Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Albert Howell Horton (1837-1902) — also known asAlbert H. Horton — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.Born in Brookfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Kansas,1868;U.S.Attorney for Kansas, 1869-73; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1873; member ofKansasstate senate; elected 1876;chiefjustice of Kansas state supreme court, 1877-95; resigned 1895.Died, fromheartdisease andliver cancer, in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,September2, 1902 (age65 years, 174days).Interment atMt.Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan. | | James Kerr (1851-1908) — of Clearfield,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.Born in Reedsville,MifflinCounty, Pa.,October2, 1851.Democrat.Coalandlumberbusiness;ClearfieldCounty Prothonotary, 1880-83;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1889-91; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1900,1904(speaker);member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1908.Died, following surgery for anliver cancer, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1908 (age57 years, 29days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Clearfield, Pa. | | Lucian Dallas Woodruff (1845-1911) — also known asLucian D. Woodruff — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born in Landisburg,PerryCounty, Pa.,January8, 1845.Democrat.Printer;newspapereditor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1879-82; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1884;candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1892; postmasteratJohnstown,Pa., 1895-99;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1899-1902; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1904.Died, fromstomachcancer andliver cancer, in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,January27, 1911 (age66 years, 19days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | Benjamin Dyer Manton (1829-1911) — also known asBenjamin D. Manton — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,May 10,1829.U.S. Consul inColonia, 1869-1906.Died, fromliver carcinoma, in Bridgetown,Barbados,July30, 1911 (age82 years, 81days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Victor Ponet (1836-1914) — of Sherman (now West Hollywood),LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inBelgium,1836.Realestate developer;ConsularAgent for Belgium inLosAngeles, Calif., 1894-99;Vice-Consulfor Belgium inLosAngeles, Calif., 1900-05.Belgianancestry.Died, fromprostatecancer andliver cancer, in Sherman (now West Hollywood),LosAngeles County, Calif.,February8, 1914 (ageabout 77years).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif. | | Nelson Freeman Kimball (1843-1917) — also known asNelson F. Kimball — of Weiser,WashingtonCounty, Idaho.Born in New Hampshire,April26, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidateformayor ofWeiser, Idaho, 1902.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows.Died, froliver sarcoma, in Weiser,WashingtonCounty, Idaho,December19, 1917 (age74 years, 237days).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Weiser, Idaho.| |  Relatives: Sonof Gilbert H. Kimball and Sarah (Ordway) Kimball; married to SallieFrench. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Oscar Harvey Webber (1869-1922) — also known asOscar H. Webber — of Yarrow,AdairCounty, Mo.Born near La Plata,MaconCounty, Mo.,October18, 1869.Republican.Schoolteacher;farmer;banker;justice of the peace; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Adair County, 1917-20.Died, fromliver cancer, in Yarrow,AdairCounty, Mo.,January24, 1922 (age52 years, 98days).Interment atLa Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof Addison Gurley Webber and Mary Ann (Atteberry) Webber; married,March 2,1892, to Martha B. Severs; married to Mary MildredWilliams. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Summit R. King (1846-1922) — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Rives Junction,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August29, 1846.Farmer;contractor;candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1905 (Prohibition), 1918 (People's).Died, fromliver cancer, in Fowlerville,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,February14, 1922 (age75 years, 169days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Reuben Hurd King and Rebecca Emily (Smith) King; married1868 to Ida E.Coffey; married1874 to MattieS. DuBois. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859-1923) — also known asSamuel D. Nicholson — of Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.Born in Springfield,PrinceEdward Island,February22, 1859.Republican. President and general manager, WesternMining Co.;director, Denver NationalBank,American NationalBank(Leadville, Colo.), First NationalBank(Monte Vista, Colo.);mayorof Leadville, Colo., 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofColorado, 1914, 1916;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, fromliver cancer, inDenver,Colo.,March24, 1923 (age64 years, 30days).Entombed atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | George McClellan Ray (1862-1933) — also known asGeorge M. Ray — of Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.BornJanuary18, 1862.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1900;realestate business.Died, fromliver cancer, in Robert LongHospital,Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September24, 1933 (age71 years, 249days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin M. Ray and Susan Frances (Cross) Ray; married to EmmaWilson and Harriet D. Dunn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Alexander Eggleton (1879-1936) — also known asCharles A. Eggleton — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 15,1879.Tobaccobusiness; U.S. Vice Consul inDakar, 1916-24.Died, ofliver cancer, in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,February8, 1936 (age56 years, 269days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Erastus Foster Post (1859-1937) — also known asErastus F. Post — of Quogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Quogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 3,1859.Farmer;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1896-98.Died, fromanginapectoris andliver cancer, on board atrainnear Rocky Mount,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.,March30, 1937 (age77 years, 270days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Oliver Post and Harriet (Foster) Post; married,November12, 1885, to Anna Grace Foster; third cousin twice removed ofJothamPost Jr.. | | | | Political family:Postfamily of New York City, New York. |
 | Addison Beecher Colvin (1858-1939) — also known asAddison B. Colvin — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1858.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1894-98; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1896.Presbyterian.Died, fromliver cancer, in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1939 (age80 years, 188days).Interment atPineviewCemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y. | | | Ada Belle Mills Nale (1882-1947) — also known asAda Belle Mills — of West Plains,HowellCounty, Mo.; Atlanta,MaconCounty, Mo.; Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Mo.; Dutch Flat,PlacerCounty, Calif.Born inGallatinCounty, Ill.,October6, 1882.Democrat.Schoolteacher;postmaster;member ofMissouriDemocratic State Central Committee, 1920.Female.Died, ofliver cancer, in SutterHospital,Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,March 4,1947 (age64 years, 149days).Interment atSierraView Memorial Patk, Marysville, Calif. | | Glenn Allan Abbey (1898-1962) — also known asGlenn A. Abbey — of Dodgeville,IowaCounty, Wis.Born in Dodgeville,IowaCounty, Wis.,June 11,1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inJohannesburg, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General inSalonika, 1949-51.Died, fromesophagealcancer, withmetastasis to the liver, in Santa RosaMedicalCenter, San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January28, 1962 (age63 years, 231days).Interment atMissionBurial Park South, San Antonio, Tex. | | John F. English (1926-1987) — also known asJack English — of Syosset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Kismet,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968,1980;chairof Nassau County Democratic Party, 1965.Died, ofliver cancer, in MercyHospital,Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November7, 1987 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Fred Wolf Halstead (1927-1988) — also known asFred Halstead — of New York; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April21, 1927.Socialist.Garmentcutter; anti-war organizer; Socialist Workers candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1962; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968; Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1972; Socialist Workers candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978.Died, ofliver cancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 2,1988 (age61 years, 42days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Harrison Halstead and Bloomah (Buckholtz) Halstead; married,May20, 1957, to Virginia Garza. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Robert Emmet Lee (1912-1993) — also known asRobert E. Lee — of Illinois; Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March31, 1912.Republican.FBIspecial agent; member, Federal Communications Commission,1953-81; chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1981.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, ofliver cancer, in ahospitalat Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,April 5,1993 (age81 years, 5days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick J. Lee and Delia (Ryan) Lee; married1936 to WilmaRector. |
| | John Francis Gerry (1925-1995) — of New Jersey. Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,November17, 1925.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superior courtjudge in New Jersey, 1973-75;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1975-94.Died, ofliver cancer, in Moorestown,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,March10, 1995 (age69 years, 113days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis P. Gerry and Grace (Hendrickson) Gerry; married to JeanElberson. |
| | Hubert L. Will (1914-1995) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornApril23, 1914.Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1961-95; died in office 1995.Died ofliver cancer, in Oconomowoc,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,December9, 1995 (age81 years, 230days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard M. Matsuura (c.1933-1997) — also known asDickie Matsuura — of Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii.Born in Waialua, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii, about 1933.Democrat. Member ofHawaiistate house of representatives, 1983-84; member ofHawaiistate senate, 1985-97; resigned 1997.Methodist.Japaneseancestry.Died, ofpancreaticandliver cancer, in Hilo, Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii,May 2,1997 (ageabout 64years).Cremated. | | Rosemary R. Gunning (c.1905-1997) — of Ridgewood, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1905.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1969-75 (34th District 1969-72, 37th District1973-75).Female.Died, ofliver cancer, in Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October4, 1997 (ageabout 92years).Burial location unknown. | | Barbara Vickerman (1933-1997) — also known asBarbara Lou Gilb — of Minnesota. Born in Tracy,LyonCounty, Minn.,October26, 1933.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1993-97; died in office 1997.Female.Died ofliver cancer,December22, 1997 (age64 years, 57days).Interment atCrestlawnMemorial Gardens, Near Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minn. | | Willard M. Munger (1911-1999) — also known asWillard Munger;"Mr.Environment" —of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in aloghouse,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,January20, 1911.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1955-64, 1967-99 (District 591955-64, District 59-B 1967-72, District 7-A 1973-99); defeated,1934, 1952; died in office 1999; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1960;candidate forMinnesotastate senate 59th District, 1964.Served in the Minnesota House longer than anyone else in the state'shistory.Died, ofliver cancer, in thehospiceunit of of St. Mary's Hospital, Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,July 11,1999 (age88 years, 172days).Interment atOneotaCemetery, Duluth, Minn. | | Ernest Palmer Jr. (c.1916-2000) — of Fort Madison,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill., about 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIowastate house of representatives from Lee County; elected 1950;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1954.Died ofliver cancer, in Northfield,CookCounty, Ill.,January1, 2000 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown. | | Joan Finney (1925-2001) — also known asJoan McInroy — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,February12, 1925.Candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Kansas, 1972;Kansasstate treasurer, 1975-91; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kansas,1984,2000;Governorof Kansas, 1991-95; candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1996.Female.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Firstwoman governor of Kansas.Died, from complications ofliver cancer, in St. FrancisHospitaland Medical Center, Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,July 28,2001 (age76 years, 166days).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Kan. | | Jack E. Legel (1936-2001) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in1936.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 2nd District, 1975-80; defeated,1966 (17th District), 1968 (17th District), 1970 (17th District),1980 (2nd District), 1982 (3rd District), 1982 (1st District), 1984(2nd District), 1986 (2nd District), 1992 (14th District); alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1980;candidate forMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1994.Died, ofliver cancer, in the Henry Ford WyandotteHospice,Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.,November14, 2001 (ageabout 65years).Interment atSt.Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights, Mich. | | Annette Noble Morgan (c.1938-2001) — also known asAnnette Morgan — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Kennett,DunklinCounty, Mo., about 1938.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMissouristate house of representatives 39th District, 1981-97.Female.Presbyterian.Died, ofliver cancer, in ResearchMedicalCenter, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,December18, 2001 (ageabout 63years).Burial location unknown. | | Sam Solon (1931-2001) — also known as"Senator Sam" — of Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,June 25,1931.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1971-72; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1973-2001; died in office 2001.EasternOrthodox.Greekancestry.Pleadedguilty in 1995 to telecommunications fraud for letting hisex-wife make $2,430 in calls on his State Senate telephone line;reprimandedby the Senate in 1996.Died, ofliver cancer, in St. Mary'sMedicalCenter, Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,December28, 2001 (age70 years, 186days).Burial location unknown. | | Sedgwick William Green (1929-2002) — also known asS. William Green;Bill Green — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1929.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-68 (New York County 9th District 1965, 72ndDistrict 1966, 66th District 1967-68);U.S.Representative from New York, 1978-93 (18th District 1978-83,15th District 1983-93); defeated, 1968 (17th District), 1992 (14thDistrict); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1994.Jewish.Died, ofliver cancer, at New York-PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October14, 2002 (age72 years, 363days).Burial location unknown. | | Michael Everett (1948-2004) — also known asMike Everett — of Marked Tree,PoinsettCounty, Ark.Born in Morton,CrossCounty, Ark.,1948.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate, 1991-2002.Methodist.Member,Rotary.Died, ofliver cancer, at Marked Tree,PoinsettCounty, Ark.,September15, 2004 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Baugh Brewster (1923-2007) — also known asDaniel B. Brewster — of Glyndon,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,November23, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; memberofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1951-58;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1959-63;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1963-69; defeated, 1968; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1964;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1964;speaker,1968.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation.Indictedin 1969 onchargesofacceptingan illegal gratuity; aftertrial,conviction,and reversal,pleaded nocontest, 1975.Died, ofliver cancer, in Owings Mills,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,August19, 2007 (age83 years, 269days).Interment atSt.Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md. | | Emidio Soltysik (1974-2020) — also known asMimi Soltysik — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October30, 1974.Socialist.Musician;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2016.Died, fromliver cancer, in California,June 28,2020 (age45 years, 242days).Burial location unknown.
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