Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Robert Henry Roy (1866-1919) — also known asRobert H. Roy — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1912;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1919; died in office 1919.Congregationalist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum.Died, frompleural and mediastinal carcinoma, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1919 (age52 years, 124days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | David Henry Brake (1864-1937) — also known asDavid H. Brake — of near Fremont,NewaygoCounty, Mich.Born in Waterloo,Ontario,December3, 1864.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1923-28, 1931-32 (Newaygo County1923-26, Newaygo District 1927-28, 1931-32).Member,Freemasons;Grange;Maccabees.Died, fromlung cancer, in Dayton Center,NewaygoCounty, Mich.,March18, 1937 (age72 years, 105days).Interment atDayton Center Cemetery, Dayton Center, Mich. | | Lee Edward Geyer (1888-1941) — also known asLee E. Geyer — of Gardena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Wetmore,NemahaCounty, Kan.,September9, 1888.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1935-37;U.S.Representative from California 17th District, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1940.Died oflung cancer, atWalterReed Hospital,Washington,D.C.,October11, 1941 (age53 years, 32days).Interment atWetmoreCemetery, Wetmore, Kan. | | Edward Henry Holden (1872-1942) — also known asEdward H. Holden — of Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in Manchester,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,April 7,1872.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;municipal judge in Vermont, 1908-18; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1925; member ofVermontstate senate from Bennington County, 1927.Episcopalian.Died, frommediastinal carcinoma, in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,December21, 1942 (age70 years, 258days).Burial location unknown. | | Barzilla Worth Clark (1880-1943) — also known asBarzilla W. Clark — of Idaho Falls,BonnevilleCounty, Idaho.Born in Hadley,HendricksCounty, Ind.,December22, 1880.Democrat.Civilengineer;mayorof Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1913-15, 1927-36;Governor ofIdaho, 1937-39.Methodist.Died, fromlung cancer, in Idaho Falls,BonnevilleCounty, Idaho,September21, 1943 (age62 years, 273days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho. | | William Benjamin Harrison (1889-1948) — also known asWilliam B. Harrison — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,July 28,1889.Republican.Insuranceadjuster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;secretary-treasurer,FoundryProducts Co.; president, Kentucky Refrigerating Co.;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kentucky,1928,1932,1936(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1931.Presbyterian.Member,ZetaPsi.Died, fromlung cancer, in Wequetonsing,EmmetCounty, Mich.,July 13,1948 (age58 years, 351days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Harrison and Virginia L. (Trezevant) Harrison; married,June 4,1912, to Margaret W. Allis. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Otto John Kundert (1888-1950) — also known asOtto J. Kundert — of near Java,CampbellCounty, S.Dak.; Mound City,CampbellCounty, S.Dak.Born in Neu Berlin, Russia (now Worobeyeva,Ukraine),July26, 1888.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1937-42 (41st District1937-38, 40th District 1939-42).VolgaGerman ancestry.Died, fromlung cancer, in Mound City,CampbellCounty, S.Dak.,January9, 1950 (age61 years, 167days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Herreid, S.Dak. | | Joseph D. Chartrand (1906-1952) — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.BornJanuary11, 1906.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1944;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District,1945-46.Died, oflung cancer, in1952(ageabout46 years).Interment atNortonShores Cemetery, Norton Shores, Mich. | | Addison Taylor Smith (1862-1956) — also known asAddison T. Smith — of Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Born near Cambridge,GuernseyCounty, Ohio,September5, 1862.Republican.U.S.Representative from Idaho, 1913-33 (at-large 1913-17, 2ndDistrict 1917-33).Died oflung cancer, inWashington,D.C.,July 5,1956 (age93 years, 304days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Verne LaRue Reynolds (1884-1959) — also known asVerne L. Reynolds — of Corcoran,KingsCounty, Calif.;Baltimore,Md.; El Monte,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Woodstock,UlsterCounty, N.Y.;LakeCounty, Fla.Born in Parsons,LabetteCounty, Kan.,March 7,1884.Steamfitter;Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1922; Labor candidateforGovernor ofMaryland, 1923; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1924; Socialist Labor candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1928, 1932.Atheist.Died, fromlung cancer, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,September16, 1959 (age75 years, 193days).Cremated. | | Raphael Placidus Deegan (1892-1959) — also known asRaphael P. Deegan — of Benwood,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Benwood,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,October5, 1892.Democrat.Grocer;mayorof Benwood, W.Va., 1941-51; candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1942.Died, fromadenocarcinoma of left lung, in ahospitalat Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December2, 1959 (age67 years, 58days).Interment atSt. Patrick's Cemetery, Hohman, Ohio. | | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) — also known asA. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;shippingbusiness; U.S. Minister toNorway, 1935-37, 1941-42;Netherlands, 1941-42;Yugoslavia, 1941;Czechoslovakia, 1941-43;Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1937-43;Belgium, 1941-43;Netherlands, 1942-43;Norway, 1942-43;Yugoslavia, 1942;Greece, 1942-43;Czechoslovakia, 1943;Spain, 1961.Died, fromlung cancer and aheartattack, inWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,November13, 1961 (age63 years, 331days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Francis Victor du Pont (1894-1962) — also known asFrancis V. du Pont;Frank V. duPont —of Greenville,New CastleCounty, Del.; Cambridge,DorchesterCounty, Md.Born in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,May 28,1894.Republican.Engineer;member, Delaware State Highway Commission, 1922-49; president,EquitableTrustCompany of Wilmington; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Delaware,1944,1948;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Delaware, 1952; Commissioner, U.S. Bureauof Public Roads, 1953-56.Died, fromlung cancer, in UniversityHospital,Baltimore,Md.,May 16,1962 (age67 years, 353days).Burial location unknown. | | Vail Montgomery Pittman (1880-1964) — also known asVail Pittman — of Tonopah,NyeCounty, Nev.; Ely,White PineCounty, Nev.; Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.,September17, 1880.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofNevadastate senate, 1930;LieutenantGovernor of Nevada; elected 1942; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1944; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nevada,1944,1956;Governorof Nevada, 1945-51; defeated, 1950, 1954.Died, fromlung cancer, in St. Mary'sHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,January29, 1964 (age83 years, 134days).Interment atMasonicMemorial Gardens, Reno, Nev. | | Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr. (1903-1964) — also known asBenjamin J. Davis, Jr.;BenDavis —of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Harlem, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.,September8, 1903.Communist.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1936; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York at-large, 1942; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1946;arrestedin 1948, along with other party leaders, andchargedwithadvocatingthe violent overthrow of the United States;convictedin 1949, andexpelledfrom his New York city council seat; served more than three years inprison.Africanancestry.Died, fromlung cancer, in Beth IsraelHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1964 (age60 years, 349days).Burial location unknown. | | Nat King Cole (1919-1965) — also known asNathaniel Adams Coles — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,March17, 1919.Singer;musician;actor;performed, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;NAACP.Died, fromlung cancer, in St. John'sHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February15, 1965 (age45 years, 335days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.  | Walter Elias Disney (1901-1966) — also known asWalt Disney;"UncleWalt" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December5, 1901.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1944.Irishancestry.Producerordirectorof several hundredfilmsfrom 1922 until the 1960s; creator and first voice of Mickey Mouse;founder of Disney entertainment company and of Disneyland, theworld'sfirsttheme park; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. In honor of hisinvention of the multiplane camera, he is an inductee to the NationalInventorsHall ofFame.Died, oflung cancer, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December15, 1966 (age65 years, 10days).Cremated;ashes interred atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.; statue erected 1993 atDisneyland,Anaheim, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Elias Disney and Flora (Call) Disney; married,July 13,1925, to Lillian Marie Bounds. | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeJ. Mitchell | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Walt Disney: RichardSchickel,TheDisney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of WaltDisney — Leonard Mosley,Disney'sWorld: A Biography — Katherine Greene & RichardGreene,TheMan Behind the Magic: The Story of Walt Disney — BobThomas,WaltDisney: An American Original — Jean-Pierre Isbouts,DiscoveringWalt: The Magical Life of Walt Disney (for youngreaders) | | | | Image source: Boy Scouts ofAmerica |
| | | Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) — also known asCharles A. Buckley — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,June 23,1890.Democrat.Bricklayer;buildingcontractor; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932(alternate),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);chairof Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.Irishancestry.Died, oflung cancer, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1967 (age76 years, 213days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.  | Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known asEverett M. Dirksen;"The Wizard ofOoze" —of Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,January4, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;merchant;U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1948,1952(speaker),1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,CredentialsCommittee),1964(delegation chair),1968(delegation chair);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.ChristianReformed. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Eagles;Elks;Moose;American BarAssociation;OddFellows;IzaakWalton League.Died, oflung cancer, at theWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,September7, 1969 (age73 years, 246days).Interment atGlendaleMemorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill. | | Walter G. Nakkula (1907-1971) — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,August9, 1907.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1953-64 (Gladwin District1953-54, Arenac District 1955-64); candidate forMichiganstate senate 35th District, 1964.Catholic.Finnishancestry. Member,Eagles;Knightsof Columbus.Sufferedlung cancer and abraintumor, and died in Gladwin AreaHospital,Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,November1, 1971 (age64 years, 84days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arvid Nakkula and Senja (Erkhila) Nakkula; married to JulieToutant. |
| | Lawrence Ettore Gerosa (1894-1972) — also known asLawrence E. Gerosa — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Milan,Italy,August10, 1894.Truckingbusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1948,1952,1956,1960;New York City Controller, 1954-61; Citizens candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1961.Italianancestry.Died, oflung cancer, in Albert EinsteinHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1972 (age77 years, 319days).Burial location unknown.  | Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) — also known asPrescott S. Bush — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 15,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;director, Pan AmericanAirways;director, ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1948,1956(chair,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964(alternate);U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Skulland Bones.Died, oflung cancer, in the MemorialHospitalfor Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1972 (age77 years, 146days).Interment atPutnamCemetery, Greenwich, Conn. | | | Thomas John Moore (1903-1972) — also known asThomas J. Moore — of Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.Born in Saratoga,WilsonCounty, N.C.,June 6,1903.Republican.Pharmacist;delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1940,1952(alternate),1956;chairof Wilson County Republican Party, 1952.Died, frompneumonia,possibly withlung cancer, in Wilson MemorialHospital,Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,November2, 1972 (age69 years, 149days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Wilson, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Aurelius Milton Moore and Margaret Cornelia 'Maggie' (Owens)Moore; married to Marjorie Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) — of Morrilton,ConwayCounty, Ark.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1912.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1964(delegation chair),1972(delegation co-chair);Governor ofArkansas, 1967-71; Republican Presidential Elector for Arkansas,1972(did not serve).Baptist.Member,UrbanLeague;DeltaKappa Epsilon;KappaDelta Pi.Died oflung cancer orpancreaticcancer, Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February22, 1973 (age60 years, 297days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Frank Smithwick Hogan (1902-1974) — also known asFrank S. Hogan;"Mr.Integrity" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January17, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1941-73; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1944,1952,1956,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1958.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, followinglung cancer surgery and astroke,in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1974 (age72 years, 75days).Burial location unknown. | | Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) — also known asHelen Mary Gahagan;"The PinkLady" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boonton,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November25, 1900.Democrat.Actressandoperasinger, 1922-38; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1940(alternate),1944(speaker),1948;vice-chairof California Democratic Party, 1941-42;U.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).Female.ScottishandIrishancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, oflung cancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1980 (age79 years, 216days).Cremated. | | Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) — also known asClifford P. Case — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Franklin Park,SomersetCounty, N.J.,April16, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1943-44;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1945-53; resigned1953;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1955-79; defeated in primary, 1978;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1956,1964,1968;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1968.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation;Elks;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died, fromlung cancer, in Georgetown UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,March 5,1982 (age77 years, 323days).Interment atNew Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J. | | Homer Alvin Hetherington (1923-1982) — of Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.Born in Roderfield,McDowellCounty, W.Va.,December26, 1923.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Winfield, Kan., 1971, 1974.Died, oflung cancer, in Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.,March 5,1982 (age58 years, 69days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Winfield, Kan. | | Mark Warren Hannaford (1925-1985) — also known asMark W. Hannaford — of Lakewood,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Woodrow,LincolnCounty, Colo.,February7, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Lakewood, Calif., 1968-70, 1972-74; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1968;U.S.Representative from California 34th District, 1975-79; defeated,1978, 1980.Died of mesothelioma (lung cancer) in ahospitalat Lakewood,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 2,1985 (age60 years, 115days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Ruth Meiers (1925-1987) — of Ross,MountrailCounty, N.Dak.Born in1925.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of South Dakota, 1985-87; died in office 1987.Female.Died, oflung andbraincancer, March,1987(ageabout61 years).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Near Ross, Mountrail County, N.Dak. | | Archie M. Gubbrud (1910-1987) — of near Alcester,LincolnCounty, S.Dak.Born in Norway Township,LincolnCounty, S.Dak.,December31, 1910.Republican.Farmer;bankdirector; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1951-60;Speaker ofthe South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1959-60;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1961-65; candidate forU.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1968; state director, U.S. Farmer'sHome Administration, 1969-77.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died, from complications oflung cancer, in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,April26, 1987 (age76 years, 116days).Interment atLandsLutheran Church Cemetery, Hudson, S.Dak. | | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (1914-1988) — also known asFranklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Campobello Island,NewBrunswick,August17, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1949-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1952,1956,1960,1964;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1954; Liberal candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1966.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, oflung cancer, in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1988 (age74 years, 0days).Interment atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofFranklinDelano Roosevelt andEleanorRoosevelt; brother ofJamesRoosevelt andElliottRoosevelt; married,June 30,1937, to Ethel du Pont (first cousin twice removed ofHenryAlgernon du Pont); married,August31, 1949, to Suzanne Perrin; married,July 1,1970, to Felicia Schiff (Warburg) Sarnoff (granddaughter ofFelixMoritz Warburg; great-granddaughter of Jacob Schiff); married,May 6,1977, to Patricia Louise Oakes; married1984 to LindaMcKay Stevenson Weicker; grandnephew ofTheodoreRoosevelt andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew ofJamesI. Roosevelt; third great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson ofArchibaldBulloch; fourth great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; half-first cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; first cousin once removed ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,AliceRoosevelt Longworth,WarrenDelano Robbins,CorinneAlsop Cole,TheodoreRoosevelt Jr. andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed ofElizabethMonroe; first cousin five times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin seven times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.,PhilipDePeyster andJabezWilliams Huntington; third cousin ofFrancisHolden Aspinwall. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) — also known asJames G. O'Hara — of Utica,MacombCounty, Mich.Born inWashington,D.C.,November8, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12thDistrict 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1960,1968;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1976.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromlung cancer, in the George Washington UniversityMedicalCenter,Washington,D.C.,March13, 1989 (age63 years, 125days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Allan Jones (1907-1992) — also known asTheodore Allen Jones — Born in Moosic,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,October14, 1907.Republican.Actor;singer;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.Died, fromlung cancer, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 27,1992 (age84 years, 257days).Cremated. | | Pat Nixon (1912-1993) — also known asThelma Catherine Ryan;"Starlight" —of California. Born in Ely,White PineCounty, Nev.,March16, 1912.Republican.Schoolteacher;Second Ladyof the United States, 1953-61;honored guest, Republican National Convention,1956 ;First Ladyof the United States, 1969-74;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.Female.Protestant.IrishandGermanancestry.Died, fromlung cancer, in Park Ridge,BergenCounty, N.J.,June 22,1993 (age81 years, 98days).Interment atRichardNixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.| | Relatives:Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan;married,June 21,1940, toRichardMilhous Nixon. | | | | Political family:Eisenhowerfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The Patricia NixonElementarySchool (opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), inCerritos,California, isnamed forher. — Pat NixonPark(established 1969), inCerritos,California, isnamed forher. | | | | Epitaph: "Even when people can't speakyour language, they can tell if you have love in yourheart." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) — also known asMeade H. Esposito;Amadeo HenryEsposito —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1909.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964,1968;vice-president, Lafayette NationalBank,1965;insurancebroker;leader ofKings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,NAACP.Indictedin 1987 on federalchargesthat he had givenbribesto U.S. Rep.MarioBiaggi in in return forinfluenceon federal contracts for a Brooklynship-repaircompany;convictedon September 22, 1987 of giving anillegalgratuity;fined$500,000;indictedin 1988 onbriberyandtaxcharges,but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.Died, fromrenalfailure caused by aheartattack, while suffering fromlung cancer 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. |
| | Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (1911-1993) — also known asVincent Price — Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 27,1911.Democrat.Actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Member,AlphaSigma Phi.Died, fromlung cancer andemphysema,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October25, 1993 (age82 years, 151days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.| | Relatives: Sonof Vincent Leonard Price, Sr. and Marguerite Cobb (Wilcox) Price;married,April23, 1938, to Edith Barrett; married,August25, 1949, to Mary Grant; married,October24, 1974, to Coral Browne. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas Henry Kuchel (1910-1994) — also known asThomas H. Kuchel — of Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August15, 1910.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1936-39; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1940-43;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1940-41; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1952(alternate),1956(speaker),1960;U.S.Senator from California, 1953-69; defeated in primary, 1968.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;PhiKappa Phi;NativeSons of the Golden West.Died oflung cancer in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November21, 1994 (age84 years, 98days).Interment atAnaheimCemetery, Anaheim, Calif. | | Glen Crosbie (c.1910-1995) — of La Mesa,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Irwin,UnionCounty, Ohio, about 1910.Veterinarian;mayorof La Mesa, Calif., 1956-58.Died, oflung cancer, in La Mesa,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,March28, 1995 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown. | | John D. Gray (c.1928-1995) — of Virginia. Born about 1928. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1965-82; circuit judge in Virginia,1983-95.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, the day after being told hislung cancer wasterminal,Hampton,Va.,December10, 1995 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown. | | Norvell William Emerson (1938-1996) — also known asBill Emerson — of De Soto,JeffersonCounty, Mo.; Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,January1, 1938.Republican.U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1981-96 (10th District 1981-83, 8thDistrict 1983-96); died in office 1996.Presbyterian.Died oflung cancer, atBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 22,1996 (age58 years, 173days).Interment atHillsboroCemetery, Hillsboro, Mo. | | Charles Arthur Hayes (1918-1997) — also known asCharles A. Hayes — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cairo,AlexanderCounty, Ill.,February17, 1918.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1983-93; defeated inprimary, 1992;arrestedduring ananti-apartheidprotest outside the South AfricanEmbassyin Washington, 1984.Africanancestry. Member,UnitedFood and Commercial Workers.Died, from complications oflung cancer, at South SuburbanHospital,Hazel Crest,CookCounty, Ill.,April 8,1997 (age79 years, 50days).Burial location unknown. | | Mary Louise Smith (1914-1997) — also known asMary Louise Epperson — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Eddyville,WapelloCounty, Iowa,October6, 1914.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1964-84;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1974-77; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Iowa,1964(alternate),1968,1972.Female.Protestant.Died oflung cancer, at Iowa MethodistMedicalCenter, Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,August22, 1997 (age82 years, 320days).Cremated. | | John A. Esposito (1927-1997) — also known asJohn Esposito — of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1927.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1971-82 (20th District 1971-72, 23rd District1973-82); defeated, 1982; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1981 (Republican primary), 1981(Conservative).Died oflung cancer, in Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September7, 1997 (age69 years, 353days).Burial location unknown. | | Max Berking (1917-1997) — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; North Port,SarasotaCounty, Fla.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1917.Democrat.Advertisingexecutive; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1965;chair ofWestchester County Democratic Party, 1971-75.Congregationalist.Member,UrbanLeague.Died, oflung cancer, in Alford,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September24, 1997 (age80 years, 59days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Dorothy Noyes and Frances Bauman. |
| | Philip Runkel (c.1928-1998) — of Michigan. Born about 1928.Michigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1980-87.Died, following surgery forlung cancer, at the MayoClinic,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,1998(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Donald Wheeler Sr. (1923-1999) — of North Carolina. BornJune 6,1923.District judge in North Carolina, 1968-86. Died, oflung cancer, inPittCounty, N.C.,January9, 1999 (age75 years, 217days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Church, Grifton, N.C. | | Biagio DiLieto (1922-1999) — also known asBen DiLieto — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.BornNovember25, 1922.Democrat.Policechief;mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1980-89; defeated in primary, 1977.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died oflung andbladdercancer, at ConnecticutHospice,Branford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November8, 1999 (age76 years, 348days).Interment atSt.Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn. | | Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) — also known asGene Leahy — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Imogene,FremontCounty, Iowa,May 8,1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68;mayor ofOmaha, Neb., 1969-73.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, from complications oflung cancer, at the VeteransAdministrationMedicalCenter, Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,January18, 2000 (age70 years, 255days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.  | Richard Gordon Kleindienst (1923-2000) — also known asRichard G. Kleindienst — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Winslow,NavajoCounty, Ariz.,August5, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1953-54;ArizonaRepublican state chair, 1956-60, 1962-63; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arizona, 1956-60, 1962-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Arizona,1960,1964;candidate forGovernor ofArizona, 1964;U.S.Attorney General, 1972-73.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Pleadedguilty in 1974 tofailing totestify fully in Senate investigation of favoritism toward ITTCorporation; the sentence was suspended.Triedand found not guilty ofperjuryin 1981, but his license to practice law wassuspendedfor a year.Died, oflung cancer, in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,February3, 2000 (age76 years, 182days).Intermentsomewherein Phoenix, Ariz. | | Kenneth Leon Maddy (1934-2000) — also known asKenneth L. Maddy;Ken Maddy — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 22,1934.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 14th District, 1971-78; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1978; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1979-98; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1992.Member,Rotary;SigmaNu;PhiDelta Phi.Died, oflung cancer, at Sutter MemorialHospital,Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,February19, 2000 (age65 years, 273days).Interment atInglewoodPark Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. | | Thomas Franklin Butt (1917-2000) — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born in Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.,March26, 1917.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge inArkansas, 1950-2000; candidate forjustice ofArkansas state supreme court, 1968;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1979.Had the longest tenure on the bench of any judge in Arkansas history. Died, oflung cancer, in Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.,May 20,2000 (age83 years, 55days).Interment atFairviewMemorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Ark. | | Diane Divers Blair (1938-2000) — also known asDiane Blair — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born inWashington,D.C.,October25, 1938.Democrat.Universityprofessor; Democratic Presidential Elector for Arkansas,1992.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died oflung cancer, at Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.,June 26,2000 (age61 years, 245days).Interment atFairviewMemorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Ark. | | Griffin Smith (1915-2000) — of Arkansas. Born in Paragould,GreeneCounty, Ark.,October24, 1915.Lawyer;justiceof Arkansas state supreme court, 1951; defeated, 1958.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, oflung cancer andpulmonaryfibrosis, in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,July 11,2000 (age84 years, 261days).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Little Rock, Ark. | | Janice Hardenburger (c.1932-2000) — of Haddam,WashingtonCounty, Kan.Born about 1932. Republican. Member ofKansasstate senate 23rd District, 1993-2000; died in office 2000.Female.Died, oflung cancer, at Jefferson CommunityHealthCenter, Fairbury,JeffersonCounty, Neb.,August31, 2000 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | Herbert Harvell Bateman (1928-2000) — also known asHerbert H. Bateman — ofNewportNews, Va.Born in Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.,August7, 1928.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1968-82 (27th District 1968-71, 2nd District1972-82); resigned 1982; candidate in Republican primary forLieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1981;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1983-2000; died inoffice 2000.Member,Jaycees;AmericanLegion;AmericanJudicature Society;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;PiKappa Alpha.Died, oflung cancer andprostatecancer, at LoudounHospitalCenter, Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.,September11, 2000 (age72 years, 35days).Interment atPeninsulaMemorial Park, Newport News, Va. | | Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) — also known asRobert F. Bennett;BobBennett —of Prairie Village,JohnsonCounty, Kan.; Overland Park,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 23,1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;lawyer;mayorof Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member ofKansasstate senate, 1965-75;Governor ofKansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;OptimistClub;Freemasons.Died, oflung cancer, at St. Joseph'sHealthCenter, Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,October9, 2000 (age73 years, 139days).Interment atCorinthCemetery, Prairie Village, Kan. | | Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) — also known asBruce F. Vento — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October7, 1940.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1971-76;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died inoffice 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1984,1996,2000.Catholic.GermanandItalianancestry.Died, of mesothelioma (lung cancer caused by exposure toasbestos), St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,October10, 2000 (age60 years, 3days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Minn. | | Patricia Scott (1938-2001) — also known asPat Scott — of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Bemidji,BeltramiCounty, Minn.,July 5,1938.Democrat. Member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1984-2001; appointed 1984; diedin office 2001.Female.Methodist.Died oflung cancer, in Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.,January7, 2001 (age62 years, 186days).Burial location unknown. | | Norman Sisisky (1927-2001) — ofPetersburg,Va.Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 9,1927.Democrat.Businessexecutive; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1974-82;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1983-2001; died inoffice 2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1996,2000.Jewish.Died, oflung cancer, inRichmond,Va.,March29, 2001 (age73 years, 293days).Interment atBeth-ElCemetery, Henrico County, Va. | | John Albert Ainley Jr. (1939-2001) — also known asJohn Ainley — of Park Rapids,HubbardCounty, Minn.BornJuly 24,1939.Republican. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 4-A, 1979-82.Died, ofheartproblems and complications of surgery to remove alungtumor, in UnitedHospital,St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,May 1,2001 (age61 years, 281days).Burial location unknown. | | Jean Louise Harris (c.1931-2001) — ofRichmond,Va.; Eden Prairie,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Virginia, about 1931. Republican.Physician;mayorof Eden Prairie, Minn., 1995-2001; died in office 2001; candidateforLieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 2000.Female.EpiscopalianorLutheran.Africanancestry.Died, oflung cancer, in ahospitalat Eden Prairie,HennepinCounty, Minn.,December14, 2001 (ageabout 70years).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Eden Prairie, Minn. | | Janet D. Steiger (1939-2004) — also known asJanet Dempsey — Born in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,June 10,1939.Republican. Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1989-97; chair, FederalTrade Commission, 1989-95.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromlung cancer, in Fort Myers,LeeCounty, Fla.,April 3,2004 (age64 years, 298days).Burial location unknown. | | Ronald B. Stafford (1935-2005) — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1935.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-2002 (48th District 1966, 42nd District1967-72, 43rd District 1973-82, 45th District 1983-2002).Died, oflung cancer, in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,June 24,2005 (age69 years, 360days).Entombed atEvergreenCemetery, Canton, N.Y. | | Donald Marc Halperin (1945-2006) — also known asDonald M. Halperin — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 25,1945.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1971-93 (16th District 1971-72, 20th District1973-82, 18th District 1983-93).Died, oflung cancer, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 26,2006 (age60 years, 336days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr. (1941-2007) — also known asCharlie Norwood — of Evans,ColumbiaCounty, Ga.Born in Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.,July 27,1941.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;dentist;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1995-2007 (10th District 1995-2003,9th District 2003-07, 10th District 2007); died in office 2007.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromlung cancer andidiopathicpulmonary fibrosis, in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February13, 2007 (age65 years, 201days).Interment atWestoverMemorial Park, Augusta, Ga. | | Julia May Carson (1938-2007) — also known asJulia Carson;Julia MayPorter —of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,July 8,1938.Democrat. Staff assistant for U.S. Rep.AndrewJacobs, Jr., 1965-72; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1972-76; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1972,1996,2000,2004;member ofIndianastate senate, 1976-90;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1997-2007 (10th District 1997-2003,7th District 2003-07); died in office 2007.Female.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died, oflung cancer, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December15, 2007 (age69 years, 160days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Louie Welch (1918-2008) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Lockney,FloydCounty, Tex.,December9, 1918.Mayorof Houston, Tex., 1964-73.Member,Lions.Died, oflung cancer, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January27, 2008 (age89 years, 49days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008) — also known asPaul Newman;"KingCool" —of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January26, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Americanactorandfilmdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1968;created the Newman's Own line ofsaladdressing and otherfoodproducts, with all profits donated to charity.SlovakandJewishancestry. Member,PhiKappa Tau.Died, oflung cancer, in Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September26, 2008 (age83 years, 244days).Cremated. | | Earl J. Field (1946-2009) — of Norridge,CookCounty, Ill.BornOctober25, 1946.Owner of ambulance and paramedic service;villagepresident of Norridge, Illinois, 1998-2009; appointed 1998; diedin office 2009.Catholic.Died, from complications oflung cancer, in Norridge,CookCounty, Ill.,March20, 2009 (age62 years, 146days).Burial location unknown.  | Richard John Egan (1936-2009) — also known asRichard J. Egan — Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,February28, 1936.Republican. Co-founder of EMC Corporation,technologyfirm; U.S. Ambassador toIreland, 2001-02.Irishancestry.Died fromself-inflictedgunshot,while suffering fromlung cancer, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August28, 2009 (age73 years, 181days).Burial location unknown. | | Walter Rutherford Peterson (1922-2011) — also known asWalter Peterson — of Peterborough,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Nashua,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,September19, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1961-69;Speaker ofthe New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1965-69;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1969-73;president,Franklin Pierce College; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Hampshire,1976,1988(alternate),2008.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Grange;Lions;Elks;Eagles.Died, fromlung cancer, in Peterborough,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,June 1,2011 (age88 years, 255days).Interment atPineHill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H. | | Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. (1939-2013) — also known asE. Clay Shaw, Jr. — of Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,April19, 1939.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1975-81;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1981-2007 (12th District 1981-83,15th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-2007).Catholic.Died, fromlung cancer, in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,September10, 2013 (age74 years, 144days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Henry O'Neill (1935-2020) — also known asPaul H. O'Neill — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,December4, 1935.Republican.Computersystems analyst; president, InternationalPaperCompany, 1985-87; chairman and CEO of AlcoaAluminum,1987-99;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 2001-02.Died, fromlung cancer, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April18, 2020 (age84 years, 136days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Joseph Dole (1923-2021) — also known asBob Dole — of Russell,RussellCounty, Kan.Born in Russell,RussellCounty, Kan.,July 22,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1951-53;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1961-69 (6th District 1961-63, 1stDistrict 1963-69);U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1969-96; resigned 1996;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1971-73; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1976; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1980,1988;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1996.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;American BarAssociation;DisabledAmerican Veterans;KappaSigma.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1997.Died, fromlung cancer,December5, 2021 (age98 years, 136days).Burial location unknown.
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