiding and abbetting anembezzlementscheme, involving officials of the International Production, Serviceand Sales Employees Union; in 1975, both men were acquitted.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromkidney disease, in UnitedHospital,Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1990 (age77 years, 19days).Interment atGreenwoodUnion Cemetery, Rye, N.Y. | | Henry Johnson Ridgely (1913-1990) — also known asHenry J. Ridgely — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Camden,KentCounty, Del.,November17, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Delaware,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956(alternate).Member,SigmaNu;AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;OddFellows;Grange;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromkidney failure, in Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,September10, 1990 (age76 years, 297days).Interment atOdd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del. | | George Copeland Hawkins Jr. (1918-1991) — also known asGeorge C. Hawkins, Jr. — of Gadsden,EtowahCounty, Ala.Born in Elora,LincolnCounty, Tenn.,December4, 1918.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1948;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives; elected 1950, 1954; candidate forGovernorof Alabama, 1958; member ofAlabamastate senate; elected 1962; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama, 1964.Methodist.Member,Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;American BarAssociation.Died, ofkidney failure,August9, 1991 (age72 years, 248days).Interment atForrestCemetery, Gadsden, Ala. | | Garret G. Ackerson Jr. (1904-1992) — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.; Lexington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,May 13,1904.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inCape Town, 1928-29; U.S. Consul inHavana, as of 1943.Died, fromkidney failure andParkinson'sdisease, in Lexington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September15, 1992 (age88 years, 125days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Rhodita Ellen Edwards and Suzanne Addor. |
| | 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, fromrenal failure caused by aheartattack, 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. |
| | Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November23, 1918.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge inPennsylvania, 1966-81.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofrenal failure and other complications, in DowneastCommunityHospital,Machias,WashingtonCounty, Maine,November5, 1993 (age74 years, 347days).Interment atBlossomHill Cemetery, Concord, N.H. | | Angelo C. Petromelis (c.1928-1994) — of College Point, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1928.Democrat.Greekancestry.Chairman of New York State Crime Victims Board. Died, ofkidney failure caused by ablooddisorder, in North ShoreHospital,Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September25, 1994 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | 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 aheartattack duringkidney dialysis, at Beth IsraelHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December30, 1994 (ageabout 47years).Burial location unknown.  | Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) — also known asArthur S. Flemming — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio; Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1905.Republican. Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1939-48;president,Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1960;president,University of Oregon, 1961-68;president,Macalester College, 1968-71.Methodist.Member,AmericanSociety for Public Administration;AlphaSigma Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;OmicronDelta Kappa.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1994.Died ofacute renal failure, at aretirementhome inAlexandria,Va.,September7, 1996 (age91 years, 87days).Interment atMontreposeCemetery, Kingston, N.Y. | | Coya Gjesdal Knutson (1912-1996) — also known asCoya Knutson;Cornelia GeneviveGjesdal —of Oklee,Red LakeCounty, Minn.Born in Edmore,RamseyCounty, N.Dak.,August22, 1912.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 65, 1951-54; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1952,1956;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1955-59.Female.Died ofkidney failure atnursinghome in Edina,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October10, 1996 (age84 years, 49days).Burial location unknown. | | Leonard Ray Blanton (1930-1996) — also known asRay Blanton — of Adamsville,McNairyCounty, Tenn.Born inHardinCounty, Tenn.,April10, 1930.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1964-66;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1967-73; defeated inprimary, 1988; candidate forU.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1972;Governor ofTennessee, 1975-79.Methodist.Member,Lions;Moose;Shriners;Freemasons.Oustedas Governor amid charges ofsellingpardons; laterconvictedof conspiracy tosellliquor licenses and served 23 months inprison.Died, ofkidney disease, at Jackson-Madison CountyHospital,Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,November22, 1996 (age66 years, 226days).Interment atShilohChurch Cemetery, Shiloh, Tenn. | | Sidney Myer Aronovitz (1920-1997) — also known asSidney M. Aronovitz — of Florida. Born in Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,June 20,1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1976-88;took senior status 1988.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died of akidney ailment, in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,January8, 1997 (age76 years, 202days).Burial location unknown. | | Patrick Layton Paulsen (1927-1997) — also known asPat Paulsen — Born in South Bend,PacificCounty, Wash.,July 6,1927.Actor;comedian;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1968,1972,1976,1992;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1996.Norwegianancestry.Ill withcolonandbraincancer, he died of complications frompneumoniaandkidney failure, in Tijuana,BajaCalifornia,April24, 1997 (age69 years, 292days).Burial location unknown. | | James Pasma (c.1933-1999) — also known asJim Pasma;"Mr.Democrat" —of Havre,HillCounty, Mont.Born about 1933. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Montana,1992.Died, ofkidney disease, in Havre,HillCounty, Mont.,November2, 1999 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown. | | Anthony Imperiale (1931-1999) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in1931.Organized citizen patrols during the Newark riots of July 1967, whichbrought him national fame as a "vigilante leader"; candidate formayor ofNewark, N.J., 1970, 1974; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1972-73, 1980-81 (District 11-B1972-73, 30th District 1980-81); member ofNewJersey state senate 30th District, 1974-77; defeated (Anti-Tax),1977; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1980;candidate in Republican primary forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1981; People's Choice candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1988.Died, from complications ofkidney failure, in Livingston,EssexCounty, N.J.,December26, 1999 (ageabout 68years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. | | 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 andkidney failure, in Darlington,DarlingtonCounty, S.C.,December26, 1999 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown. | | John Orlando Pastore (1907-2000) — also known asJohn O. Pastore — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,March17, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1935-37;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1945;Governor ofRhode Island, 1945-50; resigned 1950; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Rhode Island,1948(chair,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1952,1960,1964(TemporaryChair),1968;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1950-76.Italianancestry.Died, ofkidney failure andParkinson'sdisease, in Scalabrini Villanursinghome, North Kingstown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,July 15,2000 (age93 years, 120days).Interment atSt.Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I. | | 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 andkidney ailments anddiabetes,at the WashingtonHospitalCenter,Washington,D.C.,September23, 2000 (age75 years, 43days).Burial location unknown. | | Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000) — also known asSidney R. Yates — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August27, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1949-63, 1965-99;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1962; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1964,1996.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation.Died, ofkidney failure and complications ofpneumonia,in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2000 (age91 years, 39days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | 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 andkidney ailments, at Vantage Houseretirementhome, Columbia,HowardCounty, Md.,December27, 2000 (age84 years, 326days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Donald Stuart Smith (c.1929-2002) — also known asDonald Smith — of District of Columbia. Born in New York, about 1929.Lawyer;superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1972-87.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, ofkidney failure, at Sibley MemorialHospital,Washington,D.C.,April 9,2002 (ageabout 73years).Burial location unknown.  | Edward Francis Cooke (1923-2002) — also known asEdward F. Cooke — of Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;universityprofessor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1962;mayorof Oakmont, Pa., 1966-69;AlleghenyCounty Treasurer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1968.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, fromdiabetesandrenal failure, in ahospiceat Catonsville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,August12, 2002 (ageabout 79years).Interment atSt.James Catholic Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Joseph Cooke and Norah Ann (Regan) Cooke; married to DorothyCleary. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pittsburgh Press,December 27, 1967 |
|  | 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, ofrenal failure andcongestiveheart failure, in Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.,November25, 2002 (age85 years, 126days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Fontaine Maury Maverick Jr. (1921-2003) — also known asMaury Maverick, Jr. — of Texas. Born in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January3, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1950-56; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1961; columnist for the San AntonioExpress-News.Died, fromkidney failure after surgery, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January28, 2003 (age82 years, 25days).Burial location unknown. | | Bertram L. Podell (1925-2005) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-67 (Kings County 21st District 1955-65, 53rdDistrict 1966, 44th District 1967);U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1968-75;chargedin 1974 with conspiracy, thesolicitationandacceptanceof bribes, criminalconflictof interest, andperjury;on the tenth day of histrial,hepleadedguilty to conspiracy andconflictof interest;sentencedto six months inprison;the prosecutor wasRudolphW. Giuliani.Jewish.Died, ofkidney failure, at Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August17, 2005 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown. | | Caspar Willard Weinberger (1917-2006) — also known asCaspar W. Weinberger;Cap Weinberger;"Cap the Knife" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August18, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1953-56; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1956(alternate),1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1964; member, Federal Trade Commission,1969-70; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1970; chair, Federal TradeCommission; director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-75;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1981-87.Episcopalian.Jewishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1987. To forestall anyprosecutionfor alleged misdeeds in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, hewaspardonedby PresidentGeorgeBush in 1992.Died, ofkidney ailments andpneumonia,in Eastern MaineMedicalCenter, Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,March28, 2006 (age88 years, 222days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | 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, fromcongestiveheart failure andrenal failure, in Grossmont Gardensnursinghome, La Mesa,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 9,2007 (age100 years,70 days).Entombed in mausoleum atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif. | | Norman Kingsley Mailer (1923-2007) — also known asNorman Mailer — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,January31, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;novelist,essayist,magazineeditor,Hollywoodscreenwriter,director,andactor;among the founders of theVillage Voicenewspapernewspaperin New York City; in November, 1960, whiledrunkat a party, hestabbedand wounded his wife, Adele; he wasarrestedand held for psychiatric evaluation, and eventuallypleadedguilty tothird-degreeassault;arrestedandjailedin 1967 in connection with anantiwarprotest; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1969.Jewishancestry.Won thePulitzerPrize for nonfiction in 1969 and for fiction in 1980.Died, fromacute renal failure, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November10, 2007 (age84 years, 283days).Interment atProvincetown Cemetery, Provincetown, Mass. | | John Logan Cashin Jr. (1928-2011) — also known asJohn L. Cashin, Jr. — of Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.;Washington,D.C.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,April16, 1928.Democrat.Dentist; candidate formayorof Huntsville, Ala., 1964; National Democratic candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1970.Africanancestry.Convictedoftheftandperjuryin 1982; served 17 months infederalprison.Died, ofrenal failure andpneumonia,in SpecialtyHospitalof Washington-Hadley,Washington,D.C.,March21, 2011 (age82 years, 339days).Burial location unknown. | | 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, fromkidney andheartproblems, in BeaumontHospital,Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,June 3,2011 (age83 years, 8days).Interment atWhiteChapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich. | | Edward Abramson (1920-2012) — also known asEddie Abramson — of Howard Beach, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 32nd District, 1973-90; defeated in primary, 1990;Majority Whip, 1985-90.Jewish.Died, frompneumoniaandkidney failure, in Chiangmai,Thailand,May10, 2012 (age91 years, 232days).Intermentsomewhere in Israel.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Abramson and Mollie Abramson; married1948 to GloriaSchwartz. |
| | 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, fromrenal failure andheartfailure, in New York University LangoneMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 2013 (age77 years, 115days).Burial location unknown. | | William Thad Cochran (1937-2019) — also known asThad Cochran — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.; Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.Born in Pontotoc,PontotocCounty, Miss.,December7, 1937.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1973-79;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1979-2018; resigned 2018; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Mississippi,2004,2008,2012.Baptist.Member,PiKappa Alpha.Died, fromrenal failure, in Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.,May 30,2019 (age81 years, 174days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Holmes Cochran and Emma Grace (Berry) Cochran; married1964 to RoseClayton; married,May 23,2015, to Kay Webber. | | | | The Thad CochranU.S.Courthouse, inJackson,Mississippi, isnamed forhim. — The Thad Cochran Centerbuilding,at theUniversityof Southern Mississippi,Hattiesburg,Mississippi, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile |
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